Keep your interest in HF DXing alive even if you are a Top Honor Roll, have 5BDXCC, 5BWAZ and 5BWAS! 

Enjoy the "ultimate DX art" of Grid Hunting!

The GRID CHALLENGE - three simple, essential rules:

1) QSO's on any HF band, in any mode, made since 1 January 2000

2) Grid Squares determined "to the best of your knowledge" (see note 1 below)

3) No QSL's required (see note 2 below)

1) Grid Hunting, like any other form of DX'ing, should be a gentlemen's affair. The difference is that, with the Grid Challenge, cheating is easier. Yes - you can go to the top of the list by submitting totally or partially fake results. If this is to your satisfaction, if this meets your standards of fairness and your sense of honor, please go ahead.  And, yes - you can claim credit for Grid Squares that you are not entirely sure of. That also depends on your sense of integrity, and on how much you value fierce but fair competition with your peers. 

2) Grid Hunting is about spending quality time on the radio, not at the Post Office. A Grid Square-based "Top List" has been published for the last twenty years by the legendary VHF-UHF-Microwaves German magazine Dubus Communications, effectively becoming the reference for weak signals enthusiasts. No QSL's are required there - no QSL's are required for the Grid Challenge. All the fairness and integrity considerations made in note 1 apply. However, to show appreciation for the hard work of those who are into QSL'ing, we will make a special mention of the amateurs whose Grid Squares are ALL CONFRMED.

Yes, I have understood the rules and principles of the Grid Challenge and I intend to submit my results.

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