Welcome to the Spokane DX Association  

Serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho

May 7th, 2026 on Zoom
TBD

June 4, 2026 on Zoom

World Team Radio Championship
by Pat Barkey N9RV

Pat Barkey N9RV, is a Contest Hall of Famer and one of the world’s most respected amateur radio contesters. He is the past editor of the National Contest Journal and is a frequent speaker at Contest University. He is also an active member of CWops and President of the Big Sky Contesters.

This upcoming WTRC will be his fifth (1996, 2002, 2006, 2018 and 2026).

Pat works as a research director at the University of Montana in Missoula.

June 27-28, 2026

ARRL Field Day led by Jim Monroe N7ESU

July 2, 2026 Zoom

80/160 Inverted L with Folded Counterpoise

by Bill Eisinger AA7X

Bill, who is a retired electrical engineer and lives in Boise with 336 confirmed entities, will share about his 80/160 Inverted L Antenna over a FCP (Folded Counterpoise). The FCP is the concept of K2AV. This is a way to get a good ground plane under a 80/160 antenna when you do not have room for an extensive radial field.

 

August 08, 2026 (Sat.)

Summer Picnic

LOCATION: Jeff Banke’s (Greenbluff, WA)

September 12, 2026 (Sat.)

2nd SDXA Antenna Shootout

LOCATION: Gary Bytnar’s Antenna Farm (West of Davenport, WA)

Awards Dinner

October 1, 2026 – Awards Dinner

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
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JOIN THE SDXA

Regular dues – $20 per person.
Second family member – $10.
Under 19 years of age are free.
DUES LINK.
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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