ARRL Rocky Mountain Convention DX University October 23, 2025 Early Registration is Now open for HamCon Colorado and our excellent DX University program to be held on Thursday October 23, 2025. This will be your opportunity to learn some of the biggest “trade secrets” from the best DXers in the business. Our master of ceremonies,…
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Welcome back to the DX-University
Pardon the dust! We are back! Thanks to Barry, N0KV and Mike, W0MU and special thanks to Scott, KA9FOX the DX-University is back. We would also like to thank Wayne, N7NG for allowing us to revive this site. There is pileup of great DXing information stored here and we plan to continue to update the…
Tuition Grants for DXU Students
Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION 22 April 2013 NCDXF DX University and Contest University Scholarships NCDXF is committed to bringing younger DXers and Contesters into our hobby. NCDXF will provide full tuition scholarships for hams 25 years of age and younger at all DX University and Contest University sessions held in North America for the next…
DXpeditioning Basics – Revised
A new version of DXpeditioning Basics is now availabe. The original version was published in 1994. To see the new version, go to the DX University Website > DXpeditioning Tools > Publications > DXpeditioning Basics – 2013.
DXU Best Practices
With ever increasing activity, pileup behavior on the DX bands seems to be becoming worse and worse. The DX Code of Conduct is a widely circulated list of operating rules that have been adopted by many DXpeditions. The original Code is directed at DXers, and it instructs them how to operate in a way that could bring…
QRM and Frustration
(This article is drawn from parts of the DX University presentation at Visalia in April, 2015.) DXpeditions have always had some form of on-the-air difficulty in conducting their operations. In the early days, there were many fewer DXers, and the QRM potential was less. But, there were always DXers disgruntled by their inability to make…
The Complete DXer
Bob Locher, W9KNI is IMO, a classic DXer. Over 30 years ago – in 1983 – he published a book called The Complete DXer. According to Bob, the book was intended to make the point that DXing a fun endeavor that requires skills that can — and must – be learned. Bob’s book describes the “Classic…
DXpedition Planning Video from K0IR
Ralph Fedor, K0IR has had the prime responsibility for planning a number of major DXpeditions. His experiences include expeditions to VK0IR, K5D, FT5ZM and K1N, Heard, Desecheo, Amsterdam and Navassa Islands. Each of these expeditions culminated in world-class results. At the 2015 DX University session in Visalia CA, Ralph presented a program describing important aspects of…
Milestone – One Billion QSO Records
Logbook of the World – History On the 19th of December 2018, a significant milestone was reached. At 2332Z one billion QSO records had been uploaded to Logbook of the World. Many hams began using the Internet during the early nineties. Dave Leeson, W6NL (W6QHS) talked about the Internet at Visalia in 1994 or 1995….
WAITING FOR BOUVET
As we wait for the beginning of the Rebel DX Group DXpedition to Bouvet Island, we wonder: How will it come off? How many of “The Deserving” will emerge with a new one or even DXCC Number 340? How many will make a QSO? Or make a QSO on a particular desired band? There are…