> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Carney" <tomc7@earthlink.net>
> To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] No Data+only annecdotal
> >
> > I took a look at the number of QSOs by the top stations during the
> 1997-2002
> > June contest. It seems like the number of QSO these stations made would
> > give some indication of actiivity in their area. Here is the total for
> the
> > top seven QSO leaders on 2M for each of the years.
> >
> > 97-3873, 98-3560, 99-3964, 00-3632, 01-3311, 02-3924
> >
> > While I don't see any obvious trend in this data, a simple average of
the
> > first three years is 3799 vs the average for the last three 3622.
> >
> > I will do the 6M one and post the results next.
>
>
Here is the 6M data for the same period:
97-4022, 98-7758, 99-4129, 00-6853, 01-4955, 02-4699
I suspect these totals are more a result of band conditions than an
indication of underlying activity. Since I didn't operate 6M until recently
I don't know. Where the 98 and 00 contest marked by very good opening? I
suspect so.
Going back to 2M, here are the totals for 93-96:
93-4111, 94-4219, 95-4322, 96-4118 and from my previous post
97-3873, 98-3560, 99-3964, 00-3632, 01-3311, 02-3924
With this additional data it does look more like a decline.
73 Tom KE6FI/r
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