{"id":7940,"date":"2017-08-03T10:53:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T18:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/?p=7940"},"modified":"2019-08-05T17:31:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T01:31:15","slug":"2017-meeting-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/?p=7940","title":{"rendered":"2017 MEETING PRESENTATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nJanuary<\/strong> —– Video of the 2005 Kerguelen FT5XO DXpedition
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February<\/strong> —– Steve W7VI gave a presentation on the 30 meter band.<\/p>\n

March<\/strong> —–Celebration of the SDXA’s 15th birthday (for March 16); DVD on vintage WWII radio assembly at a Hallicrafter plant; Dick W7BHP showed some of his WWII radios.
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April<\/strong> —– Vice-President Steve W7VI gave a discussion called: How to begin the art of DXing and contesting<\/strong>. It was about how the set up and start an operational DX station and work it into a small contest station, in particular, he discussed the SOTA activity which allows new hams (or experienced) to work mainly QRP from mountains, using small antennas and battery power. <\/p>\n

May<\/strong> —– Bob Zavrel W7SX gave a presentation on antenna apertures. Further information on the topic and other antenna theory topics can be found in his ARRL published book entitled “Antenna Physics: An Introduction.”
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June<\/strong> —– Bob Zavrel W7SX gave part 2 of his presentation on antennas. <\/p>\n

July <\/strong>—– Steve W7VI presented his SOTA Operation with Mike K6MW. SOTA is the Summits On The Air program.<\/p>\n

August<\/strong> —– Annual Summer Picnic at Shadle Park; 3rd SDXA-sponsored PNW DX Convention at the Hotel RL.
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\nSeptember —– Randy Cruz W7TJ presented a state-of-the-club session with constructive ideas on improving the organization.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>October<\/strong> —– A skype presentation from Tim Duffy K3LR on DX’ing on a Budget<\/em>. Thank’s Tim for staying up so late in PA.<\/p>\n

November<\/strong> —– A DVD on the VK0IR DXpedition.<\/p>\n

December<\/strong> —– The Annual Awards Banquet at the Airway Heights Longhorn Barbecue; a live presentation by Lance W7GJ from Montana on his many 6 meter EME DXpeditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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