© 2007, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

The official source of DXCC information! Record the DXCC Entities you've worked and QSLed! This new edition includes a complete listing of DX Century Club rules including the latest changes and clarifications. It includes the current entity list, deleted entities, and recent DXCC Entity additions. Also included: a prefix cross-reference, the list of international call sign series, and much more. Descriptions of all DXCC awards are covered, and information about how to get numerous DXCC items, such as pins and plaques. This is a "must have" for every DXer.

May 2009 edition. © 2009, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

The complete guide to prefix identification and information.

Ever wondered what that "unusual" call sign was? The fully updated "RSGB Prefix Guide" answers the question.

This comprehensive list of prefixes is revised and improved. Not just a listing of prefixes and their entities, the guide provides a host of useful additional material. References include a prefix's continent, CQ Zone, ITU Zone, Latitude and Longitude and many other details.

This edition includes all the elements that have made the book so popular over the years such as DXCC deleted entities, Russian & CIS entities, the popular DXCC checklist, and details of various award programs: IOTA, CQ WAZ, DXCC, WAS and others. New for this edition is an index of countries and their callsign allocations divided by continent.

Designed with a "lay flat" wire binding for ease of use.

80 pages. Eighth edition, © 2007, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

Celebrating 45 Years of the IOTA (Islands on the Air)

Special Feature: Take a look back at the last 45 years of IOTA. Plus, everything you need to enjoy collecting or operating from islands for this popular worldwide program!

The 45th Anniversary Edition of the IOTA Directory is your essential guide to participating in the Islands on the Air (IOTA) award program. Fully updated, it provides the complete, official listing of IOTA islands available, with the many recent changes. It includes details of the award rules, the IOTA contest, the IOTA honor roll, and fascinating reports of IOTA operations. A must-have for every island chaser!

128 pages. ©, 2009, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

More than 40 years of the IOTA (Islands on the Air) are celebrated in the essential guide to participating in the program.

This glossy book contains everything needed to enjoy collecting or operating from islands for this popular worldwide program.

This New Edition builds on the extensive data revision seen in recent years. Fully updated, it provides the only complete, official listing of IOTA islands available, with the many recent changes. The Directory lists all islands that qualify for IOTA, grouped by continent, and indexed by prefix. It also details the award rules, and includes application forms and masses of information and advice for island hunters and intending award applicants and DXpeditioners alike. This edition also contains a special feature covering the new IOTA online software.

© 2007, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

A guide to the magic band! Six Meters is known to radio amateurs as the “Magic Band." One minute there may be no propagation at all and the next the band is full of big signals. This book, written by well known DXer and 6 meter enthusiast, Don Field, G3XTT, is the ideal guide to this growing band. It provides a precise introduction for operators who have yet to experience the band, and is the perfect reference for regulars eagerly awaiting the return of the sunspots.

Includes:

176 pages. © 2009, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

Featuring a Collection of QSL Cards from W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station at ARRL Headquarters!

Includes:

BONUS! ** Includes one BONUS month-January 2011 **

Published by The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

For more information about the ARRL A-1 Operator Club, visit www.arrl.org/awards.

Subscription term: one year (six issues)

by Jeff Briggs, K1ZM.

A fascinating chronicle of what it takes to navigate the 160 meter band. Includes useful operating tips and descriptions for many practical antennas needed to be successful on 160 meters. This book includes an audio CD with some truly exotic and exciting QSOs made from prominent DX stations. Many photos and historical information included, from the early 1930s through present day.

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Book with audio CD. First edition, second printing. © 1997-1998, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

With HamCall CD-ROM, you can look up hams by call, name, street address, city, state, postal code, county, and country. View photographs, edit records to change addresses, add new records, delete edited records, add e-mail addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, and add your own text notes. US data includes: call sign, class, name, address, license issue date, expiration date, birth date (for the 664,000+ US birth dates still in the database), previous call(s), previous class, grid square, time zone, area code, county, QSL manager, e-mail address, WWW URL and FAX numbers. Displays precise latitude/longitude for almost every US and DX call. Supported by over two dozen logging programs--including Buckmaster’s own HCLog--and packet BBS systems. Calculates beam heading and distance from your home QTH automatically (distance is measured in miles and kilometers).

Now includes a Buckmaster Rotor Control feature which allows automatic rotator control with Hy-Gain/MFJ and Yaesu SDX/DXA control boxes equipped with an Idiom Press Rotor-EZ board. Your purchase gives you FREE full access to the Internet Online HamCall Search Service for a full 6 months, at no additional charge. Enhanced label-printing capabilities for Windows. You can pick the printer and font, and print almost any size labels. Label size, margins, columns, and rows are fully configurable. Requires Windows. Updated regularly.

CD-ROM. © 2003-2008, by Buckmaster.

Quick access to utilities, applications and information:

The content on this CD-ROM is divided into folders which contain software for a variety of ham radio applications. You'll also find programs for APRS, packet radio and satellite tracking. Plus, handy software tools for calculating transmission line loss, creating custom DSP audio filters, and more. Bonus files include ARRL screensavers, audio samples, video files, and PowerPoint presentations.

Minimum System Requirements: A 400 MHz Pentium PC with 256 MBytes of RAM and Microsoft^® Windows^® XP or Windows Vista. (Note: The included CWDecoder application will not function under 64-bit versions of Windows XP, or on Windows Vista.) A sound card is required to listen to sound samples or use the sound-card-based digital communication software. Includes the free Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® viewer. Please note that ARRL does not support the software in this collection. For support questions, please contact the program authors directly.

CD-ROM. © 2009, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

• search for articles by title and author
• select specific year and issue
• browse individual articles and columns

System Requirements: Microsoft Windows 95 or later.

CD-ROM. © 1999, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

by Enrico Stumpf-Siering, DL2VFR

Designed to bring various aspects of DX closer to experienced radio amateurs and newcomers, this handy reference will find its place on that mini-expedition and in the shack. Generations of DXers have contributed to it with their experience and expertise. Now, all the relevant knowledge and data a DXer needs is available in one book. It covers:

Shortwave DX Handbook provides an easy way into the fascinating world of DX. This book will become a trusty companion for all radio amateurs interested in DX and enable them to take part in all kinds of DX activities.

419 pages. © 2005, by DARC Verlag GmbH.

Published since 1920. More than 1,600,000 licensed radio amateurs! Includes United States and International call sign listings covering more than 250 countries, islands and dependencies.

Winter 2010 edition. © 2009, by Radio Amateur Callbook

Published since 1920. More than 1,600,000 licensed radio amateurs! Includes United States and International call sign listings covering more than 250 countries, islands and dependencies.

Summer 2009 edition. © 2009, by Radio Amateur Callbook

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Laminated (27 x 39 inches) and shipped in a protective tube.

© 2003-2008, published by American Radio Relay League, Inc. (ARRL).

Congratulations! Once you've qualified for an ARRL DX Century Club Award, you can order award items directly from the DXCC Desk.

DXCC items available:

Ordering DXCC awards:
Century Club Item Order Form (Plain text)
Century Club Item Order Form (PDF)

DXCC Yearbook
Interesting articles about the year's DXing activities and the Clinton B. DeSoto Cup and DXCC Challenge standings. The publication is free of charge for recent participants in the DXCC program. Others can purchase the Yearbook for $5 by submitting an order form (plain text or PDF form), or contacting the DXCC Branch (dxcc@arrl.org).