Welcome to the Spokane DX Association Serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho
SDXA INFORMATION
Here is a PDF that tells about the SDXA
April 6, 2023
APRIL SDXA Connection Dinner
Location Argonne Longhorn
I think many of us are ready to come out of our shell after the pandemic. We had planned for a Awards dinner in December, but as you all know, that didn’t happen because of being dumped on with snow. The club officers still wanted to have an in-person get together just to keep some connection with our club members. So hence, we have setup a Connection Dinner for April 6th at the Longhorn in the SPOKANE VALLEY ON ARGONNE. Take note this in bold to make sure you realize we are NOT having it in Airway Heights as they were already booked. Here are the details:
Date: April 6th., 2023
Time: Dinner At 7:00PM with a no-host bar available at 6:00PM
Place: Longhorn BBQ on Argonne in the Spokane Valley (2315 N. Argonne Rd.)
Buffet Items: Ribs, Chicken, BBQ Beef with trimmings.
The price is the same as previously, $34.00 per person. Below is the Paypal link for signing up. If you prefer not to use Paypal, you can also send us a check letting us know it’s for the dinner and for the appropriate number of people attending.
Upcoming SDXA Programs
May 4. 2023
Practical Hints and Tools and Field Day Planning
In-Person (Shadle Park Spokane Library Studio) and Hybrid Meeting
1. Practical Hints with Mike Buettner K7STO
Coax marking, small battery backup for cell phone & antenna analyzers, how to crimp on PL-259 connectors, the basic tools needed for installing PL-259 and Power Poles connectors.
2. Field Day Planning with the Idaho Renegades
This year the SDXA is planning a great field day in North Idaho. Come and be part of the planning and enjoy the fun.
3. Using the Grey Line for DX with Pat Murphy N7UVH
Learn how to reach DX you normally cannot reach.
June 1, 2023
YJ0A Dxpedition with Al K7AR & Bob W7YAQ
Bob, W7YAQ and Al, K7AR were active from Port Vila, Vanuatu as YJ0A from Feb 9-25, 2023
July 2023
SDXA Summer Picnic
We will be meeting at the home of Del (WA7AQH) and Diane Morissette, on the river at Nine Mile Falls. Diane’s gardens were featured on the 2018 Inland Empire Garden Club’s annual Spokane in Bloom garden tour.
The address is:
12405 N Nine Mile Rd
Nine Mile Falls WA 99026
The club will be providing the main entrée and providing plates, silverware, napkins and cups.
Club members are asked to bring:
- For calls ending (last letter of call) in A-K bring an appetizer or Salad or chips
- For calls ending (last letter of call) in L-Z bring a dessert
Please bring your own beverages. Since we are at a home for the picnic, it is fine this year to bring wine and beer, if that is your beverage of choice.
August 3, 2023
World Radio Team Championship & IARU Report with Geoff PJ2DX
The 2023 WRTC is held at the same time as the IARU Contest. The WRTC occurs every 4 years and the best contesters in the world are invited to participate. It is the OLympics for Ham Radio Contesters. This year the WRTC will be held in Italy in July.
Our own Geoff PJ2DX will be serving as a referee. Geoff will be sharing a first-hand report of this year’s WRTC.
September 7, 2023
Improving your Audio with Mike Daskalopoulos KJ7MIC
Audio basics, speech intelligibility and perceived loudness
Audio as it applies to voice modes in radio – AM, SSB and FM
Audio reproduction and transmission for radio – hardware and pre/post-processing
October 5, 2023
Annual Awards Dinner
November 2, 2023
CQ DX Marathon with Mark WC3W
Mark WC3W, the CQ DX Marathon manager, will be sharing all about the marathon: how to participate and other hints.
Starting January 1 of each year and running until the end of December, the DX Marathon is the perfect answer for the DX-er who needs that extra incentive to get on the air every day!
Simply work as many countries and CQ Zones as you can in each calendar year, regardless of the band or mode. Each country and zone counts only once, so you can concentrate on working new ones.
SDXA DX NETS
SDXA CLUB LEADERS
SDXA Officers
President – Randy FOltz (K7TQ) — Million Point Club, Club Contests, and User group
Vice President – Mel Ming (N7GCO) — Programs, User Group, YouTube Channel, & Webmaster
Secretary – Jay Holcomb (WA0WWW) — Contests & Spokane Hamfest
Treasurer – John Gager (K7KB) — Finance Team, Membership & Webmaster
Past President — Gary Bytnar (AD7XG) — Card Checker
SDXA Leaders & Activity Teams
Club Log – Pat (Murph) Murphy (N7UVH)
Contesting – Jay Holcomb (WA0WWW)
DXing – Mel Ming (N7GCO), Bob Hallock (K7TM), & Mike Buettner (K7STO)
DX Awards – (100 Country Club & Challenge Award) Mike Buettner (K7STO)
DX Net – Pat (Murph) Murphy (N7UVH)
Finance Investment Team – John Gager (K7KB), Gary Swartout (K7GS), Del Morissette (WA7AQH)
Groups.io User group – Randy (K7TQ), John (K7KN), Gary (K7GS), Stephen (W7AWB), Mel (N7GCO)
Health and Welfare of Members – Gary Swartout (K7GS)
Historian – Steve Sala (K7AWB)
Hybrid Meetings – Brandon Childs (W7BKS)
K7SDX Trustee – Mike Buettner (K7STO)
Media – Mel Ming (N7GCO)
Meeting Refreshments – Mike (K7STO) and Bob (N7AU)
Meeting Room Setup — Gary Bytnar (AD7XG) team leader
Membership – John Gager (K7KB)
Million Point Club – Randy Foltz (K7TQ)
New HF Mentoring – Del Morissette (WA7AQH)
Pre-Zoom meeting hosts –– Pat (Murph) Murphy (N7UVH), Jeff Banke (NZ2S)
QSL Card Checker — Gary Bytnar (AD7XG)
Spokane Hamfest – Jay Halcomb (WA0WWW)
Spokane DX YouTube Channel – Mel Ming (N7GCO)
Technical – Gary Swartout (K7GS), Jeff Banke (NZ2S)
Webmasters – John Gager (K7KB) & Mel Ming (N7GCO)
MOST WANTED LIST (TOP 25)
FOR NORTH AMERICA, WEST COAST
AS OF September 9, 2022
- FT5/W CROZET ISLAND
- P5 DPRK NORTH KOREA
- 3Y/B BOUVET ISLAND
- FT/G GLORIOSO ISLAND
- SV/A MOUNT ATHOS
- YK SYRIA
- FT5/X KERGUELEN ISLAND
- 3A MONACO
- BV9P PRATAS ISLAND
- ZS8 PRINCE EDWARD & MARION ISLANDS
- EZ TURKMENISTAN
- BS7H SCARBOROUGH REEF
- CE0X SAN FELIX ISLANDS
- PY0T TRINDADE & MARTIM VAZ ISLANDS
- T5 SOMALIA
- 5A LIBIA
- YV0 AVES ISLAND
- AP PAKISTAN
- VK0M MACQUARIE ISLAND
- 3Y/P PETER 1 ISLAND
- VU7 LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS
- ZC4 UK BASES ON CYPRUS
- PY0S SAINT PETER AND PAUL ROCKS
- FT/T TROMELIN ISLAND
- ET ETHIOPIA
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
What is this?
The Miscellaneous Area
SDXA CALENDAR
2022
- March 22, 2023 SDXA 80 Meter Net 8 AM & 160 Meter Net at 8 PM
- March 24-26, 2023 CQ WPX SSB Contest
- March 29, 2023 SDXA 80 Meter Net 8 AM & 160 Meter Net at 8 PM
- April 5, 2023 SDXA 80 Meter Net 8 AM & 160 Meter Net at 8 PM
- April 6, 2023 SDXA Connection Dinner
- April 12, 2023 SDXA 80 Meter Net 8 AM & 160 Meter Net at 8 PM
- April 19, 2023 SDXA 80 Meter Net 8 AM & 160 Meter Net at 8 PM
- April 21-23, 2023 Internation DX Convention Visalia
- April 26, 2023 SDXA 80 Meter Net 8 AM & 160 Meter Net at 8 PM
- May 3, 2023 SDXA 80 Meter Net 8 AM & 160 Meter Net at 8 PM
- May 8-9, 2023 7th area QSO Party
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.
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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
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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
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25 Year ARRL Certificate and Pin
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