Category Archives: DX

My LotW account had crept up to 149 confirmations over the past couple of weeks.  I also had a 3C0E QSL that was yet to be entered.  This had me toying with the possibility of making a trip to Newington … Continue reading →

Ah, sweet vacation!!  It’s nice to have some time off during the day to hunt DX.  Yesterday that netted my first Madagascar contact.  Today it is my first Liberian station, EL2LF, on 15 meters.  That brings me to 199 in … Continue reading →

In the hour before this weekend’s Sweepstakes, I was able to work PT0S (Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago) on 30 meter CW.  I suspect that many avid DXers had already worked PT0S on all bands, and it probably helped … Continue reading →

With the addition of TT8TT and 3B9SP DXpeditions, my country count has reached 195.  LotW is still at 141 with one QSL in hand.  And Diamond DXCC is at 136. The goal was to have 200 countries worked, with 150 … Continue reading →

I figured what a great way to check out my new K3 Sub-receiver than joining in the NH8S pileup.  Since I’ve had my K3 apart for about a week (too much going on to finish it quickly), I’ve missed all … Continue reading →

My E51M LotW confirmation arrived today. My thanks to DK9KX, DJ9KH, SP3DOI, DL6JGN, DH9HX, PA3EWP,  and DJ8NK for all their hard work getting E51M on the air.

I set goals to work 200 countries before the end of 2012, to have 150 confirmed in LotW, and 150 in the Diamond DXCC Challenge.  As of this afternoon, after working A92IO, Dave in Bahrain, my country count is up … Continue reading →

I began to seriously consider DXing at the end of 2011 when a friend of mine pointed out that I had a number of eQSLs waiting for me at eQSL.cc.  So I joined on December 22, 2011.  Two months later … Continue reading →

I can remember back in the day when getting a DXCC certificate involved shipping QSL cards to ARRL Headquarters, waiting many weeks to have them checked, then waiting many more weeks to get the certificate.  I received my DXCC CW … Continue reading →