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The 2013 CQ World-Wide DX Contest

http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm Note: The rules have been completely rewritten for 2013. Please read carefully. The 2013 CQ World-Wide DX Contest SSB: October 26-27      CW: November 23-24Starts 00:00:00 UTC Saturday    Ends 23:59:59 UTC Sunday I. OBJECTIVE: For amateurs around the world to contact as many other amateurs in as many CQ zones and countries …

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DX pileups

http://www.dxuniversity.com/audio/ Audio Studies The audio files listed on this page illustrate various situations that are often heard in DX pileups. They are excerpts from real pileups recorded directly off the air in MP3 format. The files are recorded in STEREO with the DX station on one channel, and the pileup …

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RDA CONTEST – 2013 (RDAC)

http://rdaward.org/rdac1.htm RDA CONTEST – 2013 (RDAC)Russian District Award Contest 1. Contest sponsors:Contest is sponsored by TAG – Tambov Award Group and Russian Contest Club (RCC). 2. Contest Period:08:00 UTC Aug 17 – 08:00 UTC Aug 18 2012 (24 hours format) 3. Bands:1.8 – 28 mHz (WARC bands excluded) 4. Modes:CW …

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Working DX should be fun – shouldn’t it?

http://dx-code.org/workdx.pdfFEATURE NICK HENWOOD, G3RWF & BOB WHELAN, G3PJT OCTOBER 2010 ♦ RADCOM Working DX should be fun – shouldn’t it?How we can all improve our operating for the benefit of other amateurs DXpedition to French Polynesia 2010 – VE2TZT, FO5JV, F6BEE & FO8RZ. Photo: G3TXF. “….The desire to work DX …

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The Pileup BULLY LID Problem Explained

http://dx-world.net/2013/the-pileup-bully-lid-problem-explained/#more-46040 The Pileup BULLY LID Problem ExplainedGuest post by Rick, K6VVA I coined the term Pileup “BULLY LID” which others have acknowledged in direct emails as being absolutely appropriate for the issue at hand. To put things in perspective, in the non-radio World, “BULLY” behavior among youth has tragically resulted …

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E44PM, Palestine

http://www.hb9iqb.ch/palestine.html NEWS August 14, 2013 I will be in Palestine again, signing E44PM in late August. I will be using my K2/100 and wire verticals. Logs will be uploaded daily both onto LoTW and Clublog. April 23, 2013 My E44PM license has been renewed. It is likely that I will …

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Verticals for Contest Expeditions

http://www.k2kw.com/verticals/learning.html Verticals for Contest Expeditions Learnings from the 6Y4A CQ WW CW Contest By Kenny Silverman, K2KW and Tom Schiller, N6BT “You’re using verticals for your contest expedition – you’re not serious are you!?? That was a typical response when people heard we were going to use verticals on all …

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J88HL, St Vincent and Grenadines DXpedition

http://j88hl.dxing.pl/ On the way again A group of Polish HAM friends decided to organize the next DXpedition. This time we decided to find a place in the Carabbean. After a short research we and some discussions we decided that our next DXpedition target will be St. Vincent & Grenadines. There …

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VK5CE/P DXpedition to OC-261

http://oc261.blogspot.co.uk/ VK5CE/P DXpedition to OC-261 IOTA DXpedition to Flinders Island, South Australia OC-261 on August 15 – 21 2013 DXpedition starts soon – no internet will be available on the island Hi everyone, well it’s just a couple of days to go before the DXpedition starts. I’ve been informed by the island’s …

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