Club Officers 2025:

President: Dennis Dismachek, N6ITY

I’ve been a Ham since early 1980s. Current station includes KLM KT34A 3-band beam, Yaesu FT1200DX, Kenwood TS450S and Amp Supply LK500ZA Linear Amplifier. I hold the DXCC 150 which I need to update some day. I recently moved to Tucson, Arizona. My HF beam is up on my WT-51 tower with offset 80-6 meter dipole.

Secretary/Treasurer: Dick Jones, W0PZD

First licensed as KN9KYL in 1958, upgraded to K9KYL the following year. Let the ticket lapse for awhile while moving around courtesy of Uncle Sam. Got relicensed in 1975 while stationed in Nebraska, hence the W0PZD. Moved to Needles, California the following year and discovered the wonder of mountain top repeaters. Nearly gave up on HF until the challenge of QRP got me reinterested. Moved to Arizona (only a 5-mile move) in 1993. In May 2002, I moved to Tucson, Arizona for cooler weather.

Club Trustee:

Richard W. Solomon, WS7DX

Monthly Member Spotlight:

April 2026

Jerry Wothe W6XI

I was introduced to radio, in 1954 by a shop teacher at school who showed me a ham station the school custodian had set up in his shop. I got into SWLing for the next couple of years but studied to get on the air.
I was first licensed in the spring of 1956 as KN0ESP, in South Dakota. I started working DX soon after getting my license and have been ever since. I later became K0ESP, followed by W6HJA in a move to California in 1967. Following a move to New York, in 1973, I became W2HFW, and another move back to California in 1977, I became W6XI. I also hold W7XI as a contest call.
Nearly all my DXing has been on 40 and 160 meters, the last 20 years, where I had a three element Yagi on 40 and a 1/4 wave upright L sloper on 160. My receiving antennas for 160 and 80 were a K9AY loop, and a 9′ diameter coax magnetic loop. I did some 6 meters activity with an 8 element Yagi on a 41 foot boom.
My equipment consists of an Icom IC-7610, a Commander HF 2500E amplifier on HF, and a Lunar Link LA-62A on 6 meters. The antennas were typically at 70 and 80 feet. Unfortunately I lost the tower and all the antennas on it two years ago which has really limited my operating now. I only have a ¼ wave vertical on 40 meters and 15 meters. I don’t not do any digital modes.
I have been on the DXCC honor roll for well over 40 years and currently have worked all entities on the active DXCC list and I currently hold  DXCC status of 367/340. I worked 215 entities on 160m.

March 2026

Allen Pawlowski KB7KZ

I was first licensed as WD9GXD in Chicago in 1977. After moving to Tucson, AZ in 1979 and upgrading to Advanced Class I changed my call to KB7KZ. I upgraded to Extra Class in 1982.

I earned my private pilots license in 1994 and bought my first airplane, a Cessna 150C the same year. My wife Cyndi, got her PPL in 1995 and wanted to learn taildragging. We then sold the 150 and bought a Cessna 170A. A few years later we sold the C-170 and bought a Stinson 108-1.

In 2003, while Cyndi was flying to the Cactus Fly-In at Casa Grande, AZ, the engine failed on the airplane causing Cyndi to make a forced landing in a ploughed cotton field. Cyndi survived with minor injuries, but the airplane was totaled. We then bought the Stinson 108-3 pictured above and flew it until 2011.

Ham radio activities have been on UHF, VHF and HF. I have been president of the Old Pueblo Radio Club and the Southern Arizona DX Assoc. I chase DX on SSB, CW as well as FT-8. I have operated a variety of HF rigs over the years including Drake Twins, Drake TR-4X, Kenwood TS-120, TS-830 SAT, and most recently an Icom IC-7300 which I use for POTA activations. My new pride and joy is a FLEX 6400. Antennae are a Comet Vertical and a EFHW for 10-80 meters.

I recently got into APRS and WIRES-X, first with an FTM-400 #52579 and FT-3 . I play around on satellite with a Yaesu VX-8 and Arrow Antenna.

February 2026

Richard Solomon W1KSZ

I was born and educated in the Boston area.
Spent my entire career in high tech and retired in 2007. My work had me travel quite a bit, so when I started thinking about retirement, I was able to eliminate quite a few places. I eventually selected the Tucson area after visiting here a few times. The easy travel to San Diego, where I had friends helped. I have never regretted my decision.

Within 6 months of retiring, I was in Tucson and moved into my new digs in Vail. I joined the SADXA and was asked to stand for election as your President. I served in that position for a few years and then decided to hand off the job to someone new. I enjoyed my time as your President very much.

I started in Ham Radio with my Novice Ticket in 1955. I upgraded to Technician Class, primarily due to difficulty with the Code, the Theory has never been an issue . In 1976 the FCC allowed Technician Class Licensee’s to operate on 15, 40 and 80 CW. I cobbled up a rig and a Long Wire Antenna and got on 15.
Working DX got me hooked and it was not long before I got my Extra Class, even passed the 20 wpm CW part, albeit it took two tries !!

So here I sit today, my wall has the DXCC Number One Plaque ( Mixed), 5 Band WAZ Plaque (#972), 5BDXCC Plaque (Endorsements for 160, 12, 17 & 30). I also have 422 Grid Squares for the FFMA Award.

The shack today has two positions, one for HF (and 6) consisting of an FTdx5000 and an SPE 1.3K-FA Amp (a 1.5K-FA standby) and the AM position, consisting of a “Mighty” Elmac AF-68 driving an SB-220 I converted to 6 Meters into a 5 el Beam at 45′.