Adventures of a DXpeditioner
by Roger Western, G3SXW
If your answer to any of the above questions is yes, you are in for a rare treat. A new book, "Up Two - the Adventures of a DXpeditioner" by renowned DX'er Roger Western, G3SXW, is certain to bring you the vicarious thrills of operating from exotic places. Roger's DX'ing endeavors go far more afield than the relatively sanitized isles of the standard winter tourist circuit, bringing us operations from places as diverse as Afghanistan and Tristan da Cuhna.
Some of Roger's operations were keyed to major DX contests, others purely as DX'peditions. Always operating without support from any of the major DX Foundations, Roger has mounted exciting operations from 22 different rare countries. Without exception, these were countries reached by standard commercial travel arrangements, and in most cases hand carrying in the radio equipment needed. Some operations were solo, others with one or more other operators.
Roger details his adventures with licensing authorities, the excitement of land fall on a long sea journey, of bus rides across West Africa, of hostelry owners suspicious of things like antennas, of taxi drivers and of course of the huge pile-ups.
The book is also filled with invaluable advice for others interested in their own DX'peditions; what to take, what to do, problems to avoid, ways to make things work.
This 240 page book spans over 30 years of DX'pedition life experiences. Anyone with an appetite for exotic locations will find tales of wonderment about some very foreign places. Be sure to order your copy today.
Are you a DX'er? Have you longed to be on the other side of the pile-ups? Do you dream of taking a rig to exotic locations? Do thoughts of mountains, oceans, and deserts send shivers down your spine?
Book Index
Foreword Introduction Asia Afghanistan YA1R 1970-73 Cyprus ZC4SXW 1992 Iran EP2IA 1970-78 Macau XX9TSX 1994 Nepal l 9N1SXW 1995 West Africa Benin TY5SXW 1995 Burkina Faso XT2SX 2001-02 The Gambia C56/G3SXW 1989-91 Ghana 9G5SX 1994-2001 Ivory Coast TU/G3SXW 1996 Morocco CN5N 1990 Togo 5V7A 1996-98 Pacific Chatham Island ZL7/G3SXW 2001 Nauru C21SX 1999 Solomon Islands H44SX 1991 Wallis & Futuna FW/G3SXW 2000 Far-Flung Places Cayman Islands ZF2WW 1993 Cocos (Keeling) VK9CXW 2001 Mayotte FH/G3SXW 2000 Seychelles S79SXW 2000 Swaziland 3DA/G3SXW 1992 Tristan da Cunha ZD9SXW 1993 Failed Projects Pile-Up Operating QSLing Diary Thanks Biography
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