Not sure why I'm doing e-mail while 20 and 15 are open, with some signs of
life on 10 as well.  I am also testing my amp, at about 400 watts out.  W's
and VE's cannot work other W's or VE's, but you can work US territories, as
well as Alaska and Hawaii.

You are not required to put a slash0 in your callsign.  I think it avoids
some confusion if you do, but it's your choice, and DX stations are
accustomed to finding 3's in New Mexico, 2's in Florida, etc.  I'm near 300
QSO's so far.  I haven't been on 80 yet, but have exercised 40 through 10.
My beam is partially caught in a tree, so it will only rotate from South
through West to North, and sometimes not do that.  May or may not be on the
net tomorrow.  I log with N1MM and Window-Eyes.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of tom behler
> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 12:41 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: A few questions on this week-end's ARRL International DX CW
> Contest
> 
> Hi, all.
> 
> It is going to be a cold snowy week-end here in northeast Colorado, so I'm
> planning to spend at least some time playing in the ARRL International DX
> CW
> Contest.  I am not going to compete to win, but am going to use the
> opportunity to test my Ameritron amplifier on different bands, and see if
> I
> can wrack up a few new countries.
> 
> I have a few questions regarding the contest, and hope that someone can
> help
> with the answers..
> 
> 1.  I assume that since this is a DX contest, state-side contacts do not
> count?
> 
> 2.  I read somewhere in the contest rules that if your call sign is out of
> the area you are operating from, you have to add some sort of an extension
> to your call.  For example, since my call is a Michigan call, I may have
> to
> do something like kb8tyj/w0, to reflect my current Colorado location.  Is
> this true?
> 
> My next task is to see if the logging software is available through N3FJP,
> and then, maybe I'll be able to start having some contest fun.
> 
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ, Louisville, CO