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RADIO DX'ING sa QSL CARD x DX'ING RADIO x SHORTWAVE RADIO DX'ING xx AMATEUR RADIO xx RADIO Introduction to BASIC. Part 13. The analysis of writing a computer program which lets you enter a DX station's prefix and provides antenna azimuth and distance for long and short path. Dupe sheets. What are they and how to properly use them. How to work lots of DX with poor antennas. Working the CQ magazine World Wide DX Contest. Some advice from the contest committee. The ins and outs of working DX. Basic discussion of time, propagation, activity, etc. How to plot the optimum propagation conditions for working DX. How to work DX in a pile-up. Tips on getting through to a rare DX station. Using the "Lotus 1-2-3" computer program to prepare "dupe sheets" for radio DX contests. Ten tips for better, safer mobile DXing on 10 meters. DX operating tips for the newcomer to amateur radio. DXer's tool kit. Ten tips for neophyte DXer's identify the publications and procedures that will lead to success. How to improve your score when participating in a major DX contest. Twenty-five DXing tips for the fledgling DXer and aspiring award chaser. Dispelling the myths of working DX on the low bands (40, 80, and 160 meters). Communicating with the astronauts by amateur radio. How to participate in NASA's Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX). Rules of thumb which help you determine which radio station callsigns are likely to be correct and which are not. How to plot all possible grey-line paths through your location using a great circle map, a computer spreadsheet program and the formulas provided in this article. A simple operating aid. Customizing CQ magazine's DX propagation charts to create a simple, easy-to-make table which provides all of the necessary information at a glance.. A basic guide to broadcast band DXing. Tips on good medium-wave DXing on the standard broadcast band. Getting started in FM DXing. Tips on antennas and the best times to listen. Tables and formulas to determine what stations (TV, FM or Action Band) are within line-of-sight of a DX'ers antenna. Sharp-tuning preamp designed especially for DXing the broadcast band. The booster can function as an electronic antenna with signals received through a loopstick antenna coil or as a preamplifier with a long-wire antenna. Active antenna for better DX'ing. Build an active loop antenna to dramatically improve reception on longwave, broadcast and amateur-shortwave bands. Est. cost: $69. Using kites as temporary supports to get long radio antennas up high for DX. DXing the smart way. The secret to DX performance for the low-power, low-budget operator is learning to work the system. Some tips. Space DXing. How to listen in on American, Russian and Chinese space satellites. DX'ing the world's focal point. Hopscotching around the Medeterranean. DX club profiles. Tips on joining a good DX club. Tips on improving your AM band DX catches. Ride a frequency, international contacts, antenna ideas, etc. High rise MW DXing with a ferrite loop. Tips on using a ferrite loop antenna, with a loop amplifier, to aid indoor mediumwave DXing. Shortwave radio's most bizarre frequency band (6.200 up to 7.000). What you will find there and tips on DXing. Tuning the overlooked band (29.70 MHz to 30.00 MHz). Tips on DX'ing. Scanner skipping to the Caribbean. Tips on using seasonal skip to DX the low band (30-50 MHz). Mediumwave best bets. Using your portable, car radio or table radio to DX distant "clear channel" AM radio stations. Scanning the world. Tips on using low-band skip to DX overseas radio in the 30 to 80 MHz band. Logging 100 SWBC countries. Tips on logging 100 countries on the shortwave broadcast bands. Includes a list of countries, frequencies and times to listen. Skip scanning those mystery repeaters. Tips on DX monitoring of unintentional rebroadcasting of signals in the 30 to 50 MHz VHF "low band" which may be caused by higher levels of solar (sunspot) activity. Scanning Central America. Tips on listening in on VHF low-band skip in the 29.625-49.60 MHz range. The British Royal Navy. Tips on DX'ing this far-flung military force. Red Cross broadcasts. How to tune them in. DX'ing little Venice (Venezuela). Skip ahoy. DX'ing maritime communications on the VHF "low band" with your scanner. Oil rig DX. Tuning in on the hunt for energy in the Gulf of Mexico. Some tips. Disaster scanning. Earthquakes, hurricanes, wars, etc. The safest way to witness them is via 30 to 50 MHz VHF "low band" skip. Some tips. DX'ing the shortwave broadcasting "out-of-banders". Some tips. Federal agency and military activity on your scanner. What to listen for in 30 to 50 MHz low band skip. Shortwave, pulse of the world. Tips on recording breaking news events on shortwave radio and getting that information to your local new media. Scanning in Yellowstone National Park, a 3500 square mile federal reserve with its own police, fire and communications systems. Hear them chasing drug smugglers. Tips on DX'ing the anti-drug agencies of the U.S. government. Back in the USSR. Tips on DX'ing English-language broadcasts. Scanning North America. Skip suggestions in the 27.80 to 49.75 MHz VHF "low band". Still left. How the world's changing political climate affects your listening. Tips on DX'ing the propaganda broadcasts eminating from the remaining pro-communist nations. Those strange signals above the FM band. DX'ing the VHF signals in the 108 to 118 MHz which are assigned to the FAA's Very high frequency Omni Range (VOR) and Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) network. Tape recorder and timer for world band radio listening. Using a programmable electric timer to turn on (and off) a radio receiver and tape recorder. Use them to record a DX signal when not at home. Scanning the CHiP's. Latest frequency information for DX'ing the California Highway Patrol system. Scanning the VHF "mid band" (72.00 to 76.00 MHz). Some tips. Native American radio. DX'ing tips for AM and FM broadcast stations that run all or part of their programming in Native American dialects. Tuning in on search & rescue operations. Tips on DX'ing emergency services. Listening for Liberia. Tips on DX'ing this troubled nation. Micro-broadcasters. DX'ing those flea power AM stations which are often located along highways and near tourist attractions to give instructions to automobiles. Scanning the private detectives. Includes lists of devices and their frequencies which are preferred by private detective businesses. Fighting interference and noise in DX'ing using a technique called phasing. Phasing involves combining the signals from two different antennas. SWL DXpeditions. Finding a good local DXpedition site, portable receivers and antennas to take, other tips. Basics for beginning amateur radio DXers. How to listen to out-of-state AM broadcasts. Tips on DXing the medium-wave band. An introduction to radio astronomy. Get into this new hobby with a simple homemade telescope system. The same equipment can be used for FM DX'ing. A broadcast band loop antenna for DX'ing increases reception range of inexpensive AM radios by inductive linking. Est. cost: $20. How to DX earth radio from outer space. A practical analysis of how radio and TV DX'ers may someday pursue their hobby on the moon or other colony in space. Working DX (long-distance radio communication) on the amateur bands. Some tips on getting started. Tune in the radio pirates. Some tips. Accessories for radio listening (DX'ing). Exploring the various speakers, headphones, decoders, and other accessories that are part of the contemporary high-tech radio listening post. Monitoring military aircraft. Use an ordinary scanner and these listening tips to follow the exciting transmissions of military pilots. How to eavesdrop on cloak-and-dagger radio. A chart shows the full radio spectrum and how it's broken down. Tips on where the interesting listening can be found and equipment needed to join this interesting pastime. International number stations. When and where to listen in. | |||||||||
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