DX — Distance. A far-away station.
Usually means another country, though on VHF it can just mean unusually far. Chasing DX is the core sport of HF operating.
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Related words
- Net control — The operator running a net.
- Contest — A competitive operating event.
- Grid square — Your location as a short code.
- RST — The signal report system.
- Hunter — Someone chasing park activators.
- Park reference — The code that identifies a POTA park.
- Mobile — Operating from a vehicle.
- Pileup — Everybody calling one station at once.