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DX-ing, The pursuit of contacting
stations in distant places. This is the broadest
interpretation of the meaning of the term "chasing DX".
The DXCC award is sponsored by the ARRL and is the most
prestigious of the many DX awards. To earn the DX Century
Club (DXCC) award you must work and confirm at least 100 different
countries and then apply for the award. There are presently 339
entities (countries), and it is possible to work over 100 countries
in a single contest weekend with some dedication. Getting
the QSL cards may be more challenging however. Remember the
final courtesy of a DX QSO is the sending of a QSL card.
There are many
variants of the DXCC award, by mode, and by band. One of the
more coveted versions is the 5BDXCC award, working at least 100
countries on 5 different bands. Other DX type awards
are sponsored by CQ magazine and the most notable and challenging is the WAZ
award, for working all 40 radio zones. There is also a 5
band version of WAZ.
Other awards that can qualify as DX-ing are the ARRL WAC (Work
All Continents), WAS Work All States, which may not be considered DX by
some, but Alaska and Hawaii do count as separate entities for
DXCC credit. Another award gaining in popularity is the RSGB
(Radio Society of Great Britain) IOTA award where the challenge is
to work all of the Islands of the world. There are almost as
many DX contests of one type or another as there are weekends....... there is
an activity for every interest.
DX-ing combined with world wide DX contests (CQ WW, and ARRL DX
contests) can provide a tremendous amount of challenge in
equipment (mostly antennas), and operating skills. It is
great fun and the challenge of becoming a member of the coveted
ARRL DXCC Honor Roll will put you among the elite of the DX
world.
Put up that beam, or vertical, and string that dipole and join in the
challenge of DX chasing!
Norm W4QN |
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May, 2008 |
DX Bulletin 20 ARLD020
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT May 8, 2008
To all radio amateurs
SB DX ARL ARLD020
ARLD020 DX news
This weeks bulletin was made possible with information provided
by
NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX,
Contest
Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web
sites.
Thanks to all.
KENYA, 5Z. Steffen, 5Z4DX will be QRV from Shanzu Beach from
May 14
to June 11. Activity will be on all bands and modes. He also
plans
to possibly activate Wasini Island, IOTA AF 067, and Lamu
Island,
IOTA AF 040, on May 25 and 26. QSL direct.
CROATIA, 9A. Frans, ON6KN will be QRV as 9A/OO6N from Losinj
Island, IOTA EU 136, from May 12 to 24. Activity is holiday
style.
QSL to home call.
ANDORRA, C3. Peter, VE3GEJ is QRV as C31LJ until May 10.
Activity
is on 20, 17 and 15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via VE3EXY.
ETHIOPIA, ET. Josef, ET3JA has been active on 20 meters from
1600
to 1730z and then on 17 meters around 1200 to 1300z. QSL via
OK3AA.
JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8J50JARL is active until May
25 in
commemoration of the 50th General Assembly of the JARL taking
place
in Kochi. Activity is on all bands using CW, SSB, AM and FM.
QSL
via bureau.
MINIMA TORISHIMA, JD1. Masa, JA6GXK is QRV as JD1BMM on Marcus
Island until May 22. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters. QSL via
bureau.
MONGOLIA, JT. Nicola, I0SNY is QRV as JT1SNY from Bayankhongor,
possibly until May 18. QSL to home call.
GUAM ISLAND, KH2. Operators JA7LU and JH1AWN are QRV as
homecalls/KH2 until May 11. Activity is on all HF bands using
SSB.
QSL to home calls.
CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. Members of the Radio Club Dobruska are QRV
as
OL1908D until May 31 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of
the
railway system to the City of Dobruska. Activity is on all
bands
and modes, including V/UHF. QSL via OK1KT.
SWEDEN, SM. Fred, SM7DAY/p and Jan, SM7NGH/p are QRV from Oland
Island, IOTA EU 037, until May 12. QSL to home calls.
EGYPT, SU. Members of the Egypt Amateur Radio Assembly will be
QRV
as SU8AFR in commemoration of the ITU Telecom Africa 2008
International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Cairo from May
11
to 15. QSL via SU1KM.
SAN MARINO, T7. Matteo, T77NM has been active using RTTY on 40
meters around 2300z. QSL to home call.
CORSICA, TK. TK7C has been active using RTTY 40 meters around
2350z. QSL via F9IE.
ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. Steve, G3ZVW is QRV as ZD8N and has been
active using RTTY on 20 meters from around 1300 to 1600z. QSL
to
home call.
CHATHAM ISLANDS, ZL7. David, VK2CZ will be QRV as ZL7M from
Chatham
Island, IOTA OC 038, from May 10 to 11. Activity will be on 80
and
20 meters. This includes an entry in the VK/Trans Tasman 80
Meter
Phone contest. QSL direct.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ-M International DX Contest,
VOLTA
World Wide RTTY Contest, NCCC CW Sprint Ladder, Nevada Mustang
Roundup, SBMS 2 GHz and Up World Wide Club Contest, VK/Trans
Tasman
80 Meter Phone Contest, EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party, FISTS
Spring
CW Sprint, 50 MHz Spring Sprint and the SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see
May
QST, page 80, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for
details.
NNNN
/EX
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