Welcome to the Spokane DX Association  

Serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho

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.

 

StartDate End
Date		 DXCCEntity Call QSL
via		 bearing Info
Jul27 Jul30 Easter I CE0 LoTW 173 By F5AOL as CE0/F5AOL fm Hanga Roa; 20 17 15m; SSB FT2 FT4 FT8; 10-20w; vertical; spare time operaton; QSL via F5AOL Buro
Jul07 Aug04 Benin TY5FR LoTW 64 By DL1BUG fm Cotonou (JJ16fj); 160-10m; CW SSB; 100w; wire; QRV for ARRL DX CW; QSL via DL1BUG (B/d) or Club Log OQRS
Jul26 Aug06 South Cook Is E51CZZ IK2DUW 220 By ZL4CZ fm Rarotonga I; HF; SSB
Jul30 Aug07 Tuvalu T2JK LoTW 65 By JK1JXZ fm Funafuti; 80-6m; QRV after 5pm Tuvalu time weekdays, all day weekends; may extend stay until Aug 14
Jul23 Aug08 Azerbaijan 4K LoTW 12 By DL4XT as 4K/DL4XT fm Baku; 20-10m; SSB CW FT8; 100w; 1/4 wave vertical; QSL via Club Log OQRS
Aug08 Aug09 Tajikistan EY35S LoTW 355 By YL1ZF YL2KL; QRV for WAE DX CW, M/S; QSL via W0VTT
Jul25 Aug09 Trinidad & Tobago 9Y4 LoTW 110 By 8P6PE as 9Y4/8P6PE fm Chaguanas; HF; several POTA activations; end-fed long wire, Buddipole; QSL via eQSL, QRZ
Aug06 Aug10 Aruba P40AA DL4MM 116 By DL4MM; 160-6m; CW SSB + digital; QRV for WAEDC Contest (SO HP)
Aug05 Aug10 Bahamas C6AYM LoTW 111 By K9GY; 80-6m; CW; QRV for WAE CW
Aug05 Aug12 Aland Is OH0ERF DK0ERF 22 By DL1TAM DL5AXI DL5ARI DO6KD DL1STL DG0OCG; 160-10m, perhaps 6m; CW SSB FT8; holiday style operation
Aug07 Aug14 El Salvador YS LoTW 136 By WE9G as YS/WE9G fm EK53hl; 160-6m; mostly FT8 FT4 FT2, some CW SSB; QSL via Club Log OQRS
Jul22 Aug14 South Cook Is E51KEE LoTW 220 By ZL2KE fm Rarotonga I; HF; CW, some SSB; QSL via IK2DUW, Club Log OQRS, eQSL
Aug15 Aug16 Namibia V55LH LoTW 71 By V51Q V51F V51WO; 80-10m; SSB CW FT8
Aug15 Aug22 Market Reef OJ0 LoTW 22 By OH3JR as OJ0JR and OH2YL as OJ0YL; 80-10m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS
Aug18 Aug29 Canary Is EA8 IZ1GDB (B/d) 63 By IZ1GDB as EA8/IZ1GDB fm Mogan, Gran Canaria; 40 20 15 10m
Aug15 Aug29 Franz Josef Land RI1FJL LoTW 2 By R7AL RW8A RW9JZ UA3QLC UA4Z RA4DX; 160-10m; CW SSB
Aug28 Aug30 Liechtenstein HB040A LoTW 35 By Liechtenstein Radio Amateur Association ops; HF; SSB FT8 FT4
Sep04 Sep07 Palau T88PB LoTW 289 By JA0JHQ fm Koror I (IOTA OC-009, PJ77fi); HF; CW; QRV for All Asia DX SSB; QSL via JA0JHQ direc

 

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
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Second family member – $10.
Under 19 years of age are free.
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The Miscellaneous Area


Gary Bytnar AD7XG


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