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  • From Northern France (Department 59), one of the Dx Adventure Radio Club’s longest serving members and most outstanding 11m dx adventurists, 14DA028 Philippe has been a mainstay of our club […]

    *MEET* 14DA028 Phil

    From Northern France (Department 59), one of the Dx Adventure Radio Club’s longest serving members and most outstanding 11m dx adventurists, 14DA028 Philippe has been a mainstay of our club […]

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  • 23DA330 Jeremy, an avid 11m DXer on the pocket-sized NA island nation of Jamaica, is one of the longest serving members of the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC), joining our […]

    *MEET* 23DA330 Jeremy

    23DA330 Jeremy, an avid 11m DXer on the pocket-sized NA island nation of Jamaica, is one of the longest serving members of the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC), joining our […]

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  • If you’re looking for a ham rental shack in the Pacific for the Oceania Contest to help crack major DX markets, or for a period of pile-up pumping holiday dx, […]

    *HAM RENTAL* Palau

    If you’re looking for a ham rental shack in the Pacific for the Oceania Contest to help crack major DX markets, or for a period of pile-up pumping holiday dx, […]

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  • The red-hot emergence of ‘digital’ or ‘digi’ modes (ROS, FT8, SSTV, PSK31, etc.) on Eleven Meters in recent years has provided a terrific platform indeed for meaningful DX on 26-27 […]

    *DX RESOURCES* 11m Nets for ‘Digi-Dudes’

    The red-hot emergence of ‘digital’ or ‘digi’ modes (ROS, FT8, SSTV, PSK31, etc.) on Eleven Meters in recent years has provided a terrific platform indeed for meaningful DX on 26-27 […]

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  • One of the DA-RC’s stated objectives is to “educate and encourage radio communications hobbyists to strive for higher levels of competence…” As a result of this emphasis, many DA-RC members, who […]

    *DX RESOURCE* Hams in the DA-RC

    One of the DA-RC’s stated objectives is to “educate and encourage radio communications hobbyists to strive for higher levels of competence…” As a result of this emphasis, many DA-RC members, who […]

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  • April 17, 2012 Built in 1940 and referenced as BRA-083 by the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS), the spectacular Porto de Pedras lighthouse in northern Brazil is about 10km from […]

    *DXPEDITION REPORT* 3DA/BRA-083, Porto de Pedras Lighthouse

    April 17, 2012 Built in 1940 and referenced as BRA-083 by the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS), the spectacular Porto de Pedras lighthouse in northern Brazil is about 10km from […]

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  • Day 1: Thursday, 6 January 2011 Overloaded with DXpedition baggage, we arrive at Brisbane International Airport via maxi-taxi at 21:36 UTC and, after battling the line-ups and shelling out an […]

    *DXPEDITION REPORT* 135DA0, Solomon Islands

    Day 1: Thursday, 6 January 2011 Overloaded with DXpedition baggage, we arrive at Brisbane International Airport via maxi-taxi at 21:36 UTC and, after battling the line-ups and shelling out an […]

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  •   For serious DX Hunters on 11m, 27 and 26 MHz are a hive of first class DX action with many nations around the world (e.g. the Pacific Ocean’s underdeveloped […]

    *DX RESOURCE* 11m Call Frequencies

      For serious DX Hunters on 11m, 27 and 26 MHz are a hive of first class DX action with many nations around the world (e.g. the Pacific Ocean’s underdeveloped […]

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  • For a rare dx station, the decision on ‘if’ or ‘when’ to split-up is an important consideration — Split too early and you reduce your QSO rate — Split too […]

    *EDITORIAL* Time to Split Up?

    For a rare dx station, the decision on ‘if’ or ‘when’ to split-up is an important consideration — Split too early and you reduce your QSO rate — Split too […]

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  • I first laid eyes on a ‘Yupi’ scanner during a stay in Sydney with a radio mate in 2001 who had an impressive little MVT-7300EU. After that, I set my […]

    *PRODUCT REVIEW* Yupiteru MVT-9000 Scanner

    I first laid eyes on a ‘Yupi’ scanner during a stay in Sydney with a radio mate in 2001 who had an impressive little MVT-7300EU. After that, I set my […]

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