John Kenney W7COI gave a presentation on Operating A Station At Low Power. The picture shows some of the QRP rigs and accessories that John has in his collection. Click on the picture for a closer view. John has agreed to share his presentation outline with us and it is available at this LINK.
This award is for working and confirming at least 1000 band-countries in the bands from 160 to 6 meters. You can receive a certificate or a plaque for your effort (you pay, of course). It is endorsed in 500 contact increments with a medallion such as shown below (click on the pictures to enlarge them). Steve K7AWB just received this medallion after a tremendous effort to catch up with a few of the other SDXA members who are way ahead of him such as Al W7AL (2092), Wayne WA1PMA (1891), and Mark W7MEM (1547). Incidentally, this DXCC Challenge Award has no relationship to the PNW Challenge Cup – the contest between the leading PNW DX clubs such as ours.
The plaque
the endorsement medallion for 1500 band-country contacts
If you are on the ARRL’s LOTW (Logbook of the World), you will see your Challenge count at the bottom of your DXCC Award Account status table.
Here is the link to the DXCC Challenge award.
Thanks Spokane DX Association for sponsoring the W7RM Award Plaque
for the 2013 ARRL RTTY Roundup, SO, HP, W/VE Winner. Plaque was received
today, 1/18/2014, and already installed in a prominent place in the shack.
Again, thank you Spokane DX Association for sponsoring the plaque.
73,
Mike, K4GMH
In case you forgot which plaques we sponsor:
The SDXA sponsors two contest plaques:
1. ARRL RTTY Roundup (January) — for highest score in W/VE Single Operator, High Power category. Award is called the Rush Drake W7RM Memorial plaque.
2. WA state Salmon Run (September) — for highest score in Single Operator, Low Power, Mixed category operating from within the EWA ARRL Section.
A hole opened up in the sky at 9:30 am and illuminated just the tops
2013 BANQUET FOOD
NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT FOR 2014 ENJOYS STACKING IT UP ON THE PLATE
EYEBALL QSO BETWEEN LYNN WB7UNU, GARY K7GS, AND GEORGE W6AEA
RANDY K7TQ RECEIVES THE “DXER OF THE YEAR” AWARD – PRESENTED BY JAY WA0WWW
President Chris Pritchard WX7B
Vice-President Gary Bytnar AD7XG
Treasurer Gary Swartout K7GS
Secretary Jay Holcomb WA0WWW
K7SDX with the Panoramaland ARC operated at the QTH of Lynn N2HS; entered the 2A category with 1358 points from 369 QSOs. 25 people operated during the event. Here is a summary of how our SDXA organization did. We operated in conjunction with the Panoramaland ARC up North.
3rd out of 4 in EWA Section in 2A category
10th out of 24 in EWA Section in all categories
19th out of 30 in NW Division in 2A category
78th out of 205 in NW Division in all categories
281st out of 398 nationally in 2A category
1270th out of 2548 nationally in all categories
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BOB N7AU PRESENTED A PROGRAM ON THE INSTALLATION OF HIS 130 FOOT TOWER AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT HIS EPHRATA QTH
GENE BYE W7WMO WINS SDXA-SPONSORED PLAQUE FOR HIGHEST SCORE IN EWA SECTION, LOW POWER, MIXED MODE, SINGLE OPERATOR CATEGORY. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME GENE HAS WON THE PLAQUE. GENE IS FROM EPHRATA AND OPERATED FROM HIS GRANT COUNTY.
JUST TO SHOW THAT GENE IS AN OLD TIMER, HERE IS MY CARD FROM HIM DATED JANUARY 25, 1958:
SDXA member winners:
JAY WA0WWW wins with highest score in Spokane County with 73,075 points
DAVE WD7K wins with highest score in Stevens County with 65,300 points and had a clean sweep of all 39 WA counties
CHUCK KI7DG wins with highest score in Okanogan County with 180,284 points and was top dog in the Single Operator, High Power, SSB category in the entire state
MARK KB7HDX wins with highest score in Yakima County with 119,916 points
Here are the winners of the SDXA-sponsored plaque since the beginning:
2003-2004-2007-2010-2013 W7WMO Gene Bye from Ephrata
2005-2006-2009 K7OX Gary Elliott from Spokane County (SDXA member)
2008 WX7P Wilse Morgan from Rice (SDXA member)
2011 W7YKM Rick Olsen (N6NR) from Tieton
2012 K7UK Rick Werner from Walla Walla
The 2012-2013 season is over; the trophy was presented to the Orca DX & Contest Club with the highest total at the SDXA DX convention on Aug 3. Here are the final season scores:
1. Orca DXCC 98,125,297
2. WWDXC 84,767,470
3. WVDXC 71,893,656
4. SDXA 26,659,112
5. BCDXC 25,518,121
Totals of all clubs: 306,963,656
Note that this is the first contest year that the SDXA did not finish last.
DAN N5AR AT BASE OF HIS TOWER
WIND DAMAGE EVIDENT IN BENT BOOM
REPAIR DONE; CONVERTED TO 5-ELEMENT; BACK ON THE AIR
SEE OCTOBER MINUTES FOR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ARTICLE IV – USE OF PERSONAL DEVICES. REVISED CONSTITUTION IS FOUND AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOME PAGE UNDER THE ASSOCIATION.
Chris KL9A
More information at this WRTC LINK.
