http://www.dxuniversity.com/dxing/weeklydx.php?id=49 Targeting The WeeklyDX™ Helpful Hints No. 40 from the DX University™* This hint is primarily for DXpedition leaders, but can also help DXers understand why a DXpedition is asking for a specific area. This topic is the result of questions asked during the recent Clipperton operation. Many contemporary DXpeditions …

http://www.dxuniversity.com/dxing/weeklydx.php?id=48 Some of the Best Operators The WeeklyDX™ Helpful Hints No. 39 from the DX University™* There has been quite a bit of DXpedition activity in the last few weeks. Some of these entities I have needed for band-country fills, and some of them have been more of a listening …

http://www.dxuniversity.com/dxing/weeklydx.php?id=47 On-Line Logs and LoTW The WeeklyDX™ Helpful Hints No. 38 from the DX University™* The 5X8C DXpedition showed up the other day and definitely started out right. I had their on-line QSL site on the screen, and almost as quickly as I worked them on 15M, there was the …

http://www.dxuniversity.com/dxing/weeklydx.php?id=46 Chances of a Lifetime! The WeeklyDX™ Helpful Hints No. 37 from the DX University™* There’s a great piece in the last ARRL propagation report from Tad Cook, K7RA. Tad reminisces about previous sunspot cycles back to Cycle 19, which peaked in during the summer of 1958. Cycle 19 peaked …

http://www.dxuniversity.com/dxing/weeklydx.php?id=45 Continuous Calling in a Pileup – What’s Going On? The WeeklyDX™ Helpful Hints No. 36 from the DX University™ Listening casually to a large pileup often makes one wonder: If a DX station actually did come back to some of those calling, how would they ever hear. They seem …

http://www.dxuniversity.com/dxing/weeklydx.php?id=44 Best Practices for DXpedition Operating The WeeklyDX™ Helpful Hints No. 35 from the DX University™* This week, it’s more than a hint. I am addressing DXpeditioners directly. Heads up, guys! Several DXpeditions in recent months have caused serious problems, and to be honest, some of the operating has been …

http://www.dxuniversity.com/dxing/weeklydx.php?id=43 Those Nasty Pileups – Are They Really That Bad? The WeeklyDX™ Helpful Hints No. 34 from the DX University™* After nearly a month of traveling and still not managing to visit our son in B.C., we’re back to join the fight in the PT0S pileups. In the past, I …

http://www.dxuniversity.com/dxing/weeklydx.php?id=42 What Happened to Ten Meters? The WeeklyDX™ Helpful Hints No. 33 from the DX University™* By the time we are well into DXing and DXCC, most of us know about sunspots and sunspot cycles. It appears that we are currently approaching the peak of sunspot cycle 24. For those …

http://www.dxuniversity.com/dxing/weeklydx.php?id=41 Expectations: What do YOU expect from a DXpedition? The WeeklyDX™ Helpful Hints No. 32 from the DX University™* One of the things that always comes up before, during and after a DXpedition is how to deal with the expectations of DXers. It’s probably safe to say that most DXpeditioners …

http://www.dxuniversity.com/dxing/weeklydx.php?id=40 A Postcard from Montana The WeeklyDX™ Helpful Hints No. 30 from the DX University™* I had worked the current Conway Reef DXpedition on the needed band-modes in the couple of days prior to leaving for a visit with the grand kids on Friday last week. There wasn’t any pressure …