Spokane DX Association

2007 SALMON RUN RESULTS ARE IN – SEE LINK

…. Gene W7WMO wins SDXA EWA plaque for 3rd time
…. Wilse WX7P wins Stevens County
…. Randy K7TQ wins WA QRP and Spokane County

Randy K7TQ shows off his Salmon Run package of real salmon in his shack. More details on his QRP wins at K7TQ LINK

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copyright AmericanRadio Relay League.
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Barb KE7AJ featured on cover of February 2008 QST magazine.
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The K7SDX Cluster is now working both rf, 144.930 MHz and on Telnet:
telnet k7sdx.no-ip.org 7300

This is a DXSpider Cluster and the User Manual is available at:
www.dxcluster.org/main/usermanual_en.html

There is limited email and the ability for “TALK” messages to those connected for quick messages to each other. You can use VE7CC’s AR User program to connect to the cluster also by adding the telnet address above to the program. If anyone needs help doing this, let me know and I’ll help you get setup.
73 Wayne WA1PMA

Wayne WA1PMA (left) is presented with the 2007 SDXA DXers of the Year plaque by President Gary K7OX (right) at the annual Awards Banquet, December 6

NEW DX COUNTRY EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 14

The ARRL DXCC Desk announces the addition of St Barthelemy (FJ) to the DXCC List, making the island entity number 338 with an effective date of 14 December, 2007. Cards with contacts dated December 14, 2007 or after will be accepted for DXCC credit.

Outgoing 2007 President Lamar WA7LT (left) receives a plaque of appreciation from 2008 new President Gary K7OX (right) at the annual Awards Banquet, December 6

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Wayne WA1PMA receives both 160 meters and 30 meters DXCC certificates. Congratulations to a job well done.
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The 2007 Annual Awards Banque was held at the Perkins Restaurant & Bakery at 12 E. Olive in Spokane on Thursday, December 6, 2007. The doors opened up for a social at 6:00 and dinner was at 7:00.

Our program was DXing and Traveling in Syria by Al Rovner, K7AR, of Vancouver, WA. This presentation covered the YK9A DXpedition to Syria in February of 2001. The slide presentation and discussion covered the planning, logistics and operation of the expedition, plus visits to several historic and archaeological sites within Syria.

Here are some past images of Al.
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Al K7AR at the Montana station of W7LR in Bozeman.
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Al K7AR vacationing at Yellowstone.
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Al was licensed in 1971, and:
• is an avid DXer
• is a serious contester
• handles “Z” suffix QSL cards for the W7 QSL Bureau
• is an ARRL DXCC QSL card Field Checker
• has operated the Portland area packet cluster since 1993
• travels about once per year on a DXpedition or contest trip
• manages the NW DX Convention in Portland every third year
• runs DX Northwest at http://www.k7ar.net/
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Al works for Sharp Corporation as a software engineer and holds a BSEE degree from Drexel University and a MSCS degree from Oregon Graduate Institute.

Dinner was a buffet style meal consisting of ham and turkey, dressing and potatoes, coffee or tea, etc. for $14.50 which included the gratuity. At an added expense, the Restaurant provided individuals with beer, wine, or alternate beverages.

Plaques were presented to Lamar WA7LT as outgoing 2007 SDXA President, Wayne WA1PMA as SDXA DXer of the year, and Gary K7OX for his win in the September 2006 Salmon Run contest.

President …………. Gary K7OX
Vice-President …… Randy K7TQ
Treasurer …………. Kirk K7EKM
Secretary …………. Jay WA0WWW

2007 CQ 160 METER CONTEST RESULTS IN CQ MAGAZINE, DECEMBER ISSUE
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In the phone contest, Gary K7OX took top honors in the entire CQ Zone 3 and Washington state in the Single Operator, High Power category with 90,706 points from 610 QSOs. His showing netted him another plaque donated by N4TMW.

In the cw contest, Lamar WA7LT took top honors from Washington state in the Single Operator, High Power category for highest score of 141,470 points from 824 QSOs and wins a certificate. Gary K7OX took top honors from Washington state in the Multi-Operator category for highest score with 198,288 points from 890 QSOs and wins a certificate.

The SDXA took 43rd place out of 74 in the club competition where the scores of both the cw and phone contests were combined. All clubs compete equally; there are no club divisions as in the ARRL. Our club score of 541,439 was more than the either score from the Western Washington DX Club (333,363) or the Willamette Valley DX Club (62,959).

There were 9 entries in the combination of both contests from SDXA members. Congratulations to all.

cw results can be found at CW LINK

phone results can be found at SSB LINK

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TOWERS RISE AT K7AWB

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED AT K7AWB
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KIRK K7EKM PERFORMS THE WRAP-THE-ARMS-AROUND-THE-TOWER MANEUVER DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A STEPPIR ANTENNA AT GARY’S K7GS
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THE NEW ANTENNA AT K7GS
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The 40-meter 4-square array in the foreground at the QTH of Wilse WX7P in Rice, WA
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Overlooking the Columbia River from the 4-square array at the QTH of Wilse WX7P
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Wilse WX7P and Wayne WA1PMA operating during the 2007 CQ Worldwide SSB DX contest
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Wilse WX7P and Gary K7OX operating during the October, 2007 CQ Worldwide SSB DX contest
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More Wilse WX7P and Gary K7OX in the contest
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ANNUAL SDXA SUMMER PICNIC AT HOME OF WU7X

DIGGING TOWARDS CHINA – DISCOVERS FRACTURED BASALT
Steve K7AWB finally digs his first tower hole by hand. Says, “Never again!” Hires backhoe to finish job.