Apologies to everyone - I didn't realize that Les, G4OGB had written a
User Defined Contest file to enable support of the WAPC contest. If you
are a non-BY/BV station you will need to download the file
BY_WAPY_DX.udc from the User Defined Contests Files area on the N1MM web
site and save it to the User Defined Contests folder in the N1MM Logger
program directory. Next, download the file BY_WAPC.sec from the same
area into the N1MM Logger program directory proper, and finally, restart
N1MM Logger and go to File > New Contest in Database and select
BY_WAPC_DX. If you are a BY/BV station, you'll need to download
BY_WAPC_BY.udc instead.
In my quick tests, the UDC does not appear to display a list of province
multiplers and does not appear to track them, so you may want to print
out the list from the contest rules web site. Otherwise, you should be
good to go.
73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest Station Database, at www.conteststations.com
The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at
reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
On 10/4/2012 12:13 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
In addition to EI5DI's SD, the organizers recommend N1MM Logger. We
do not yet have a contest definition for this one, but you can use
N1MM Logger's DXSerial contest, entering the serial number received in
the appropriate place, and the province designator (when working a
Chinese station) in the Comment field. It won't score the contest for
you but will generate a Cabrillo file for submission to the organizers.
For those who savor such things, the list of provinces includes Taiwan.
73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest Station Database, atwww.conteststations.com
The Reverse Beacon Network athttp://reversebeacon.net, blog at
reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
On 10/4/2012 12:08 AM, Scott Monks wrote:
Working China?
Well, I am a relative novice to DXing with a temporary antenna in a
poor location (mountains all around) and only 100 watts (which mostly
heat the mountains, I imagine!), but 01 Oct I worked BD4FM on
28012.1, CW. The signal was weak but steady and I just picked it out
of the band while no one else was calling them--afterward things got
busier for them!
The station is listed as using LoTW and eQSL, but I thought
"sure!--doubt it!" and didn't hope for much, but miracle of
miracles--just to make me out as of little faith!--tonight I have
their confirmation on LoTW!!!
I live in Hidalgo, Mexico, 70 mi north of Mexico City about lined up
with Dallas, Texas, and in such a bad area that I am sure if _I_ can
work them, EVERYONE can!
I also worked BX4AG (from Taiwan) just 10 minutes before, but they
don't list any QSL info so I suppose by Bureau.
Anyway, to the subject--I hope to find info on the contest because I
want to get in on it now that I know I can at least work a few stations!
73 and good luck,
Scott XE1/AA0AA; AA0AA
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Chinese ops are on almost 24/7 on freq of 14.270 plus or minus
10kc. If
you can not hear any China in that freq range, likely that time of
day/night is not good for that path. Their frequent operations are
like a
beacon in that they are on the air so much, but mostly at that spot
on the
dial.
How easy is it to work China from the United States? I remember
working
BV1US (in Taiwan) from Denver back in the 50's, with 500 watts AM,
and a
W8JK beam but haven't been a serious DXer since then.
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