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

III. Awards

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 02, 2026

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 08, 2026 (Sat)

Summer Picnic

LOCATION: Jeff Banke’s, NZ2S, in Greenbluff

September 12, 2026 (Sat.)

2nd SDXA Antenna Shootout

LOCATION: Gary Bytnar’s, AD7XG, Antenna Farm (West of Davenport, WA)

Awards Dinner

October 1, 2026 (thursday) – Awards Dinner

DXpedition SOLICITATIONS

ALL DXpedition funding requests are to be to the SDXA President. Since funding is limited, in this manner, our SDXA Officers can give your request the consideration it deserves.

SOLAR ACTIVITY AND PROPAGATION SECTION


For additional info, try this SOLAR LINK for everything you ever wanted to know about the current Sun at the SolarHam site by VE3EN
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Second family member – $10.
Under 19 years of age are free.
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The Miscellaneous Area


Gary Bytnar AD7XG

 

 


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