What is an accepted range for a DX contact?
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| Apr 17th 2014, 17:46 | |
WN6WJNTotal Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
Hello, I would like to ask a question about DXing. What is the accepted, by convention or agreement, range to have a contact described as a long distance contact? Would 2 stations 100 miles apart qualify as a DX contact? Would 1000 miles qualify? How about 10 miles apart, would that qualify as a DX contact? Thanks for any information, I'm writing a term paper about HAM radio. 73 Wassim WN6WJN |
| Apr 17th 2014, 18:16 | |
W1VTSuper Moderator Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
http://www.arrl.org/distance-records As you can see, when you get to the higher amateur bands, even 100 miles is enough to set records. Zack Lau W1VT ARRL Senior Lab Engineer |
| Apr 17th 2014, 21:53 | |
aa6eTotal Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
For the HF bands (below 30 MHz), usually called "short wave", we have long-distance propagation thanks to bouncing signals off the ionosphere. On these frequencies, the usual idea of "DX" is contacting someone in another country. So US-Canada is "DX" by this measure, even if the distance can be very short. And Maine to California would not be DX. ARRL has the concept of a "DXCC entity" and people try to contact as many of them as possible. They are generally countries, but some non-countries, like Alaska and Hawaii, are considered separate entities. Check out http://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes. 73 Martin AA6E |
| Jan 3rd 2015, 17:59 | |
WA6MHZTotal Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
I am only 30 miles from MEXICO, but working a station there counts as a new COUNTRY! |
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