I have heard DX mentors suggest that contests are high potential events for snagging some dx that wouldn't otherwise be so readily available. But I'm not sure how the contest people would feel about
Note sure of your name or call. My replies below. All of the major DX contests have rare DX operations that may only be available for the contest. See: http://www.ng3k.com/Contest/index.html But I'm
dw, Perhaps you are mistaken. I can only speak for myself, but I look forward to DX contests, especially CW contests, as a great opportunity to work new band / entities. If I operate S&P and show up
There are some concerns, in some contest rules, about the number of unique calls. The contester who is the only one to work a station. Think there are penalties,in some contests, if a station has a
As a rabid contester, I can tell you that contesters will welcome your QSO IF, and ONLY IF, you play by contesting rules. Here's a quick summary. 1) Read the rules of whatever contest you want to ope
Hi Ray, Guys going to those rare locations for contests are doing it to WIN. They want to average 3-4 QSOs per minute. They don't care if you send slower, or if you need a repeat, but they do care if