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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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July, 2009 |
SB DX ARL ARLD027
ARLD027 DX news
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided
by
N1KI, N4EO, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily
DX,
DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and
WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.
LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Alain, F5LMJ, will be QRV from July 11
to 24.
He plans to work as HB0/F5LMJ/p in CW and digital modes during
his
evening and early morning hours. QSL via F5LMJ, bureau or
LoTW.
MONTSERRAT, VP2M. Bill, W5SJ, will be active as VP2MSJ
from July 14
to 21. He can use the shack of VP2MDD and will take part
in the
CQWW VHF Contest but will also be on the other bands, especially
30
and 60 meters. QSL via W5JAY.
CUBA, CO. The Cuba DX Group (GDXC) will activate the call
sign T40C
during the upcoming IARU HF World Championship 2009 as a
multi/single, mixed mode entry. QSL via N1KI.
TIMOR-LESTE, 4W. Chris, 4W6FR, is QRV as time permits.
Look for
him on 20 and 17 meters using PSK. Most of his activity
takes place
between 0900 and 1300z. QSL via VK4FW, direct or the OQRS
at
//www.odxg.org
TOGO, 5V. Franco, I1FQH, will be active as 5V7PRF between
July 22
and 30. This will be a very light DXpedition with activity
on 80
through 10 meters using mostly CW and some SSB. QSL via
I1FQH,
LoTW, eQSL or the bureau.
SOUTH KOREA, HL. Jerry, N4EO, will be QRV as HL9EO from
Yongsan
Barracks through mid-September as his work duties permit.
Look for
him on 20 meters and higher with a concentration on CW and PSK.
QSL
direct to N4EO.
ST. LUCIA, J6. WB4WXE (V26HS), will be QRV as J6/WB4WXE
from July
10 to 20. Look for him mostly on 6 meters running 350
watts into a
6 element beam. When there is no activity, or propagation
on 50
MHz, he'll try 17 meters and possibly some other HF bands.
QSL via
WB4WXE.
CROATIA, 9A. Zik, VE3ZIK (DO7ZZ), will be active as
9A/VE3ZIK from
Bilice between July 2 and August 3. Activity will be on
the HF
bands using CW, SSB and digital modes. He will also
participate in
the RSGB IOTA Contest from IOTA group EU-170. QSL via
DO7ZZ, direct
or bureau.
URUGUAY, CX. The members of the Radio Club Uruguayo will
be active
as CX1AA during the IARU CONTEST. Activity will be on 160
through
10 meters using CW and SSB with two stations on each band, one
station on CW and the another on SSB. QSL via W3HNK.
MOBILE TOUR, Europe. Jurij, MM0DFV, started a 7000 km
mobile tour
on July 7. The route is: Scotland (MM0DFV/m),
England (M0DFV/m),
France F/MM0DFV/m), Belgium (ON/MM0DFV/m), Germany
(DL/MM0DFV/m),
Poland (SP/MM0DFV/m), Belarus (call sign yet unknown, Russia
(call
sign yet unknown), Kazakhstan, (call sign yet unknown).
His
emphasis will be on PSK. Separate QSLs for each location
will be
printed.
ARUBA, P4. Operators Bob, W3BTX (P49T) and Roy, W3TEF
(P4/W3TEF)
will activate P41USA over the anniversary date of the attacks on
the
USA on September 11, 2001. Look for activity on all bands
between
September 8 and 17, including the September VHF Contest.
QSL via
W3TEF.
MALDIVES, 8Q7. IK2AHG, Davide, is QRV through July 19
mostly on CW
as 8Q7DI from Maayafushi Island, (AS-013). QSL via I8ACB.
Pierre,
8Q7QQ, home call HB9QQ, is active until July 11. He looks
for
Sporadic E and EME contacts on 50183 kHz, JT65A mode (first
period)
at his moonrise and moonset. He is also active on 30, 17
and 12
meters. QSL to home call.
ISLE OF MAN, MD. A team of German ops will be QRV until
July 13.
Look for MD/DK1SG, MD/DG7SF, MD/DH1SBB, MD/DG1SBU, MD/DG3SHD,
MD/DG5SBK, MD/DL1SPH, MD/DL8SAD, MD/DC5SAN and MD/DL6SBN to be
QRV
on 160 through 10 meters using SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK.
During the
IARU Contest they will use special call MD9Y. The
operators will be
QRV on or near the usual IOTA frequencies. QSLs for MD9Y
should go
via GD3YUM. QSL all others via their home calls.
INDONESIA, YC0. Hotang, YC0IEM, will be active as YC0IEM/9
from
Bali (OC-022) until July 27. QSL via IZ8CCW.
CANADA, VE. Gregg, VE3ZZ and Noel, VE2BR will be QRV from
Prince
Edward Island from July 15 to 27 using the VY2TT superstation
and
signing VE3ZZ/VY2 and VE2BR/VY2. They will be active as
VY2Z during
the IOTA contest. QSL to home calls, direct or via the
bureau.
MADEIRA ISLAND, CT3. CT9/DK7TM, CT9/DB2TR, CT9/DL1CW,
CT9/DL1SBF
and CT9/DL3ZH will be active using CW, SSB and RTTY from July 10
to
15. They also plan to take part in the IARU HF World
Championship.
QSL cards should be sent via the bureau to their home calls.
ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP. FP/K9OT and FP/KB9LIE will be
QRV on
160 through 10 meters from July 10 to 18, using CW and SSB,
including an entry in the IARU Contest. QSL to home calls
via the
bureau or LoTW.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The IARU HF World Championship,
FISTS
Summer Sprint and QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew are on tap for this
weekend. Please see July QST, page 76 and the ARRL and
WA7BNM
contest web sites for details.
NNNN
/EX
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