The aim of the cqww_dx competition is to connect radio amateurs from all over the world to as many regions and countries as possible.

The start time is the last weekend of November every year UTC, starting promptly at 0:00 on Saturday and ending at 24:00 UTC on Sunday.

The day of the cqww_dx competition has finally arrived.

On this day, countless hams around the world sat excitedly in front of their beloved radio station, wearing headphones, waiting for the start signal of the tournament's official CQ magazine.

China is located in the East 8th Zone, so the time is eight hours ahead of UTC, so the game starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday.

On this day, the hams in China got up early to start preparing, in order to have the energy to last 48 hours, many people have begun to recharge their energy in the first few days, not only the radio station equipment or something, but also to prepare food and water for two or three days, of course, if you want to fight for a long time, quilts and blankets are also indispensable.

Duan Fei and Xu Wenle had already assembled in the compound at three o'clock in the morning, and then they were all killed in the northwest suburbs, and when they arrived there, it was still dark.

According to the weather forecast, the capital area has been sunny and cloudy in the past two days, although it is not the most ideal weather, but it basically does not affect the game.

Xu Wenjing did not fall behind, and this time with her, there were two reporter friends, one is intern reporter Zhong Yun, and the other is Gao Yuan, a reporter in charge of photography.

"Quietly, where is their radio station?" Zhong Yun had actually just arrived, and her mental state was not very good at the moment, and she hardly slept all night for this interview. This is the first independent interview since she participated in the internship, so she is a little too excited.

"It's in the northwestern suburbs, on the edge of Inner Mongolia, about two hours by car."

Xu Wenjing is completely different, she went to bed early yesterday and recuperated her spirits.

In fact, she originally wanted to contact her ham friends on the radio, but maybe because everyone was actively preparing for this event, the frequency band was unusually deserted yesterday, and Xu Wenjing couldn't contact the person she wanted to contact, so she had to learn from her eldest brother early and go back to her room to sleep.

Zhong Yun covered her mouth and yawned, and asked, "Is it so far?" Why is the radio so far away, isn't it nice to put it here? ”

Zhong Yun is tall and has a cute face, her lazy demeanor has a unique charm, so that the eyes of the boys present are focused on her intentionally or unintentionally.

Xu Wenjing said while loading her camera with film: "Sister Yun, the environment here is not good. ”

"Bad environment?" Zhong Yun looked at the compound she was in at the moment suspiciously, "The environment here is very good, it's very quiet." ”

The greenery around here is also good, because there are soldiers standing guard at the door, and there are usually no idle people waiting to come in, in her eyes, this place is much better than other places.

Xu Wenle, who had been paying attention to this, took the opportunity to come over at this time: "Sister Yun, the environment that Xiao Jing said is not the environment you imagined, but the surrounding radio environment. Although it seems to be quiet here, there is too much radio interference in the air, and it is difficult to set up powerful antennas. ”

In fact, Xu Wenle still has one thing not to say, the reason why they ran to the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia, in addition to taking advantage of the powerful facilities there, there is also an important factor that is more conducive to their score in the competition.

According to the rules of the competition, the final score of the participants, the result: the final score of all participants, is equal to the "sum of the base scores of all QSOs" multiplied by the "sum of the coefficients of the number of connected divisions and the number of countries and regions".

In simple terms, the total score is equal to the base score multiplied by the coefficient score.

The base score is obtained by each ability and skill, but the coefficient score can be tricked by moving the partition you are in.

There is still a big difference between the competition table in Beijing and Inner Mongolia, after all, Beijing belongs to the area with more ham.

Assuming that the competition table is in the capital, then there is no coefficient to be obtained by contacting the ham in your own area, that is, the capital. In Inner Mongolia, it is different, every time you connect with a ham in the capital, you can get 1 coefficient point. You must know that there are a lot of hams in the capital, and when they are accumulated, the final result of the competition may be many times greater.

Of course, the rules of the game are still more inclined to encourage long-distance connectivity, which is mainly reflected in the basic parts.

The competition station is connected with radio stations on different continents, and the basic score is 3 points; For radio stations in the same continent but different countries, the basic score is 1 point. If you communicate with radio stations in your own country or region, you will only be counted as a coefficient score, and there will be no basis.

So, in general, the Chinese ham competition is definitely the most cost-effective to connect with ham outside Asia, but such a long-distance communication not only tests the ham's radio operation skills and rich experience, but also has to do with many other factors. For example, the antenna of the station, the surrounding electromagnetic environment, the customization of the game strategy, the frequency band and timing of the communication, and even the activity of sunspots. Of course, the competition table will also encounter all kinds of unexpected external distractions during the competition. So, in order to get good results, it takes not only luck, but also a lot of preparation.

The group drove mightily to the "base" in the northwest suburbs, and after arriving there, Zhong Yun found that the facilities here were too much beyond his imagination.

She was a little dumbfounded as she watched the sign of "Military Important" that was a little dazzling by the lights flashing in her field of vision, and couldn't help whispering to Xu Wenjing: "Jingjing, why is there a sign of 'Military Important' here?" ”

"This place is temporarily borrowed by my brother." Xu Wenjing said indifferently.

In their world, although this kind of thing is indeed a bit exaggerated, but it is not difficult to accept, there are many people in the circle who play more crazy, and their small circle is still the most conservative one in the capital, and it is called a typical "good baby" by others.

Although Zhong Yun is also from Beijing, she is a child born in an ordinary working family, so what she saw along the way has a great impact on the worldview she originally established.

No wonder before she came, her master told her that although this interview was not technical, it was very rare, and if she could get along with this group of young people, then her future road might be smooth and so on.