DX Competition

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 11, 26 September 1930, Page 9

DX Competition

( Conditions of Entry OuR DX competition, fully announced in the issue of August 8, is meeting with general approval, and quite a number of DX enthusiasts have expressed intention to compete. It is pleasing to note that many of these are newcomers to DX work and are already showing presentable logs. For the benefit of new readers, and for those who have only recently discovered the fascination of long-dis-tance reception, we repeat the rules governing the competition. 1. The listener who can, within six months, collect the greatest log of stations and comply with the conditions set forthwith, will have his name

inscribed on the "Radio Record" Cup. This will remain the property of the "Radio Record," but the winner will be presented with an inscribed miniature. The original cup will, if possible, be on view at the Radio Hxhibitions. 2. The stations counting for the competition must have frequencies not exceeding 1500 kilocycles nor less than 545 kilocycles per second (200-550 metres). 8. All stations must be verified. The enthusiast should listen to the items and note sufficient of them so that the station. officials can recognise the broadcast. A letter or card to thir effect must be in the possession of the listener before he can claim credit for a station... The winner must be prepared to send his verifications to the "Record" for checking. They will be returned. Overseas stations appreciate notes from listeners stating how their transmissions came, through-were they fading, strong, weak, variable, mushy, distorted, pure, ete.? It is really not good enough to say "I heard your station; please give me a card for the competition." You never know ; under these circumstances they might refuse. Help them and they will help you. 4, Stations received during one period of six months can count for the ensuing one, providing their frequencies remain the same (unless they y,are recognised experimental stations). n other words, the station verified ~- Taust have operated on the frequency shown on the verification cards on or after the first day of the period. In this case, July 1. This arrangement should place old and newcomers on a more even basis. All logs for the first period must be in our possession by January 1, 1931. (The period here is slightly less to establish regularity.) 5. The following stations are not included in the competition :-All New Zealand and the following Australian stations: 2FC, 2BL, 4QG, 3LO, 3AR. 2GB, 2UH, 5CL, 6WF, 7ZL. This is to prevent possible interference with the programmes that are enjoyed by non-DxX-ers, 6. The right is reserved to add further conditions or alter existing ones as unforseen circumstances demand. fi a The decision of the judge will’ be na .