Spokane DX Association

We met at the Plante’s Ferry Park in the Spokane Valley for our annual Summer Picnic. As I drove in, an official asked for $5 for parking. It actually was for the soccer tournament parking so we got in free to our designated area for the picnic. But there was no where to park! I drove around a couple of times including out of the park to see if there was street parking areas – there were none. I went back in to the park and the nice lady parking agent took a “do not park here” cone away from a close parking space to the picnic area and gave it to us. Thanks! Here are some pictures from the event.

SDXA Secretary Jay WA0WWW, SDXA President Chris WX7B, and 2017 SDXA Convention Chairman Randy K7TQ

President Chris chats with the group

David won the plaque in 2016 and that was his second time doing it. It’s for the highest digital score. He recently sent a picture of the new plaque and says thanks!
Here is a picture of him with his 2015 plaque too.

I worked AP2MQ Mansoor Qureshi in Pakistan in March of 1979. I was using a Swan TB4H (4 element tribander) at 85 feet with my Drake 4A line from my Spokane Valley home. Pakistan, being a rare DX for me then (and even now), I sent him a QSL card and probably $2 for return postage, but never heard from him. Many years later in 2002, when I went from manual logging to a computer logging program called WIN-EQF, I started to put my manually logged contacts into the new logging program, but in reverse order from 2002 backwards. I went through all my hand written logs and found that I had never received a card in return from AP2MQ and I needed that entity for my DXCC. There was a Japanese QSL manager listed for him so I sent another card and another $$ to him with no results.

On August 5 of this year (2016), I received a letter addressed from Mansoor Qureshi in Overland Park, KS with two QSL cards for the original contact. Wow! His QRZ.com information still shows he is in Pakistan, so I do not know any more details. Incidentally, the card confirms Pakistan both for SSB and Ten Meters which I need!!! I worked another Pakistan on CW later in life to give me that country for general DXCC purposes.

Have you got a story like this?

Steve K7AWB

The crew

Randy W7TJ points to a flying antenna

The owner of WA7LT Lamar Ray, one of the original founders of the SDXA and long time DXer

It was an all day event on Tuesday, July 26 at Lamar’s QTH located South of the city. The project consisted of three towers (two Rohn 25 and one Rohn 45) and lots of antennas.

Everything including the inside station equipment is for sale as Lamar retires to an assisted living QTH in Spokane Valley. Jim Fenstermaker K9JF is handing the sale and should be contacted if you are interested in any of the items. Reach him at jfenster@pacifier.com

This tower came down as one piece using the 120 foot crane.

Tower climber Jeremiah Puhek KD7DMP, owner and engineer of JP Telecomm

He spoke at a recent SDXA meeting and welcomes solicitations from hams that need a professional climber to complete their antenna/ tower installations or removals. He can be reached at Jeremiah@jptelecomm.com

Attention ground crew: stand by. . . !

This is NOT a case of one person screwing in the light bulb and the rest holding the ladder! It’s a case of the mast preventing the antenna from reaching the ground.

Jim Fenstermaker K9JF and Lamar Ray WA7LT in 2012 at a convention

-ORCA DX AND CONTEST CLUB WINS CHALLENGE CUP TROPHY AGAIN
-2017 CONVENTION IN SPOKANE IN AUGUST

SDXA Secretary Jay WA0WWW and past President Randy K7TQ occupy their time between presentations at the convention

Randy K7TQ, Chairperson for the next PNW DX convention in Spokane, welcomes convention members to attend the Spokane convention in August 2017, the third one that the SDXA will have sponsored

The ORCA DX and Contest Club from British Columbia won the Challenge Cup trophy again. The 10-contest event starts again for the 2016-2017 season with the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest on September 24-25.

How did each of the clubs do in the 2015-2016 season? go to this LINK.

The dates of the 2017 Spokane-based convention are August 4, 5, and 6 at the Red Lion at the Park Hotel in downtown Spokane. The convention website is at 2017 CONVENTION SITE and will be updated as more information is available.

pictures courtesy of Michael Dinkelman N7WA

The competition consists of ten contests, sponsored by either CQ Magazine or the ARRL, between the leading DX clubs in the Pacific Northwest. The club that has the highest total score from its members in these ten contests wins the traveling Challenge Cup trophy for the year. The announcement of the winning club and the presentation of the trophy is made at the annual rotating PNW DX Convention which, in August of 2017, will be in Spokane.

These clubs are the:

Spokane DX Association (SDXA)
Idaho DX Association (IDXA)
Western Washington DX Club (WWDXC)
Willamette Valley DX Club (WVDXC)
Orca DX and Contest Club (ORCADX)
British Columbia DX Club (BCDXC)

The ten contests are (in order):

• CQ WW DX RTTY September 24-25, 2016
• CQ WW DX SSB October 29-30, 2016
• CQ WW DX CW November 26-27, 2016
• ARRL RTTY ROUNDUP January 7-8, 2017
• CQ WPX RTTY February 11-12, 2017
• ARRL DX CW February 18-19, 2017
• ARRL DX SSB March 4-5, 2017
• CQ WPX SSB March 25-26, 2017
• CQ WPX CW May 27-28, 2017
• IARU July 8-9, 2017

The prize

How we did in the 2015-2016 contest year: LINK

These members delegate which rare DXpeditions get donations from the SDXA. Present are: Mike K6MW, Stephen W7VI, Jay WA0WWW, Chris WX7B, and Randy W7TJ.

Members in good standing are listed with call letters and first names. Silent Key members are also shown as a separate list below (and there is a separate section for our Silent Keys, under The Association on the right side of the Home page). Honorary members are listed separately too. To view members’ pages on QRZ.com, click on their calls; some silent keys no longer have a QRZ.com site.

Members are reminded that QRZ.com allows each licensed ham to have a full page of text and pictures to show off their antennas, station, dog, whatever and to describe their journey into ham radio, their station equipment, their bibliography, etc. Members are encouraged to use QRZ.com as a personal web page. Digital photos are uploaded there as files.

(List updated by K7KB on Apr. 15th, 2026)

REGULAR MEMBER LISTING – 2026
All members shown below are in good standing for this year. Those who are paid up for extended years are shown in parenthesis.

AA7TQ Gordon
AA7X Bill
AC7DC Jay
AC7GL Rod
AD7QJ Harold
AD7XG Gary
AF7WH Dale
AG7CC Cliff
AG7IG Mike
AG7QP Frank
AI7CR Josh
AI7DJ Dean

K0NG Peter
K2KJX George
K7AWB Steve
K7GS Gary
K7KB John
K7NT Mike
K7STO Mike (2027, 2028, 2029, 2030)
K7SYS John
K7TM Bob (2027)
K7TQ Randy
K9JF Jim
KB7HDX Mark
KC7TTM Cleo
KC7UG Tom
KD7GHZ Mike
KF7PBM Joe
KI7NOO Matt
KJ6MIC Mike
KJ7IEA Peter
KK7BYD Brian
KK9HAM Albin

N7AU Bob
N7CRD Kaleb
N7CXI Jim
N7ESU Jim
N7HCJ Woody
N7JP Jack
N7KSC Ken
N7LL David
N7MGW Mike
N7QT Rob (2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031)
N7TM Tom
N7UVH Pat
NZ2S Jeff (2027, 2028, 2029) – Former King, Rob (N7QT) now has the crown 🙂

W0CG/PJ2DX Geoff (2027, 2028)
W6SOL Oleg
W7BJN Brian
W7BKS Brandon
W7BVN Ron
W7DRN Anita
W7GSV Robert
W7GTF Ron
W7KEV Kevin (Good to Aug. 2026)
W7MEM Mark
W7MSK Mike
W7OSG Mike
W7PEG Peggy
W7RJR Bob
W7UJ Ed
W8TJM Toivo
WA0WWW Jay (2027)
WA6NDR Rick
WA7CPA Robin
WA7F David
WS7I Jay
WU7X Dale (2027, 2028, 2029, 2030)
WW5A Ken
WX7DX Karl

HONORARY MEMBER LISTING

JA3CZY Elvin
K7EFX John
NE7F Jim
WA1PMA Wayne
W6AEA George
WX7B Chris

SILENT KEY LISTING – former members of the SDXA

N7GCO Mel……..silent key
N7GTW Vern……..silent key
N7KR Mike……..silent key
WA7AQH Del……..silent key
K6XT Art……..silent key
AC7GP Bob……..silent key
K7EFB Bill……….silent key
K7OX Gary………silent key
KD7OCT Loren…..silent key
KI7DG Chuck……silent key
KS7C Don………silent key
N5AR Dan………..silent key
N7ER Earl………..silent key
W7BUD Bud……..silent key
W7CD John……..silent key
W7OW Pete………silent key
W7YEM Warren…..silent key
WA7LT Lamar…..silent key
WW7DD Jim…..silent key
WX7P Wilse………silent key
KE7KPO Carl………silent key
WX7P Janet……..silent key

NOTE: although I try to make sure everyone that is a paid member gets on our club membership list,
there is a chance I may miss someone. Please let me know at sdxa2013@gmail.com if I have missed your name for the list and I’ll get it added ASAP.