Welcome to the Spokane DX Association Serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho
Next SDXA Program
January 2, 2025 on Zoom
WSJT-X: A Look into new developments with Brian Moran N9ADG
Brian is one of the development team for WSJT-X. He will update us on the developments with the Super Fox mode. He will help us understand:
How to be better hounds using Super Fox
How to better understand the relationship between FT8, Fox/Hound and Super Fox/Hound
How the WSJT-X team is working to freeze out pirates with authentication.
What is in the pipeline for WSJT-X
Upcoming SDXA Programs & Activities
February 6, 2025 on Zoom
“Helically Wound Vertical for 160M Antenna” with Bill Salyers AJ8B
The antenna is made by telescoping three 10-foot PVC sections together, helically winding it with ½ wavelength of antenna wire, attaching a capacitance hat to the top, and feeding it with a 50-ohm feed line against 8 ground radials.
March 6, 2025 on Zoom
POTA: Exciting Way to Get on the Air with Ara Kourchians – N6ARA
Ara is an active POTA/SOTA operator. He has also developed a number of great products to be use in POTA/SOTA.
April 3, 2025 (Hybrid Meeting at Shadle Park Library and zoom)
Mobile QSO Parties with Randy Foltz K7TQ
Randy is a prolific mobile QSO party activator: Salmon Run, Idaho QSO Party, 7th Area QSO Party and Kansas QSO Party. Learn how to participate in QSO parties mobile.
May 1, 2025 on Zoom
“The WA7BNM Contest Calendar and the 3830 Reporting site” with Creator Bruce Horn WA7BNM
WA7BNM Contest Calendar is the most comprehensive amateur radio calendar there is. 3830Scores is the most well know place to post contest scores. But it has features that are very helpful to any contester or DXer. The author of both these websites will be our May guest presenter.
June 28-29, 2025 (Field Day)
Field day has become a highly successful activity of the SDXA. Plan to join us this year for a great time of radio, fellowship and food.
UPCOMING DX
Get All the Announced DX Operations from
https://ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html
Currant month’s chart is also on the SDXA User Group.
SDXA DX NETS
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?
The Miscellaneous Area
SDXA CALENDAR
2024
- every wednesday 80 Meter Net on 3840 kHz at 08:00 PT
- every tuesday 160 Meter Net on 1855 kHz at 20:00 PT
- every sunday 6 Meter Net on 50.140 MHz at 20:00 PT
2025
- every wednesday 80 Meter Net on 3840 kHz at 08:00 PT
- every tuesday 160 Meter Net on 1855 kHz at 20:00 PT
- every sunday 6 Meter Net on 50.140 MHz at 20:00 PT
- monthly SDXA meetings; 19:00 PT unless otherwise noted
- 02 January – zoom
- 06 February – zoom
- 06 March – zoom
- 03 April – hybrid
- 01 May – zoom
- 05 June – zoom
- 02 July – zoom
- tbd August – Annual Picnic
- 04 September – zoom
- 02 October – Annual Awards Banquet
- 06 November – hybrid
- 04 December – zoom
- contests of interest:
a) Pacific NW Challenge Trophy contests, with other Pac NW DX clubs:
+ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY #1 0000Z, Sep 28 to 2400Z, Sep 29
+ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB #2 0000Z, Oct 26 to 2359Z, Oct 27
+ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW #3 0000Z, Nov 23 to 2400Z, Nov 24
+ ARRL RTTY Roundup #4 1800Z, Jan 4 to 2400Z, Jan 5
+ CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest #5 0000Z, Feb 8 to 2400Z, Feb 9
+ ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW #6 0000Z, Feb 15 to 2400Z, Feb 16
+ ARRL Inter. DX Contest, SSB #7 0000Z, Mar 1 to 2400Z, Mar 2
+ CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB #8 0000Z, Mar 29 to 2400Z, Mar 30
+ CQ WW WPX Contest, CW #9 0000Z, May 24 to 2400Z, May 25
+ IARU HF World Championship #10 1200Z, Jul 12 to 1200Z, Jul 13 - b) other contests of SDXA interest
+ Idaho QSO Party 1900Z, Mar 8 to 1900Z, Mar 9
+ 7th Call Area QSO Party 1300Z, May 3 to 0700Z, May 4
+ ARRL Inter. Digital Contest 1800Z, Jun 7 to 2400Z, Jun 8
+ ARRL Field Day 1800z, Jun 28 to 2100z, Jun 29
+ World Wide Digi DX Contest 1200Z, Aug 30 to 1200Z, Aug 31
+ Washington State Salmon Run 1600Z, Sep20 to 0700Z, Sep21 and 1600Z-2400Z, Sep21
+ FT Challenge 1800Z, Dec 6 to 2359Z, Dec 7
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
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
SDXA supported a recent DX’pedition to Glorioso
The SDXA supported a recent DX’pedition to Glorioso with Marek operating as FT4GL. Many of the club members were able to work Marek. Marek was kind enough to send some pictures of him holding printouts of the SDXA logo and wanted to share them with you.
2024 SDXA Picnic
The Spokane DX Association had their annual picnic at the home of Del and Diane Morissette. Their son Peter cook incredible ribs and pulled pork. A great time of connecting was had by all.
SDXA Members with YouTube Channels
In addition to the SDXA YouTube channel, two of our members also have YouTube Channels you will want to check out. Toivo Mykkanen W8TJM has a very interesting channel that includes several videos on Moxen antennas. He also wrote a couple of articles for QST on these. His channel is: https://www.youtube.com/@W8TJM Randy Foltz K7TQ […]
Art Charette SK
I am sorry to report that apparently Art K6XT became a SK last weekend. Just one month after being diagnosed with esophagus cancer Art passed away. Art’s accomplishments included: 9 Band DXCC 160-10M >300 80 thru 10 except 281 on 12M and at 247 on 160. DXCC 363/338 lacking only P5. 5BWAZ and 5BDXCC, CWDXCC […]
SK (Chuck KI7DG) Tower/antennas taken down
11 Members of the Spokane DX Association (2 from Ephrata, 2 from Moses Lake, 1 from Davenport, 1 from Okanagon, and 5 from Spokane) made their way to Okanogon yesterday to take down a tower with antennas, plus three other masts with antennas for the widow of a SK (Chuck KI7DG). In spite of the […]
