ALL ABOUT THE WKDXA
The Western Kentucky DX Association is an amateur radio club in Bowling Green, Kentucky, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in working other amateurs all over the world. The club was founded in the early 1980’s. Since that time the members have worked many DX stations during contests and regular day-to-day operations.
Specialized interests among club members include: operating QRP; making contacts via satellite; collecting grid squares (by six meters and satellites); constructing antennas; kit building; passing out contacts for those needing Kentucky while working toward WAS; operating different modes; conducting VE testing sessions; preparing for emergencies; and of course just having fun rag chewing.
Since its creation, the club has had several different special activities:
· Awarding a colorful certificate to any DX station that submits a log showing they worked three of our members.
· Supporting a special event station for admirers of the Corvette sports car made only in Bowling Green. Each year Bowling Green hosts a Corvette Homecoming during which hundreds of Corvette owners visit our city.
· Offering a beautiful engraved wood plaque to any club member who works 100 or more DXCC entities during a single calendar month provided his score is the highest of any log submitted. (A member can only win one plaque per year.) During busy sun spot years, logs containing more than 200 DX contacts have been submitted in order to claim the prize.
· Setting up for Field Day each year and operating QRP (CW and SSB). National rankings as high as 4th in our category have been achieved.
· Sponsoring the Kentucky QSO Party with beautiful engraved plaques going to the top-scoring station in each category, and giving certificates to all submitting a log.
Thanks for checking out our club. We wish 73 to all of you.
