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DDXG To Bring Home 2nd Gavel!

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According to an article soon to be published in QST, DDXG has again won the 2011 RTTY Roundup! A concerted club effort, the group beat out the Orleans County (LA) Amateur Radio Club with a score of 639851 points, compared to the latter’s 541423. DDXG won in the same category in 2009, only to be beat out by the Orleans club in 2010. Now with a target on their backs, DDXG members have several months to hone their operating skills for what will be a fierce contest in early 2012!

DDXG member stations N4KFT (+op W4DKR) and W4BNO (+ops KC4NYK, KJ4NPR) also showed in the Roanoke Division Multi-op High power and multi-op low power categories, respectively.

Link to the 2011 RTTY RU Results.

The DX Century Club Welcomes W4LEW!

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W4LEW DXCC
W4LEW with his DXCC award

Club member Lew Best W4LEW poses with his first (mixed) DXCC. Along with this award he also received his DXCC phone endorsement. Licensed for less than two years, Lew quickly obtained is Amateur General and Amateur Extra class licenses in order to take full advantage of the DX found throughout the spectrum. Congratulations to Lew for a notable achievement in an incredibly short period of time!

DDXG Welcomes KJ4NPR!

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KJ4NPR and K4WNW
KJ4NPR with his new membership!

The club welcomes William Orndorff KJ4NPR as a Full Member. A relatively new ham, William is on the cusp of obtaining his Amateur Extra class license. Nephew of Robert W4BNO and quickly logging DX contacts, William now becomes the youngest member of DDXG. Welcome aboard, William! Here, president Sheila Blackley presents William with his membership certificate.

DDXG Welcomes K3WRY!

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K3WRY accepting member certificate

DDXG welcomes Dr. Joe Palsa K3WRY as a Full Member. An ARRL Life Member and the EC for Chesterfield County, “Dr. Joe” enjoys experimenting and working with equipment for seismic and weather recording, among his other ham radio interests. Here, President Sheila Blackley presents him with a membership certificate.

2010 ARRL DX Contest

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DX SSB Certificate
ARRL DX SSB Certificate

Congratulations are in order for DDXG members Duke W1ZA and Andrew K4PUF. The duo, along with Bob W4DR and Ed NW4V won first place Virginia Section for the 2010 ARRL International DX Contest, in the multi-operator single category. The team, which operated from W1ZA’s QTH, also placed 6th for North America (U.S. and Canada).

Welcome to the Dominion DX Group

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We are a small club located in Richmond, VA.  We have a diverse member base that enjoys many aspects of amateur radio.

Our meeting this month will be held only via Zoom as our regular venue, the Deep Run Recreation Center, is not available on Saturday, March 25th. Guests are welcome! If you would like to join us in person or via Zoom meeting please contact Jim Mundy, WY4O, club secretary via email at wy4o73 at gmail dot com.

If you want to inquire about QSLs, send a message to the club, or ask the club a question, then send us an email.

Costa Rica

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Costa Rica

DDXG buttonDDXG Headed To Costa Rica
DDXG QRV in Costa Rica – February 26, 2011 – Five members of DDXG will join hams from our sister club, CVCC, for participation in the ARRL International Phone DX Contest on March 5 & 6, from the QTH of Keko Diez in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mike N4LSP, Josh KD4ZDQ, Roy WK4Y, Marcus WV4Y and Parke N4KFT will arrive there on March 2nd and return to the US on March 8th. They will operate as TI5N.

While there, the DDXG hams will be QRV before and after the contest as TI5/K4VAC in various modes. Preferred QSL route for the club call is via LoTW.

Tangier 2010

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Tangier 2010 Team

August 6, 2010 – DDXG Back From Tangier Island
DDXG has returned from Tangier Island, VA. We operated during the 2010 IOTA contest and racked up our highest score yet. The club was operating in the low power DXPedition category. Our antennas were an 80 meter square loop on the run station and a ZeroFive vertical for our multiplier station. We had an ICOM-7600 at each operating position. N1MM was used for our logging. Several newcomers to contesting came along and did an admirable job. Thanks to everyone that worked us. 2010 IOTA operators for DDXG were: WD4LBR, K4WNW, K4PUF, KJ4NPR, KC4YNK, K4HIN, N4KFT, WS4WW, W4LEW, KD4ZDQ, N4DWK, WV4Y, N4LSP, and W4BNO.

Here’s our claimed score summary.

Band Mode QSOs Pts Sec
3.5 LSB 2 30 2
7 CW 3 45 3
7 LSB 202 1254 39
14 CW 6 78 5
14 USB 788 3960 62
21 USB 2 6 0
Total Both 1003 5373 111

Score: 596,403

Tangier 2010

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Tangier historical marker
Tangier historical marker

DDXG Going Back To Tangier Island
Tangier Island- IOTA NA-083, will be activated July 23 through 25, 2010. The activation will be in conjunction with the RSGB IOTA contest, 1200UTC Saturday 24 July to 1200UTC Sunday 25. Most of the team will arrive on Friday, July 23rd. Team members will be coming in by boat and aircraft to begin setting up in the early afternoon, and should be QRV Friday evening ahead of the contest. While these Friday contacts will not count toward contest credit, they still count as islands, both for IOTA and U.S. Island Chasers! Look for photos and updates here next week.

Five Band DXCC

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Sheila, K4WNW, presents the 5 band DXCC award to Roy, WK4Y.

Roy Davis brings home 5 band DXCC
DDXG member Roy Davis (WK4Y) earned five band DXCC. Roy WK4Y achieves 5-band DXCC. Licensed since 1957, DDXG member Roy Davis did not start chasing DX until the 1980s. He recently uploaded his contacts to Logbook of the World and has become the club’s first member to accomplish 5-band DXCC.  Here, Roy is congratulated by president Sheila Blackley K4WNW.