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List the main features of Dxing​

Answer 1

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DXing is the hobby of receiving and identifying distant radio or television signals, or making two-way radio contact with distant stations in amateur radio, citizens' band radio or other two-way radio communications. Many DXers also attempt to obtain written verifications of reception or contact, sometimes referred to as "QSLs" or "veries". The name of the hobby comes from DX, telegraphic shorthand for "distance" or "distant".

The practice of DXing arose during the early days of radio broadcasting. Listeners would mail "reception reports" to radio broadcasting stations in hopes of getting a written acknowledgement or a QSL card that served to officially verify they had heard a distant station. Collecting these cards became popular with radio listeners in the 1920s and 1930s, and reception reports were often used by early broadcasters to gauge the effectiveness of their transmissions. Although international shortwave broadcasts are on the decline, DXing remains popular among dedicated shortwave listeners. The pursuit of two-way contact between distant amateur radio operators is also a significant activity within the amateur radio hobby

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Answer 2

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Listening is one of the important skills any DXer needs to learn. The most experienced operators on the bands spend far more time listening than actually transmitting.

Sometimes it is better to find the DX for yourself. A little experience on the bands will help you develop a sense of what to listen for: a different accent may indicate someone from a different area of the world from all the other signals that can be heard, a ‘fluttery’ signal may indicate that it is coming from across the north pole, or a station talking about his QSL manager may indicate that he is in a rare location.

At certain times an enormous cacophony of noise may be heard on the band. Underneath or to one side of this there may be a rare or interesting station.

Many DXpeditions operate split frequency – that is, they transmit on one frequency and listen on another. This can be confusing at first, but it is worth listening to find out that is going on. Often the DX station will say “listening up” or “listening up five”, This means, for example, that they are transmitting on 14.210MHz and listening on 14.215MHz.