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NJARC 2025 DX Contest
  17-26 January 2025

Contest extended until 2 February
due to poor band conditions.

Logs must be postmarked by 10 Febuary 2025,




First Seps in DX
START HERE

Contest Kit  - All you need in one file.


Rules (.pdf)

Log Sheets (.pdf)

Log Sheets in EXCEL

Log Sheets - Large Print

NJARC Easy-Log in EXCEL

Station List

Distances (.pdf)


Target List & Dial Calibration - NYC

Target List & Dial Calibration - Phila.

Al's story from 2004

Radio DX Videos And more DX info
on the Radio Technology Museum Site.


A few helpful websites:

Distance Calculator

Medium-Wave List

FCC Database

radio-locator


Hints:


Simple radios, crystal sets and one-tubers, will require an outside antenna to "get DX."  However, with a more sensitive radio, a rotatable loop antenna will allow you to null out a station and listen to another on the same frequency.  Here's plans for a simple loops you can throw together: 

Homebrew Loop Antennas


Last update 5 December 2024