Spokane DX Association

GARY BYTNAR AD7XG

Gary can be reached at (provided by the ARRL):

Gary Bytnar, AD7XG
26450 Steret Road N.
Davenport WA 99122
Day Phone: (509) 725-0059
[email protected]

BRUCE WADE N7ZA BECOMES EWA CARD CHECKER

Both Gary and Bruce can check DXCC, WAS, VUCC, and WAC awards for the ARRL. 160 meter DXCC cards must be checked by a card checker who has gotten their own 160 meter DXCC award. Neither of these men have that yet.

The Clublog website gives you the ability to select various geographical areas to see their Most Wanted List. This is the one most closest to us. This is a listing of only the TOP 20 out of all the entities. Clublog has the complete listing for you.

1. SV/A MOUNT ATHOS
2. FT5/W CROZET ISLAND
3. P5 DPRK (NORTH KOREA)

4. 3Y/B BOUVET ISLAND BOUVET LINK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Release #7
August 22, 2017

This Press Release is meant to be an update to our many financial supporters in the DX community and others who may be considering supporting our efforts to activate the # 2 DXCC most wanted— BOUVET Island. Our fund-raising began about this time last year, so we have been at it for 12 months. We are extremely grateful for the excitement, encouragement and actual contributions that have come our way. It has truly been amazing to see how the DX community has stepped up to help “make this happen”.

We believe that we have negotiated a contract with our transportation partners that gives us a good idea of what our costs will ultimately be. This expense represents most of our overall costs. Regarding the remainder of our budget, cost control is a daily challenge and a priority for leadership and the team. We take it very seriously. However, recently we made a couple of changes affecting the expense side of our equation. This accounts for a small 3% increase in our overall costs, but will make life on Bouvet safer and more comfortable. We have decided to add a second Operating shelter (OP B) and a third sleeping shelter (Sleep C). This will allow us to have more room to place our 14 one-KW stations (12 HF and 2 EME) and to separate the operating modes. This will make our 14-16 estimated days of 24/7 operating more comfortable and less challenging. The bottom line is we have a small percentage increase in costs, but the on-island benefits are well worth the extra expense.

In summary, looking at our income from the Operating Team itself, the DX Foundations, DX Clubs and individual DXers worldwide and our estimates of what our costs will turn out to be, we feel we are in a good and enviable position…but we are still short over $100,000. With this in mind, we are continuing to ask for your financial support. You may visit our DXpedition website www.bouvetdx.org and click on a “donate” button.

Many thanks, CU in the pileups!

73,
Bob-K4UEE
Ralph-KØIR
Erling-LA6VM

5. FT/G GLORIOSO ISLAND
6. YK SYRIA
7. EZ TURKMENISTAN
8. ZS8 PRINCE EDWARD & MARION ISLANDS
9. FT5/X KERGUELEN ISLAND
10. T5 SOMALIA
11. BV9P PRATAS ISLAND
12. BS7H SCARBOROUGH REEF
13. 5A LIBYA
14. CE0X SAN FELIX ISLANDS
15. 3A MONACO
16. VK0M MACQUARIE ISLAND
17. PY0T TRINDADE & MARTIM VAZ ISLANDS
18. E4 PALESTINE
19. AP PAKISTAN

20. KH1 BAKER HOWLAND ISLANDS BAKER HOWLAND LINK

August 25, 2017

The Dateline DX Association is very pleased to announce significant progress in our planning to operate in 2018 from KH1, Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge, the 4th most wanted entity in the DXCC program. We have executed a charter agreement with a ship, the Nai’a out of Fiji with an anticipated arrival at the refuge during the 3rd week of June, 2018. We intend to be at the refuge a total of 12 days with 10 days of operations. This ship and dates were chosen in consultation with the US Fish and Wildlife service based on availability of their resource monitor, avoidance of the cyclone season, and Nai’a availability. Propagation forecasts look favorable for HF to Western Europe (a large target audience for us) during this time as well.

As with any DXpedition to the really rare ones, this will be another large budget operation. The 11 ham team will contribute over 50% of the expected budget of $400,000. You can help make this DXpedition happen by visiting our new website, http://www.baker2018.net/ and contributing today. We wish to thank the US Fish and Wildlife Service for their trust in our group to safely and responsibly activate this rare location.

Co-Leaders:
Don Greenbaum, N1DG
Tom Harrell, N4XP
Kevin Rowett, K6TD

Got the details from Chuck KI7DG. Don was a member of SDXA from Omak. His wife is Terry N7IHM. Here is his OBITUARY LINK:

THE 2016-2017 PNW CHALLENGE CUP TROPHY WAS WON BY THE WILLAMETTE DX CLUB OF PORTLAND

SEVERAL OF OUR SDXA MEMBERS WON SIGNIFICANT PRIZES

NEXT YEAR’S CONVENTION IS IN VANCOUVER, BC IN AUGUST

MANY THANKS TO THE IDAHO DX ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR CO-SPONSORSHIP OF THE CONVENTION

PICTURES FROM THE CONVENTION:

Chuck Williams KI7DG was MC and Announcer for the convention.

The A/V men: Mel Ming N7GCO and Del Morissette WA7AQH.

Rick Roderick K5UR, President of the ARRL, presenting “The DXCC Program.”

Jay Townsend WS7I presenting “Remote RTTY Contesting from W4AAW.”

The Willamette DX Club wins the Challenge Cup Traveling Trophy for the ten-contest event between PNW DX Clubs. IDXA President Emmett Mccormick NA7EM presents the trophy to WVDXC President Mike Ritz W7VO.

Super raffle ticket salesman Dale Avery WU7X sells multiple strips of raffle tickets. He was a “go-getter” in this endeavor.

SDXA President Chris Pritchard WX7B chats with Goeff Howard W0CG/PJ2DX/PJ2T. Geoff was one of the seminar presenters.

SDXA President Chris Pritchard WX7B presents a special plaque to Convention Chairman Randy Foltz K7TQ for thanks for the convention.

Gary AD7XG doing the climbing

BRINGING DOWN THE STEPPIR DB12 BEAM
AT MARK K7HPT’S QTH FOR A SWR PROBLEM

Here is Gary AD7XG on the way up the Rohn 45

The beam is down and a lonely tower

The crew, left to right: Mark K7HPT, Randy W7TJ, and Gary AD7XG. Photographer Steve K7AWB behind the camera.

He took his novice test from Al William Beck W7EQM in Page, Id. He received his KN7AWB license on July 29, 1957 in Osburn, ID. Al’s initials are AWB and that is lottery odds that Steve’s call contain Al’s initials, a long time before vanity licensing. Here are a couple of photos from that era.

An Allied Radio Knight Kit T-50 transmitter, a National SW-54 receiver, and a Heath Kit Q-multiplier. On top of the receiver is a grid modulator I built from the Handbook to get on AM phone. The wall proved incapable of holding all the QSL cards eventually.

A little later, He had upgraded to a Central electronics 20A SSB transmitter, converted his T-50 transmitter to a 50 watt amplifier for the 20A, and converted his Knight Kit VFO to a 9MHz output for the 20A. A Heath Kit Grid Dip Oscillator and phone patch were added along with the super Hallicrafters SX-99 receiver.

Gary AD7XG shows off his Yaseu FTDX1200 transceiver recently won at the 2017 PNW DX Convention in Spokane