SADXA-Southern Arizona DX Association

WELCOME TO THE

SOUTHERN ARIZONA DX ASSOCIATION
TUCSON - WS7DX

CLUB
OFFICERS
2020

PRESIDENT
Alan Komenski - AC2K

VICE PRESIDENT
Dennis Dismachek - N6ITY

SECRETARY/TREASURER
Mike Casey - W7TUS

APPOINTED
POSITIONS
2019

SOCIAL DIRECTOR
Bruce Betterley - WA1BZQ

ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR
Carl Foster - KB7AZ

WEBMASTER
John Slusser - WD7F
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No-Fee Testing
Upgraded the next day!
Hardesty Multi-Service Center
1100 S Alvernon Way
@ E 22nd St
2nd Monday Each Month
7:00 - 7:30 PM Check-In
www.k7rst.org
[email protected]
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RFI Representative
Scott Dickerson
520-275-9563

TEP Shop
520-745-7179

RFI Representative
Dave Walk
520-840-3315
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CURRENT INFO

ALL HAMS ARE ELIGIBLE

The SADXA meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the located at 6541 E Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson 85715 and the doors open at 5:00 PM. Click on map for directions.

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The President's Comments

Happy New Year to all of you. After another great meeting this month, we got a small taste of the activity some of you had for our club DX Challenge. Classes for entry are listed on the club web page. Please submit your score, in a single category, by the end of this month. High scores from members will be posted next month and again at the February SADXA meeting. I will try to get certificates prepared by the next meeting, time permitting, or by the end of February. you can send your scores by e-mail to me at [email protected].

I'd like to have a discussion early this year about structuring a challenge for this year. Please bring your thoughts on any changes you would like to see for discussion in February.

I want to thank you for your election of SADXA officers for 2020. I am pleased to serve as your president for another year. And I know that Dennis Dismachek, N6ITY, your new Vice President and Mike Casey, W7TUS, both look forward to serving SADXA this year. And I don't want to forget thanking Bruce Betterly for agreeing to continue serving as Social Chairman for another year.

The Board of Officers will be meeting shortly to develop club goals for 2020. Among them will be to continue to find ways to encourage participation of the members in working DX throughout the year and, to provide meaningful monthly programs relevant to the DX aspect of our shared hobby.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our next meeting.

Alan Komenski - AC2K

Frank Wargocki - N7FG (SK)

Frank Wargocki passed away peacefully at home on October 3, 2020. He was born in 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Wargocki, Sr. Frank is survived by Patricia, his wife of 51 years, as well as two sons Mike and Steve and their wives Cindy and Caryn, plus four grandchildren: Alex, Cara, Ben and Julianna. His loved ones also include countless relatives and friends.

Family life was important to Frank and he devoted lots of time with them traveling, hiking, fishing, jeeping, and exploring museums and national parks. He was an accomplished pianist and shared his love of music with his wife, sons and grandchildren. He was also a Lector at church, a Soccer referee and Scout leader for many years and loved exploring the Rocky Mountains through hiking and camping trips with his family.

Frank had a Ph.D. in Physics and spent most of his career in the space and defense industries, with a primary focus on optics, physics, engineering and math. His hobbies included astronomy, music and amateur radio. Over the years, he enjoyed ham radio contests and made contacts with people all over the world.

Frank is remembered for his quick wit and ability to make people laugh. He was a true old-fashioned gentleman who was modest about his achievements and enjoyed encouraging others as a mentor and friend.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity.

Editors Note: The meeting for June was successful with AC2K- Alan at the helm. There have been some problems with the downloading and installation of Zoom by some due to the bogus site that installs a bunch of software on your machine. Just make sure you use thee zoom.US. There should be only one entry in your installed files.

Next Meeting
16 July 2020

TBD

Last Meeting
18 June 2020

AC2K - Alan opened the meeting saying the presentation would be first and then we could have a discussion. Other thatn Alan saying he has 155 countries now, mostly on 20 meters, there were no .

SADXA Presents

Through the medium of , we had a very interesting presentation by K5GS - Gene abount his VP8PJ South Orkney DXpedition. Gene said he'd been on five DXpeditions since 2012 and this one was pretty difficult but was successful thanks to the efforts of K6NRJ - Nigel Jolly and the Braveheart. We've seen hime many times on these extreme Southern Hemisphere DXpeditions. If you missed this presentation, you missed a good one.

FINAL COMMENT

Please send your DXploits to [email protected]. I makes it so much easier to get it straight for the record. I won't be held responsible for not being able to record it properly at the meetings.

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