The SDXA-sponsored 7QP plaque

The plaque sponsored by the SDXA

The SDXA sponsors a plaque for the highest score in the 7th Area Single-Op (Unassisted) Low-Power CW category. The winner in 2019 is Geoffrey Morse K7GA of Yuma, AZ. Geoffrey sent us a picture of the plaque and of him in his shack. He says in his response to the plaque:

“Here are the pictures! A wonderful addition to my meager supply! It was well worth the maximum chair time. Ham shack is semi temporary while finishing off a separate shop building for all the stuff (test bench, vintage table, main ops table). All I have presently for antennas is a 40 ft crank up pole for the X7 and a combo trap/fan inverted vee supported by a 60 ft Palm (80/40/30). Great antenna heights for domestic contests, but really gotta work for DXCC efforts. Next year hopefully I will have a bigger tower, 40/30 2L Yagi and inverted L ants for 160/80 all in the back 1 acre.

I had a Central Electronics 10B, 458 VFO to a modified DX-100B. NC-300 receiver back in the day in Brookings, Ore and later in Moscow, Idaho before joining the USN. My mother became an RN at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. My father bought me a Viking Ranger I (traded in the DX-100) at HCJ Electronics in Spokane, too. Do you remember that wonderful candy store?

73 and thanks for sponsoring the award!!”

Geoff Morse K7GA
Here are the previous winners of the SDXA plaque:

2023: 7th Area Single-Op Low-Power Mixed
2023 David Jaffe(WD6T) NN7SS King county 167,769 points

2022: 7th Area Single-Op High-Power Mixed
2022 Mitch Mason K7RL, Camano Island, WA 318,384 points

2020-2021 7th Area Single-Op (Unassisted) High-Power Mixed
2021 Mitch Mason K7RL, Camano Island, WA 378,603 points
2020 Pat Barkey, NR7DX (Op-N9RV), MTMIS 489,056 points

2018-2019 highest score in the 7th Area Single-Op (Unassisted) Low-Power CW category.
2019 Geoffrey Morse K7GA, Yuma. AZ, 131,841 points
2018 Larry Reader KE2VB, Oro Valley, AZ, 156,984 points

2015-2017 SDXA sponsored a plaque for: highest 7th Area single op, digital score
2017 Pat Murphy N7UVH, Post Falls, ID, 21,021 points
2016 David Wells N7AM, Pima, AZ, 8,715 points
2015 David Wells N7AM, Pima, AZ, 4,686 points

2012 SDXA sponsored a plaque for: highest 7th Area single op, high power, digital score
2012 Stephen Sala K7AWB, 9,213 points

SDXA sponsored two plaques during the contest season. One is the 7QP and the other is in September Salmon Run.