CLUB MEETING
NEXT SDXA MEETING
May 1, 2025 Meeting 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.
2025 SDXA Programs
- January – WSJT-X: A Look into new developments with Brian Moran N9ADG
- Febraury — “Helically Wound Vertical for 160M Antenna” with Bill Salyers AJ8B
- March — POTA: Exciting Way to Get on the Air with Ara Kourchians – N6ARA
- April – Mobile State QSO Parties – Randy Foltz K7TQ
2024 SDXA Programs
- January –“Operating Techniques: Tips & Tricks, and KL9A Station updates” with Chris Hurlbut KL9A
- February — H44WA Solomon Islands DXpedition” with Robin Amunbson WA7CPA
- March — Gary Sutcliffe, W9XT, Low Band Receive Antennas
- April — H4ØWA Temotu DXpedition with Jay Lopes AC7DC
- May – Station Design and How it Works for Contesting and DXing with Craig Thompson K9CT
- June – End-Fed Half-Wave by Steve Dick K1RF
- July – Contest Operating at PJ2T – Three SDXAers share their experiences
- August – SDXA Picnic
- September – Next Level Contesting; Making the Move to SO2R – K5ZD
- October – Annual Awards Dinner
- November – Clipperton DXpedition with Rob Fanfant N7QT
- December – Ham Radio DXing with Lucas Ford W6AER
2023 SDXA Programs
- January — DXpedition to Palau (T88WA) With Rob Fanfant N7QT (Zoom)
- The team includes N7QT Rob, WA7CPA Robin, N7JP Jack, N9ADG Brian and K5EM Justin. Rob and Robin are both also members of the SDXA.
- February — Three mini-presentations (Zoom)
- 1-How to improve weak signal FT8 Reception with Rob Fanfant N7QT
2-Silent Key Estate Planning with Mel Ming N7GCO
3-Reflections on CW Ops with Dale AveryWU7X
- 1-How to improve weak signal FT8 Reception with Rob Fanfant N7QT
- March – Field Day 6A – Mike & Key Style with Michael Dinkelman (Z00m)
- April — SDXA Connection Dinner
- May — Practical Hints and Tools and Field Day Planning (Hybrid)
- 1. Practical Hints with Mike Buettner K7STO
2. Field Day Planning with the Idaho Renegades
3. World Team Radio Championship Incentive with Randy K7TQ
- 1. Practical Hints with Mike Buettner K7STO
- June — YJ0A Dxpedition with Al K7AR & Bob W7YAQ
- July – Picnic
- August – World Radio Team Championship & IARU Report with Geoff PJ2DX
- September – Improving your Audio with Mike Daskalopoulos KJ6MIC
- October — Awards Dinner
- November – Officers Elections (planned program didn’t happen)
- December – Base Station Automation Techniques & Recommendations, with Bob Wilson N6TV
2022 SDXA Programs
- January — “Hot DX from Baker Island” with John Miller K6MM
- February — Everything You Need to Know About USB and Serial Interfaces with Bob Wilson N6TV
- March — “Planning Your First DXpedition” with Al Rovner K7AR
- April — “Rebuilding Your Ham Shack after a Fire” with Dave Ellison W7UUU
- May — Four Antenna Related Products/Recommendations by Mel Ming N7GCO & Del Morissette WA7AQH
- June — Receive Antennas by Mark Bauman KB7GF
- July — PNW DX Convention Preparation with Randy K7TQ & Mel N7GCO and
- DX Spotting Tool by Mel N7GCO
- August – PNW DX Convention
- September — Activating entities in the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) By Don Greenbaum N1DG
- October — Insights from the Idaho Renegades with Bob K7TM, Jim N7ESU & Pat N7UVH
- November — “Station Grounding” with Grant Saviers KZ1W
- December – Awards Program
2021 SDXA Programs
- January – “Replacing the 100′ tower at PJ2T” with Geoff Howard W0CG/PJ2DX
- February – “Eliminating RFI in your Ham Shack” with Mel N7GCO
- March — “Optimizing Your Station for Contest Operations” with Doug Grant K1DG
- April –An Evening with Chris Hurlbut KL9A
- May – “The DXCC Program: The DXer’s Quest” with Norm Fusaro, W3IZ
- June – “CW and RTTY Skimmer and the Reverse Beacon Network” with Bob Wilson N6TV
- July – “How to break a pileup”, “How to use a voice keyer”, Plus a few hints on the IARU contest
- September — “Advanced FT8 Techniques” with Rob Fanfant N7TQ
- October — “Building an antenna farm” with Janet Lowrey WX7P
- November — “Paper Chasing: Strategies for Success” with Chuck Williams KI7DG
- December — Annual SDXA Awards Program With Rob Fanfant N7QT
2020 SDXA Programs
- January — “6 Meter DXing” with Mark McMillan (W7MEM)
February — “3830 Contest Reports” with Pat (Murf) Murphy N7UVH - “Spotting Programs:
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- Work county hunting/parks on the air/QSO party spots with Bob Hallock K7TM
- CC User with Gary Swartout K7GS
- DX Summit with Chuck Williams KI7DG
- March – “Low band antennas” with Bob Zavrel W7SX
- April – “Micronesia DXpedition” with Al Rovner K7AR
- May – “Propagation for DX” with Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA
- June – “How to be a better single operator” with Randy Thompson K5ZD
- July – “Antenna Analyzer Review and training” with Jeff Banke NZ2S and
- “Keeping a Station Binder” by Mel Ming N7GCO
- August – “DXpedition to Temotu Province” with Grant Saviers KZ1W
- September – “South Orkney Island (VP8) DXpedition” with Rob Fanfant N7QT
- October — “Everything You Wanted to Know About Ham Radio Deluxe But Were Afraid to Ask” with John Gager K7KB
- November — “Modern HF Amplifiers & SDR Designs” with Jim Barber N7CXI
- December – “Intrepid DX Group Dxpeditions” with Paul Ewing N6PSE
2019 SDXA Programs
- January — “Station Audio” with Del Morissette WA7AQH
- February – “Antenna Modeling Orientation” with Bob Zavrel W7SX
- March 2019 — “Operation Salmon Run in the Field” with Mike Buettner K7STO & Woody Jacobson N7HCJ
- April 2019 — Home Brewing and Station Accessories
- Gary Swartout (K7GS) Shared a number of his wonderful home Brewed equipment
- Bob Lee (N7AU) Showed his designed and built Crank up Tower Pushing Tool
- David Wilhelm (WA7TNT) Showed how to add the SDXA Logo to Your QRZ Page
- Mel Ming (N7GCO) Showed a couple of Voice Keyers, Card to control your Rotators and PSTRotatorAZ, a Rotator Control Program
- April 2019 Saturday Workshop – “Antenna Modeling: EZNEC” with Bob Zavrel W7SX
- May 2019 — Show and Tell
- John Gager (K7KB) showed a “Serial rotor control box”
- Mike Buettner (K7STO) showed his “NON-Tennis Ball Antenna Launcher”
- Harold Hepner (AD7QJ) showed his “Tennis Ball Antenna Launcher”
- Bob Hallock (K7TM) showed his “Antenna Launcher #3”
- David Wilhelm (WA7TNT) showed his “Icom AH-4 Modification”
- Mel Ming (N7GCO) showed an introduction to FT4
- June — “ARRL Sweepstakes from the Pacific Northwest” with Brian Moran N9ADG
- July– “Ducie Island 2018 DXpedition VP6D” with Rob Fanfant N7QT
- August – SDXA Summer Picnic
- September — “Using and SDR To Identify Noise In The Shack” and “Behind the Curtain: Inside the ARRL Boardroom” with Mike Ritz W7VO
- October – Hints for DXing with Bob Hallock K7TM
- November — “Maximizing LoTW” with Bart Jahnke W9JJ
- December – SDXA Awards Dinner
2018 SDXA Programs
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January – “low band transmitting antennas 40-80-160 using EZNEC” with Bob Zavrel W7SX - February – “Mellish Reef DXpedition” with Rob Fanfant N7QT
- March – “Tools for DXing” with Mel Ming N7GCO
- April – “First Time DXpedition Experience” with Bengt-Erik Norum K7ADD
- May – “80 & 160 meter four square receive antennas” with Bob Zavrel W7SX
- Station Tour – Chris WX7B
- June – J5T DXpedition to Guinea Bissau in Africa.
- July – “Using FT8” with Rob Fanfant N7QT
- August – Summer Picnic at Shadle Park
- September – “RTTY Contesting” with Randy Foltz K7TQ
- October – “PJ2T station’s big anniversary” with Geoff Howard W0CG
- November – “Contesting” with Chris Hurlbut KL9A
- WRTC 2014 Gold Medalists N6MJ, KL9A
- December – Awards Dinner and Jim Fenstermaker K9JF on ham radio in Kosovo