Welcome to the Spokane DX Association  

Serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho

March SDXA Meeting

March 5, 2020

Location: North Spokane County Library
Time: 7:00 PM

Bob Zavrel (W7SX) – Low band antennas

Learn about effective wire and more traditional low band antennas.  This will include both receiving and transmit antennas. Just what we all need in this part of the sunspot cycle.

Bob is the author of the ARRL book “Antenna Physics: An Introduction.” He is a noted antenna designer and accomplished the DXCC Honor Roll with only tree-supported wire antennas.

He is the SDXA Technical adviser. Bob is building a new antenna farm north of Spokane.

We will be pilot testing an SDXA DX Net every Wednesday morning at 8 AM on 3808 Lower Side Band.

Net Controller will be Murf (N7UVH)

The net will be:

First time down list will be weather at your QTH,

Next is what every each person wants to talk about

Third time down list will be comments on the list or whatever you might like.

Last will be final comments and questions

Check ins are encouraged to have a pen and paper to write down who you follow and who you turn it to on list and also for your thoughts.

UPCOMING SDXA PROGRAMS

April 2, 2020

Argonne Library

Al Rovner (K7AR) – Micronesia DXpedition (Part of WVDXC)

Al has just returned from a DXpedition to Micronesia. He will given insights into how to do a personal DXpedition.

A veteran of many contest trips to the Caribbean, Europe, the Pacific and Asia.  Al holds Top Of The Honor Roll – 1 (North Korea).    Al has held various callsigns from GU, 4U1ITU (op), VP5VEU, VP2V/K7AR, YK0A (op), SV5/K7AR, K7AR/C6A, ZF2RA and 9M6ERT.

May 7, 2020

Carl Luetzelschwab (K9LA) – Propagation for DX (Skype Presentation)

Carl has contributed many articles to the various Amateur Radio publications on propagation. He is a frequent speaker on this topic at Dayton and Visalia. He and his wife Vicky AE9YL like to travel, and have operated from Syria (YK9A in 2001), Market Reef (OJ0 in 2002) and the Cayman Islands (many trips over the years). Carl is a retired RF design engineer.

SDXA CLUB LEADERS

SDXA Officers

President – Gary Bytnar (AD7XG) — Card Checker & Room Setup
Vice President – Mel Ming (N7GCO) — Programs, User Group & Webmaster
Secretary – Jay Holcomb (WA0WWW) — Contests & Spokane Hamfest
Treasurer – John Gager (K7KB) — Membership & Webmaster

SDXA Leaders & Activity Teams

Club Log – Chuck Williams (KI7DG)
DXing – Mel Ming (N7GCO), Bob Hallock (K7TM), & Mike Buettner (K7STO)
DX Net – Pat (Murph) Murphy (N7UVH)
Field Day – David Wilhelm (WA7TNT) & Mike Buettner (K7STO)
Health and Welfare of Members – Gary Swartout (K7GS)
Historian – Steve Sala (K7AWB)
K7SDX Trustee – Dick Snell (W7BHP)
New HF Mentoring & Remote Station – Del  Morissette (WA7AQH)
Photographers – Jeff Banke (NZ2S) & Bob Hallock (K7TM)
Refreshments – Mike Buettner (K7STO), Bob Lee (N7AU), Diane Lee (KB7JPX), Tom Flint (KC7UG) & Cathy Flint (KB7BEK)
QSL Card Checkers — Gary Bytnar (AD7XG) & Bruce Wade N7ZA
Technical – Bob Zavrel (W7SX)
Webmasters – John Gager (K7KB), Mel Ming (N7GCO), & Del Morissette (WA7AQH)

FIELD DAY 2020

Location: David’s (WA7TNT) Farm (Cheney)
Dates: June 27-28, 2020
Setup Date: June 26, 2020

We have an awesome leadership team shaping up. There will be three stations and room for tent camping, trailers and motorhomes.

Leadership Team:
• Co-Leaders: David (WA7TNT) and Mike (K7STO)
• Towers, Antennas and Generators: Gary (AD7X)
• Radios, Computers & Networking: Jay (WA0WWW)
• Food & Meals: Del (WA7AQH)
• Operating Scheduling: John (K7KB)
• Promotion: Doug Brede (W3AS)
• Ground Crew for Setup and Take Down: Doug (W3AS) & Mike (K7STO)

The EWARG (Eastern Washington Amateur Radio Group) will be joining with the SDXA for Field Day.

SDXA Lending Library

Did you know that the SDXA has a lending library?
Each month Jay (WA0WWW) brings these books in his truck and any member can check them out.
Up the Tower by Steve Morris, K7LXC ($35)
If you are thinking of putting up a tower, this is a great book.
Array of Light, 3rd edition: Straight talk about antennas and related subjects, by Tom Schllier N6BT ($35)
HF Vertical Performance and tests, by Steve and Ward Silver N0AX ($35)
Real tests on popular HF Vertical antennas
HF Triband Performance and test, by Steve and Ward ($35)
Real tests on popular HF Vertical antennas
RTTY Handbook, 73Magazine staff ($35) (donated by N7AU)
If you are interested in RTTY, check this book out.
The Care and Feeding of Trans. Lines by W1ZR ($35) (donated by AD7XG)
Vertical Antenna Classics by KU7G/ARRL ($15)(donated by AC7MV)
DXing 101x by AC6V ($25) (donated by AC7MV)
A great introduction to DXing.
NOTE: The Price after the book is what you owe the club if you don’t bring it back.

February 2020 MINUTES RELEASED

Link to February Minutes

MOST WANTED LIST (TOP 25)
FOR NORTH AMERICA, WEST COAST
AS OF January 7, 2020

from ClubLog
1. FT5/W CROZET ISLAND
2. SV/A MOUNT ATHOS
3. P5 DPRK NORTH KOREA
4. 3Y/B BOUVET ISLAND
5. FT/G GLORIOSO ISLAND
6. YK SYRIA
7. FT5/X KERGUELEN ISLAND
8. BV9P PRATAS ISLAND
9. ZS8 PRINCE EDWARD & MARION ISLANDS
10. EZ TURKMENISTAN
11. BS7H SCARBOROUGH REEF
12. CE0X SAN FELIX ISLANDS
13. PY0T TRINDADE & MARTIM VAZ ISLANDS
14. T5 SOMALIA
15. AP PAKISTAN
16. 5A LIBIA
17. YV0 AVES ISLAND
18. Z6 REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO
19. 3Y/P PETER 1 ISLAND
20. 3A MONACO
21. VU7 LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS
22. VK0M MACQUARIE ISLAND
23. PY0S SAINT PETER AND PAUL ROCKS
24. ET ETHIOPIA
25. FT/T TROMELIN ISLAND

This list is taken from the ClubLog MOST WANTED section using filtering for North America, NA West Coast, all bands, all modes. The ClubLog list covers all 340 entities. ClubLog is free to join with many SDXA members joining.

DXPEDITION SOLICITATIONS

ALL DXpedition funding requests are to be in writing to the club’s mailing address. Since funding is limited, in this manner, our DXpedition funding committee can give your request the consideration it deserves.

SOLAR ACTIVITY AND PROPAGATION SECTION


For additional info, try this SOLAR LINK for everything you ever wanted to know about the current Sun at the SolarHam site by VE3EN
Link to SPACEWEATHER.COM, a quick source for the daily activity on the sun
Link to NOAA SPACEWEATHER
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