Spokane DX Association

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President Chris WX7B presenting to Lamar WA7LT

The award: Meritorious Service Award 2016…..Lamar Ray WA7LT
Thank You for Your Years of Service and Support as a Charter Member to the Spokane DX Association

Lamer WA7LT was awarded this plaque at the December Banquet, but could not attend. He was given it at the January meeting which he attended. It was good to see Lamar again. For a long time, Lamar had the only HF Multi-Op station in Spokane County until he moved to assisted living in the Spokane Valley. Here are a few pictures from his past.

Lamar wins the 2014 SDXA-sponsored EWA Salmon Run plaque

Lamar (right side) and Jim K9JF, former ARRL NW Division Director

A multi-op 48 hour contest operation at Lamar’s former QTH. Operators are (left to right) Steve K7AWB, Kirk K7EKM, Randy K7TQ, and Lamar WA7LT

In front of his antennas

Lamar at one of his former operating positions

At the January meeting, Charter member and high scoring George Tuncil W6AEA was granted Honorary Membership. This type of membership is given rarely only to great contributors to the Association. Most of the recent high scores from SDXA in the NW Challenge Cup competition were from George also. Congratulations to George who teasingly says he is just a “little pistol.” George has moved to the West side.

Here is the WRTC 2018 LINK to their website and the rules.

Remember that the winning team from the last event (in new England, USA in 2014) included Chris Hurlbut KL9A, a former member of SDXA. The ARRL-sponsored contest called the IARU HF World Championship is held each July and coincides with the WRTC event every four year.

Previous WRTC events:

• 1990 Seattle
• 1996 San Francisco
• 2000 Slovenia
• 2002 Finland
• 2006 Brazil
• 2010 Russia
• 2014 New England, USA