[ADXA] ADXA Update

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Greetings ADXA Folks,

In 1965, and again in 1972, Neil Sedaka recorded a hit song "Breaking Up 
Is Hard to Do".

Catching up is hard to do as well, most likely more difficult! I was 
extremely pleased to arrive home a little over a week ago after 
completing my last trip for the year (hopefully)! This summer has been 
way too busy with travel, something I retired from at the end of 2018, 
or thought so, but it seems everything I still have some involvement in 
decided two years of Covid lock down and cancellation of in-person 
meetings must all be crammed into the summer of 2022. At least, for now, 
it is over and "catching up is hard to do!", but I'm working down my 
catch-up list.

With Labor Day upon us and summer in the rear view mirror (sort of) I'm 
beginning to focus on the upcoming contest and DX season just a few 
weeks away and working on a couple of antenna projects that took a back 
seat the past three months. The bands are in great shape. Its the middle 
of the night as I write this (3:00 AM and after) and 20 meters is loaded 
with VK's and ZL's working EU and NA. We have DXpeditions about to fire 
up in a few short weeks and the low bands will be coming to life.

How are your antenna and station projects progressing? Are you ready? 
And what about your amateur radio and DX goals? You don't have a list? 
Make one!!!! We've talked about goals quite a bit here in the past. I 
was chatting with Lanny, K1LEC, at the local radio club breakfast 
Saturday morning about "goals" and he noted his is to obtain 5BDXCC. He 
has three bands in the bag and getting very close to DXCC on 40. 12 and 
10 meters will be getting hot over the next year and beyond so his goal 
is reachable! How is everyone else doing with their DX goals? Some of 
you have just crossed the 1,000 band country mark for DX Challenge or 
have crossed another "500" milestone or a very close.

So here's the 2022 fall challenge - reassess your goals, revise if 
needed or as you progress and make a project list of antennas or station 
improvements to accomplish that goal(s) by October 1!

September 17, 2022 - Brown's Catfish in Russellville 11:00 to 2:00 for 
the 3rd Quarterly meeting of ADXA. I'm anxiously awaiting that day. 
Since I missed the June meeting I'm hungry for some DX stories.....even 
a few lies! The upcoming meeting means Glenn needs material for the 
newsletter. Please send something in. ADXA nation wants to know what 
you've been working on at your station, or what you have experienced on 
the air. Please send details to Glenn. Inquiring minds need to know!

Annual Meeting - Nothing is firm at this time. I've been working a few 
options. Let's see how they develop. We may not be back up to full speed 
like we were in 2019 BC (Before Covid) just yet but we're getting there!

And while I'm on meetings and conferences, many of you are pursuing 6 
meter DXCC and working a lot of DX on the band. Some are also pursuing 
the Fred Fish Memorial Award (FFMA). So with that in mind, please block 
off July 28-29, 2023 on your calendar for the Central States VHF Society 
Conference in Little Rock, AR, actually in NLR at the Riverfront Wyndham 
where we have held a couple of annual ADXA conferences. This will be 
CSVHFS's 55th annual conference. It has only been held one other time in 
Arkansas in 1997. This year's conference in LaCrosse, WI had 140 
attending from all over the USA and Canada. This is not a typical 
"hamfest" but a technical conference with a published proceedings on 
everything VHF, particularly 6 meters. ADXA members will want to attend 
this event!

In the meantime you know what to do...."GET IN THERE AND WORK 'EM"!!!!!

C U September 17 and until then, GL es DX.

73 Joel W5ZN
ADXA President
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