{"id":9494,"date":"2017-12-31T11:23:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T19:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/?p=9494"},"modified":"2017-12-31T11:23:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T19:23:08","slug":"2017-annual-winter-banquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/?p=9494","title":{"rendered":"2017 ANNUAL WINTER BANQUET"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n – Lance & Karen (XYL) at 2017 banquet –<\/p>\n

LANCE COLLISTER W7GJ FROM FRENCHTOWN, MT
\ngave an excellent presentation of his EME DXeditions
\nthat activated ten islands in the South Pacific
\nentltled “THE W7GJ 6M DXING JOURNEY”<\/p>\n

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Lance has been on many DXpeditions around the world to give EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) enthusiasts a chance to work more countries on that exotic mode. Some were with the wife and one ( Clipperton Island) was with a multi-person major HF DXpedition.<\/p>\n

E51SIX<\/strong> from Cook Islands (2009)
\n3D2LR<\/strong> from Fiji (2010)
\n5WOGJ<\/strong> from Samoa (2011)
\nEM6<\/strong> from Niue (2012)
\nTX5K<\/strong> from Clipperton Island (2013)
\nKH8\/W7GJ<\/strong> from American Samoa (2014)
\nVM6<\/strong> from Micronesia (2015)
\nT8GJ <\/strong>from Palau (2016)
\nVK9CGJ<\/strong> from Cocos\/Keeling (2017)
\nVK9XGJ<\/strong> from Christmas Island (2017)<\/p>\n

The talk was well rounded for both the dedicated hams and their accompanying spouses or friends. Lance was one of the presenters at the second SDXA-sponsored PNW DX Convention in 2013 in Spokane Valley.<\/p>\n

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\nThe big 6-meter EME quad array<\/p>\n

Lance W7GJ is known around the world. He was the first ham to contact the Space Shuttle. It was in December 1983, operating from Montana as WA1JXN. Astronaut Dr. Owen Garriott, W5LFL, was contacted using a 2m EME array of 12 yagis as shuttle STS-9 passed down along the West Coast of the USA. He obtained the ARRL FFMA Award #7<\/span><\/strong><\/a> on October 13, 2015.<\/p>\n

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Lance’s DXCC totals are 191 <\/strong>on 2 meters and 204<\/strong> on 6 meters. <\/p>\n

For more information on Lance and EME, go to his personal webpage LINK<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nINTERESTED IN A 6 METER ANTENNA?<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/center>
\nHere is a ANTENNA LINK<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to the most complete listing of 6 meters antennas, supplied by VE7BQH<\/p>\n

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\nAWARDS AT THE BANQUET<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/center>
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nSTEPHEN SALA K7AWB, SDXA WEBMASTER
\nDXER OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

LIFETIME HONORARY MEMBERSHIP:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nDAN HEARN N5AR<\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nLAMAR RAY WA7LT<\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nGARY ELLIOTT K7OX<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is this all about? Here is the BEGINNINGS LINK<\/strong> <\/span><\/a> to the start of SDXA, written by Lamar WA7LT. It is self-explanatory. None of us would be reading this website if it had not been for these three gentlemen moving to Spokane to be close to their respective daughters about the same time.<\/p>\n

2017 SDXA-sponsored PNW DX Convention Chairman Randy Foltz K7TQ gave out plaque awards to his staff supporting the good results of the convention. These awards went to:<\/p>\n

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Secretary Jay WA0WWW and his award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jay Holcomb WA0WWW
\nChuck Williams KI7DG
\nMel Ming N7GCO
\nGary Bytnar AD7XG<\/p>\n

The 2017 SDXA-sponsored plaque for the winner of our special category in the Salmon Run<\/strong> contest was SDXA member Gary Swartout K7GS<\/strong>. Thanks Gary for bringing the plaque home.<\/p>\n

The category was: <\/p>\n

Single Operator
\nOperating in the ARRL EWA Section
\nUsing low power
\nDoing a Mixed Mode of two or more of the three allowed modes with a fixed percentage from the rules<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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