Good evening all.
The K1N final numbers are in.
I also received some further statistics from Bernd, DF3CB, which slightly
change the order of the standings.
I received come comments about propagation differences. The following are,
IMHO, the relevant factors.
DX is DX no matter what band, but in particular on 160 Meters the farther
you are from the majority of
the contacts, the more difficult the possibility of large amounts of QSOs.
Proximity to major ham population areas is the top contributor to the
leading Q counts.
It does not matter, IMHO, if the DXpedition is 2-man, 25-man, or anywhere in
between, there is typically only one station and one operator at a time on
Topband. They do not do both modes simultaneously on Topband. In this
aspsect all DXpeditions are equal.
Timing with the sunspot cycle is the next limiting factor. The reduction of
the size and intensity of the polar ovals with low sunspots greatly assists
the long, opposite side of the planet paths.
Those operations that take place at or near the equator are always affected
by QRN.
IMHO the operations at 5A7A, K5D, K1N, R1MVW, HK0NA, TS7C,and TX5K did an
extremely
good job and were able to take advantage of the proximity to major
population areas. They
had to have a good station and great operators, and had to be on the ground
long enough
to take make the large amount of Qs.
But, and again IMHO, the operations at VP6DX, T32C, and ZL8X are OUTSTANDING
because
they had to overcome the big one; DISTANCE, for nearly 100% of their Qs.
Now to separate those three just a bit.
ZL8X did 4,206 Qs with a crew of 14 operators and 18 days of operation.
T32C did 4,985 Qs with a crew of 41 operators and 32 days of operation.
VP6DX did 6,671 Qs with a crew of 13 operators and 17 days of operation.
In all cases subtract at a minimum two days from the operation total to
apply to the 160 M operations.
Enjoy, and look for the upcoming web site by Bernd, DF3CB, with all the
details and
breakdowns of all the DXpeditions.
73 de Milt, N5IA
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#1
5A7A, Libya, near Tripoli, with the entire European continent less than
4,000 KM distant.
CW SSB RTTY PSK Total
160 M 6344 928 283 98 7653
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#2
K5D, Desecheo, Caribbean, with the entire USA and most of Canada less than
5,600 KM distant.
SSB CW RTTY Total
160 M 1983 5213 0 7196
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#3
VP6DX, Ducie Atoll, from the middle of the south Pacific in the southern
hemisphere summer. There was strong QRN and somewhat shorter
nights (operating periods on Topband).
ZL = 5,400+ KM; VK = 8,000 to 11,700 KM; KH6 = 5,800+ KM;
JA = 11,900+ KM; west coast of South America = 5,000+ KM;
Rio de Janeiro = 8,100 KM; San Diego, USA = 6,400 KM;
NYC, USA = 8,900 KM; and in EU -- Madrid = 14,200 KM;
London = 14,400 KM; Berlin = 15,200 KM; Rome = 15,690 KM;
Moscow = 16,100 KM; Athens = 16,600 KM.
CW SSB RTTY Total
160 M 5097 1574 0 6671
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#4
K1N, Navassa, Carribean, with the entire USA and most of Canada less than
5,600 KM distant.
CW SSB RTTY Total
160 M 5399 0 0 5399
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#5
R1MVW/MVC, Malyj Vysotskij, from the north Baltic Sea, where the most
distant part of
Europe, Gibraltar, is only 3,600 KM distant.
CW SSB RTTY Total
160 M ? ? ? 5082
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#6
T32C, Kiritimati Island, from near the center of the Pacific Ocean, 200 KM
north of the Equator.
ZL = 5,100+ KM; VK = 6,200 to 10,000 KM; KH6 = 1,900+ KM; JA = 7,400+ KM;
west coast of South America = 8,500+ KM; Rio de Janeiro = 12,600 KM;
San Diego, USA = 5,400 KM; NYC, USA = 9,300 KM;
and in EU -- Madrid = 14,600 KM; London = 13,700 KM; Berlin = 13,900 KM;
Rome = 15,050 KM; Moscow = 13,460 KM; Athens = 15,580 KM.
SSB CW PSK RTTY PSK63F Total
160 M 917 3573 4 449 41 4984
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#7
HK0NA, Malpelo, off SW coast of Central America, with the entire USA and
most of Canada less than 7,000 KM distant.
SSB CW RTTY Total
160 M 802 4138 0 4940
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#8
TS7C, Kerkennah Island, off the west coast of Tunisia, with the entire
European
continent less than 4,000 KM distant.
SSB CW RTTY Total
160 M ? ? ? 4311
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#9
ZL8X, Kermandec Islands, 1,000 KM north of New Zealand, north island.
VK = 2,800 to 6,800 KM; KH6 = 5,900 KM; JA = 8,400+ KM;
west coast of South America = 9,000+ KM; Rio de Janeiro = 12,500 KM;
San Diego, USA = 9,400 KM; NYC, USA = 13,200 KM;
and in EU -- Madrid = 18,700 KM; London = 17,500 KM; Berlin = 17,300 KM;
Rome = 18,300 KM; Moscow = 16,000 KM; Athens = 17,800 KM.
SSB CW RTTY Total
160 M 423 3662 0 4206
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#10
TX5K, Clipperton Island, off SW coast of Mexico, with the entire USA and
most of Canada less
than 6,000 KM distant.
SSB CW RTTY Total
160 M 423 3662 0 4085
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