Committee Announces New Ultralight MW DXing Awards Program

For Release July 15^th or Later

The Ultralight DXing Awards Committee is pleased to announce a new and on-going Awards Program for the Ultralight MW DXing Community. The Program is unique in several respects; first, it is the only Awards Program that is restricted to MW DXing accomplishments achieved with commonly available, inexpensive, entertainment-grade “Ultralight” pocket radios. Secondly, the program is totally web-based. Applications for awards are accepted by e-mail only and award certificates that are suitable for framing are distributed to the recipients as printable digital image files. Thirdly, these certificates feature digitally re-mastered images of some of the most remarkable radio art from the first decade of broadcast radio.

The comprehensive Ultralight DX Awards Program features awards at various levels for Stations Heard, U.S. States Heard, Canadian Provinces Heard, Latin American Stations Heard, Trans-Atlantic Stations Heard, Trans-Pacific Stations Heard, Countries Heard and Continents Heard. In each category, when a DXer reaches beyond what is normally considered high achievement, special “Master DXer” certificates are awarded; for instance, in the Stations Heard category, certificates are available for stations heard at the 100, 200, 300, etc. station levels. At 500 stations heard on an Ultralight receiver, an extraordinary achievement, a “Master Ultralight DXer Award” is conferred.

A complete description of the Ultralight DX Awards Program is available for download from the Ultralight Files area at http://www.dxer.ca/ or directly from Rob Ross of the Awards Committee at va3sw@rogers.com

If you have yet to feel the renewed thrill of DXing via an inexpensive Ultralight receiver, an extensive set of Ultralight articles and references can also be accessed in the Ultralight Files Area of dxer.ca

The Ultralight DX Awards Committee: Gary Debock, Rob Ross and John Bryant