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What does Dxcc mean?

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What does Dxcc mean in ham radio?

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DX Century Club DXCC is Amateur Radio’s premier award that hams can earn by confirming on the air contacts with 100 countries. You can begin with the basic DXCC award and work your way up to the DXCC Honor Roll.

What is a 5 Band DXCC?

5-Band DXCC is earned by confirming 100 current entities on each of the following bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 Meters. Deleted entities do not count toward this award. Once you have the initial 5-Band award, you can endorse it for 160, 30, 17, 12, 6, and 2 Meters.

What is the DXCC Challenge?

The DXCC Challenge Award is earned by working and confirming at least 1,000 DXCC band-points on any Amateur bands, 160 through 6 meters (except 60 meters). The DeSoto Cup is presented to the DXCC Challenge leader as of the 31st of December each year.

How many DXCC are there?

340
Current Entities This is a list of all 340 Current DXCC entities on the ARRL DXCC Entities List.

Does FT8 count for DXCC?

Digital modes include FT4, FT8, RTTY, PSK-31, JT65, etc. and any modes that are only machine-readable, and any that use computer sound card technology, with the exception of digital voice, which counts for Phone.

How do you get the ham radio awards?

Typically, you’ll need to obtain confirmation of the radio contact, either in written form (a QSL card from the other ham) or via an electronic QSL system such as Logbook of the World or eQSL. Some awards just require you to submit a list of radio contacts, including date/time, frequency, call sign worked, etc.

Do deleted countries count for DXCC?

DeSoto, whose definitive article in October 1935 QST – How to Count Countries Worked A New DX Scoring System, shapes the DXCC award program. Deleted entities do not count towards the DXCC Honor Roll.

What is the point of FT8?

FT8 is designed to maximize communication even when signals are very weak (as low as -24dB). This means that even low-powered stations and stations with sub-optimal antennas can make contacts worldwide. With its popularity, quickly working DXCC or WAS with FT8 is easily within reach of almost any station.

How do I get a Worked All States Award?

2) The WAS (Worked All States) Award is available to all amateurs worldwide who submit proof with written confirmation of contacts with each of the 50 states of the United States of America. Amateurs in the U.S. and possessions must be members of ARRL to apply for a WAS.

Who sponsors the awards for working all counties in the United States?

The first achievement in county hunting is usually to work and confirm all 3077 United States counties. The initial award for working all US Counties ( USA-CA ) is sponsored by CQ Magazine.

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