Spokane DX Association

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018
NEW CHAIRPERSON SELECTED

The September Hamfest at University High School in Spokane Valley is on again, after some searching for a new Chairperson. Long time Chairperson Betsy Ashleman N7WRQ reported today (Jan 12) that Dave Carleton K7DSR, from Spokane Valley, and President of the IEVHF Radio Amateurs, has bravely stepped forward to take over these responsibilities. She is providing him with a rough draft of the initial planning procedures, along with a listing of all the committee members. As the new Chairperson, he can use as much support and volunteers as possible. You?

Lamar Ray WA7LT, Betsy N7WRQ, and Wilse Morgan WX7P (sk) shown in 2008 at award ceremony honoring Betsy.

Gary at the January, 2017 SDXA meeting

The 2017 plaque

Back in September, 2017, during the Salmon Run contest, Gary scored the most points in the category for which the SDXA gives a plaque.

Congratulations to Gary. It’s been a long time since a SDXA member won our plaque. Gary also had the high score for Spokane County. Incidentally, Gary is on the ARRL DXCC Number 1 Honor Roll!

Gary’s statistics:

384 QSOs
58 multipliers
60,182 points

The plaque is given to the highest score satisfying these parameters:

• Single Operator operation
• using Low Power
• Operating in the ARRL EWA Section
• Mixed mode (two or more modes [phone, CW, & digital], at least 5% of score in the smallest one)

SDXA took 3rd in the club scores with a total of 198,262 points only bested by the Radio Club of Redmond and the South Hill Contest Club.

The entire Salmon Run scores for all entrants are at this 2017 WWDXC Salmon Run Winners LINK

Here is a LINK to all the past winners and their scores

Mark in his shack

the prized certificate for 100 unique DX entities worked

The little pistol station, using a very basic SteppIR DB18 trombone antenna at 30 feet; Gary AD7XG on the tower

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SDXA has sponsored a plaque since the beginning of the organization. To win it, one must score the highest number of points in the following category:

Single Operator
Low Power – 100 watts or less
Operate in the EWA Section of the ARRL exclusively
Enter in Mixed Mode (two or more of the multiple modes and meet the percentage requirements in the Salon Run rules

Here are the past winners of the plaque:

2003 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (84,416 points)
2004 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (131,080 points)
2005 GARY ELLIOTT K7OX, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER – SK) (170,154 points)
2006 GARY ELLIOTT K7OX, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER – SK) (172,800 points)
2007 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (104,140 points)
2008 WILSE MORGAN WX7P, RICE (SDXA MEMBER – SK) (124,992 points)
2009 GARY ELLIOTT K7OX, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER – SK) (261,236 points)
2010 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (172,264 points)
2011 RICK OLSEN N6NR, TIETON (245,096 points)
2012 RICK WERNER K7UK, WALLA WALLA (77,595 points)
2013 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (132,653 points)
2014 LAMAR RAY WA7LT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER -SK) (160,630 points)
2015 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (52,976 points)
2016 GENE BYE W7WMO, EPHRATA (97,430 points)
2017 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (60,162 points)
2018 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (97,527 points)
2019 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (119,818 points)
2020 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (166,820 points)
2021 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (93,862 points)
2021 Laszlo Vegh OM2VL Slovak Republic, DX Top Score (6,829) also from SDXA
2022 not given out, no ‘ewa’ winner, see next.
2022 GARY SWARTOUT, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) 124,340)
note: Gary won for overall state of WA, given out by Cascade Radio Club (Everett)
2023 GARY SWARTOUT K7GS, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) (15,542 points)
2024 GARY SWARTOUT K7GS, SPOKANE (SDXA MEMBER) ( 128,265 points) <<< pending / tbd

Here are some of the winners of the SDXA-sponsored plaque.

2003-2004-2007-2010-2013-2015-2016 W7WMO Gene Bye from Ephrata, WA

2005-2006-2009 K7OX Gary Elliott from Spokane County (SDXA member)

2008 WX7P Wilse Morgan from Rice, WA (SDXA member)

2011 N6NR Rick Olsen from Tieton, WA, operating from station W7YKM

2012 K7UK Rick Werner from Walla Walla, WA

2014 WA7LT Lamar Ray from Spokane County (SDXA member)

2017 -2018 K7GS Gary Swartout from Spokane (SDXA member)