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2008 HAMVENTION, DAYTON, OHIO
What you need to rotate that tower of yours from the ground
How to break a dx pile
The Hara Arena center
The annual SDXA Summer picnic will be held on Saturday, July 12 from 1 pm to 5 pm at the home of Steve (K7AWB) and Peggy (W7PEG) Sala, west of Nine Mile Falls.
A map is shown below on how to get there. It’s at 14904 W. Pine Bluff Road, Nine Mile Falls, 99026. We are not close to the town of Nine Mile Falls, but actually 4.2 miles West of the Eagle’s Nest Espresso stand there. We are up on 4 Mound Prairie.
If you are coming from Spokane, you will take Nine mile Road (highway 291) North and turn left at the Seven Mile Road exit. Going up the first hill, do NOT turn onto Pine Bluff Road when you see the FIRST Pine Bluff street sign just past the ATV Park on Seven Mile Road. That lead to my house on a very dusty dirt road, the long way.
Follow Seven Mile Road as it changes its name to Four Mound Road at the Coolee Hite Road turnoff. At that point, you soon will be going under the Grand Coulee gigantic power lines over the road and starting up Spring Hill; you turn at the top of the hill onto Craig road, a 1.5 mile dirt road. At the end of Craig Road, you turn left and go for 0.5 miles to my mailbox on the right, next to my driveway.
I will have my rig on 146.58 simplex if you get lost or call me at 924-6427 .
The picnic is a potluck style so each household coming should bring something to add to the food pile. Please coordinate with Peggy so everyone does not bring Pork n’ Beans. Contact Peggy at 924-6427.
This is a RSVP event so let us know you are coming or not and how many. If you don’t, I will have to call you to confirm. We have to make sure we have enough food and chairs. In fact, some of you should bring portable chairs since we have a limited amount of spare chairs. Your friends are welcome to come too if you invite them and RSVP.
I have a dog Hondo and a cat Cossa.
We will supply the hamburgers, hotdogs, soda pop, dishes, glasses, stuff to put on the food, etc. BYOB.
Steve K7AWB
Peggy W7PEG
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Photo above from 2004 Picnic
Gary K7OX takes 1st in Northwestern Division and EWA Section in Multioperator category.
Lamar WA7LT takes 1st in Northwestern Division and EWA Section in Single Operator, High Power category.
Randy K7TQ takes 1st in Northwestern Division and Idaho Section in QRP category.
More details at LINK.
TEAM OF WAYNE WA1PMA AND JAY WS7I TAKE 1ST IN NORTHWESTERN DIVISION IN RTTY ROUNDUP
See LINK
Jay WA0WWW takes 1st in the Single Operator, Low Power category in EWA Section; 28th place out of 92 overall in NW Division.
Wilse WX7P and multiop crew take 2nd place in EWA Section in the Multioperator category and 3rd in Northwestern Division in category; 10th place out of 92 overall in NW Division.
In the combined Club competition (CW and Phone), the SDXA took 2nd place out of 29 entries in the Local Club competition with 537,230 points.
More details at LINK.
SDXA – 05 june 2008
the meeting was called to order by President K7OX, Gary, at 19:00 local time.
secretary’s report by WA0WWW, jay:
minutes for may are on the club’s web page: https://sdxa.org/?p=311
wu7x moved and wa1pma 2nd’d to approve as posted. motion passed.
treasurer’s report by K7EKM, Kirk:
total: $806.74 (not including Brackemyer Fund)
old business:
= the next hamfest nearby is the one in Post Falls on saturday 14june. see: http://k7id.com/
– Gary will set up the ve7cc dx cluster application and be there to promote the club.
– he would like to have 1 or 2 others come to help. please let him know soon, if you can come.
– we will have a free table, so you can bring some things to sell if you want.
= summer picnic will be at K7AWB and W7PEG’s, on saturday 12july, from 1-5pm. directions will be coming.
= the annual Spokane Hamfest this year will be 27september at the usual place, University High School.
– lot’s of discussion on the Hamfest as it will be different from before. the focus will be the raffle and swap fest, and not really anything else. there is a meeting next week on it and we are anxious to hear back on how it goes.
– we will continue to hold the seed money until we are comfortable with the plans for the hamfest. it is looking more like we will hold onto the seed money or some of it. earlier it was decided the officers can make the final decision.
– we will be getting a table there at minimum to promote the club and the 2009 NW DX Convention.
= SDXA to host the 2009 NW DX Convention, 54th year, @ the Mirabeau Park, fri to sun, 7-9 august 2009.
– again, the other clubs, e.g. Portland, have asked we not start in earnest until after this year’s convention.
– for all interested to help, please let one of the officers know. effort will start up in earnest right after >>
>> the NW DX Convention this year, which is 01-03 august in Portland. here is the link: http://wvdxc.org/dotnetnuke/DXConvention/tabid/71/Default.aspx. several from our club are going to learn.
= Field Day, 28-29 june,2008 will be coming up quick.
– after some discussion and finding out many of the members will not be available this year for FD, we looked at alternatives. N5AR, Dan, suggested we have it at his home station. Dan mentioned his club in Texas did this and it worked out very well.
– we all agreed and the decision was made, FD this year would be at N5AR’s home location.
– we looked at both 2E and 2D, and felt we could do better with 2D-EWA, knowing we get 0 points for Qs with other ‘D’ stations, but they have the same issue. in the end to not deal with the generators, this will work out fine.
– we will forgo the GOTA station this year and AI7H and K7OX will review what bonus points we are now eligible for.
– friday will still be setup day as we will setup the club’s PCs and radios and figure out the 2 station layout.
– AI7H, Ed, will notify ARRL to get it changed, K7OX, Gary will let W3AS, Doug, know we are changing locations and Steve will announce on the Web.
– we still need operators from 11am local saturday to 11am local sunday, and we will use the club’s call, K7SDX.
– everyone should RSVP directly to N5AR, Dan, if and when they are coming.
– all the spouses are welcomed to come and encouraged actually.
– thanks much Dan!
= tri-fold brochure to promote the club is just about ready.
– Gary we will print up what was approved last month.
new business:
= the valley location for our monthly rotation has moved to the Main Spokane Valley Library near Pines and Sprague.
= the section manager from Wyoming is moving to the area next month.
= a quick vote at the end was made to make AI7H, Ed Stuckey an honorary member, there were several 1st and 2nd motions and it passed easily. welcome Ed.
program:
= next month’s program will be the picnic at K7AWB and W7PEG’s on saturday 12 july, 1-5pm local.
= august’s program will be the video of WRTC in Brazil in 2006. the meeting will be 07aug at the Main Spokane Valley Library.
respectfully submitted by wa0www, jay holcomb, secretary.
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guests at the meeting – 0
call / name
regular members present: – 12
call name present
AI7H, Ed, Stuckey, x
AC7MV, David, Snyder, x
K7AWB, Steve, Sala, web x
K7EKM, Kirk, Mohror, Treas x
K7OX, Gary, Elliott, Pres. x
K7TQ, Randy, Foltz, VP x
KE7AJ, Barbara, Elliott, x
N5AR, Dan, Hearn, x
W6AEA, George, Tuncil, x
WA0WWW, Jay, Holcomb, Sec. x
WA1PMA, Wayne, Millican, x
WU7X, Dale, Avery, x
669,900 points
956 QSOs
Multi-Operator, Single Transmitter
3rd place in 7th call area
more results at this LINK.
The 2-element Mosley antenna goes above the 6-element 20-meter yagi. Dan N5AR and Peggy W7PEG are shown next to the tool hauling golf cart.
Dan and his son-in-law are shown at the top of the nested tower.
The son-in -law did all the heavy work on top of the tower.
A wide view of the activities looking North.
Gary K7OX wins plaque from ICOM for high score in Single Operator Unlimited in Northwestern Division and takes highest score in entire EWA Section. Score is 6th nationally in category.
Lamar WA7LT takes 2nd place in Single Operator High Power in EWA Section.
Jay WA0WWW takes 3rd place in Single Operator Low Power in EWA Section.
Wayne WA1PMA takes 2nd place in Single Operator Unlimited in EWA Section.
more results at this LINK.
