[CQ-Contest] 'EKM seeks reaction to DX SOABHP Top list.

[Charles.Morrison at apcc.com]

FROM :Jim SM2EKM
This list is interesting. Anyone got any reactions
to it?
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Non-USA SOAB HP
A61AJ(S53R)       7304   175   624    48 16,234,881
OE4A(OE1EMS)      5206   169   644    45  9,749,496
FS/AH8DX          5544   134   484    46  8,433,228
VO1AU             4491   125   510    42  7,599,045
VO1MP             4058   118   471    34  6,619,771
M6T(G4PIQ)        4505   148   498 42.75  6,576,926
LY4A(LY2FY)       4021   167   646    44  6,359,286
DJ5MW             3911   145   560    46  5,737,290
V55V(ZS6MG)       3467   140   396    36  5,449,512
RZ9OZO(RZ9UA)     2842   146   526  41,5  5,024,544
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Jim asks an interesting question. I think Jim is pointing out the
discrepency
between the top scores between each other.

Remember these items first:
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      - World SOABHP QSO record is > 10K QSOs
      - A61 is a 3 point locations for USA/NA/EU             (90% of his
QSOs)
      - A61 is a 1 point location to JA.                 (Maybe 200 - 750
JA QSOs)
            6500 x 3  +  750 x 1 =  20K x 800 total mult = 16Meg.
      - Others too may have high ratio of  QSOpoints/QSO: RZ9, V5.
      - A61 is Zone 21. There were very few stations active from Z 21.
      - A61AJ Station is FB - Large high towers, Big yagis, 160+80M 4-SQs.
            Many guest Ops can tell you how FB the station is.
      - Island QTHs may have large high mountains and this may block
direction(s).
             ( FS = only average multiplier )
      - # of other stations operating from same country :
            Maybe ZERO- A61,FS,V5

The LY4A , OE4A, and A61AJ scores have a  very high CTY multiplier.
      EU Continent has 71+ countries   X   6 bands = 400+ Band Cty

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Can these 3 stations also find 200 to 250 more band countries in 45-48
hours with SO2R ?
 -Yes.
Also, everyone needs A61 multiplier, ( and FS, V5 multiplier ), and for
A61, everyone needs a zone 21.
So these ops can run(call CQ) and get many multipliers too.  This is why
Martti and Pekka operate
from EA8 and other go to PJ2, P40,9Y4.

The zone multiplier total can also be an indication of :
      Good/Bad propagation
      Good/Bad Station Antennas
      Isolated station location ( i.e. Zone 21 - A61)

So, My reaction to the list :
-A61 is a advantageous place to operate CQWW..
-A61AJ has a FB station.
-S53R did a super FB job !
-VO1MP ( 120 QSO/hr) and ZS6MG would like more hours to operate CQWW.

73
Charlie N1RR