[CQ-Contest] CW versus SSB in 160 Contests

[Bill Tippett]

I4JMY:

>Let's consider the contest of contests:
>in CQWWDX the 160m world top scores are:
>
>World:   CW
>1.8     C4A (9A3A/5B4ADA)    261,489     969    21    80   99
>World   SSB
>1.8     IG9/IV3TAN                   441,252   1203    24   102   96

        Two points Mauri:

1.  You looked at ONE data point.  The C4A CW score looks VERY vulnerable 
to me since it is only 22% if the corresponding 80 meter CW record.  The IG9
score is 54% of the 80 meter SSB record.  I would expect that the C4A record
could easily be doubled which would only bring it up to 44% of the 80 
meter CW record and would put it well ahead of the 160 SSB record.  I
really expect it could be more than doubled based on 2000 CN8WW results,
especially if it were done in a low sunspot year like IG9 did in 1996.
(CN8WW 1594 Q's  4750 Q pts  22Z  96C  =  560,500 points)

2.  Looking at Alltime Continental Records, you get a more valid sample with
7 data points:

                CW over SSB (%)
Africa/World          -66 (the one data point you used)
Asia                   +2
Europe               +133
N. America           +128
Oceania               +52
S. America           +152
USA                  +157 

Average               +80 (not far from the +89 average for the CQ 160...I
                           previously double counted Africa/World for the 
                           CQ 160 stats I gave so 91% was changed to 89%)

                                                73,  Bill  W4ZV



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