Spokane DX Association

PNW trophy: high score:
George W6AEA 9,285,004 points

PNW trophy: active in all 10 contests:
Jay WA0WWW (40 of 40)
George W6AEA
Merle K7EIQ

Did anyone remember that the first SDXA meeting was on April 11, 2002? That makes this year (2012) the tenth anniversary of the organization.

More information from WA7LT

During the recent reorganization of the Pacific NW VHF Society, the following officers were appointed:

Mark W7MEM as Idaho Director
Mark K7HPT as EWA Director.

Steve K7AWB, Wilse WX7P, and Carl KE7KPO are also members.

More information.

An Allied Radio Knight Kit T-50 Transmitter (50 watts from an 807, cw only and crystal controlled).
A Grid Modulator I built from the Handbook and it worked! Plug it into the key jack and use the microphone.
Heath Kit Q-multiplier for helping the National SW-54 Receiver (which today is really primitive!).
Home brew Power Supply for the Grid Modulator.
J-38 key.
Antenna was a long wire going out a hole in the wall below the window sill.
Notice the cup of coffee on the right side; I haven’t quit since.
Picture taken in December, 1957. That’s the month I got my Conditional License for phone and got to drop the N out of my license (KN7AWB > K7AWB.

If you have a picture from your younger days, email it to me as a jpg attachment and I’ll put it in the queue. Tell me the date, location, equipment, etc. Send to: [email protected]
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Mirabeau in the Spokane Valley

The 2013 Convention website is up although not much has been posted yet. The site will be filled in as more information becomes available. And the “look and feel” of the site will change in the coming months. A permanent link to the convention website is on the right side of this page below the NEXT MEETING information.

The results are in. Here is how our gang did:

K7SDX club group…..1052 points…..category 2A…..310 QSOs…..Low Power…..30 participants…..3rd place in EWA Section and 17th place in Northwestern Division in 2A category
W6AEA George…..2332 points…..category 1D…..1141 QSOs…..High Power…..single operator….1st place in EWA Section and in Northwestern Division in 1D category
K7EIQ Merle…..250 points…..category 1D…..50 QSOs…..Low Power…..single operator…..3rd place in EWA Section and 17th place in Northwestern Division in 1D category

Here is the LINK to the database at ARRL.

My latest use of the new online application process produced the following results:

10/22 Monday: Date the envelope with my printed list of contacts was received at ARRL HQ – sent in by the local card checker
10/31 Wednesday: Date the application was processed by HQ
11/1 Thursday: Date I discovered the cards were accepted at HQ and results posted on my LOTW matrix (I checked for it every day – hihi)
11/3 Saturday: Date I received the printed DXCC Award Credit Slip with costs and results in the mail

That sure beats the old way of waiting months!! This is the only way that you can now submit cards to a local card checker or HQ; it required entering the card information into a computer database form (on the ARRL website) which is saved for your future use when you log out. I personally log each card on the form as I receive them until I make the decision to make an official card submittal through one of the three local card checkers. Here is the link to the ONLINE FORM. Try it! You will be amazed.

Steve K7AWB

Elections were held at the November meeting. Three current officers were returned to office, but we have a new Vice-President (and former Vice-President and 2013 SDXA Convention Chairman) Randy Foltz K7TQ. Congratulations to all and our thanks to retiring Vice-President Chris Pritchard WX7B.

reelected President Wayne WA1PMA and new Vice-President Randy K7TQ

reelected Secretary Jay WA0WWW

reelected Treasurer Gary K7GS (shown standing left at a past Awards Banquet)

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Randy W7TJ

Randy Crews W7TJ gave a great presentation on the poor HF propagation that we will probably experience for the rest of this sunspot cycle #24 and even into the next one #25 in 11-13 years. He used the term “Propagation Winter” to describe the predicted low activity. He also presented a handout of propagation websites that give information on what the sun is doing.

Here is a link to his PROPAGATION HANDOUT.

Thanks to Randy W7TJ for the well presented program!

The Clark County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) sponsors a certificate for working all Washington counties. Here is a link to the CERTIFICATE RULES.

Spokane Hamfest - September 22, 2012

Dick W7BHP and new member Bob K7TM

Card checking at the 2012 Spokane Hamfest - Jay WS7I and Wayne WA1PMA

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Chris KL9A

Chris says that he is responsible for answering any email questions concerning the contest and will do the writeup in the NCJ (National Contest Journal) magazine.

Here is a link to the NAQP contest rules: NAQP

Chris’s NAQP email is: EMAIL LINK

Chris can be seen busily working at the Rosauers on West Francis.

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Here Gary (left) is receiving a certificate at the 2011 Awards Banquet for being the 2011 winner of the SDXA Marathon in the Unlimited, non-working Ham class from Secretary Jay WA0WWW (right)

The ARRL listing can be seen at this Mixed Honor Roll LINK

Congratulations Gary!! His numbers are 331/340 which means 331 active confirmed and 340 total (active and deleted) confirmed

2011 plaque — SDXA sponsored

The 2012 Salmon Run contest (Washington State QSO Party) is over and several locals were heard in the contest. There was a new rule change affecting us.

SDXA sponsors a plaque in the this contest for the high score in the Low Power, Single Operator, EWA based, Mixed Mode category. What does this category mean?

-Low Power = 100 watts or less
-Single Operator = one operator, no help from others (food delivery is OK)
-EWA based = Station must be located in the ARRL-defined EWA Section
-Mixed Mode = Mixed-mode entries make contacts using more than one mode (Phone, CW, Digital). To be eligible for an Award, a mixed-mode entry must have a minimum of 5% of the total contacts on a second or a combination of second and third modes. This is a new rule to help the small Mixed Mode entrants who previously had to make at least 10 contacts in an alternate mode.

The Salmon Run is sponsored by our friends in Seattle, the Western Washington DX Club (WWDXC). Info on the contest can be found at this SALMON RUN LINK.

Previous winners of the SDXA-sponsored plaque are:

2003-2004-2007-2010 W7WMO Gene Bye from Ephrata
2005-2006-2009 K7OX Gary Elliott from Spokane County (SDXA member)
2008 WX7P Wilse Morgan from Rice (SDXA member)
2011 W7YKM Rick Olsen (N6NR) from Tieton
2012 WILL YOU BE LISTED HERE??

John announced today his receipt of his new plaque. He joins Wayne WA1PMA, George W6AEA, and Steve K7AWB who also have achieved the honor and plaque. If we missed any others with this honor, let the webmaster know. Notice John’s neat tower and antenna in the background.

The rules for the ARRL DXCC Challenge Award are at this CHALLENGE LINK.