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ARRL DX Century Club (DXCC) Rules — 1994 Edition AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE DX CENTURY CLUB RULES July 1994 Edition — Current Countries Total: 326 INTRODUCTION “…the number of countries worked is increasingly becoming the criterion of excellence among outs...

ARRL DX Century Club (DXCC) Rules — 1991 Edition AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE DX CENTURY CLUB RULES September 1991 Edition — Current Countries Total: 323 The DXCC rules below were adopted by the ARRL DX Advisory Committee and approved for implementation by th...

A Simple Topband Upgrade That Made a Big Difference By Bill N6WS So where do I start? The need for a new 160-meter antenna began when I replaced my Cushcraft X-9 and X-940 with a SteppIR DB36. Prior to installing the DB36, I had been using a quarter-wave slope...

How the Phasing System Works A phased vertical system uses two or more antennas spaced apart and fed with controlled phase relationships. When the signals from the antennas combine in space, they reinforce in some directions and cancel in others. The result is...

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1. Verticals Work on 160mEven a modest vertical can dramatically outperform compromise antennas on Topband. 2. Bandwidth MattersCombining antennas using tuned 75-Ohm coax can narrow bandwidth more than expected. 3. Stagger Tuning HelpsTuning antennas slightly ...

What began as a simple attempt to replace a sloper turned into a much more interesting Topband project. The phased vertical system is still relatively simple, but it has already transformed my experience on 160 meters. Instead of treating Topband as a place to...

Why This History Was Prepared For nearly nine decades, the ARRL DX Century Club (DXCC) program has been one of the most recognized and respected awards in amateur radio. Since its introduction in the late 1930s, DXCC has encouraged radio amateurs to explore th...

Request for Copies of ARRL DXCC Rules (Country List Editions) To complete the historical record of DXCC Rules evolution, copies of the ARRL DXCC Rules as published in certain editions of the ARRL DXCC Country List booklet are still needed. Full rule texts for ...

ARRL DX Century Club (DXCC) Rules — 1955 Edition (Effective May 1, 1955; augmenting the 1954 rules) May 1955, p. 68 — New Country Criteria (Full Quote) Country Considerations. What makes a country in the ARRL Countries List? Not many DXers think much about th...

ARRL DX Century Club (DXCC) Rules — 1956 Edition (Effective May 1, 1956; augmenting and superseding the 1955 rules) TYPED TRANSCRIPTION — QST, March 1956 DXCC RULES (Excerpt) For the benefit of those who aspire to ARRL’s DXCC Award, and for others who alread...

ARRL DX Century Club (DXCC Notes) — 1963 Edition (Effective July 1, 1963; changes and clarifies 1959, 1960, and 1962 rules) TYPED TRANSCRIPTION — QST, July 1963, p. 94 DXCC Notes Discussions concerning the ARRL’s Countries List with regard to country status a...