Spokane DX Association

DXing (Distance Communication) is one of the key areas for the Spokane DX Association. To encourage people to connect all around the world, some highly sought after awards have emerged. In this article I would like to highlight several.

DXCC Top of the Honor Roll Award.

Currently there are 340 entities identified. To receive they “Top of the Honor Roll” award you must have confirmed contact with all of them. Some have even more because they have confirmation from deleted entities (Countries).

We have four members who have achieved this Award:

• Brian W7BJN (Phone & Mixed)
• Gary K7GS
• Jim K9JF
• Jay WS7I

DXCC Honor Roll Award

To receive DXCC Honor Roll you must be with ten entities of the Top of the Honor Roll. Currently that is 330 or more. In addition to those who have Top of the Honor roll, We have five more (One has this in a separate mode)

• Bob W7SX
• Jay WS7I (RTTY)
• Bob K7TM
• John K7KB
• Steve K7AWB

5BDXCC Award

Five Band DXCC on means you have confirmed contact with 100 entities on five specific bands: 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80. We have eleven who have received this award.

• Brian W7BJN (Phone & Mixed)
• Gary K7GS
• Bob W7SX
• Jim K9JF
• Jay WS7I
• Bob K7TM
• Pat N7UVH
• John K7KB
• Mike K7STO
• Steve K7AWB
• Jay WA0WWW

CQ 5BWAZ Award

The world is divided up into 40 CQ zones. To receive the 5BWAZ award you must have confirmed contact with 100 countries in each of the 40 zones on five bands: 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80. We have six who have achieved this award. In some ways I think this is the top award.

• Brian W7BJN (Phone & Mixed)
• Gary K7GS
• Bob W7SX
• Jim K9JF
• Jay WS7I (RTTY)
• Pat N7UVH

Challenge Award

The Challenge award is for reaching entities on various bands. The minimum to get the award is 1000 band slots, with recognition for each additional 500.

2,000 band slots

• Bob W7SX
• Bob K7TM

2,500 band slots

• Jim K9JF

Whenever you get a new award for DXing, please let one of our DX Committee know about it (Mike K7STO, Bob K7TM, and Mel N7GCO)

Ham radio enthusiasts Woody Jacobson, right, and Mike Wren make contacts up and down the West Coast Friday at the beginning of the Columbia Basin DX Club’s three-day event in honor of George Washington’s Birthday.

Joel Martin from the Columbia Basin Herald did a great newspaper article on the event. You can read the full article here:George Washington Special Event

Brian Nielson, founder of the event, stands in front of a collection of postcards the club has received from various other ham clubs and events around the world.

The SDXA supported a recent DX’pedition to Glorioso with Marek operating as FT4GL. Many of the club members were able to work Marek.

Marek was kind enough to send some pictures of him holding printouts of the SDXA logo and wanted to share them with you.

The Spokane DX Association had their annual picnic at the home of Del and Diane Morissette. Their son Peter cook incredible ribs and pulled pork. A great time of connecting was had by all.

In addition to the SDXA YouTube channel, two of our members also have YouTube Channels you will want to check out.

Toivo Mykkanen W8TJM has a very interesting channel that includes several videos on Moxen antennas. He also wrote a couple of articles for QST on these.

His channel is: https://www.youtube.com/@W8TJM

Randy Foltz K7TQ has many videos on the SDXA channel and additional ones on his own channel including a couple of awesome tower/antenna videos. The receive antenna video is also available here.

His channel is: https://www.youtube.com/@randyfoltz2355

The SDXA YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@SpokaneDXAssociation

I believe soon Jim Barber N7CXI will also be launching his YouTube channel. When he launches his channel I will add the link.

I am sorry to report that apparently Art K6XT became a SK last weekend.
Just one month after being diagnosed with esophagus cancer Art passed away.

Art’s accomplishments included:
9 Band DXCC 160-10M >300 80 thru 10 except 281 on 12M and at 247 on 160.
DXCC 363/338 lacking only P5.
5BWAZ and 5BDXCC, CWDXCC 350, RTTYDXCC 312. Currently 247 on 160.
8 HF band WAZ 38 on 160.
CWOps #728. NAQCC #1342. ARRL Life Member. NCDXF.
Past prez 2x, VP, bulletin editor and general flunky San Diego DX Club.

11 Members of the Spokane DX Association (2 from Ephrata, 2 from Moses Lake, 1 from Davenport, 1 from Okanagon, and 5 from Spokane) made their way to Okanogon yesterday to take down a tower with antennas, plus three other masts with antennas for the widow of a SK (Chuck KI7DG). In spite of the rain we were able to get the job done. Appreciate the willingness of these SDXA hams to help a widow.

Congratulations to Bob Lee N7AU for getting the WAS Award for 160 meters

More than a year ago Mike/K7STO and Brian/W7BJN were talking about doing the 2023 and decided to do 80 SSB….in different categories for the simple reason they don’t like butting heads with good friends in Contests. So they ended up winning 2 different categories on High Power Single Op SSB. The heavy lifting on Brian’s end was just a simple Double Bazooka Inverted Vee. Mike’s antenna was the DX Engineering VA-2 Vertical… As you can see in the attached picture…One year and 2 days later they both received their Division Winner plaques in respective categories.

Mike K7STO has received his 5BDXCC (Five Band DXCC) plaque.

Great achievement Mike. It will look good on the wall.

Here is a PDF that tells about the SDXA — SDXA Information

SDXA YouTube Channel
Randy’s Ham Radio Playlist

Congratulations to Mike K7STO for setting a new record for the 7th call area.

Mike was #1 in the 7th call area, #2 in North America and #8 in the world in the 2023 World Wide Digi DX Contest.

The SDXA 2023 EZNEC Antenna Workshop with Bob Zavrel W7SX was held at the Shadle Spokane City Library.

A great group participated.

Bob N7AU in the CQ 160 contest 2023 contest scored:
1st in Washington and
2nd in the 7th call area.

Congratulations to Bob!

Here is a group of SDXA members at the KARS Tailgate Party