Spokane DX Association

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Congratulations, Captain Kirk!!

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SDXA President Kirk K7EKM (left) presents plaque to Gary K7OX (Alpha hat)

At the February SDXA meeting, Gary K7OX received his SDXA-sponsored plaque for having the hightest score in the EWA Section, Single Operator, Mixed Mode, Low Power category. This has not been Gary’s first win of this plaque. He won it in 2005 and 2006. Congratulations, Gary!

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On March 5th, near I-90 milepost 196, 20 miles East of Moses Lake, the car was struck on the driver’s side by a deer probably trying to jump the car, but landing on the windshield and hood before going across the car. I was driving, Dan N5AR was in the passenger seat, and my wife Peggy W7PEG was in the back seat. The crash blew out part of the windshield, scattering glass over the inside of the car. No one was hurt except for glass cuts on our hands. I managed to slow down the car and pull it off the road. After calling AAA, the WSP came with siren and lights to help. We had the car towed to Moses lake where I rented a car to continue the trip to the ham fleamarket. Bambi’s mother did not make it through the accident. The car was repaired and returned to us on march 25th.

submitted by Steve K7AWB

Lamar WA7LT in the early days of radio multi-operator contesting at the multi-multi contest station of Buz Reeves K2GL in New York state.

Several members of the SDXA participated in the two day contest. The biggest signal came from the Rover entry of Mark K7HPT, new member to the SDXA, and his buddy John W7OE, well know for his cw prowess in the community.
Mark supplied these pictures of his 2nd day of operation Rover station which is located on Mica Peak, Southeast of Spokane. The first day of operation was from Kamiak Butte . The station featured operation on 6 meters, 2 meters, 222 MHz, 420 MHz, and 1.2 GHz . SSB, CW, and FM modes were used, where appropriate. Other SDXA members heard in the contest were: Steve K7AWB, Gary K7GS, Jay WA0WWW, Kirk K7EKM, George W6AEA, Bob N7AU, and Dick W7BHP.

Views from the top

View of the Spokane Valley from Mica Peak

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more information is at the FIELD DAY LINK
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NEW TOWER AND STEPPIR ANTENNA AT THE QTH OF MIKE N7KR IN THE SPOKANE VALLEY. Mike painted the Rohn 25 tower and the antenna green to blend in with his estate. The owl’s head rotates in the wind and prevents other birds from using the antenna.

TOWER INSTALLATION AT THE QTH OF CHRIS WX7B. Its a new Mosley Pro57B @ 38 ft.

UPGRADED ANTENNA TOWER AT THE QTH OF GEORGE W6AEA IN THE SPOKANE VALLEY. George replaced his slip-up mast with a Rohn 25 tower. The yagi antenna is a Force 12 C-19XR, 11 elements and the vertical is a SteppIR with overhead radials.
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Some of the pictures from the convention:

Geoff Howard PJ2DX presents the PJ2T Super Station in Curacao

Dennis Motschenbacker K7BV gives details of his harrowing DXpedition to San Andres Island this year

Mike Mraz N6MZ gives the Saturday night banquet presentation of the K5D DXpedition to Desecheo Island

Gary Elliott, President of the SDXA and Convention Chairman, readies the raffle tickets for the last event of the convention

More pictures are at the convention site link.
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The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, started in 2001, recognizes those who have made major contributions to amateur radio as a whole, and radio amateurs who have made major contributions to society at large. The activities and accomplishments that qualify one for membership in these elite groups involve considerable personal sacrifice and can usually be described by the phrase “above and beyond the call of duty.” Go to this LINK for additional information.

Wilse WX7P at his new FT-2000 transceiver during the recent 2009 CQ WPX phone contest.

Dan N5AR’s Hinks and Kinks presentation on May 7th is available as a PowerPoint download with audio. It is about 123 Meg and takes about 2-30 minutes to download it on a broadband connection. To view it, download it to your computer and SAVE it. Then view it with your PowerPoint Reader, which is a free download from Microsoft. To access the N5AR file to download, click on N5AR LINK. To download a free Microsoft PowerPoint Reader, click here: POWERPOINT VIEWER 2007