Spokane DX Association

The plaque sponsored by the SDXA

The SDXA sponsors a plaque for the highest score in the 7th Area Single-Op (Unassisted) Low-Power CW category. The winner in 2019 is Geoffrey Morse K7GA of Yuma, AZ. Geoffrey sent us a picture of the plaque and of him in his shack. He says in his response to the plaque:

“Here are the pictures! A wonderful addition to my meager supply! It was well worth the maximum chair time. Ham shack is semi temporary while finishing off a separate shop building for all the stuff (test bench, vintage table, main ops table). All I have presently for antennas is a 40 ft crank up pole for the X7 and a combo trap/fan inverted vee supported by a 60 ft Palm (80/40/30). Great antenna heights for domestic contests, but really gotta work for DXCC efforts. Next year hopefully I will have a bigger tower, 40/30 2L Yagi and inverted L ants for 160/80 all in the back 1 acre.

I had a Central Electronics 10B, 458 VFO to a modified DX-100B. NC-300 receiver back in the day in Brookings, Ore and later in Moscow, Idaho before joining the USN. My mother became an RN at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. My father bought me a Viking Ranger I (traded in the DX-100) at HCJ Electronics in Spokane, too. Do you remember that wonderful candy store?

73 and thanks for sponsoring the award!!”

2023-2024 SDXA sponsored a plaque for: 7th Area Single-Op Low-Power Mixed
2024 Colliins Aerospace Radio Group (W7CXX), operated from WA7LNW, 201 670 points
2023 David Jaffe(WD6T) NN7SS King county 167,769 points

2022 SDXA sponsored a plaque for: 7th Area Single-Op High-Power Mixed
2022 Mitch Mason K7RL, Camano Island, WA 318,384 points

2020-2021 7th Area Single-Op (Unassisted) High-Power Mixed
2021 Mitch Mason K7RL, Camano Island, WA 378,603 points
2020 Pat Barkey, NR7DX (Op-N9RV), MTMIS 489,056 points

2018-2019 highest score in the 7th Area Single-Op (Unassisted) Low-Power CW category.
2019 Geoffrey Morse K7GA, Yuma. AZ, 131,841 points
2018 Larry Reader KE2VB, Oro Valley, AZ, 156,984 points

2015-2017 SDXA sponsored a plaque for: highest 7th Area single op, digital score
2017 Pat Murphy N7UVH, Post Falls, ID, 21,021 points
2016 David Wells N7AM, Pima, AZ, 8,715 points
2015 David Wells N7AM, Pima, AZ, 4,686 points

2012 SDXA sponsored a plaque for: highest 7th Area single op, high power, digital score
2012 Stephen Sala K7AWB, 9,213 points

SDXA sponsors two plaques during the contest season. One is the 7QP and the other is in September Salmon Run.

The Salmon Run contest is sponored by the Western Washington DX Club (WWDXC) of Seattle. More info is at their WWDXC LINK.

The SDXA sponsors a special plaque in this contest to the entrant who scores the highest number of points in the following special category:

Single Operator
Low Power – 100 watts or less
Operate in the EWA Section of the ARRL exclusively
Enter in Mixed Mode (two or more of the multiple modes and meet the percentage requirements in the Salmon Run rules

Here are the past winners of the plaque:

2024 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (128,265 points)   <<<<< pending/tbd
2023 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (15,542 points)

2022 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (124,340 points)
**** this is for (entire) WA Single-Op Low Power Plaque by the Cascade Radio Club (Everett)
     2022 EWA / SDXA plaque not not given out, since Gary topped all of WA.

2021 László Végh OM2VL, Slovak Republic, DX Top Score (also from SDXA)  (6,829 points)
2021 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (93,862points)
2020 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (166,820 points)

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2003 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (84,416 points)
2004 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (131,080 points)
2005 GARY ELLIOTT K7OX, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER – SK) (170,154 points)
2006 GARY ELLIOTT K7OX, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER – SK) (172,800 points)
2007 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (104,140 points)
2008 WILSE MORGAN WX7P, RICE (SDXA MEMBER – SK) (124,992 points)
2009 GARY ELLIOTT K7OX, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER – SK) (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 -SK) (160,630 points)
2015 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (52,976 points)
2016 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (97,430 points)
2017 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (60,162 points)
2018 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (97,527 points)
2019 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (119,818 points)

SDXA members have won the plaque 8 times and non-SDXA hams won it 9 times. And don’t forget that we honor the highest score (using any modes) for Spokane County and the other counties for our outlying SDXA members.

article by Steve K7AWB

SDXA sponsors two plaques during the contest season. One is the 7QP and the other is in September Salmon Run.

Did you know the SDXA won
four ARRL-sponsored gavels in its early history?

Go to our CONTESTING LINK and read about the four gavels.

Here is a picture of one of the gavels which our current President uses to start the monthly meetings and to keep order.

Also at this same Contesting Link is an updated listing (SDXA Club Competition Results) of how the SDXA did in certain contests throughout its history.