Spokane DX Association

KD7OCT
Spokane, WA
joined the SDXA on 11/7/2002
12/31/1936 – 2/28/2014

This obituary was in the Spokesman Review about one of our members. Loren was our Secretary in the 2005 season.

KD7OCT obituary

W7OW
Spokane, WA
Joined the SDXA on 6/28/2003.
February 21, 1924 – November 24, 2011

W7OW obituary

WX7P
Rice, WA
joined the SDXA on 9/22/2006
2/24/1932 – 6/13/2013

Wilse G. Morgan

from 2011, (left to right) Geoff W0CG/PJ2DX, Gimmie Morgan AL7LB, and Wilse Morgan WX7P

AC7GP
Spokane, WA
joined the SDXA on 1/2/2003

Bob (AC7GP)

N7ER
Spokane, WA
Joined the SDXA on 10/3/2002
10/19/1916 – 05/06/2011

N7ER obituary

Earl on the left in the red shirt at a SDXA meeting

From Reed College:
In Memoriam

Earl M. Ringle ’46

Earl M. Ringle ’46, May 6, 2011, in Spokane, Washington. Earl earned a BA in chemistry from Reed and worked as a chemist for Kaiser Aluminum, traveling the world to the company’s various plants (his favorite was in Ghana). He was a ham radio operator, a hobby he picked up when he was 16 and pursued for many years, communicating with people around the world using call sign N7ER. His first wife, Inez, died from cancer; he and his second wife, Jean, were married for 37 years. In retirement, he worked part-time at the Spokane Opera House. He and Jean enjoyed travel and showing horses. She survives him, as do a daughter, a stepdaughter, and two grandchildren.

Appeared in Reed magazine: March 2012

K7EFB
Spokane Valley, WA
Joined the SDXA at our original meeting on 4/11/2002
3/20/1931 – 5/1/2007

K7EFB obituary

W7BUD
Spokane, WA
6/15/1927 – 2/3/2005

This award is for working and confirming at least 1000 band-countries in the bands from 160 to 6 meters. You can receive a certificate or a plaque for your effort (you pay, of course). It is endorsed in 500 contact increments with a medallion such as shown below (click on the pictures to enlarge them). Steve K7AWB just received this medallion after a tremendous effort to catch up with a few of the other SDXA members who are way ahead of him such as Al W7AL (2092), Wayne WA1PMA (1891), and Mark W7MEM (1547). Incidentally, this DXCC Challenge Award has no relationship to the PNW Challenge Cup – the contest between the leading PNW DX clubs such as ours.

The plaque

the endorsement medallion for 1500 band-country contacts

If you are on the ARRL’s LOTW (Logbook of the World), you will see your Challenge count at the bottom of your DXCC Award Account status table.

Here is the link to the DXCC Challenge award.