[ADXA] Are You Ready for Some DX???

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer time activities. While 
the weather still reminds us of summer, the activities that occupied our 
time shift to other things with school & college back in session, the 
looooong dry period without football ends and hams begin finalizing 
antenna projects for the winter DX season.

WHAT??? You haven't even started a project that you need this winter? 
Well you still have some time but hurry because the 2019-2020 DX season 
is about to begin. The CQWW DX Phone Contest is October 26-27 followed 
by the CQWW DX CW Contest November 23-24. Just because you may not claim 
to be a contester is no reason not to jump in and grab a new DXCC 
country. There will be tons of them on and a really good bonus is most 
of them will dump their contest log into LoTW for an easy confirmation! 
This is your 8 week warning to get out there and get that project 
completed.

Have a project in mind but don't know exactly what to do or how to get 
started? Throw your plan out here and get some input. There are several 
accomplished big guns in ADXA on this reflector that will give you some 
very good advice.

This weekend I was finally able to complete two days of tower work that 
had been on hold for almost a year. Last September I began a major 
project rearranging some antennas however as you recall it started 
raining around September 22 almost daily and didn't stop until summer! I 
started working around the rain as I could but the work couldn't really 
start until  late spring, still working around rain. This weekend N5QS, 
N5QT, WA5YSD, AC5AV, KB5RFF, KB5REF and I were finally able to complete 
the big antenna moves. Just have a few cleanup items to finally get it 
all wrapped up.

What is your operating goal for the winter DX season? You need to set 
one (or two) and focus on it. Maybe that is to achieve your first DXCC, 
or a new DXCC on a specific band or mode or maybe reach a new DXCC 
total. Think about it, get that goal set and go to work to achieve it. 
Turn off the TV and DO IT!! (there's nothing worth watching on TV 
anyway, other than football!)

Our 3rd Quarterly Meeting is September 21 in Searcy. The specific 
location will be identified in the next day or two. The initial plan to 
hold the meeting here at W5ZN is still on the table but will be 
finalized in the next couple of days. Regardless, it will be in Searcy 
so plan your trip accordingly.

Also, the ADXA Annual Meeting is set for December 7 in Springdale, AR. 
Specific details are forthcoming on it as well.

In the meantime, get those projects started (and finished!), get those 
goals set and by all means GET ON THE AIR AND WORK SOME DX!!

73 Joel W5ZN