Welcome to UltraLighting! I say of course you can count locals - in fact, I see it as compensation for not being able to log several distant stations on that frequency. Being in the Seattle area, the first 10-20 stations are easy for me as well (unfortunately...).
73 - Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA
Hi all,
I've got what may be a stupid question, but here goes anyway.
When counting logged stations for credit toward various milestones, like 100 stations, 20 states, etc., do local stations count? I live in northern NJ, near NYC, so there are a bunch of locals that are no challenge to log. I would think that they count, but I'm not sure.
I started BCB DXing back in the early 1960s with a National NC-60 5-tube AM/SW radio. I laid off for many years and only got back into it last year, when a friend in my ham club mentioned the fun he was having with a Grundig 300. I bought one at RatShack and had a ball for a few weeks listening around the eastern states and Canada, logging stations out of habit. I came across this group a few weeks ago and it piqued my interest in some serious Ultralight DXing.
Last week I bought a Sangean DT-200VX from Amazon for $50. This thing is truly amazing, and I'm hooked on Ultralights! I've been doing some casual listening with it (and logging as I go) and I started counting up the logs from the two tiny radios and realized that I have over 40 without really trying (and without any locals). I think that I'll be aiming for a 100 pretty soon.
