Spokane DX Association

SDXA Incentives

SDXA has Awards that are for accomplishments over several months.  We also have Incentives that are focused on single contests or events.  The second SDXA Incentive is:

Work World Radiosport Team Championship Stations

In 2023 the World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) will be during the IARU contest, July 8 and 9.  There will be over 40 two-person teams plus a referee for each team.  These teams are among the best HF operators in the world and should have little trouble working our SDXA stations no matter what antenna or power level you have.

Each WRTC station will have a unique Italian call sign making them easily identifiable.  They will operate both CW and SSB so regardless of your preferred mode you have a great chance to work them.

The incentive is to work the WRTC stations during the IARU contest.  Your antenna will determine how many WRTC stations you have to work to qualify for the commemorative coffee cup.

The antenna categories are:

• End fed wires – any end fed wire or other less than 0 dB antenna.
• Verticals – any single vertical or other 0 dB antenna.
• Gain antennas – any form of beam, phased vertical array, or quad antenna that produces greater than 0 dB.
• Run whatever power level you want.  There is no distinction for power level.

The number of QSOs with the WRTC stations required for each antenna category:

• End fed wires need to make 5 band/mode contacts.
• Verticals need to make 8 band/mode contacts.
• Gain antennas need to make 12 band/mode contacts.

Bonus

• Geoff Howard, W0CG/PJ2DX, will be a referee for one of the WRTC competitors.  Which one will not be known until just before the WRTC begins.
• If you work that station and make the necessary number of QSOs, your commemorative coffee cup will have a special acknowledgment.

SDXA has Awards (link) that are for accomplishments over several months.  We now also have Incentives that are focused on single contests or events.  The first one is Work SDXA Members at PJ2T in the CQ WPX SSB

For the CQ WPX SSB contest, March 24, 25, and 26, 2023 (PDT), Gary (AD7XG), Jay (AC7DC), and Robin (WA7CPA) will be operators at PJ2T.  Before the contest on Wednesday and Thursday, probably between 1400 and 1800 UTC and perhaps later, they will be on the air operating as PJ2/their call.  During the contest they will operate as PJ2T.

The incentive for this event will be to work them before and during the contest in order to earn a special key fob commemorating your achievement.

Here is what it takes to earn this incentive

• Earn 3 points for each PJ2/AD7XG-type QSO during their practice sessions before the contest begins. Gary, AD7XG; Jay, AC7DC; and Robin, WA7CPA; are all good in this phase.  If you were to work each of them on all of the five bands they could be on, you would earn 45 points.
• Earn 1 point for each PJ2T QSO during the contest for a maximum of 6 points. PJ2T should be on 160 m through 10 m.
• If you earn at least 10 points PLUS at least one PJ2T QSO during the contest, you will qualify for a special key fob.
• Everyone who qualifies will earn the special key fob. No winner nor top dog, just unofficial bragging rites for your score.

The special key fob will look similar to this:

Of course, your call sign will be there rather than Jay’s.
This emblem is on the outdoor wall surrounding the PJ2T compound.

Mike K7STO has received the ARRL DX Challenge award. It is a beautiful plaque.

The DXCC Challenge Award is earned by working and confirming at least 1,000 DXCC band-points on any Amateur bands, 160 through 6 meters.

Congratulations to Mike!

The SDXA Challenge Competition Award is for the most “new” total DXCC band fills worked between September 1^st and August 31st. The 2022 Winner is Brandon Childs W7BKS

2022 SDXA Award winners are:

PRESIDENTS AWARD

Randy Foltz K7TQ & Mel Ming N7GCO

SDXA MEMBER OF THE YEAR

Mel Ming N7GCO

SDXA SERVICE AWARD

Pat Murphy N7UVH

PAST-PRESIDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Gary Bytnar AD7XG

Ten JA Districts Award

I. Objective: For SDXA members to make contact with all ten of the Japanese call sign districts during any combination of the seven remaining 2022-2023 PNW DX Competition contests or two digi contests between January 1, 2023 and August 31, 2023.

II. The Seven PNW DX Contests:

1. ARRL RTTY Roundup, January 7 and 8, 2023, UTC
2. CQ WPX RTTY, February 11 and 12, 2023, UTC
3. ARRL DX CW, February 18 and 19, 2023, UTC
4. ARRL DX SSB, March 4 and 5, 2023, UTC
5. CQ WPX SSB, March 25 and 26, 2023, UTC
6. CQ WPX CW, May 27 and 28, 2023, UTC
7. IARU, July 8 and 9, 2023, UTC

III. The Two Digi Contests:

1. ARRL International Digital Contest, June 3 and 4, 2023, UTC.
2. World Wide Digi DX Contest, August 26 and 27, 2023, UTC.

IV. Bands: Bands are the ones allowed in each particular contest.  All have 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 m.  Some include 6 m and 160 m so check the rules for each contest.

V. Modes: SSB, CW, RTTY, FT4, FT8 or any combination of the five.

VI. Entry Categories:

1. Non-Million Point Club members may count contacts made in any of the nine contests.
2. Million Point Club members must contact all ten JA districts in a single Which contest is your choice.  You don’t have to choose the contest in advance.VII.

VII. Log Submission: Simply submit a list with the date, time, mode, and the JA call sign to [email protected].

VIII. Award:

1. Non-Million Point Club members will receive a coffee cup with the name of the award and their call sign.
2. Million Point Club members will receive a certificate with the name of the award and their call sign.

IX. Notes:

1. You do not need to find the location of the JA operator. We will use the numeral after the prefix as the district.
2. If the JA station has a forward slash (/) in the call, you can choose which numeral you want to use. An example is JJ2JQF/1.  It is your choice to use this station as a 2 or as a 1.
3. JA districts 5 and 9 are not as common as the others.

Five by Six Award Rules

I. Objective: For SDXA members to make contact with five DXCC entities on each of the six continents which are North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The total of 30 contacts must be made during seven of the 2022-2023 PNW DX Competition contests.

II. Contests: The seven contests are

1. ARRL RTTY Roundup, January 7 and 8, 2023, UTC
2. CQ WPX RTTY, February 11 and 12, 2023, UTC
3. ARRL DX CW, February 18 and 19, 2023, UTC
4. ARRL DX SSB, March 4 and 5, 2023, UTC
5. CQ WPX SSB, March 25 and 26, 2023, UTC
6. CQ WPX CW, May 27 and 28, 2023, UTC
7. IARU, July 8 and 9, 2023, UTC

III. Bands: Bands are the ones allowed in each particular contest.  All have 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 m.  Some include 160 m so check the rules for each contest.

IV. Modes: SSB, CW, RTTY or any combination of the three.

V. Log Submission: Simply submit a list with the date, time, mode, and call sign of the station you worked to [email protected].

VI. Awards: All who accomplish this award will receive an engraved plaque with the name of the award and their call sign.

VII. Notes:

1. North America should be easy. Five common ones are K, KL, VE, KP4, and C6.
2. South America should be easy. Five common ones are PJ2, PJ4, LU, PY, and HC.
3. Europe should be easy. Five common ones are DL, F, EA, CT, and I.
4. Asia might be tougher than you expect. Four common ones are JA, UA9, HL, and BY.
5. Oceania might be tougher than you expect. Four common ones are KH6, KH2, ZL, and VK.
6. Africa is a challenge. Three common ones are EA8, CT3, and CN.

Million Point Club

SDXA 100 Country Club

DXCC Entities worked in the September 1 to August 31^st DX Season. Every September 1^st everyone starts back at zero.

• Contacts can be any mode
• Contacts can be on any band (6 – 160 meter)
• Each DXCC entity can only be counted once
• Each individual is responsible for keeping their own count
• All who contact 100 entities will receive an award (and will be listed in Alphabetical order, not number of countries worked)
• Additional awards for 200 and 300 entities
• Awards will at the end of the DX Season in September.

Summary: Most DXCC countries worked each year between September 1^st and August 31st. Each year everyone starts at zero.

SDXA Challenge Award

The SDXA Challenge award is for “new” DXCC bands fills between September 1st to August 31st.

• Contacts can be any mode
• Contacts can be on any band (6-160 meters)
• Each DXCC entity can counted on each band once
• Count will be based on LoTW DXCC Challenge count
• The person with the most new band fills wins this award
• Award is presented at the December Awards Meeting

Summary: Most “new” total DXCC band fills worked between September 1^st and August 31st. This is what you add to your lifelong total. The difference between this and the ARRL Challenge Contest is that we are giving an award for the new band fills each year and the ARRL award is for total band fills lifetime. All other ARRL rules apply

President’s Award

Presented to Randy Foltz K7TQ

Inscription: Your many excellent workshops have been a great help to SDXA members

SDXA Member of the Year

Presented to the Idaho Renegades

Bob Hallack K7TM

Jim Monroe N7ESU

Pat Murphy N7UVH

Inscription: For the many contributions you have made in contesting, DXing and leadership roles.

SDXA Service Award

 Presented to Jeff Banke NZ2S

Inscription: For the many times you have gone above and beyond to help fellow club members with their stations.

SDXA Challenge Award

Presented to Dale Avery WU7P

Inscription: For the highest number of DXCC Band Fills from January 1 to August 31, 2021

Most of these awards are given out at the annual SDXA Awards Banquet by the organization in December. Some awards may be given by other organizations to our members too. Some awards are sponsored by us in third party contests.

SDXA Member of the Year (former DXER OF THE YEAR)

This award is for recognition of a SDXA member who has gone above and beyond for the club and/or it’s members. It is not to be an award for operating and doing well in contests or rare DX, etc. It likely will not be handed out every year. Club members are encouraged to nominate a member when they see someone going above and beyond. Nominations can be done by letting any of the officers know, giving justification (simple is fine) why the member is deserving.

2007 WAYNE WA1PMA
2008 N/A
2009 GARY K7OX & RANDY K7TQ
2010 KIRK K7EKM
2011 JAY WA0WWW
2012 N/A
2013 RANDY K7TQ
2014 RANDY W7TJ
2015 DAN N5AR
2016 CHRIS WX7B
2017 STEVE K7AWB
2018 GARY AD7XG
2019 MEL N7GCO
2020 N/A
2021 IDAHO RENEDAGES (Bob K7TM, Jim N7ESU & Pat N7UVH)

PRESIDENT’S AWARD

This award is given to an outstanding member recognized by the SDXA President.

2008 STEVE K7AWB
2009 N/A
2010 N/A
2011 KIRK K7EKM
2012 MARYBETH AE7GT & DAVE AC7MV
2013 N/A
2014 JAY WA0WWW
2015 STEVE K7AWB
2016 N/A
2017 N/A
2018 N/A
2019 JOHN K7KB
2020 MIKE K7STO
2021 RANDY K7TQ

SERVICE AWARD

2015 WAYNE WA1PMA
2016 GEORGE W6AEA; LAMAR WA7LT
2017 RANDY FOLTZ K7TQ
2019 JAY WA0WWW; STEPHEN K7AWB
2020 PAT N7UVH; JAY WS7I
2021 JEFF NZ2S

DX CHALLENGE AWARD

2021 DALE WU7X

PNW CHALLENGE CUP

SDXA MEMBER HIGH SCORE

This is the SDXA member who has the highest total in the ten contests comprising the PNW Challenge Cup competition between PNW clubs.

2010-2011 GEORGE W6AEA 4,298,464 POINTS
2011-2012 GEORGE W6AEA 9,285,004 POINTS
2012-2013 GEORGE W6AEA 5,657,116 POINTS
2013-2014 GEORGE W6AEA 9,575,802 POINTS
2014-2015 GEORGE W6AEA 7,835,634 POINTS
2015-2016 GEORGE W6AEA 6,512,769 POINTS
2016-2017 GARY K7GS 767,937 POINTS
2017-2018 MEL N7GCO 767,420 POINTS
2018-2019 GARY K7GS 944,673 POINTS
2019-2020 GARY K7GS 1,033,821 POINTS
2020-2021 GARY K7GS 1,944,570 POINTS

PNW CHALLENGE CUP

SDXA MEMBER 100% PARTICIPATION IN ALL 10 CONTESTS

These are the SDXA members who entered all ten of the contests comprising the PNW Challenge Cup competition between PNW clubs.

2010-2011 JAY WA0WWW
2011-2012 GEORGE W6AEA, JAY WA0WWW, AND MERLE K7EIQ
2012-2013 GEORGE W6AEA & JAY WA0WWW
2013-2014 GEORGE W6AEA & JAY WA0WWW
2014-2015 GEORGE W6AEA & JAY WA0WWW
2015-2016 GEORGE W6AEA & JAY WA0WWW
2016-2017 NONE
2017-2018 MARK K7HPT
2018-2019 None
2019-2020 GARY K7GS
2020-2021 JAY WA0WWW, GARY K7GS, PAT N7UVH, GARY AD7XG

MILLION POINT CLUB

2020-2021 GARY K7GS (1,944,570 points) PAT N7UVH (1,250,358 points)

SALMON RUN

PLAQUE
A plaque is given by the SDXA to the ham who satisfies the following criteria in the annual WWDXC-sponsored Salmon Run contest:

a. Operate in the Eastern Washington ARRL Section
b. Be a Single Operator
c. Operate with Low Power(100 watts or less output)
d. Be in the Mixed Mode category. Contest Modes: Phone, CW, and Digital (Any computer-to-computer mode is considered digital (excluding CW) and only one digital contact may be made with a station on each band). Mixed-mode entries are required to make at least 5% of the total contacts on a second or third mode to be eligible for an award.

2003 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (84,416 points)
2004 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (131,080 points)
2005 GARY ELLIOTT K7OX, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (170,154 points)
2006 GARY ELLIOTT K7OX, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (172,800 points)
2007 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (104,140 points)
2008 WILSE MORGAN WX7P, RICE (SDXA MEMBER) (124,992 points)
2009 GARY ELLIOTT K7OX, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (261,236 points)
2010 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (172,264 points)
2011 RICK OLSEN N6NR, TIETON (245,096 points)
2012 RICK WERNER K7UK, WALLA WALLA (77,595 points)
2013 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (132,653 points)
2014 LAMAR RAY WA7LT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (160,630 points)
2015 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (52,976 points)
2016 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (97,430 points)
2017 GARY SWARTOUT K7GS, SPOKANE (60,182 points)
2018 GARY SWARTOUT K7GS, SPOKANE (97,527 points)
2019 GARY SWARTOUT K7GS, SPOKANE (119,818 points)
2020 GARY SWARTOUT K7GS (166,820 points)
2021 GARY SWARTOUT K7GS (93,862 points)

CERTIFICATE (given by Western Washington DX Club [WWDXC])
Salmon Run high score for Spokane County (any modes, any category)

2002 STEVE K7AWB (36,848 points)
2003 STEVE K7AWB (100 points)
2004 STEVE K7AWB (97,600 points)
2005 GARY K7OX (170,154 points)
2006 GARY K7OX (172,800 points)
2007 RANDY K7TQ (67,768 points)
2008 GARY K7GS (49,940 points)
2009 GARY K7OX (261,236 points)
2010 GARY K7OX (171,520 points)
2011 K7SDX SDXA (207,514 points)
2012 RANDY K7TJ (375,094 points)
2013 JAY WA0WWW (73,075 points)
2014 LAMAR WA7LT (160,630 points)
2015 MARK AB7MP (non-member) (1556 points)
2016 GARY K7GS (94,244 points)
2017 GARY K7GS (60,182 points)
2018 GARY K7GS (97,527 points)
2019 GARY K7GS (119,818 points)
2020

7QP CONTEST

PLAQUE
SDXA sponsors a plaque in the 7QP contest in May. Here are the winners of our plaques.

2012 STEPHEN SALA K7AWB, highest 7th Area single op, high power, digital score, 9213 points
2015 DAVID WELLS N7AM, Pima, AZ, highest 7th Area single op, digital score, 4686 points
2016 DAVID WELLS N7AM, Pima, AZ, highest 7th Area single op, digital score, 8715 points
2017 PAT MURPHY N7UVH, Post Falls, ID, highest 7th Area single op digital score, 21,021 points
2018 LARRY READER KE2VB, Oro Valley, AZ, highest 7th Area single op (Unassisted) Low-Power CW score, 156,984 points
2019 GEOFFREY MORSE K7GA, Yuma. AZ, highest 7th Area Single op (Unassisted) Low-Power CW, 131,841 points
2020 NR7DX (OP-N9RV) Pat Barkey, Bonner, MT, 489,056 points 7th Area Single-op (Unassisted) High-power Mixed
2021 K7RL Mitch Mason, Camano Island, WA (Unassisted) High-power Mixed

YOUTH AWARD

2015 CONNER J. KOPPLIN

SDXA MARATHEON

These are the winners in the several categories in the SDXA Maratheon contest which is a parallel contest to the CQ Magazine international contest of like name.

2010
UNLIMITED CLASS – NON-WORKING: GARY K7GS, 237 ENTITIES
UNLIMITED CLASS – WORKING: NONE
FORMULA CLASS – NON-WORKING: NONE
FORMULA CLASS – WORKING: JAY WA0WWW, 60 ENTIITES

2011
UNLIMITED CLASS – NON-WORKING: GARY K7GS, 276 ENTITIES
UNLIMITED CLASS – WORKING: GARY AC7GP, 161 ENTITIES
FORMULA CLASS – NON-WORKING: NONE
FORMULA CLASS – WORKING: JAY WA0WWW, 145 ENTITIES

2012
UNLIMITED CLASS – NON-WORKING: AL W7AL, 302 ENTITIES
UNLIMITED CLASS – WORKING: JOHN K7KB, 290 ENTITIES
FORMULA CLASS – NON-WORKING: NONE
FORMULA CLASS – WORKING: JAY WA0WWW, 67 ENTITIES

2013
UNLIMITED CLASS – NON-WORKING: WAYNE WA1PMA, 232 ENTITIES
UNLIMITED CLASS – WORKING:
UNLIMITED CLASS – ROOKIE:DAVE WD7K, 246 ENTITIES
FORMULA CLASS – NON-WORKING:
FORMULA CLASS – WORKING:

2014
UNLIMITED CLASS – NON-WORKING: GARY AD7XG, 158 ENTITIES
UNLIMITED CLASS – WORKING: CHRIS WX7B, 229 ENTITIES
FORMULA CLASS – NON-WORKING: NONE
FORMULA CLASS – WORKING: JAY WA0WWW, 91 ENTITIES

2015
UNLIMITED CLASS – NON-WORKING: MIKE K6MW, 302 ENTITIES
UNLIMITED CLASS – WORKING: NONE
FORMULA CLASS – NON-WORKING: NONE
FORMULA CLASS – WORKING:JAY WA0WWW, 73 ENTITIES

2016-2021
no activity

The DXCC Challenge Award is earned by working and confirming at least 1,000 DXCC band-points on any Amateur bands, 160 through 6 meters (except 60 meters). A “band-point” is awarded for every confirmed new entity contact. There is a distinctive wall plaque available to display your achievement. Plaques can also be endorsed in increments of 500 additional band points. There are endorsement for 1,500, 2,000, 2,500 and 3,000. Deleted entities do not count for this award. All contacts must be made after November 15, 1945. QSOs for the 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 meter bands qualify for this award.

Bob Hallock (K7TM) has added DXCC 160 to his achievements.  He now has 9 band DXCC. Congratulations on a wonderful achievement.

As explained in the September meeting, the IDXA and SDXA has a difficult time competing with our DX brothers of Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland. We have always just “floundered” about trying to compete with those big guns but come home empty handed when it comes time for the PNW Challenge Cup presentation. So in the spirit of a friendly and fun competion, after having dinner with Rob Fanfant, and officers of IDXA/SDXA, The Flounder Cup was created by Randy Foltz – K7TQ as a local trophy that we can compete for.

The first presentation of the Flounder Cup was at the September 5th meeting of the SDXA with our club winning the trophy for this year. The IDXA won the “Per Participant” category and certificate.

Randy (K7TQ) created a nice .pdf file (Acrobat) about the Flounder Cup and the link is below:

Flounder Cup

So lets see who wins the award for next year!

These reports are provided by Randy (K7TQ) from the IDXA after each contest.

Here are the results after the fourth contest this year. FlounderCupJan January 2020