http://www.hamradionews.net/2012/05/i-will-always-send-my-full-call-sign.html I will always send my full call sign. This is point #6 in the DX Code of Conduct: http://dx-code.org/Operators in the DX end of the pile up simple don’t like partials call at all. It only slows them down, preventing them from working more stations.Be it in a contest or …

http://www.radio-sport.net/wpxcw12_pre.htm Fingers Crossed for Good Band Conditions in CQ WPX CW as Sun Gets More Active By Jamie Dupree NS3T   After some up and down band conditions in the last few months, there is hope that the Sun has entered a new more active sunspot phase, which could well produce big …

http://www.radio-sport.net/wrtc_2014_rules.htm Draft Rules Released For 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship; Concept is M2 By Jamie Dupree NS3T   Organizers of the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship have released a draft of the rules for that competition, which include one significant change, making it into more of a Multi-Two operation with two signals …

http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2012/05/21/dayton-hamvention-2012-state-art-hf-radio/ DAYTON HAMVENTION 2012: STATE OF THE ART OF HF RADIO! This past weekend was one of those to be marked in red on the DXer’s calendar! Certainly not for a worldwide contest, but for the most important event of our hobby that takes place every year in Dayton, Ohio, …

From Low-Band DXing to Contesting  ON4UN, John  Devoldere 1. IN  SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE Amateur Radio is all about satisfaction and self-fulfillment. My Elmer was ON4GV, who was also my uncle. At his home I saw my very first Amateur Radio station. I was not quite 10 years old. That was around …

http://www.hamradionews.net/2012/05/cq-announces-2012-cq-hall-of-fame.html CQ announces the 2012 CQ Hall of Fame inductees. CQ magazine announced its 2012 Hall of Fame inductees on May 18, welcoming 16 new members into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, three new members of the CQ DX Hall of Fame and two new members of the …

http://www.wrtc2014.org/contest/wrtc-rules/ WRTC Rules DRAFT WRTC-2014 Contest RulesBelow are the draft competition rules for WRTC 2014. There will be an open review period for 30 days. Any suggestions, corrections, or other feedback should be sent to rules@wrtc2014.org. The final rules will be announced before July 1, 2012.1. Contest PeriodThe WRTC 2014 competition …

https://p1k.arrl.org/onlinedxcc/index.php Welcome to ARRL’s Online DXCC Find out more about the DXCC Award Program. Find out more about Online DXCC. Submitting Your DXCC Application Online — Step by Step Now that you have logged in, you may go to the Enter QSLs tab and begin entering information from your QSL cards. All your entries …

http://www.ure.es/contest/431-sm-el-rey-contest-english-version.html His Majesty The King of Spain Contest Sponsored by Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE). Participants:  Any licensed amateur station. Dates:  CW: 3rd full weekend of May, from 1200 UTC Saturday till 1200 UTC Sunday (May 19-20, 2012).SSB: 4th full weekend of June, from 1200 UTC Saturday till 1200 UTC …