Va Dx Century Club

We are a specialty amateur radio club that specializes in distance communication or DX. Our premise is to make contacts with all Countries listed throughout the world by the International Amateur Radio Union and its various country organizations. Contacts are made via two way radio frequency transmissions on authorized amateur radio bands. To learn more about amateur radio please go to the Amateur Radio Relay League or ARRL.

Monthly Meetings
The next meeting will be held at the Ynot Italian Restaurant, 3276 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Dinner starts roughly at 6:15 PM. Each member is responsible for his/her own dinner.

Pre-meeting Dinner anytime after 6:00 PM

Membership
Membership is available to anyone that is interested in Amateur Radio DX'ing and Contesting. See the membership page for full details.

The Tidewater Chapter of the Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM before the VADXCC meeting. PVRC is a regional club that specializes in contesting or "Radio sport". The Contest Club is centered on Asland, VA and has chapters in VA, DC, DE, MD, NC, PA and VA. To learn more about the club please go to the PVRC website listed on the left menu.

DX News September Calendar

WA7BNN Contest Calendar

SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest	1600Z, Sep 14 to 1000Z, Sep 16
+ Collegiate QSO Party	0000Z, Sep 15 to 2359Z, Sep 16
+ ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest	0600 local, Sep 15 to 2400 local, Sep 16
+ SARL VHF/UHF Digital Contest	1000Z, Sep 15 to 1000Z, Sep 16
+ All Africa International DX Contest	1200Z, Sep 15 to 1200Z, Sep 16
+ Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW	1200Z, Sep 15 to 1200Z, Sep 16
+ SRT HF Contest SSB	1300Z, Sep 15 to 1300Z, Sep 16
+ Iowa QSO Party	1400Z, Sep 15 to 0200Z, Sep 16
+ QRP Afield	1500Z-2100Z, Sep 15
+ Washington State Salmon Run	1600Z, Sep 15 to 0700Z, Sep 16 and 1600Z-2400Z, Sep 16
+ New Hampshire QSO Party	1600Z, Sep 15 to 0400Z, Sep 16 and 1600Z-2200Z, Sep 16
+ New Jersey QSO Party	1600Z, Sep 15 to 0359Z, Sep 16 and 1400Z-2000Z, Sep 16
+ Feld Hell Sprint	1800Z-1959Z, Sep 15
+ North American Sprint, RTTY	0000Z-0400Z, Sep 16
+ BARTG Sprint 75	1700Z-2059Z, Sep 16
+ Run for the Bacon QRP Contest	0100Z-0300Z, Sep 17
+ 144 MHz Fall Sprint	1900 local - 2300 local, Sep 17
+ Phone Fray	0230Z-0300Z, Sep 19
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test	1300Z-1400Z, Sep 19 and 1900Z-2000Z, Sep 19 and 0300Z-0400Z, Sep 20
+ RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW	1900Z-2030Z, Sep 19
+ NAQCC CW Sprint	0030Z-0230Z, Sep 20
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint	0145Z-0215Z, Sep 21
+ NCCC Sprint Ladder	0230Z-0300Z, Sep 21
+ AGB NEMIGA Contest	2100Z-2400Z, Sep 21
+ FOC QSO Party	0000Z-2359Z, Sep 22
+ Maine QSO Party	1200Z, Sep 22 to 1200Z, Sep 23
+ UK/EI DX Contest, SSB	1200Z, Sep 22 to 1200Z, Sep 23
+ AGCW VHF/UHF Contest	1400Z-1700Z, Sep 22 (144) and 1700Z-1800Z, Sep 22 (432)
+ North American SSB Sprint Contest	0000Z-0400Z, Sep 23
+ Classic Exchange, CW	1300Z, Sep 23 to 0700Z, Sep 24 and 1300Z, Sep 25 to 0700Z, Sep 26
+ 220 MHz Fall Sprint	1900 local - 2300 local, Sep 25
+ SKCC Sprint	0000Z-0200Z, Sep 26
+ Phone Fray	0230Z-0300Z, Sep 26
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test	1300Z-1400Z, Sep 26 and 1900Z-2000Z, Sep 26 and 0300Z-0400Z, Sep 27
+ UKEICC 80m Contest	2000Z-2100Z, Sep 26
+ RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data	1900Z-2030Z, Sep 27
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint	0145Z-0215Z, Sep 28
+ NCCC Sprint Ladder	0230Z-0300Z, Sep 28
+ ARRL EME Contest	0000Z, Sep 29 to 2359Z, Sep 30
+ Feld Hell Sprint	0000Z-2359Z, Sep 29
+ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY	0000Z, Sep 29 to 2400Z, Sep 30
+ Texas QSO Party	1400Z, Sep 29 to 0200Z, Sep 30 and 1400Z-2000Z, Sep 30
+ Classic Exchange, Phone	1300Z, Sep 30 to 0700Z, Oct 1 and 1300Z, Oct 2 to 0700Z, Oct 3

October 2018
+ IQRP Quarterly Marathon	0800Z, Oct 1 to 2000Z, Oct 7
+ ARS Spartan Sprint	0100Z-0300Z, Oct 2
+ Phone Fray	0230Z-0300Z, Oct 3
+ German Telegraphy Contest	0700Z-1000Z, Oct 3
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test	1300Z-1400Z, Oct 3 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 3 and 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 4
+ 432 MHz Fall Sprint	1900 local - 2300 local, Oct 3
+ UKEICC 80m Contest	2000Z-2100Z, Oct 3
+ NRAU 10m Activity Contest	1700Z-1800Z, Oct 4 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, Oct 4 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 4 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 4 (Dig)
+ SARL 80m QSO Party	1700Z-2000Z, Oct 4
+ SKCC Sprint Europe	1900Z-2100Z, Oct 4
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint	0145Z-0215Z, Oct 5
+ NCCC Sprint	0230Z-0300Z, Oct 5
+ YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest	1400Z, Oct 5 to 0200Z, Oct 7
+ TRC DX Contest	0600Z, Oct 6 to 1800Z, Oct 7
+ Microwave Fall Sprint	0800 local - 1400 local, Oct 6
+ Oceania DX Contest, Phone	0800Z, Oct 6 to 0800Z, Oct 7
+ Russian WW Digital Contest	1200Z, Oct 6 to 1159Z, Oct 7
+ International HELL-Contest	1600Z-1800Z, Oct 6 (80m) and 0900Z-1100Z, Oct 7 (40m)
+ California QSO Party	1600Z, Oct 6 to 2200Z, Oct 7
+ FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint	1700Z-2100Z, Oct 6
+ SKCC QSO Party	1800Z, Oct 6 to 1800Z, Oct 7
+ RSGB DX Contest	0500Z-2300Z, Oct 7
+ UBA ON Contest, SSB	0600Z-0900Z, Oct 7
+ Peanut Power QRP Sprint	2200Z-2359Z, Oct 7
+ RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW	1900Z-2030Z, Oct 8
+ 10-10 Int. 10-10 Day Sprint	0001Z-2359Z, Oct 10
+ NAQCC CW Sprint	0030Z-0230Z, Oct 10
+ Phone Fray	0230Z-0300Z, Oct 10
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test	1300Z-1400Z, Oct 10 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 10 and 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 11
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint	0145Z-0215Z, Oct 12
+ NCCC Sprint	0230Z-0300Z, Oct 12
+ Makrothen RTTY Contest	0000Z-0800Z, Oct 13 and 1600Z-2400Z, Oct 13 and 0800Z-1600Z, Oct 14
+ Nevada QSO Party	0300Z, Oct 13 to 2100Z, Oct 14
+ Oceania DX Contest, CW	0800Z, Oct 13 to 0800Z, Oct 14
+ QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party	1200Z, Oct 13 to 2359Z, Oct 14
+ Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB	1200Z, Oct 13 to 1200Z, Oct 14
+ SKCC Weekend Sprintathon	1200Z, Oct 13 to 2400Z, Oct 14
+ Arizona QSO Party	1600Z, Oct 13 to 0600Z, Oct 14 and 1400Z to 2400Z, Oct 14
+ Pennsylvania QSO Party	1600Z, Oct 13 to 0500Z, Oct 14 and 1300Z-2200Z, Oct 14
+ FISTS Fall Unlimited Sprint	1700Z-2100Z, Oct 13
+ South Dakota QSO Party	1800Z, Oct 13 to 1800Z, Oct 14
+ PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint	2000Z, Oct 13 to 2000Z, Oct 14
+ UBA ON Contest, CW	0530Z-0800Z, Oct 14
+ UBA ON Contest, 6m	0800Z-1000Z, Oct 14
+ 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint	0000Z-0200Z, Oct 15
+ ARRL School Club Roundup	1300Z, Oct 15 to 2359Z, Oct 19
+ Telephone Pioneers QSO Party	1800Z, Oct 15 to 0300Z, Oct 16
+ Phone Fray	0230Z-0300Z, Oct 17
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test	1300Z-1400Z, Oct 17 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 17 and 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 18
+ RSGB 80m Autumn Series, Data	1900Z-2030Z, Oct 17
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint	0145Z-0215Z, Oct 19
+ NCCC Sprint	0230Z-0300Z, Oct 19
+ Araucaria World Wide VHF Contest	0000Z, Oct 20 to 1600Z, Oct 21
+ JARTS WW RTTY Contest	0000Z, Oct 20 to 2400Z, Oct 21
+ 10-10 Int. Fall Contest, CW	0001Z, Oct 20 to 2359Z, Oct 21
+ New York QSO Party	1400Z, Oct 20 to 0200Z, Oct 21
+ Stew Perry Topband Challenge	1500Z, Oct 20 to 1500Z, Oct 21
+ Worked All Germany Contest	1500Z, Oct 20 to 1459Z, Oct 21
+ Feld Hell Sprint	2000Z-2359Z, Oct 20
+ Asia-Pacific Fall Sprint, CW	0000Z-0200Z, Oct 21
+ UBA ON Contest, 2m	0700Z-1000Z, Oct 21
+ Illinois QSO Party	1700Z, Oct 21 to 0100Z, Oct 22
+ RSGB RoLo CW	1900Z-2030Z, Oct 21
+ Run for the Bacon QRP Contest	0100Z-0300Z, Oct 22
+ SKCC Sprint	0000Z-0200Z, Oct 24
+ Phone Fray	0230Z-0300Z, Oct 24
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test	1300Z-1400Z, Oct 24 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 24 and 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 25
+ RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB	1900Z-2030Z, Oct 25
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint	0145Z-0215Z, Oct 26
+ NCCC Sprint	0230Z-0300Z, Oct 26
+ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB	0000Z, Oct 27 to 2400Z, Oct 28
+ ARRL EME Contest	0000Z, Oct 27 to 2359Z, Oct 28
+ Phone Fray	0230Z-0300Z, Oct 31
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test	1300Z-1400Z, Oct 31 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 31 and 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 1
+ UKEICC 80m Contest	2000Z-2100Z, Oct 31

Radio Sport or Contest Calendar:	Contests
QSL Address through many QSL sites can be found here:	QSL INFO
Upcoming DXpedition information can be found here:	NG3K