[Lowfer] What's the DX Record for a LowFER QSO?

[Lyle Koehler]

Like Dex, I've had several QSOs with BA (622 miles) and numerous QSOs with
XJ (732 miles). However, I believe BA (and obviously at least one other
LowFER) had QSOs at greater distances. Many of the XJ contacts were at
speeds
of 15 to 20 words per minute, by the way, not the 30 minutes per word which
is fashionable today. I'll admit, though, that it took a couple of years of
trying before the first QSO with BA.

As for what constitutes a valid QSO, that is negotiable. For hams seeking DX
awards, simply getting your call sign in the other guy's log seems to be
adequate. We used to count it as a completed LowFER QSO after we had
exchanged call signs and signal reports (in RST format) *and* had heard the
final "R" acknowledging reception of the report.

Lyle, K0LR