[nrv-hams] DX this week

[Louis Westfall]

Kay,
I think I gt my inernet and email up and runing. My email address is:
LouisWestfall at yahoo.com
I got 4500 emails  to delete tonight. 
Lou
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On Tue, 2/25/14, Kay Craigie <n3kn at verizon.net> wrote:

 Subject: [nrv-hams] DX this week
 To: "Nrv-Hams" <nrv-hams at mailman.qth.net>
 Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 6:17 AM
 
 This week we will hear some
 interesting DX on the air as people prepare for
 the ARRL International DX Contest, phone edition, that's
 taking place this
 weekend. Operators who have traveled to foreign countries to
 operate the
 contest will be testing their stations, and we can take
 advantage of their
 practice to have fun by tuning around the bands to see who's
 there. Many of
 them will be on bands that are not used in contesting, so
 don't skip
 listening on 12, 17, and 30 meters.
 
 The contest itself is also an opportunity to work DX
 stations, whether or
 not we are actually competing. 
 
 The contest takes place on 10, 15, 20, 40, 80, and 160
 meters. It begins at
 0000 UTC on March 1, which is 7 PM on Friday, February 28,
 local time. It
 ends at 2400 UTC on March 2, which is 7 PM Sunday, March 2,
 local time.
 
 Listen for a bit and observe how people do a contest
 contact. No excess
 words!
 
 USA and Canadian stations send a signal report (always 5-9)
 and our state or
 province.  We should say "Virginia" or "Victor Alpha."
 Saying "V A" can be
 confusing, as it can be confused with "P A," "G A," and you
 get the idea. 
 
 The DX station will send us a signal report and their
 transmitter power.
 It's customary for them to say something like "K," "KW," or
 "Kilo" instead
 of "one thousand." 
 
 If you aren't planning to send in an entry, you don't have
 to log the power,
 but it's interesting to do because you will begin to see
 patterns. Want to
 know what the legal limit is in the United Kingdom? You'll
 find out if you
 work enough British stations in this event.
 
 Do not call USA and Canadian stations, just DX. 
 Exception: Alaska and
 Hawaii count as DX in this contest, and it's okay to call
 them. Offshore
 territories such as Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands are
 DX, and it's okay
 to call them.
 
 Here's a hint. Don't assume that just because a station is
 not super-loud
 that your 100 watts will sound just as light to him. Some of
 these operators
 have good receiving antennas plus good ears and can hear a
 modest signal
 just fine. Give them a call and see what happens.
 
 73 and have fun - Kay N3KN
 
 
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