In 1999 the Great Salt Lake Contest Club was formed by Darryl Hazelgren, K7UT (ex AF7O), his son Kerry Hazelgren, KC7DWN, and a few others. The club call sign N7WU was obtained. This call sign was used in only a few contests. The club's best effort was from the middle of the Great Salt Lake on Antelope island in the 1997 ARRL Field Day contest operating as AF7O. Subsequent field day efforts were from Wolf Creek Pass.

The club was reformed August 4, 2005, as the Utah DX Association. A group of eight amateurs (some charter members of the original UDXA club active in the 1960s) decided to adopt the name and restructure the existing club as a DX club rather than a contesting club. The call sign K7UM has been obtained to honor a good friend of ours, Morley Naylor, who became a silent key in June of 2003. Morley was one of the charter members of the original Utah DX Association.

Officers for the year of 2005 and 2006 were: Darryl Hazelgren, K7UT, President; Dennis Utley, AF7Y, Vice President; Lauri "Mac" McCreary, Secretary; and Dick Abbott, K7MZ, Treasurer.

Officers for the year of 2007 were: Mark Richardson, W7HPW, President, Wes Voss, KE7FBY, Vice President, Lauri "Mac" McCreary, Secretary; and Dick Abbott, K7MZ, Treasurer.

Officers for the year of 2008 are: Bryce Anderson, K7UA, President; Doug Gallop, AD7BN, Vice President; Lauri "Mac" McCreary, Secretary; and Dick Abbott, K7MZ, Treasurer.

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