The Complete DX'er, 2nd Edition

By R.C. Locher Jr., Bob Locher, R. C. Locher

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0961757701
• ISBN13: 9780961757700
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Idiom Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The most important book a DXer will ever read

You remember those old Dr. Atlas style adverts - you know 'I used to weigh fifty pounds and have sand kicked in my face by nasty men who stole my girl until I got with the Dr. Atlas programme'? Well, this book is the Dr. Atlas programme of DXing. Before I read it I was a clueless, puny, DX wannabe. Now I work 200+ countries a year, even in solar minimum, with 100 Watts and a doublet in the middle of a big city. Bob Locher sets out exactly how to find the rare stations on the band, how to break pile-ups and how and where to listen to find the rare ones when the maddening hordes don't. Some may find it's relentless focus on the DXCC Mixed programme does not quite tally with their own operating style. No matter - the lessons are as valid for other programmes. Some may find Locher's focus on CW too much - while he does discuss SSB operation to some degree, Locher is a morse operator through and through and CW is by far the most effective mode for those of us with underendowed signals. This is no dry tome - told in story form, the book is littered with interesting and amusing anecdotes. We feel we are hunkering down in the pileups with W9KNI, sharing with him the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Bob's love for amateur radio, CW, and the not so gentle art of DXing shine through on every page. Would that more amateur works could combine such insight, humour and utility. G0RTN - GI0RTN

307 Countries and counting

After reading Bob Locher's superb text, I found a new world on the bands. With his excellent advice, I was able to work Clipperton with 80 watts to a vertical on 15 meters CW!If you're interested in DXing, buy this book. It will put more countries in your log than your amp will.I've gotten 307 countries worked (306 confirmed), and am waiting for A35RE for #307.AA4SY

A Better Title: The Complete Ham Radio Operator

After 20 years of Amateur Radio Operation I thought I knew how to listen to a HF band.......I still had a few things to learn. Just reading the two chapters on listening techniques provides a wealth of information. The author shows the reader how to take the pulse of a band. How to quickly determine the paths that are open and the probability of success with each stationThe techniques for listening to a band are applicable to nearly all phases of HF Operation. This text clearly deserves the classic status it has obtained in the amateur community.