At the February MLDXCC meeting Bob W1RH conducted a sort of trivia contest of various DXing and contesting questions. Here are the questions with the correct answers.
1 – The Following Contests Allow Self Spotting. Check all that apply
ARRL SWEEPSTAKES
NAQP
SELF SPOTTING MEANS THAT YOU SPOT YOURSELF INSTEAD OF RELYING ON OTHERS
2 – K1LZ HAS A M/M REMOTE CONTEST STATION IN WHICH STATE?
Maine – Krazzy is from Bulgaria (LZ prefix).
3 – IN THE LAST NAQP, WO4O USED THE SPECIAL EVENT CALL, W1N. WHAT NAME DID HE USE?
TRUMP
4 – THE P49Y CONTEST STATION IS LOCATED IN WHICH ENTITY?
Aruba – Also P49L. Built by Carl, AI6V, as P49V. P49Y is Andy, AE6Y. P49L is John, W6LD
5 – THE WINNERS OF THE 2024 SS CLUB COMPETITION ARE (Unlimited, Medium, Small):
PVRC, MLDXCC, PL259 – (we hope)
6 – THE MLDXCC CLUB CALL IS
K6AO – Was John Fogg, Portola Valley, CA
7 – A FT8 CONTEST QSO CAN BE LOGGED WHEN YOU RECEIVE:
ALL OF THE ABOVE
8 – A STATION OPERATING 2BSIQ CAN USE WHICH MODES?
ALL OF THE ABOVE – TWO BAND SYNCHRONIZED INTERLEAVED QSO’S.
9 – 4U1WB COUNTS FOR WHICH DXCC ENTITY?
USA (WORLD BANK)
10 – HOW MANY CURRENT DXCC ENTITIES ARE THERE?
340
11 – THE PREFIX, FP, IS IN WHICH CQ ZONE?
5 – ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON
12 – THE VP8PJ DXPEDITION OPERATED FROM:
SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS
13 – THE PREFIX, VP9, IS IN WHICH CQ ZONE?
5
14 – WHAT WAS THE CALL OF THE FAILED BOUVET DXPEDITION?
3Y0Z – THE DXPEDITION FAILED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT SAFELY LAND. THE BOAT GOT TO APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE ISLAND
15 – ON A MULTI-ELEMENT YAGI, THE AZIMUTH AT WHICH MAX SIGNAL REJECTION OCCURS IS:
TO THE SIDE – A SHARP BROADSIDE NULL
ABOVE THE ANTENNA
16 – THE BATTLE CREEK SPECIAL IS A:
MULTI-BAND VERTICAL (40/80/160) – WERE OFTEN USED ON DXPEDITIONS
17 – JAMES BROOKS HAS RECORDED MANY DXPEDITIONS. WHAT IS HIS CALL SIGN?
9V1YC – HE HAS FILMED MANY MAJOR DXPEDITIONS. HE OWNS A PRODUCTION COMPANY IN SINGAPORE
18 – THE VK0IR DXPEDITION WAS ON WHICH ISLAND?
HEARD ISLAND – 1997
19 – THE K5K DXPEDITION 2000 TO KINGMAN REEF COUNTS FOR DXCC
NO (Deleted March 19th, 2016 – was administered by US NAVY. Changed to US Fish and Wildlife, which also administers nearby Palmyra. Now counts as Palmyra/Jarvis.
20 – WHO COINED THE PHRASE, THE DESERVING?
HUGH CASSIDY, WA6AUD (first used in the West Coast DX Bulletin)
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