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DXCC with a Dipole

DXCC with a Dipole. Keith GW4OKT. Why a Dipole?. Driven element from a MA5B Yagi Steerable (Armstrong method) Low angle of radiation 3 bands 10/15/20 plus low SWR Robust Small footprint in my tiny garden!. ARRL DXCC (DX Century Club). 100 QSLs required for the basic award

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DXCC with a Dipole

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  1. DXCC with a Dipole Keith GW4OKT

  2. Why a Dipole? • Driven element from a MA5B Yagi • Steerable (Armstrong method) • Low angle of radiation • 3 bands 10/15/20 plus low SWR • Robust • Small footprint in my tiny garden!

  3. ARRL DXCC (DX Century Club) • 100 QSLs required for the basic award • Currently 340 DXCC entities (331reqd. for ‘Honour Roll’) • No /MM allowed • Online logging and verification system using LoTW • QSL cards verified by ‘Field Checkers’ • All amateur bands allowed (but no repeater QSOs!)

  4. Tools for finding stations • Use a Pan Adaptor • ‘Search & pounce’ • Use of DX Clusters

  5. P3 Panadaptor

  6. DX Clusters DXCLUSTER.CO.UK

  7. Logging

  8. Logging

  9. DX Clusters

  10. DX Clusters

  11. DX Clusters

  12. Tools for working stations • CW very effective • Use of grey-line • Contests • Openings on the higher bands • Dxpeditions (usually working splits)

  13. QSLing • Find station on QRZ.com • Establish QSL manager or station address • Send 2$ plus SAE • OQRS option • Don’t bother with the QSL Bureau! • No EQSL ✗ • LoTW allowed ✓

  14. QSLing

  15. Progress so far • 157 DXCCs confirmed out of 165 QSOs • Working on QRP DXCC 77 QSOs

  16. Progress so far

  17. Diamond DXCC Challenge • Based on 1937 DXCC list of entities (200 odd) • No /MM allowed • ‘Honour’ system, no QSL cards required • Online logging and verification system

  18. What Next?

  19. What next? Fin!

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