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The Willamette Valley DX Club
will host the 2025 PNW DX convention at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas, OR,
from August 15 to 17, 2025.

The convention is pleased to welcome Bruce Bern, K3NQ as our banquet speaker covering the April, 2025 HD8G expedition to the Galapagos Islands.



Bruce reports:
“With twenty-five operators, speaking seven different languages, and eight separate stations spread over two locations, HD8G could have been a logistical nightmare. Instead, it was the best experience of my 60+ year ham career. It happened in one of the most fascinating tourist destinations in the world, with some of the coolest animals in the world joining us for breakfast daily.
I’ll talk about the planning process, the team and stations, the operation, and the great spots, great food, and great camaraderie we enjoyed in between on-air shifts.”

Convention History:

The PNW DX Convention has been held every summer since 1955 with the sponsorship rotating between the major DX clubs of the Pacific Northwest.

Together, these organizations have upheld the rich traditions of amateur radio and the pursuit of DX through five solar cycles. Over the decades, we have enjoyed wonderful friendships and the very special international camaraderie that ham radio fosters in the Pacific Northwest and around the world.