March 4, 2026 SFDXA Meeting

Our Speaker was Julio Ripoll WD4R Founder/ Coordinator of WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center. Julio received the prestigious 2025 Dayton Hamvention Special Achievement Award and the 2025 RCA Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award in Washington DC for 45 years of service to the National Hurricane Center. His website is WD4R.com. He spoke on “The National Hurricane Center and the Essential Role of HF Operators and DX’ers”
The meeting was very well attended
Bill W2CQ Welcoming Our Speaker, Julio WD4R
Our Annual DX Hog Award for 2026 presented by Bill W2CQ to our Club President, Jeff WB3ISP
Ray N4RU wins the Daily DX Subscription. Presented by Howard W6HDG. Click on the image to visit The Daily DX.
Gil W1RG wins a QRZ.com Platinum Subscription. Click on the image to visit QRZ.com.
Alan Brenner W4ARM is the lucky winner of the Bioenno LiFePO 6 amp Battery with Charger donated by Hamsource.com. Click on the image to visit Hamsource.
Ray, N4RU, who says he never wins a prize, takes home his second winning Door Prize, a $100 Gift Certificate from our friends at DX Engineering. Click on the image to visit DX Engineering.
W6HDG Howard presents the Grand Prize, an Arrow Antenna 10WBP Satellite Antenna, to Rich WB4EHG. Click on the image to visit Arrow Antennas.