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D.X. is a short hand way of saying 'long distance'. In the early days of radio a lot of short hand was devised to minimize morse code transmissions. A dx'er is rather like an angler who has gone fishing. The angler seeks a catch of the biggest fish whilst the avid dx'er seeks the elusive 'long distance' contact.
Whether he/she be an amateur radio operator, short wave listener (s.w.l.'er) or even an a.m.b.c.b. dx'er (a.m. radio broadcast band dx'er}. Absolutely fascinating!.
Long
distance
in
telecommunications,
refers
to
telephone
calls
made
outside
a
certain
area,
usually
characterized
by an
area
code
outside
of a
local
call
area.
Long
distance
calls
usually
carry
long
distance
charges
which,
within
certain
nations,
vary
between
phone
companies
and are
the
subject
of much
competition.
International
calls
are
calls
made
between
different
countries,
and
usually
carry
much
higher
charges. |
