Welcome to the Spokane DX Association Serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho
SDXA INFORMATION
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2023 Awards Banquet
Here are the details for the 2023 SDXA Awards Banquet:
DATE: October 5th, 2023
LOCATION:
Harvesters Restaurant
410 W 1st St,
Spangle, WA 99031
(509) 245-3552
TIMES:
Social Hour: 6:00 PM
Meal and Program: 7:00 PM
They have a great room for us to meet in.
AWARDS DINNER MEALS
Price includes meal and tip. (SDXA will be covering the sales tax). Each person will pay for their own drinks.
Meal Options:
#1 Country Fried Steak $22.00
Tender hand-breaded angus beef steak. Fried golden brown, served with vegetables, garlic toast, mashed potatoes and country gravy.
#2 Cowboy Steak $27.00
10 OZ USDA Choice top sirloin steak cooked to order. Served with roasted compound butter and your choice of potatoes and vegetables.
#3 Fish and Chips $20.00
Two pieces of hand-dipped cod in our special beer batter, fried golden. Served with coleslaw and fries.
#4 Cobb Salad $20.00
Tender chunks of chicken breast, bacon bits, diced tomatoes, olives, onions, diced Swiss and cheddar cheese, egg and fresh vegetables
#5 French Dip Sandwich $20.00
Tender beef sliced thin, grilled with onions and melted Swiss cheese on a toasted French roll. Served with au jus.
Paypal Cart: Select your meal from the dropdown menu below and select “Add To Cart”. It will then take you to the Paypal page for your first selection. If you need to add another meal for your spouse, click the “Continue Shopping” link in the upper right hand part of the page. Then it will send you back to the main SDXA page so you can add another meal from the dropdown menu. Once you are finished, then select the “Paypal Checkout” buttons on the right to finalize the transaction for the meal selections.
NOTE: The final date to pay for your meals is September 28th.
October 5, 2023
Annual Awards Dinner
Harvester Restaurant Spangle, WA
6 PM Social Hour
7 PM Dinner and program
Upcoming SDXA Programs
November 2, 2023 on Zoom
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.
ELECTION will follow in the business meeting
December 7, 2023 on Zoom
Basic Station Automation Techniques & Recommendations
With Bob N6TV
All of us want to make our stations more effective. Bob N6TV will be sharing a presentation from the 2023 Contest University at Dayton.
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) — 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 – Randy Foltz (K7TQ) & Jay Holcomb (WA0WWW)(PCNW Trophy Cup)
DXing – Bob Hallock (K7TM), Mike Buettner (K7STO), & Mel Ming (N7GCO),
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), 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 – Brandon Childs (W7BKS)
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)
Programs — Jay Lopes AC7DC
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
2023
- September 14, 2023 SDXA 80 Meter Net 8 AM
- September 14, 2023 SDXA 160 Meter Net 8 PM
- September 16-17, 2023 Salmon Run Contest
- September 20, 2023 SDXA 80 Meter Net 8 AM
- September 20, 2023 SDXA 160 Meter Net 8 PM
- September 23-24, 2023 CQ WW DX RTTY Contest
- September 23, 2023 Spokane Hamfest
- September 27, 2023 SDXA 80 Meter Net 8 AM
- September 27, 2023 SDXA 160 Meter Net 8 PM
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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