This month the WWDXC club encourages members to participate in the Pacific Northwest DX Convention. As a result, the next regular club meeting will be in September. The PNW DX Convention begins on Saturday, August 7th at 9:00am PDT and runs until 5:15pm. Register before August 6th if you want to be included in prize drawings, with an… Read More »
On July 13th, our regular monthly meeting will feature Scott Honaker, N7SS. Scott is a well loved fixture within the PNW VHF ham radio community. He is a founding member of the Microhams radio club, the Pacific Northwest VHF Society, and is a current vice-chair of the Western Washington Amateur Relay Association (WWARA) which coordinates repeaters and spectrum… Read More »
On June 8th, our regular monthly meeting will feature Dino Papas, KLØS, a frequent QST and On The Air author and contributor. Dino has been a ham for over 51 years. He holds a BSEE degree from the University of California at Davis and a Masters of Engineering Management degree from The George Washington University, although for 26… Read More »
The May 11th meeting features Mike Ritz, W7VO, the Director for the Northwest Division of the ARRL and a Director of the ARRL Foundation. He will be discussing a topic near and dear to our hearts: HF Noise Mitigation. This will be an educational seminar to help both new and experienced amateurs who are on HF and finding… Read More »
Summer and VHF season is nearly here! On April 13th, please join us for camaraderie and hear Craig Thompson, K9CT, talk about VHF station building for DX/Awards and Contesting. Craig will share some thoughts about construction, contests and strategy from a high power fixed station perspective. Craig has a distinguished history within ham radio as an ARRL Contest… Read More »
On March 9th, please join us for camaraderie and hear Hal Turley, W8HC, talk about the Radio In a Box (RIB) setup that was used recently in the CQ WW CW Contest as well as the ARRL 160 meters contest. This setup features an entire station (transceiver, power supply, amp, etc.) that is packed into a single Pelican… Read More »
Join us at our February 9th online meeting at 7pm, when Ward Silver, N0AX, will present “What Does Your Antenna Analyzer Measure – And Why?” Well known as an ARRL Contributing Editor and author of many books and articles, Ward grew up as a WWDXC member, gaining his novice license in 1972. A meeting invitation will sent out… Read More »
Please join us online for the January 12th meeting at 7pm. Our guest speaker will be John Miller, K6MM, who is currently President of the Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF). John’s presentation will be “K5P DXpedition: The Cursed Paradise of Palmyra Atoll” John says: “I’ve customized this presentation to focus a lot on the interesting back story of… Read More »
Our December meeting on Tuesday, December 8th, will be a social round-robin affair via Zoom, in lieu of our annual Holiday Dinner Party. We still have club business to complete, including the election of the 2021 club officers and 2 director positions. The Directors will serve 3 year terms. The Club President will send out invitations. If you… Read More »
Bob Brehm, AK6R/Chief Engineer of Palomar Engineers, on Quick and Easy Solutions to RFI. Is your transmitter the SOURCE of RFI affecting electronic devices in your own house or your neighbor’s house? Would you like to find a quick and easy solution so you can have more time to operate and enjoy ham radio rather than troubleshooting RFI… Read More »