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Used to Be…

BOB SCHENCK

Lately, I have been thinking (very dangerous territory) about the “good old days“ of DXing. I got my license (WB2RJJ) in 1965 and was almost immediately immersed in the world of chasing DX. Back then, chasing DX was just a little bit different than today. Not better. Not worse. Just different. It was common to tune the bands for stations either calling CQ or running a pileup. I always tell the story about two “happen chance” DX contacts that I made back then. While tuning around on 20-meter CW one night at 0130 UTC (8:30 PM EST) with my old HT-37 transmitter and Hammarlund HQ110AC receiver, I came across VU2DIA calling CQ. I thought “INDIA!” I‘d never worked India! I answered his CQ and he came right back, giving me…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023

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