[ADXA] Conference Report

[Steven Rutledge]

Congrats to our new officers and departing ones.  ADXA is a great 
organization.  I wish I could have attended but will be in LR next year 
if God is willing and the creeks don't rise.

Steve, N4JQQ

On 11/10/2025 6:21 AM, w5znjoel at gmail.com wrote:
>
> ADXA Folks,
>
> Thanks to everyone who attended this year’s conference. We had 62 
> registered and 56 who were able to attend, including 26 that traveled 
> in for an overnight stay.
>
> First, our special guest Greg Marco, W6IZT, asked me to pass on the 
> following “Thank you ADXA for your gracious hospitality and friendship 
> over the weekend. ADXA is a great club and it was an honor for me to 
> be invited to be a part of this year’s conference!”. I had some 
> concern about his return flight given the news reports of a lot of 
> delayed and cancelled flights at ATL but he experienced no issues on 
> the return.
>
> I want to especially thank our presenters K5FUV, K5EJ, and N5DX for a 
> great program. A very special thank you to Gregg Harrison, K5GKH who 
> is the administrator of the ALETA facility and hosted our conference. 
> As everyone who attended now knows, it is a great, comfortable 
> facility with outstanding audio/visual capabilities. Thanks to Don 
> K5DB, Dennis W5DM, Sharron KC5SKY, Stephen N5ZE,**and the many other 
> folks from northwest Arkansas who jumped in with yeoman service to 
> make the event successful.
>
> Our sponsors and prize donors are amazing. ARRL and especially ARRL 
> Section Manager J Ferguson, N5LKE donated all of the outstanding 
> Handbooks, Antenna Books, Low Band DX’ing, and Ground & Bonding 
> publications, DX Engineering for the gift certificates, and Bernie, 
> W3UR with the Daily DX/Weekly DX for free subscriptions.
>
> Welcome to the 2026 ADXA officers:
>
> President – W5JAY Jay Bromely
>
> Vice President – EJ Jones, K5EJ
>
> Sec-Treasurer – Glenn Wolf, N5RN
>
> Director – Roger Gray, N5QS
>
> Director – Joel Harrison, W5ZN
>
> Also for 2026:
>
> Website:
>
> Pat Patterson, W5VY
>
> Joel Harrison, W5ZN
>
> Quarterly Program Director:
>
> John Evans, WB5BHS
>
> Annual Conference Chairman:
>
> Joel Harrison, W5ZN
>
> Pat W5VY desired to retire as Vice President. He has served ADXA in a 
> number of positions over the years including President. Pat is an 
> incredible asset and helps in so many ways that no one ever sees. He 
> and Sunnye always make sure the little things are taken care of and he 
> keeps me focused (and calm) during the planning and execution of all 
> of our events. THANKS PAT and it’s exciting (and a relief!) to know 
> you will be around to help out so please continue to send your DXCC 
> standings update to Pat so he can update the website. He will also 
> continue to oversee our tax exempt 501c3 status and annual filing.
>
> I have organized and hosted over a hundred events in amateur radio and 
> professionally. Regardless of how well the result there are always 
> things you learn and can tweak for the next event and there are a few 
> things we will review for the next conference. As of now the plan for 
> 2026 is to hold the conference on November 14, 2026 in Little Rock. 
> PLEASE pencil that into your calendar for now and we will keep you 
> posted as things mature.
>
> I’m sure I have forgotten something or someone. If so, I apologize and 
> it was not intentional. Thanks again to everyone for a successful 
> conference.
>
> 73 Joel W5ZN / ZF2ZN
>
>
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