Welcome to the Spokane DX Association  

Serving Eastern Washington and North Idaho

April 2nd, 2026 in person meeting

Location: Das Stein Haus at the
Five Mile Shopping Center
1812 W. Francis Ave.

We will be getting together around 5:30PM. This will give everyone a chance to have some dinner and chat before the actual meeting.

Getting and confirming DXCC QSO’s
Randy K7TQ Coordinating

I. Getting ATNO and Band Fills in Contest

II Confirming the contacts

  • LoTW
  • QSL cards and card checkerII
  • OQRS – Club Log

III. Awards

  • DXCC
  • Trident Award
  • Challenge Award

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 – Summer picnic

Summer Picnic

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

Feb27 – Mar09

Bonaire

PJ4/WD8R

115

40 20 15m mainly; CW (15WPM) SSB perhaps FT8; 100w; holiday style operation

Feb28 – Mar12

Maldives

8Q7ZW

347

2 Ops, 160-10m, focus on low bands; CW SSB FT8

Mar01 – 14

Bouvet I

3Y0K

123

18 – 24 Ops; Helicopter, HF bands; CW, SSB FT8; FT4

Mar03 – 20

Anguilla

VP2E

105

3 Ops; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8

Mar04 – 12

Philippines

DU6/N9YU, DU6/NS3A

304

HF; CW SSB FT8 FT4

Mar04 – 19

Palau

T8OK

289

4 Ops; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY FT8

Mar04 -Apr 05

Benin

TY5FR

64

80-10m; CW SSB

Mar07 – 12

Guadeloupe

FG/HB9JAB

105

20-10m; SSB FT8

Mar08 – Apr04

Sint Maarten

PJ7AA

105

40-6m; CW, some SSB

Mar10 – 18

St Kitts & Nevis

V47JA

105

160-6m; SSB FT8; yagi, verticals

Mar13 – 15

Svalbard

JW8EKA

11

20-10m; SSB RTTY PSK31 FT8

Mar13 – 16

Ogasawara

JA0RQV/JD1

296

80-6m; FT8 FT4 CW SSB; 100w

Mar13 – 17

Guam

KH2/N9YU, KH2/NS3A

285

HF; CW SSB FT8 FT4

Mar13 – 20

Dominica

J79C

106

20-10m; SSB FT8

Mar13 – 25

Austral Is

TX5EU

210

6 Op; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; 3 stns, 24/7

Mar14 – 22

Anguilla

VP2EYO

105

40-10m; SSB FT8 CW

Mar15 – Apr03

Vanuatu

YJ1JXZ

247

80-6m

Mar 17 – 23

Mariana Is

KH0/N9YU KH0/NS3A

287

HF; CW SSB FT8 FT4

Mar 18 – 24

Jamaica

JH6GFY/6Y

119

20-10m, perhaps 40m; CW SSB FT8 FT4

Mar 18 – 25

Cape Verde Is

D44OA

77

40-6m; SSB CW FT8 RTTY; holiday style operation

Mar 18 – 31

Macao

XX9W

314

14 Ops; 160-6m; CW SSB + digital

Mar19 – 31

Sable I

CY0S

74

8+ Ops + ; HF

Mar20 – 27

Guadeloupe

FG/HB9JAB

105

20-10m; SSB FT8

Mar20 – Apr01

Bangladesh

S21WD

335

6 Ops; 160-10m, including 60m; CW SSB RTTY FT8

Mar22 -Apr 11

Samoa

5W0AF

234

40-10m, 80m in last week; SSB

Mar24 – 31

Bahamas

C6AFD

111

40-10m; SSB FT8

Mar25 -Apr 02

Martinique

FM/EA1BP

106

HF; mainly SSB

Mar26 – 30

Palau

T88KH

289

80-6m; SSB FT8

Mar30 -Apr 06

Canary Is

EA8/DA2DX

63

HF; CW SSB RTTY FT4 FT8

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The Miscellaneous Area

  • NW HAM RADIO CONVENTION & SWAP MEETS

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    LINK

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    LINK

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    1. WA7BNM
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  • 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.
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