Spokane DX Association

Outgoing 2007 President Lamar WA7LT (left) receives a plaque of appreciation from 2008 new President Gary K7OX (right) at the annual Awards Banquet, December 6

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Wayne WA1PMA receives both 160 meters and 30 meters DXCC certificates. Congratulations to a job well done.
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The 2007 Annual Awards Banque was held at the Perkins Restaurant & Bakery at 12 E. Olive in Spokane on Thursday, December 6, 2007. The doors opened up for a social at 6:00 and dinner was at 7:00.

Our program was DXing and Traveling in Syria by Al Rovner, K7AR, of Vancouver, WA. This presentation covered the YK9A DXpedition to Syria in February of 2001. The slide presentation and discussion covered the planning, logistics and operation of the expedition, plus visits to several historic and archaeological sites within Syria.

Here are some past images of Al.
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Al K7AR at the Montana station of W7LR in Bozeman.
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Al K7AR vacationing at Yellowstone.
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Al was licensed in 1971, and:
• is an avid DXer
• is a serious contester
• handles “Z” suffix QSL cards for the W7 QSL Bureau
• is an ARRL DXCC QSL card Field Checker
• has operated the Portland area packet cluster since 1993
• travels about once per year on a DXpedition or contest trip
• manages the NW DX Convention in Portland every third year
• runs DX Northwest at http://www.k7ar.net/
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Al works for Sharp Corporation as a software engineer and holds a BSEE degree from Drexel University and a MSCS degree from Oregon Graduate Institute.

Dinner was a buffet style meal consisting of ham and turkey, dressing and potatoes, coffee or tea, etc. for $14.50 which included the gratuity. At an added expense, the Restaurant provided individuals with beer, wine, or alternate beverages.

Plaques were presented to Lamar WA7LT as outgoing 2007 SDXA President, Wayne WA1PMA as SDXA DXer of the year, and Gary K7OX for his win in the September 2006 Salmon Run contest.

President …………. Gary K7OX
Vice-President …… Randy K7TQ
Treasurer …………. Kirk K7EKM
Secretary …………. Jay WA0WWW

2007 CQ 160 METER CONTEST RESULTS IN CQ MAGAZINE, DECEMBER ISSUE
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In the phone contest, Gary K7OX took top honors in the entire CQ Zone 3 and Washington state in the Single Operator, High Power category with 90,706 points from 610 QSOs. His showing netted him another plaque donated by N4TMW.

In the cw contest, Lamar WA7LT took top honors from Washington state in the Single Operator, High Power category for highest score of 141,470 points from 824 QSOs and wins a certificate. Gary K7OX took top honors from Washington state in the Multi-Operator category for highest score with 198,288 points from 890 QSOs and wins a certificate.

The SDXA took 43rd place out of 74 in the club competition where the scores of both the cw and phone contests were combined. All clubs compete equally; there are no club divisions as in the ARRL. Our club score of 541,439 was more than the either score from the Western Washington DX Club (333,363) or the Willamette Valley DX Club (62,959).

There were 9 entries in the combination of both contests from SDXA members. Congratulations to all.

cw results can be found at CW LINK

phone results can be found at SSB LINK

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TOWERS RISE AT K7AWB

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED AT K7AWB
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KIRK K7EKM PERFORMS THE WRAP-THE-ARMS-AROUND-THE-TOWER MANEUVER DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A STEPPIR ANTENNA AT GARY’S K7GS
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THE NEW ANTENNA AT K7GS
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The 40-meter 4-square array in the foreground at the QTH of Wilse WX7P in Rice, WA
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Overlooking the Columbia River from the 4-square array at the QTH of Wilse WX7P
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Wilse WX7P and Wayne WA1PMA operating during the 2007 CQ Worldwide SSB DX contest
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Wilse WX7P and Gary K7OX operating during the October, 2007 CQ Worldwide SSB DX contest
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More Wilse WX7P and Gary K7OX in the contest
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ANNUAL SDXA SUMMER PICNIC AT HOME OF WU7X

DIGGING TOWARDS CHINA – DISCOVERS FRACTURED BASALT
Steve K7AWB finally digs his first tower hole by hand. Says, “Never again!” Hires backhoe to finish job.

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FIELD DAY 2007

The SDXA original Ironman – Dale WU7X holding up tower

Mentor Ed AI7H supervising GOTA operator Peggy W7PEG

Randy K7TQ QRP contacts with solar power mean bonus points

Mike K7FB looking for satellite bonus points

Dale WU7X counts the bolts still holding up the tower at end of Field Day

Todd K7PKT teaching an APRS demonstration for bonus points

Randy K7TQ uses a colorful blanket to keep warm

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Goodies to buy in the flea market
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More goodies – large variable capacitors
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Portable radios or is that portable operators with their radios?
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Ward NoAX at the ICOM booth describing his recent dxpedition
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Tim K3LR introducing the Contest University – held the day before the Hamvention, an all day event with 150 students
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The program for the afternoon for the Contest University

MAN’S BEST FRIEND
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HAM’S BEST FRIEND
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REMOVING THE TOWER THE EASY WAY AT W7UJ’S

MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AT PUYALLUP, WA – MARCH 9, 2007

No, this is not the line for the men’s restroom, but the waiting line to get into the swap meet.

Doug W3AS

Wayne WA1PMA

Rudy W7FCB

Wilse WX7P and Betsy N7WRQ

Ward N0AX, SDXA Awards Banquet speaker, Dec. 2005

Gimmie AL7LB

Dennis KD7KCW

Dennis WQ7O and son Andy KE7EMH

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GARY K7OX AGAIN WINS SDXA PLAQUE FOR HIGHEST EWA SCORE (LP-SO-MIXED) IN 2006 SALMON RUN CONTEST (172,800 POINTS). RANDY K7TQ WINS IN QRP DIVISION, HIGHEST QRP SCORE IN STATE (58,640 POINTS). REFERENCE THIS LINK TO THE WWDXC WEB SITE WHERE THE INFORMATION IS POSTED: SALMON RUN
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