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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 Mar 24th, 2025)

REGULAR MEMBER LISTING – 2024 & 2025
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 (2025)
AC7DC Jay (2025)
AC7GL Rod (2025)
AD7FO Jack
AD7QJ Harold (2025, 2026)
AD7XG Gary (2025)
AD7XG-xyl Svetlana (2025)
AF7WH Dale (2025)
AG7IG Mike (2025)
AG7QP Frank (2025)
AI7CR Josh (2025)
AI7DJ Dean (Good until May 2025)

K0NG Peter (2025)
K2GEP Greg (2025)
K7AWB Steve (2025)
K7CGA Bob
K7EIQ Merle (Good Until May 2025)
K7GS Gary (2025)
K7HPT Mark
K7KB John (2025, 2026)
K7NT Mike (2025)
K7PHM Rick (2025)
K7STO Mike (2025, 2026, 2027)
K7SYS John (2025)
K7TM Bob (2025, 2026, 2027)
K7TQ Randy (2025)
K9JF Jim (2025)
KB7BEK Catherine (2025)
KB7HDX Mark (2025, 2026)
KC7AAD Rod
KC7TTM Cleo (2025)
KC7UG Tom (2025)
KD7GHZ Mike (2025)
KF7PBM Joe (2025)
KJ6MIC Mike (2025)
KJ7IEA Peter (2025)
KK7BYD Brian (2025)
KK9HAM Albin (2025)
KK7ONR Mateo

N7AU Bob (2025)
N7CXI Jim (2025)
N7ESU Jim (2025)
N7GCO Mel (2025)
N7HCJ Woody (2025)
N7ID Mike
N7JP Jack (2025)
N7KR Mike (2025)
N7KSC Ken (2025)
N7LL David (2025, 2026)
N7MGW Mike (2025)
N7QT Rob (2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029)
N7UVH Pat (2025, 2026)
N7VPI Chris (Good until April 2025)
NA7TP Ted
NZ2S Jeff (2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029) – The KING!!

W0CG/PJ2DX Geoff (2025, 2026)
W7BJN Brian (2025)
W7BKS Brandon (2025, 2026)
W7BVN Ron (2025)
W7DCT David (2025)
W7DRN Anita (2025)
W7GSV Robert (2025, 2026)
W7GTF Ron (2025)
W7HTA Henry
W7MEM Mark (2025)
W7PEG Peggy (2025)
W7RJR Bob (2025)
W7SCD Scott (2025)
W7SX Bob (2025)
W7UJ Ed
W8QR Moe
W8TJM Toivo (2025)
WA0WWW Jay (2025, 2026, 2027)
WA6NDR Rick (2025, 2026)
WA7AQH Del (2025, 2026)
WA7CPA Robin (2025)
WA7F David (2025, 2026)
WA7TNT David (2025)
WS7I Jay (2025)
WU7X Dale (2025, 2026, 2027, 2028)
WW5A Ken (2025, 2026)
WX7DX Karl (2025)

HONORARY MEMBER LISTING

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

SILENT KEY LISTING – former members of the SDXA

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 [email protected] if I have missed your name for the list and I’ll get it added ASAP.