Contents DX101x HF + Six Meters
Chapter 1. Introduction
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PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
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1-1. How This Book Came About |
1-8. More Joy Of DX |
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1-2. UsingThis Guide |
1-9. DX Is For All |
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1-3. Why DX |
1-10. DX Clubs And Foundations |
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1-4. The HF Bands |
1-11. National Radio Leagues |
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1-5. The Six Meter Band |
1-12. Awards |
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1-6. The Joy OF DX |
1-13. Brief History Of DXing |
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1-7. The DXer And The Civilian |
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PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
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2-2. Transceivers |
2-30. Six Meter Antennas |
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2-3. Transceiver Specifications |
2-31. 6M Antenna Height |
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2-4. Sensitivity |
2-32. Homebrew Antennas |
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2-5. Dynamic range |
2-33. Low Band Antennas |
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2-6. Selectivity |
2-34. 40 And 30 Meter Antennas |
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2-7. Superheterodyne Receivers |
2-35. Stealth Antennas |
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2-8. Frequency Stabilityand Accuracy |
2-36. Antenna Gain |
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2-9. Cross -Modulation |
2-37. Towers & Rotors |
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2-10. Gain Compression |
2-38. Bearing And Distance |
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2-11. Intermodulation Distortion |
2-39. Grounding And Common Mode |
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2-12. Phase Noise |
2-40. RFI Safety - RFI To The Neighbors |
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2-13. S-Units |
2-41. Lightning Protection And Grounding |
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2-14. Decibels |
2-42. Computer Equipment |
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2-15. Transmitter Specifications |
2-43. Coax Cable & Cable Management |
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2-16. Duty Cycle |
2-44. Voltage Standing Wave Ratio |
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2-17. Whizbang DSP Radios |
2-45. Antenna Tuners |
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2-18. Transceiver Programmability |
2-46. Microphones |
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2-19. Transceiver Operating Controls |
2-47. Headphones And Speakers |
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2-20. Your Sideband Audio |
2-48. ESP Hearing |
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2-21. Modifications |
2-49. Keys And Keyers |
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2-22. Linear Amplifiers |
2-50. DSP Units |
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2-23. Selecting Power Amplifiers |
2-51. Antenna Analyzers |
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2-24. Tubes VS. FETS |
2-52. SWR Meters |
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2-25. HFAntennas |
2-53. Phone Patches |
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2-26. HF Antenna Height |
2-54. Scratch Pads |
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2-27. Yagi Beams |
2-55. Monitor Scopes |
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2-28. HF Vertical Antennas |
2-56. Foot Switches |
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2-29. Cubical Quads |
2-57. Other Goodies |
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PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
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3-2. Logging Programs |
3-12. Macintosh Programs |
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3-3. Grid Squares |
3-13. Propagation Websites |
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3-4. Distance & Bearing Programs |
3-14. Propagation Software |
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3-5. Grayline Programs |
3-15. Radio Control Programs |
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3-6. Antenna Programs |
3-16. RTTY, PSK31 & SSTV Programs |
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3-7. NCDXF Beacon Programs |
3-17. Prefix List |
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3-8. DXer Programs |
3-18. CQ and ITU Zones |
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3-9. CW programs |
3-19. Q-Signals & RST |
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3-10. Great Circle Programs |
3-20. DXer Phonetics |
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3-11. Prefix Finder Programs |
3-21. CW Abbreviations |
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3-22. Other DX Books |
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Chapter 4. Propagation
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PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
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4-2. The Regions Of The Ionosphere |
4-12. 160 Meters Propagation |
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4-3. Ionosphere Variations |
4-13. 80 Meters Propagation |
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4-4. Solar Flux , A Index, K Index |
4-14. 40 Meters Propagation |
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4-5. Gray Line DXing |
4-15. 30 Meters Propagation |
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4-6. Backscatter |
4-16. 20 Meters Propagation |
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4-7. Sporadic E |
4-17. 17 Meters Propagation |
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4-8. Tropospheric Scatter |
4-18. 15 Meters Propagation |
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4-9. Ducting |
4-19. 12 Meters Propagation |
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4-10. Beacons |
4-20. 10 Meters Propagation |
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4-11. Short Wave Stations |
4-21. Propagation Graphs |
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4-22. Six Meter Propagation |
Six meter propagation includes:
| Line of sight | Beacons |
| Sporadic E propagation | F2 backscatter |
| Sporadic E seasons | Aurora |
| hourly Sporadic E occurrences | Trans-equatorial propagation (tep) |
| Sporadic E geographical areas | Troposcatter |
| Sporadic E solar cycle variations | Ionoscatter |
| Sporadic E indicators | Tropo (tropospheric bending) |
| Sporadic e mapping | Meteor scatter (ms) |
| F2 skip |
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PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
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5-2. The Big Gun myth |
5-18. Worked All Continents |
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5-3. Finding DX |
5-19. CQ Magazine Awards |
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5-4. Listen, Listen |
5-20. World Radio Magazine Awards |
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5-5. The Pileup Exchange |
5-21. Islands On The Air (IOTA) |
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5-6. Anatomy of A pileup |
5-22. Awards And Wallpaper |
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5-7. Working Pileups |
5-23. DX News Letters and Magazines |
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5-8. Operating Split |
5-24. Prefixes |
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5-9. Best opportunities To Work DX |
5-25. Common And Rare DX |
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5-10. Low Band DXing |
5-26. Slashed Calls |
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5-11. Working Contests |
5-27. Zones |
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5-12. QRP Operation |
5-28. USA Band Plans And Power Limits |
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5-13. DX Nets |
5-29. .USA Frequency Allocations |
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5-14. Don’ts Of Pileups |
5-30. Emission Types |
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5-15. DX Packet Clusters, Telnet, Summit |
5-31. Considerate Operator's Guide |
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5-16. DX Century Club |
5-32. Calling Frequencies |
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5-17. Worked All States |
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Chapter 6. Working 6M DX
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PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
PARAGRAPH & TOPIC |
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6-2. The Big Gun myth |
6-10. Worked All States |
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6-3. Finding DX |
6-11. Worked 100 Grids Squares (VUCC) |
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6-4. Non-Contest DXing |
6-12. DXCC Awards |
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6-5. Working Split |
6-13. Other Awards |
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6-6. Working Contests |
6-14. 6M Frequency Allotments |
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6-7. QRP Operation |
6-15. USA Recommended Band Plan |
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6-8. CW Operation |
6-16. Calling Frequencies |
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6-9. DX Packet Clusters and Telnet |
6-17. Tuning In A Nutshell |
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6-18. Typical 6M FM Band Plan |
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Chapter 7. DX Secrets - Over 100 Coveted DX Secrets
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8-2. Art Of Contesting |
8-6. CW Contesting |
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8-3. Phone Contesting Equipment |
8-7. Logging |
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8-4. CW Contesting Equipment |
8-8. Submitting The Logs |
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8-5. Phone Contesting |
8-9. Check Logs |
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Chapter 9. QSLing
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9-2. The QSL Card |
9-15. Envelopes |
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9-3. Logging |
9-16. Envelope Sizes |
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9-4. QSL Card Design |
9-17. Return Postage |
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9-5. Finding QSL Addresses |
9-18. Postage Stamps |
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9-9. QSLing SWL Stations |
9-19. Cash |
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9-7. Sending QSL Cards |
9-20. Bank Checks |
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9-8. Sending QSL’s Direct |
9-21. IRC’s |
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9-9. QSLing Via A DX Manager |
9-22. Monetary Tips For QSL Managers |
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9-10. Outgoing QSL Bureaus |
9-23. Current US Postal International Rates |
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9-11. Incoming QSL Bureaus |
9-24. What Is A Good IRC? |
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9-12. QSLing To A DX Bureau Direct |
9-25. How Much Postage To Send |
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9-13. QSL Forwarding Services |
9-26. QSL Checklist |
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9-14. QSLing Electronically |
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A1-2. CW Tutorial |
A1-5. Iambic Keying |
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A1-3. Prosigns For Morse Code |
A1-6. Adjusting Paddles |
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A1-4. CW Bandwidth And Spacing |
A1-7. CW Abbrev, Q-Signals, And RST |
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Appendix A2. CW Abbreviations |
Appendix A8. Worked All Zones |
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Appendix A3. RST System |
Appendix A9. USA Districts |
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Appendix A4. DXer Phonetics |
Appendix A10. Prefix List |
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Appendix A5. Q-Signals |
Appendix A11. DXCC Record Sheets |
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Appendix A6. CQ Zone Map |
Appendix A12. Most Wanted Countries |
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Appendix A7. ITU Zone Map |
Index I |
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