The historic Oceania DX (“OCDX”) Contest is one of the longest-running contests in the amateur radio calendar. ALL hams worldwide are encouraged to take part.
In this stream I’m joined by seasoned contesters Martin VK7GN and Grant VK5GR who will go through:
– What is the Oceania DX Contest? How can you get involved?
– Time and date
– Categories for entry
– Propagation to Oceania – best times to find Oceania stations
– Trophies including new YL ones
– A bit of history
– DX islands in Oceania
The 76th running of the Oceania DX Contest will be held on:
SSB: Saturday October 2nd
CW: Saturday October 9th
both starting at 0600z
More information including rules is available here: https://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/
Thumbnail photo courtesy of Grant VK5GR:
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