In the 1920's and 1930's some radio listeners would
compete with each other for the reception of the most distant stations
using the same receivers that that we restore now. We can
recapture some of the excitement that the early DX’ers experienced in
our own contest.
This year’s NJARC Broadcast Band DX
Contest will be held January 24 through February 2. Receiver
classifications have been revised to encourage greater
participation. Categories A B and C (crystal sets, 1- and 2-tube
receivers, and battery sets) remain unchanged. Category D will
encompass all other tube radios sold for home entertainment, and
category E is for Amateur, commercial, and military tube-type
communications receivers. By request, we have added category F
for transistor (or hybrid) radios introduced before 1970.
Official contests rules appear below.
Frequency lists, log sheets, and other information will be available at
the January meeting and on the NJARC webpage. Feel free to
contact Al Klase with your questions or comments, 908-782-4829,
skywaves@bw.webex.net
These links contain the paper work you'll need in .pdf format. You'll need Adobe Accrobat Reader to handle these files. You can print the pages directly, or SHIFT-CLICK on the link to download the file to your computer.
Rules.pdf Contest Log Freq_list.pdf Distance.pdf
The following are links to useful web resources:
A useful distance calculator: How far is it?
FCC Data base query: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html