Never been there or done that, but I'd think that northwest UA0 would be
pretty bad. You get the same far northern auroral problems as in JW, etc., but
when the band does finally open, you're still just another callsign from a very
common country. And you're still a very long way from any other active
population centers.
With some very limited, indirect experience, I'd think Japan would be pretty
bad. I was at 9M6AAC for the 1999 CQWW CW, in which there were significant
periods in which about all we could work were JAs. There are far more JAs
than hams in all the other countries around there, so those hours could not be
very interesting in Japan. Plus in CQWW you only get 1 point for other
Asians. I am not surprised by the relative lack of Japanese activity in recent
years. If I was stuck in a small, noisy, urban QTH with little nearby DX
activity, I think I'd probably give up and find something more interesting to
do as
well.
I'll accept W7EW's observations on the creature discomforts of South
Georgia/South Sandwich.
73 - Jim K8MR
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