Spokane DX Association

We celebrated the 16th year of SDXA at the March 1, 2018 meeting with a fabulous white cake, milk, and coffee. Here is a LINK to the story of our beginnings by Lamar WA7LT. (The birthday is really on March 16 so maybe we can celebrate twice?)

Mel N7GCO giving the presentation on DX tips and a visit to two member’s shacks

Gordon AA6TQ is gleaming over his recent WAS award while other members in the background eat their SDXA birthday cake.

Treasurer Bob N7AU,President Randy W7TJ, Harold AD7QJ, and Gary K7GS discuss the business of the meeting

President Randy W7TJ smiling while Gary AD7XG watches

Two of the top Idaho VHFers as well as HF activity: Bob K7TM and Mark W7MEM

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K7GS Station Tour

• $20 per year for an individual
• $10 for each family member after the individual pays
• Youngsters less than 19 years old are free

Due on January 1 or before. Any member not paying by March 1 will be dropped from the organization.

How To Pay:

• PayPal
• Pay by check to the SDXA’s address (at top of this page)
• Pay at the January meeting

To use PayPal, follow the directions below. If doing both a Full Membership and a Family Membership, do the the FULL MEMBERSHIP first. There is a box for the name and call of the person for the dues.

FULL MEMBER AND/OR FAMILY MEMBER :

1. Fill in your handle and call in the box.
2. Click on the FULL MEMBER $20 USD choice shown in the MEMBERSHIP TYPE drop down box to make it blue-colored.
3. Click the orange-colored ADD TO CART button. It will then take you to your Shopping Cart where you should see SDXA MEMBERSHIP DUES and a quantity of one at $20 (click on the blue “more” to see your handle and call)
4. if you are completely done, just click the orange-colored PayPal Check Out button on the right (if paying from your PayPal account) or select the Check Out Pay Without A PayPal Account using your credit card. Additional passwords or questions will occur from your financial account.

5. If you want to add a Family Membership or another Full Membership (not normal unless you are donating an extra $10 to the SDXA – thanks!!), click on CONTINUE SHOPPING which will take you back to the original buttons. Put in the name and call (if licensed) and select either Family Membership or Full membership.
6. Again, when done, just click the orange-colored PayPal Check Out button on the right (if you are paying from your PayPal account) or select the Check Out Pay Without A PayPal Account using your credit card. Additional passwords or questions will occur from your financial account.

7. When the processes are done, you should receive an email as a receipt.

Just be aware that if you are a new member, you will still need to fill out and turn in the SDXA Membership Application Form at this page. Prospective new members will be interviewed for approval.

by Randy Crews, President

• [Rare DX] It was great to hear the excitement during the room around regarding the Kosovo activation and upcoming Bouvet operation – great recaps and stories ! .

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• [Rob Fanfantr N7QT] Rob Fanfant gave a real “brass tacks” presentation on the realities of going on a DXpedition. The Mellish Reef group had to deal with tremendous heat/humidity, operating and transportation logistics, not counting the barrage of QSLs to be answered. The top ten most wanted are rare for a reason as he pointed out, activating these rare entities is difficult, expensive, and operators put themselves at personal risk as well. Rob would welcome participants as he plans to activate a few rare ones in the top most wanted over the next few years.

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• [DXpedition Funding] Gary Swartout spoke for the DX funding committee saying the groups recommendation and focus will be on supporting the smaller expeditions and DX ventures.

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• [Constitutional Amendments] Keeping with the Constitution, the proposed amendments as posted on the club website were read and will be voted upon at the March 1st meeting.

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• [2018 Dues] Please remember to pay your club dues by March 1st if you have not done so.

K7AWB
WX7B
AA6TQ
K7GS
WA0WWW
W7GSV
K7TM
W7TJ, net control

Mark your calendars: next net on March 15

(March 1) The two SDXA Constitutional Amendments needed 66% to pass, but only 62.5% were in favor, so both were not approved.

These are the proposed Constitutional Amendments proposed at the January and February, 2018 meetings by President Randy Crews. The proposed amendments were officially read at the February meeting; comments and voting will be at the March meeting.

• By Laws Article II – Attendance:

  All SDXA Members are expected to attend two (2) Meeting Events during the Calendar year; honorary members are exempt as well as members with acute physical conditions or extraordinary work requirements. Not meeting this expectation will result in review of the members application and could result in membership termination. Club officer decisions will be final.

• Bylaws – Addition of Article V Participation:

  All SDXA Members are expected to participate during the year in one of the published categories (categories may be added) or a member may develop an area of their own. Not meeting this expectation will result in review of the members application and could result in membership termination. Club Officers decisions will be final. (see next article on categories)

Active paid members will be REQUIRED to participate in one or several of these categories [Constitutional Amendment – By Laws – Addition of Article V – Participation]. In this manner, SDXA will be powered by interested, devoted, and strong membership:

1. Serve as an officer
2. Serve on a club event committee
3. Put on or contribute to putting on a club presentation
4. Host the Club DX Net
5. Host or participate in a Club member antenna party
6. Assist or serve as the Club Webmaster
7. Go on a DXpedition or operate from a unique remote QTH
8. Participate in a Club Event (Field Day, etc.) [The Annual Picnic does not count unless hosted]
9. Host a Contest at your QTH
10. Contribute contest scores to the Club’s Efforts
11. Serve as a DX Chairman/Contest Chairman/Membership Chairman, etc.
12. Serve as an Awards Chairman (DX Card Checking)
13. Serve as a VE
14. Room around – Plans for the club on something you have built for your station

(Categories may be added or developed by members or Officers)

Chuck and his new wallpaper

To see a closeup of the certificate, use this LINK

You will remember Chuck as the MC at our 2017 PNW DX Convention in Spokane