Archive for September, 2025

Welcome to the Spokane DX Association  

Serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho

September 15, 2025 7:00 PM on Zoom

VE7CC Workshop

By Randy K7TQ and Mel N7GCO

This is really designed for new DXers and Contesters.

Because this is a Workshop, you can follow along with us on your computer as we do the Demo and ask questions along the way.  This way you will have your version of VE7CC User set-up and ready to use in the upcoming contest season.  For the best experience, please have the VE7CC User Installation program downloaded on your computer.  The installation link is https://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/default.htm#prog

Randy, K7TQ, will LIVE DEMO

  • How to download and install VE7CC User
  • From VE7CC User’s MENU
    • How to use the Configure menu item to choose a cluster to see spots
    • How to get appropriate help from the Help menu item
  • From the many Tabs in VE7CC User
    • Settings – what you will see in the listing of spots
    • Country – what countries to choose
    • State – which states will be best for you
    • Bands – what modes the three groups of bands stand for
  • From the DX Tab
    • How to set up what information you will see
    • How to distinguish between RBN spots and ones made by humans
  • How to use VE7CC User as a front end to N3FJP or N1MM+

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83890626841?pwd=247NhkXlYytqfvR9Y3cz3aRHFLw07W.1
Meeting ID: 838 9062 6841
Passcode: 228871

Sponsored by the Spokane DX Association. All are welcome to attend the Workshop

October 2, 2025

Awards Dinner

We will be back at the Long Horn BBQ in Airway Heights

 

 

November 6, 2025

“Six Meter Long-Distance Propagation via Es and TEP during the Decline of Solar Cycle 25”

by Frank Donovan W3LPL

 

Frank was inducted into the CQ Contest Hall of Fame in 1999 and is a regular presenter at Contest
University and to radio clubs and conventions around the world. He retired 13 years ago as a Chief
Engineer at General Dynamics Corporation after a 45 year career in electronics research, development,
engineering and operations of military spaceborne, terrestrial, subterranean, seaborn and subsea
electronic systems.

 

December 4, 2025 on Zoom

 

January 8, 2026 on Zoom

E51MWA – North Cook Islands Dxpedition

By Rob N7QT and Robin WA7CPA

This is a joint meeting of the Spokane DX Association and Inland Empire VHF Club

DXCC #68 Most Wanted   IOTA: OC-014  CQ ZONE: 32  Locator: AH99

E51MWA will be activating Manihiki Atoll in the North Cook Islands October 9-20, 2025. A team of six operators will operate CW, SSB, and FT8. The team members include Robert Fanfant, N7QT who is a veteran of many DXpeditions; YL Robin Amundson, WA7CPA; Jack Prendergast, N7JP; James McDonald, KC7EFP, and Brian Moran N9ADG.

We proudly introduce our sixth team member, Violetta Latham, KN2P, a 21-year-old YL, an up-and-coming SSB contester, a pilot and flight instructor, and organizer of K3LR Team Exuberance. Following our project Violetta will fly directly to PJ2T for an all-youth contest.
Violetta and Robin will team up on the operating schedule. We believe it will be a unique pairing of two YL’s on the same operating schedule rotation on a mixed team DXpedition

 

February 5, 2026 on Zoom

CQ9A Madeira Contest Station by Chris Hurlbut-KL9A

SDXA DX NETS

DXpedition SOLICITATIONS

ALL DXpedition funding requests are to be to the SDXA President. Since funding is limited, in this manner, our SDXA Officers can give your request the consideration it deserves.

SOLAR ACTIVITY AND PROPAGATION SECTION


For additional info, try this SOLAR LINK for everything you ever wanted to know about the current Sun at the SolarHam site by VE3EN
Link to SPACEWEATHER.COM, a quick source for the daily activity on the sun
Link to NOAA SPACEWEATHER
What is this?

 

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Every tuesday   160 Meter Net on 1855 khz at 20:00 PT – winter
Every sunday    6 Meter Net on 50.140 mhz at 20:00 PT – winter
Monthly SDXA meetings; 19:00 PT unless otherwise noted
02 January  – zoom
06 February – zoom
06 March – zoom
03 April – In person only
01 May – zoom
05 June – zoom
03 July – zoom
09 August – Annual Picnic
04 September – Replaced by Antenna Shoot out
06 September – Antenna Shoot Out
02 October – Annual Awards Banquet
06 November – zoom
04 December – zoom

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Second family member – $10.
Under 19 years of age are free.
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The Miscellaneous Area

  • NW HAM RADIO CONVENTION & SWAP MEETS

    Lynn N7CFO keeps the best listing.
    More Information


Gary Bytnar AD7XG

  • IA ETHICS OPER PROCEDURES

    LINK

  • OUTSIDE HELP IN ANTENNAS & TOWERS

    LINK

  • CONTESTING LINKS

    There are a lot of links to contesting activities in the DX/Contesting drop down menu above the 24-hour clock on the right of this page. But here are a couple of the best.
    1. WA7BNM
    2. CONTESTING.COM

  • INTERNET ENTITY PRONOUNCER

    How do you pronounce a DX entity’s name? Here is a link to the pronouncing. There is also a audio link to a human voice saying the entity’s name correctly. This authority is the 3rd edition Merriam Webster Geographical Dictionary. Covering only legitimate countries, it does not cover non-country ARRL entities.
    More Information

 

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