[GCARC] ARRL International DX Contest

[Agustin Neron Properties LLC]

I would add to Tony's informative message that GCARC member John W2HUV will be piloting the RemoteHamRario site in Croatia remotely from Sewell as 9A5AET, operating all bands from 160-10m in the contest from this excellent station.
Be sure to get on the air and give John a few contacts whether or not you need Croatia!
73 and CU in the contest!
Darrell AB2E

> On 02/13/2021 7:36 AM Tony Starr <tstarr1450 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  
> Greetings All GCARC Members!
> 
> One week from today starts the ARRL International DX Contest, CW. The SSB
> weekend will start on March 6th. This is the second largest contest of the
> year, right behind the CQWW DX contest. As with most ARRL contests, all DX
> stations can only work North America, and they cannot work each other. So
> what does this mean to us? It means that the DX is looking for us! While
> this makes for less overall activity, it does allow those who may not be
> contesters, but are looking to increase their DXCC totals, the opportunity
> to work a lot of DX quickly without having to work nearly as hard for it.
> Calling CQ on Saturday or Sunday morning during this contest will surely
> net you some DX contacts, probably more easily than you are used to. And
> while it may not be the most exotic DX, unless you have over 250 or so DXCC
> worked, you will very likely be able to pick up a few new ones. You can
> also shop the spotting clusters for countries that you need and just call
> them.
> 
> The full rules for this contest can be found on the ARRL website, along
> with other pertinent information for the event. If you are a casual DX'er
> who would like to significantly add some more countries to your DXCC total,
> this is your chance to do it, without waiting for the next sunspot high.
> And honestly, when was the last time you called CQ and had a bunch of DX
> stations call you back right on the spot? Just for that experience alone,
> this contest is worth checking out, if you are a DX'er.  These contests
> have a tendency to "heat up the ionosphere" and "create" propagation that
> did not exist prior to the contest, at least it seems that way. If any of
> you would like to give this a try, but have questions, please feel free to
> call or email me and I will do my best to answer them. Wishing you all 73
> and good DX!
> 
> de K3TS
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