Category Archives: DX

Discussion relating to chasing DX.

Updated DXCC Records

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Rob Smith

After sitting down to fill out the Most Wanted DX survey before it closes on Oct 15th, I realized that the list I have been using is a bit out of date. So, I went to update my excel spreadsheet … Continue reading →

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A contact here and there

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Rob Smith

The weekend was full of fun activities. One of them was the CQ WW RTTY WPX contest.  I had set up and tested the equipment before the contest. The old PC was using MixW software, connected using a RIGblaster Pro … Continue reading →

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DX Clusters on the web

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Rob Smith

The DX cluster sure has evolved from the days of local friends announcing on the 2 meter repeater the DX stations that they heard. Before today, there were two DX cluster web pages that I like to watch: DX Summit … Continue reading →

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New One

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Rob Smith

It was good to see a couple of new confirmations on LoTW. On mixed and CW, PT0S was new for me, and on SSB and digital, TT8TT was new. Also, there were some band countries, which are fun to track … Continue reading →

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Observation on QSLs

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Rob Smith

In a recent DX news letter, there was a listing of QSL cards received.  Of those listed, 22 were received via LoTW, 8 directly through the mail, and none via the bureau. Slowly more and more people are moving away … Continue reading →

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