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[VHFcontesting] Highest QSO and Grid totals, June contest

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Subject: [VHFcontesting] Highest QSO and Grid totals, June contest
From: croseman@almaak.usc.edu (Curtis C. Roseman)
Date: Thu Jul 3 12:54:31 2003
Reflectorites:

While six meters continues to be hot in many areas, lets talk a bit more
about six in the June contest.  Below are two tables:  The first shows the
28 all-time (grid square era) QSO totals on six and the second shows the
24 top grid totals.   These include claimed scores for 2003 only, so some
2003 scores may be missing.

After not much happening at this high end in 2001 and 2002, it is clear
the 2003 was a big one.  I agree with N0JK and others who have suggested
that 2003 was not as big on six as was 1987 (and perhaps a couple of other
years); nonetheless it was a great one.

Some noteable features of the tables:  the over 1000 QSO club is dominated
by South Texas, with good representation from New Mexico and Colorado.
However, the geographic pattern of those totals in the 900s is much more
widespread.   Almost all of the high QSO totals are of fairly recent
origin (only three are on the list from before 1998, two in 1996 and one
from 1987).  I included the Q/Grid ratios.  Almost by definition, most of
the very high QSO totals come with high Q/G ratios.  However, stations in
a variety of locations (OK, FL, KS, SD), get on the list with fairly low
ratios.  These stations were working many different areas.

The list of high grid totals shows a greater geographic dispersion than
the QSO list, with each contest showing a different pattern.  Both coasts
are on the list, Southern California and Arizona from 1987 and Florida
from 2003.  In these cases, lots of double hop contacts were made.  The
Midwest was favored in 1992, with scores on the list from KS, WI, OK, IL,
and IA.  As we might expect, many of the Q/G ratios on this list are
fairly low, an indication of geographically widespread openings.

Lots more to interpret here, but I'll let you do it.

73, Curt Roseman k9aks

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Highest Six Meter QSO Totals
June VHF QSO Party, 1985-Present:
                                                Q/G
QSOs    GRIDS   CALL    CLASS    YEAR   SECT    RATIO   QTH

1358    245     W5KFT   L       98      STX     5.54    EM00
1212    233     N5HHS   B       98      STX     5.20    EM10
1161    269     W5KFT   L       96      STX     4.32    EM00
1128    252     K5TR    B       03      STX     4.48    EM00
1104    260     W5KFT   L       00      STX     4.25    EM00
1090    221     W5UWB   B       98      STX     4.93    EL17
1077    262     N5HHS   B       99      STX     4.11    EM10
1066    240     W1XE    L       98      CO      4.44    DN80
1031    234     K0GU    B       98      CO      4.41    DN70
1023    232     N5HHS   B       96      STX     4.41    EM10
1020    260     K5AM    B       00      NM      3.92    DM54
1012    260     K5AM    B       03      NM      3.89    DM54
1009    210     W8CM    B       98      NTX     4.80    EM13
992     259     NW5E    B       03      NFL     3.83    EL98
992     219     K5IUA   M       98      STX     4.53    EL29
991     <219    WB2WIH  B       00      SFL             EL96
985     256     K5CM    B       87      OK      3.85    EM25
983     229     AA9D    M       98      IL      4.29    EN52
976     278     WB0DRL  L       92      KS      3.51    EN18
975     239     W5UWB   B       00      STX     4.08    EL17
969     279     K5JL    M       87      OK      3.47    EM15
956     247     N4IS    B       03      SFL     3.87    EL96
953     214     WD5K    B       98      NTX     4.45    EM12
950     263     KC4PX   B       03      SFL     3.61    EL98
944     258     W7XU    L       98      SD      3.66    EN13
935     171     K8GP    M       03      WV      5.47    FM08
918     <210    N5WS    B       98      STX             EL09
909     171     W2SZ    M       01      WMA     5.32    FN32
compiled by k9aks
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Highest Six Meter Grid Totals
June VHF QSO Party, 1985-Present:

                                                Q/G
QSOs    GRIDS   CALL    CLASS    YEAR   SECT    RATIO   QTH

969     279     K5JL    M       87      OK      3.47    EM15
976     278     WB0DRL  L       92      KS      3.51    EN18
832     272     W0UC/9  M       92      WS      3.06    EN44
1161    269     W5KFT   L       96      STX     4.32    EM00
950     263     KC4PX   B       03      SFL     3.61    EL98
1077    262     N5HHS   B       00      STX     4.11    EM10
1104    260     W5KFT   L       00      STX     4.25    EM00
1020    260     K5AM    B       00      NM      3.92    DM54
1012    260     K5AM    B       03      NM      3.89    DM54
992     259     NW5E    B       03      NFL     3.83    EL98
944     258     W7XU    L       98      SD      3.66    EN13
846     256     K5CM    B       92      OK      3.30    EM25
985     256     K5CM    B       87      OK      3.85    EM25
749     253     AA9D    M       92      IL      2.96    EN52
730     253     N6CA    M       87      SB      2.89    DM04
1128    252     K5TR    B       03      STX     4.48    EM00
655     252     NN9K    M       92      IA      2.60    EN31
739     249     N0LL    B       92      KS      2.97    EM09
656     248     WA7JTM  M       87      AZ      2.65    DM52
956     247     N4IS    B       03      SFL     3.87    EL96
1358    245     W5KFT   L       98      STX     5.54    EM00
877     245     N5WS    B       00      STX     3.58    EL09
653     243     W7CI    M       87      AZ      2.69    DM34
630     243     W0UC/9  M       91      WS      2.59    EN44
compiled by k9aks


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