Welcome to the Spokane DX Association Serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho
NEXT SDXA ACTIVITIES
Next Meeting
5 November 2026 on Zoom – 7:00PM
In the mean time, other activities:
September 12, 2026 (Sat.)
2nd SDXA Antenna Shootout
When and Where
Saturday, September 12 from 10 am to mid-afternoon
● AD7XG – Gary’s home – 7 miles west of Davenport
Categories
● Mobile
– Must be able to drive with antenna and all equipment attached
– Generator or solar OK, if they will work while in motion
– Use 20 m antenna
● Portable
– Must be self-contained (no trees to use)
– Power must be portable (no cord from house)
– Use 20 m antenna
Testing Procedure
● Set up your antenna for 20 m
● Set your radio for 50 W
● Set your radio for CW
Testing Method
● Similar to Newport County Radio Club in May 2025 QST
● RBN spots for each participant
– Distance * SNR – Add them up to get a Total Score
– Highest Total Score in each category “Wins”
● Not highly rigorous, but easy, consistent, and simple and fun
Awards Dinner
October 1, 2026 – Awards Dinner – Longhorn BBQ in Airway Heights.
UPCOMING DX
Get All the Announced DX Operations from
https://ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html
| Aug31 | Sep06 | Madeira | CT9 (CT3) | 60 | 40-10m focus on 20m; SSB FT8; holiday style operation |
| Sep05 | Sep07 | Ascension I | ZD8GB | 86 | 40-10m; SSB FT8 |
| Sep-26 | Sep07 | Palau | T88PB | 289 | HF; CW; QRV for All Asia DX SSB |
| Sep03 | Sep07 | San Andres I | HK0 | 128 | 20-6m; SSB CW + digital; holiday style operation |
| Aug-26 | Sep08 | Papua New Guinea | P29YY | 266 | ; 80-10m, perhaps 160m; SSB FT8, VDAs on 20 17 15m, verticals w/ elevated radials |
| Sep02 | Sep09 | Panama | HP/WE9G | 127 | 160-6m; FT8, some CW SSB |
| Sep-26 | Sep11 | Guyana | 8R1TM | 111 | HF + 6m; CW SSB + digital |
| Sep01 | Sep12 | Grenada | J38LD | 108 | 80-6m; SSB FT8 FT4 |
| Sep-26 | Sep13 | Cyprus | P3CR | 24 | 4 Ops; 80 40 20 15 10m; SSB; QRV for WAE SSB Contest, also before and after using 5B/ |
| Aug30 | Sep13 | Iceland | TF/DA6IC | 34 | 40 15 10m; SSB, FT8 FT4 |
| Sep01 | Sep15 | Cape Verde Is | D44TWO | 77 | 160-6m; SSB CW |
| Sep01 | Sep19 | Nepal | 9N/OM0GA | 340 | 40-10m |
| Sep09 | Sep25 | Franz Josef Land | RI1FJZ | 2 | 5 operators; 160-10m; CW SSB FT8 |
| Sep10 | Sep-26 | American Samoa | KH8WW | 233 | 2 Ops; 160-10m, incl 60m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; Spderbeam, verticals, inverted vee |
| Sep23 | Sep-26 | Bermuda | VP9I | 92 | (N7NU WJ7R K7AR); CQWW DX RTTY; QRV Sep 23-29 as N7NU/VP9; HF; SSB CW + digital |
| Sep-26 | Sep-26 | Curacao | PJ2/K5S | 115 | 40-17m; CW |
| Sep-26 | Sep-26 | Kosovo | Z68PX | 30 | 60-6m; SSB FT8 FT4; 100w; vertical, dipoles |
| Sep-26 | Sep-26 | Mariana Is | KH0N | 287 | HF; FT8 FT4 FT2; vertical |
| Sep25 | Sep-26 | Mariana Is | KH0/JR1FKR | 287 | 40 20 17 15 10 6m; SSB FT8 RTTY; holiday style operation |
| Sep09 | Sep-26 | St Kitts & Nevis | V47YA, V47RCX | 105 | 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 |
| Sep04 | Sep-26 | Vietnam | 3W9C | 315 | focus on 6m, some 20 15 10m; 100w; VDA |
| Sep-26 | Oct10 | Maldives | 8Q7JH | 347 | 20 15 10m; CW SSB FT8; vertical |
| Aug25 | Oct10 | Namibia | V51WH | 71 | 160-6m, incl 60m; QRV as V55Y in CQWW RTTY Contest |
| Sep-26 | Oct-26 | Dem Rep Congo | 9T0MD | 59 | MDXC Team; 160-6m; SSB CW FT8 RTTY |
| Sep24 | Oct-26 | Ogasawara | JD1 | 296 | 4 ops;160-6m; CQ SSB FT8 FT4; 200w, 50w; TA33jr, SpiderBeam |
| Sep21 | Oct-26 | Samoa | 5W0AF | 234 | 40-10m, perhaps 80m; SSB |
Contest Calendar – 2026-27
The PNW Trophy Cup with the other PNW DX clubs has been put on hold. Starting with the 2026-2027 contest, SDXA will continue with the contest for our own awards, bragging rights and to help getting ATNOs and band/modes for many.
With doing our on contests we are adding 3 FT contests. This way there will be 3 contests with SSB, 3 with CW, 3 with RTTY and now 3 with FT. IARU in July will still add SSB and CW opportunity also.
Here are the dates for the SDXA 2026-2027 contest season:
SDXA contests for awards:
- CQ Worldwide DX Contest RTTY 26-27 Sep 2026 RTTY
- CQ Worldwide DX Contest SSB 24-25 Oct 2026 SSB
- CQ Worldwide DX Contest CW28-29 Nov 2026 CW
- FT Challenge 5-6 Dec 2026 FT
- ARRL RTTY Roundup 2-3 Jan 2027 RTTY
- CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest 13-14 Feb 2027 RTTY
- ARRL Inter. DX Contest CW 20-21 Feb 2027 CW
- ARRL Inter. DX Contest SSB 6-7 Mar 2027 SSB
- CQ WW WPX Contest SSB 27-28 Mar 2027 SSB
- CQ WW WPX Contest CW 29-30 May 2027 CW
- ARRL Inter. Digital Contest 5-6 Jun 2027 FT
- IARU HF World Championship 10-11 Jul 2027 SSB CW
- World Wide Digi DX Contest 28-29 Aug 2027 FT
Other contests of SDXA interest
- • Washington State Salmon Run Sep 19-20, 2026
• ARRL Sweepstakes, CW 07-09 Nov 2026
• ARRL Sweepstakes, SSB 21-23 Nov 2026
• ARRL 160Meter 04-06 Dec 2026
• ARRL 10Meter 12-13 Dec 2026
• Idaho QSO Party Mar 13-14, 2027
• 7th Call Area QSO Party May 1-2, 2027
• ARRL Field Day Jun 26-27. 2027
DXpedition SOLICITATIONS
ALL DXpedition funding requests are to be to the SDXA President. Since funding is limited, in this manner, our SDXA Officers 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
What is this?
JOIN THE SDXA
Regular dues – $20 per person.
Second family member – $10.
Under 19 years of age are free.
DUES LINK.
We accept PayPal too.
The Miscellaneous Area
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NW HAM RADIO CONVENTION & SWAP MEETS
Lynn N7CFO keeps the best listing.
More Information
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CLUB CARD CHECKERS
Gary Bytnar AD7XG
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IA ETHICS OPER PROCEDURES
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OUTSIDE HELP IN ANTENNAS & TOWERS
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DX NEWS LINKS
1. DX WORLD.NET
2. ANNOUNCED DX OPERATIONS
3. DX SUMMIT
4. I2MQP DX NEWS
5. DXER.ORG (Lone Star DX)
6. DXWATCH.COM
7. DAILY DX
8. DXMAPS
9. DX UNIVERSITY
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CONTESTING LINKS
There are a lot of links to contesting activities in the DX/Contesting drop down menu above the 24-hour clock on the right of this page. But here are a couple of the best.
1. WA7BNM
2. CONTESTING.COM
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INTERNET ENTITY PRONOUNCER
How do you pronounce a DX entity’s name? Here is a link to the pronouncing. There is also a audio link to a human voice saying the entity’s name correctly. This authority is the 3rd edition Merriam Webster Geographical Dictionary. Covering only legitimate countries, it does not cover non-country ARRL entities.
More Information
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HAM RADIO EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
eHAM.net
More Information
Recent News
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SDXA Picnic 2025
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