World DX Call Signs?

[freezy]

Ok this is going to sound really dumb...

The past 2 days I have been receiving DX from the UK, Ireland, Italy, Australia

They use call signs like 26 SD 117

Are these from another DX club?

Then they add in their frequency.

I find it very confusing when they only coming through in waves.

I made one contact in the UK but I wasn't able to decipher what he was saying beyond the above call sign.

Whats the scoop?

 

[gamegetter]

yes that is how they identify them selves:
26 division-england(http://www.freewebs.com/northwalescbradio/dxdivisionslist.htm)
SD-sugar delta club member(google)
117 is their number, unit, or how they id them selves.

I am
2CharlieDeltaXray724(2CDX724)-2 division is U.S. and cdx is for our forum here, my numbers i use are 724

enjoy.

 

[freezy]

So how do i get me one of the cdx call signs?

Nobody wants to talk to me on 27.155 usb

Everybody wants to talk on 27.385

Is there an unamplified division? One would hope so on 11M

Or cheapest radio award? I'm under a $100 radio, mic and antenna combined

 

[gamegetter]

Go here:

http://www.worldwidedx.com/cdx-club-contest-information/28909-cdx-roster-3-11-2008-a.html

and choose a number(i suppose one no one is using)

Alot of dx depends on conditions, I talk on a bone stock 2950 and make contacts all over, in fact I can remember only using 100 watts once two years ago to maintain a contact in Spain on 10 meters, other than that I just ride the wave!!!

Keep trying the more you try the more you will hit and the more confidence you get the more you should work as long as mother nature provides.

 

[DXman]

gamegetter,
FYI - there is a club in Europe that is also CDX. Ask Audioshockwave about it, I think he joined it last year.

Reason I am saying this is, if one starts using the CDX sign internationally, it might get confusing if you are not actually a member of that club.

 

[gamegetter]

I was not aware of another club using the cdx sign...
on edit:
surely the division number would do the differentiating, but I guess it could be confusing.

I'll let audio share his thoughts.

 

[gamegetter]

just a thought

May be we should change ours to WWDX...

kinda like the sound,

whiskey whiskey delta xray

 

[kd-5-bgt]

whiskey delta xray

 

[freezy]

cdx-069 was available

 

[Philpoh]

So if I hear 2CDX069 I'll give you a shout!
Sounds good 2 Charlie Delta X-Ray 069!
2WB448 -- Phil -- Ohio

 

[AudioShockwav]

FYI - there is a club in Europe that is also CDX. Ask Audioshockwave about it, I think he joined it last year.

Larry, I did not Join, I think it was $40 or $45 a year or something....
Yes division number reflects were you are located.

2CDX339

73
Jeff

 

[freezy]

So if I hear 2CDX069 I'll give you a shout!
Sounds good 2 Charlie Delta X-Ray 069!
2WB448 -- Phil -- Ohio

I will primarily be on 27.155 usb and 27.385 lsb in the circus

Looking forward to making a contact.

and I figured out the contest procedure once I figured out how the call signs work. I have had a Zen moment and all is clear.

 

[DXman]

CDX club from France.

cdx-france

 

[WorldWide415SoCal]

2 World Radio 4150!

it's fun being part of a DX Cub an talking around the world....