The DX Mentor

This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio Our guest today is K6TD, Kevin Rowett. Kevin will tell us all about the Northern California DX Foundation, or the NCDXF. Kevin is a passionate DXer, a great operator, and a great DXer in his own right. He is heavily involved with the NCDXF, the California QSO party and variety of other ham radio related topics. The areas of discussion include: Introductions How did you get in to Ham Radio? How did you get into DX? Tell us something about your DXpeditions. Let's talk about the California QSO party Tell us about the NCDXF What about the DQRM project? What about the RIB? Well kept Secret : The NCDXF Video library Touch on estate planning What about the NCDXF Rock collection? Let's talk about the Beacon Project – GREAT resource NCDXF: https://www.ncdxf.org/index.html NCDXF Beacon Project: https://ncdxf.org/pages/beacons.html NCDXF DQRM Project: https://ncdxf.org/pages/dqrm.html NCDXF Estate Planning: https://ncdxf.org/pages/estate.html NCDXF Video Library: https://ncdxf.org/pages/video-library.html NCDXF Newsletters: https://ncdxf.org/pages/newsletter.html Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org DX Code of Conduct : https://www.dx-code.com/ Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/ IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/

This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio Our guest today is David, KJ9I. You may have heard David on episode 31, all about 6 Meters. I received several excellent comments about that episode, and I am sure that this one will be just as popular! I hope to get him to share the details of a 6M EME QSO that he was part of with a station in New Zealand…One watt and a dipole antenna via EME. This discussion is somewhat dependent upon slides. There is quite a bit of useful information in the discussion, but the images, charts, etc. are also important. Because of that, we are releasing this episode in both podcast and Youtube formats at the same time. 6M EME Source Material References: 2021 International EME Conf. https://www.eme2020.cz/ InnovAntennas LFA-10 Yagis https://www.innovantennas.com/en/shop-page/results,1-50.html Array Spacing Details https://bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/longyagi.htm W7GJ Power Splitter https://bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/ Green Heron Engineering Rotor Controller https://www.greenheronengineering.com/product/rotator-controller-rt-21d/ Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org DX Code of Conduct : https://www.dx-code.com/ Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/ IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/

This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio In this episode of The DX Mentor, our #DX gurus, will discuss: NE8Z, Rick, and his passion for Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and DX! Here are the topics: Intro to all – W8GEX and NE8Z Rick – How did you get in to Ham Radio? (first licensed etc.) How did you get in to DXing? You have been on at least 60 DXpeditions, tell us about the highlights of a couple What was your favorite? What modes and equipment do you use? I think I have worked you the most when you were in HC and HC8. How were those Experiences? Who is HD8MM? Do I recall that you have achieved DXCC from the Galapagos? What advice to you have for those of us trying to break pileups? Where are you going next? References: Lonesome George: This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio In this episode of The DX Mentor, our #DX gurus, will discuss: The 2023 DX Year in Review document that was published by W3UR and W1JR. This is an excellent source of reference material and has been around for quite some time. I hope you enjoy this discussion of how the material is collected, edited, and then made available to hams. Intro to all – W8GEX and NE8Z Rick – How did you get in to Ham Radio? (first licensed etc.) How did you get in to DXing? You have been on at least 60 DXpeditions, tell us about the highlights of a couple What was your favorite? What modes and equipment do you use? I think I have worked you the most when you were in HC and HC8. How were those Experiences? Who is HD8MM? Do I recall that you have achieved DXCC from the Galapagos? What advice to you have for those of us trying to break pileups? Where are you going next? Reference to Lonesome George https://www.amnh.org/explore/preserving-lonesome-george NE8Z: https://www.qrz.com/db/NE8Z HD8MD: https://www.qrz.com/db/HD8MD HD8MM: https://www.qrz.com/db/HD8MM Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org DX Code of Conduct : https://www.dx-code.com/ Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/ IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/

This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio The W8S DXpedition to Swains took place October 4th to the 17th, 2023. The 10 operators made almost 90,000 QSOs on 160 – 6 meters on CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8. Our guests today are Adrian, KO8SCA, Johannes, PA5X, and Joe, W8GEX. This past weekend, the W8S DXpedition was recognized as the 2023 SWODXA DXpedition of the Year! At that time of this recording, we did not know that this group would be the DXpedition of the Year. "From October 4, 2023 until October 17, 2023 an international team of 10 operators will be active from Swains Island as W8S. QRV on all HF bands in CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY with 6 stations from 2 separated camps." Introductions W8GEX – Joe went to Swains in 2012. He is the co-host. I think this will be a great conversation. KO8SCA – Adrian PA5X - Johannes Video of Adrian getting the first 6 M QSO with AJ7QVI Story of Johannes trying to get a spot Swaines Island – 10/4 to 10/17 Why Swains? What was the Island Like? The Team How many stations? Preparation Challenges that you did not expect? Anything you would do differently? Overall thoughts? Success? Goals - 90K QSOs Fund raising - How can listeners contribute? What were your expectations? How can hams donate? What's next? Swains Website https://www.swains2023.com Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/ IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/

This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio In this episode of The DX Mentor, our #DX gurus, will discuss: The 2023 DX Year in Review document that was published by W3UR and W1JR. This is an excellent source of reference material and has been around for quite some time. I hope you enjoy this discussion of how the material is collected, edited, and then made available to hams. Resources mentioned include: Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org DX Code of Conduct : https://www.dx-code.com/ Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ K8CX Ham Gallery : http://hamgallery.com/W1JR/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/ IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/

This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio We are pleased to announce to the international community, with the agreement of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, an upcoming amateur radio activity will take place from May 24 to June 19, 2024 on the island of Grande Glorieuse – callsign FT4GL. This operation, planned for more than a year with a lot of effort, has finally been rewarded. It will be atypical and difficult because the Glorieuses are ranked 7th in the DXCC Most Wanted List, and the amateur radio traffic will be carried out exclusively by a single radio amateur, Marek FH4VVK in parallel with his professional duties. David, F8CRS, one of the support team, is our guest. The following are the questions and topics we will discuss: Intros How did you get in to Ham Radio? How did you get interested in DX? How did you decide to BE the exotic DX? What other trips have you been on? Tell us about Marek, FH4VVK How Glorioso Chosen? Describe the overall DXpedition (operators, days, equipment) What are your expectations? (What criteria will you use to consider this a success?) How can folks provide financial support? FT4GL QRZ Page https://www.qrz.com/db/FT4GL FT4GL Blog https://ft4gl.blogspot.com/ Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/ IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/

This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio In this episode of The DX Mentor, our #DX gurus, will discuss: VU2VKU, Krish, (aka W4VKU) and his DXpedition to Lakshadweep and to Andamann. The questions that were discussed and answered were: How did you get into Ham Radio? Why start chasing DX? Why decide to BE the DX? What other DXPeditions have you been on? Specifically, lets talk about VU7A - Lakshadweep Located in the Arabian Sea off of the West coast of India Just above the equator - HOT Approximately 12/4 to 12/15. Lets talk about VU4N - Andaman Island Located in the Bay of Bengal on the East coast of India, closer to Thailand than to India Approximately 12/16 to 12/26 Resources mentioned include: Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org DX Code of Conduct : https://www.dx-code.com/ Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/ IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/

This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio Here are the topics for this episode: I will introduce each member and ask you to describe your DX and Ham experience; Describe Freedonia: Freedonia is located on the Ionian Sea, a peninsula off the coast of Albania. This will be the first activity there since 1933. The DXPedition will be led by W8GEX - Joe. Other team members will include K8DV – Dave, AD8FD – Brian, and K4YJ - Dwight. Billy, AA8KY, will be the pilot station. The IARU has agreed to allow the same call sign to be used for this inaugural DXPedition, GR0UCH/0. W8GEX : How did you find out about Freedonia and the new entity? K8DV - what was the process like to get it recognized? W8CAA - this sounds expensive since it is last minute, how are you funding this? K4YJ - You will have 160M responsibility and SSB chores. How do you expect this to go? Not exactly the best time for low band propagation K8DV - Are you ready for the CW chores? I assume there will be massive pileups AB8FD - Brian - You are the digital guy. what will you be using and how swamped do you expect to be? W8GEX How will you split time between 60M and the other bands? Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/ IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/

This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio We DF4GV, DL4SVA, DK2AMM, DJ7TO, DL1KWK and DL2AWG want to go Kiritimati OC 024 13th until 27th March 2024 We will be running 3 Stations 24 hours per day. Our main modes will be CW and SSB and RTTY and perhaps FT8 We will be QRV from 160 until 6 meters. No 60m ! Members of our team participated (amongst others) to the following past DXpeditions: 3D2AW, 3D2EU, S7GWG, 4S7RTG, 5B/DJ7TO, 5R8MM, 5R8WG, 5WØGW, 5WØM, 8Q7IO, 9H3O, 9N7AN, A35WG, C21EU, H44WG, HU1DL, J48IO, J48M, J79WG, KH8/DL2AWG, MD/DL4SVA, P29RO, S79GG, TX7EU, T2C, T3ØD, T31EU, V6EU, V73D, VP6EU, XRØYD, XX9D, YJØAWG, ZBØ/DJ7TO, ZK1AWG, ZK3N, ZL/DJ7TO, ZM4T. Guests: DL2AWG Guenter : https://www.qrz.com/db/DL2AWG DF4GV Elmar : https://www.qrz.com/db/DF4GV Resources mentioned include: DX Code of Conduct : https://www.dx-code.com/ Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/ IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/

In this episode of The DX Mentor, our #DX gurus, will discuss: Why 6 M is appealing Why 6m is different from other bands How to get started Antenna options 6 M techniques What kind of DX chasing can I expect? Is 6m DXCC possible? Is 6m WAZ possible? What about WAS? What about grid chasing Are there calling frequencies? Do most countries allow 6 M? Resources mentioned include: KJ9I - Dave ON4KST Chat Pages - http://www.on4kst.com/chat/start.php Region 2 Chat - http://www.on4kst.info/chat/login.php?band=7 EME Page - http://www.on4kst.info/chat/login.php?band=5 MoonSked Software by GM4JJJ - http://www.gm4jjj.co.uk/MoonSked/moonsked.htm 6 Meter Band plan - https://www.arrl.org/band-plan Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905 IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610 IC-705 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-705 IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300 IC-50A https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-50A IC-52A https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-52A IC-7100https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7100USA IC-5100A https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-5100A