There are those who think it's not sporting, but ftp clusters, such as
K3LR offer "up to the minute" DX as it is spotted on the bands. Go to
ac6v.com to find a nearby cluster, as well as info on how to customize
them for your geographic area.

I've had moderate results with 125 watts and a 70-foot-long end fed
"zepp" antenna by using the 75-meter SSB DX "window" at 3790-3800 kHz.
Usually good for insomniacs, as the Europeans wake up at 1-2 AM CST. DX
comes through very close to 3500 KHz, too.

DX contests, such as the recent CQWW, bring them out of the woodwork. I
heard tons of European and African stns on 80 during the CW contest.
Never heard them there before, but I'll check the contest calendars from
now on... Good Luck!
W9NPI (Michigan)

Doug Smith W9WI wrote:
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:15:37 -0500, JDP wrote:
Those of you with high-end antenna systems: are you hearing DX from
stateside? Are you working DX from stateside? On what freqs. and what UTC
times?

It's *easier* to work DX with high-end antennas, but it's *possible*
without them. (truncated)