After a couple of rough CQ WW contests to end 2019, it was nice to finally enjoy quiet solar conditions in a weekend long DX test. The low bands were in great shape and kept a steady flow of Qs all night.
Although 160m seemed better the first night, at least to Europe, 47 countries is a new station record. Slow rolling QSB meant some QSOs took a little longer, but worth the wait. Had some small EU runs the first night.
For the first time ever, I was able to run EU on 80m. They were short runs, but still thrilling from the home station. It was so cool to see wall-to-wall EU signals on my panadapter. 78 countries is a new station record. Previous record was 55.

I wasn’t sure if 40m would hold up all night, but it did. JA signals were loud all weekend, and I was able to work Europeans in the early afternoon. Only complaint is my mult total feels low for assisted. Probably should have done more tuning around.
Here’s some math: sum of all low band Qs = 1,187. Sum of all 20m Qs = 1,184. So goes 20m, so goes the contest. At the peak of propagation, the morning 20m EU run was a zoo. Regardless of who I came back to, some ops just kept transmitting their call non-stop. HP stations were generally easy copy, but LP stations between zero beating and non-stop calling really took a lot of concentration. No complaints, it’s just nice to have 20m EU propagation back again!
Nothing on 10m. Just a dead band, but 15m did have life. Had a micro JA run Sunday afternoon and thought the band might have a broader opening. Nope. JA3YBK was loud both days, but it didn’t seem to apply to anyone else.
As always, thank you for the Qs and a fun weekend on the radio.
73, Mitch, K7RL
For you stat hungry people, here are some numbers (they include dupes):
160m Q tally:
100w = 7
HP = 73
No surprises here.
80m Q tally:
QRP = 12
50w = 11
100w = 77
200w = 44
HP = 166
40m Q tally:
QRP = 38
50w = 69
100w to 150w = 297
200w to 300w = 92
HP = 337
20m Q tally (Lots of dupes!):
QRP = 49
50w to 99w = 67
100w to 150w = 509
200w to 300w = 97
HP = 574
-------------- Q S O R a t e S u m m a r y --------------------- Hour 160 80 40 20 15 10 Rate Total Pct 0000 0 0 0 153 2 0 155 155 6.3 0100 0 2 39 77 0 0 118 273 11.2 0200 10 38 31 0 0 0 79 352 14.4 0300 13 15 16 0 0 0 44 396 16.2 0400 11 12 8 0 0 0 31 427 17.4 0500 10 6 44 0 0 0 60 487 19.9 0600 1 20 31 0 0 0 52 539 22.0 0700 0 5 114 0 0 0 119 658 26.9 0800 2 14 46 0 0 0 62 720 29.4 0900 2 15 57 0 0 0 74 794 32.4 1000 3 20 24 0 0 0 47 841 34.4 1100 3 36 15 0 0 0 54 895 36.6 1200 1 16 25 0 0 0 42 937 38.3 1300 0 13 12 0 0 0 25 962 39.3 1400 3 11 30 0 0 0 44 1006 41.1 1500 0 1 1 92 0 0 94 1100 44.9 1600 0 0 0 106 2 0 108 1208 49.3 1700 0 0 0 76 4 0 80 1288 52.6 1800 0 0 0 87 1 0 88 1376 56.2 1900 0 0 0 15 20 0 35 1411 57.6 2000 0 0 1 15 6 0 22 1433 58.5 2100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1434 58.6 2200 0 0 11 29 3 0 43 1477 60.3 2300 0 0 0 64 5 0 69 1546 63.2 0000 0 0 30 34 0 0 64 1610 65.8 0100 0 2 23 28 0 0 53 1663 67.9 0200 7 4 13 7 0 0 31 1694 69.2 0300 5 4 2 0 0 0 11 1705 69.6 0400 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 1710 69.9 0500 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1711 69.9 0600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1711 69.9 0700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1711 69.9 0800 1 3 15 0 0 0 19 1730 70.7 0900 1 25 28 0 0 0 54 1784 72.9 1000 0 9 40 0 0 0 49 1833 74.9 1100 0 12 33 0 0 0 45 1878 76.7 1200 0 14 25 0 0 0 39 1917 78.3 1300 0 7 14 0 0 0 21 1938 79.2 1400 0 5 19 10 0 0 34 1972 80.6 1500 0 0 0 85 0 0 85 2057 84.0 1600 0 0 0 113 0 0 113 2170 88.6 1700 0 0 0 71 0 0 71 2241 91.5 1800 0 0 0 42 5 0 47 2288 93.5 1900 0 0 0 31 12 0 43 2331 95.2 2000 0 0 0 15 16 0 31 2362 96.5 2100 0 0 6 13 1 0 20 2382 97.3 2200 0 0 31 8 0 0 39 2421 98.9 2300 0 0 15 12 0 0 27 2448 100.0 Total 76 309 802 1184 77 0 2448 Gross QSOs=2521 Dupes=73 Net QSOs=2448 Unique callsigns worked = 1706 The best 60 minute rate was 160/hour from 0004 to 0103 The best 30 minute rate was 176/hour from 0015 to 0044 The best 10 minute rate was 186/hour from 0033 to 0042 The best 1 minute rates were: 4 QSOs/minute 20 times. 3 QSOs/minute 156 times. 2 QSOs/minute 473 times. 1 QSOs/minute 954 times. There were 465 bandchanges and 186 (7.6%) probable 2nd radio QSOs. ----------------- C o n t i n e n t S u m m a r y ----------------- 160 80 40 20 15 10 Total Pct North America 15 28 32 33 28 0 136 5.6 South America 3 9 15 26 29 0 82 3.3 Europe 45 71 252 704 2 0 1074 43.9 Asia 6 179 447 383 7 0 1022 41.7 Africa 3 6 7 12 4 0 32 1.3 Oceania 3 15 48 25 6 0 97 4.0 ??? 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 Total 76 309 802 1184 77 0 2448 Number of letters in callsigns Letters # worked 3 21 4 517 5 645 6 1206 7 6 8 50 9 2 10 1 ------------------ C o u n t r y S u m m a r y ------------------ Country 160 80 40 20 15 10 Total Pct 3W 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 0.2 5B 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 0.2 5H 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 8P 1 1 2 1 1 0 6 0.2 9A 2 5 7 10 0 0 24 1.0 9V 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.1 9Y 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.2 BY 0 3 20 22 0 0 45 1.8 CE 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.2 CM 0 3 3 1 2 0 9 0.4 CN 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 CT 0 1 3 6 1 0 11 0.4 CT3 2 2 2 3 2 0 11 0.4 CX 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0.2 DL 4 5 27 135 0 0 171 7.0 DU 0 1 4 1 0 0 6 0.2 E7 1 1 2 4 0 0 8 0.3 EA 1 3 19 44 1 0 68 2.8 EA6 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0.1 EA8 1 3 4 5 1 0 14 0.6 EA9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 EI 0 1 1 6 0 0 8 0.3 ES 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 0.2 EU 1 1 0 4 0 0 6 0.2 F 0 2 6 43 0 0 51 2.1 FG 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0.1 FJ 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.1 FM 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 FS 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 FY 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0.1 G 1 2 3 68 0 0 74 3.0 GI 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0.2 GJ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 GM 1 1 1 6 0 0 9 0.4 GU 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 GW 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 0.2 HA 0 3 14 18 0 0 35 1.4 HB 0 2 2 14 0 0 18 0.7 HB0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.1 HC 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 0.2 HH 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.2 HI 0 1 2 2 1 0 6 0.2 HK 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0.2 HL 1 5 8 9 0 0 23 0.9 HR 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 HS 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 0.2 I 0 3 24 66 0 0 93 3.8 *IT9 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.1 J3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 JA 5 162 392 320 6 0 885 36.2 JT 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.1 JW 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 KH2 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 0.2 KH6 2 7 8 8 3 0 28 1.1 KL 1 1 2 5 1 0 10 0.4 KP2 2 2 2 3 4 0 13 0.5 KP4 1 1 2 2 3 0 9 0.4 LA 1 1 3 6 0 0 11 0.4 LU 0 0 1 3 3 0 7 0.3 LX 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 LY 2 2 4 7 0 0 15 0.6 LZ 0 1 6 9 0 0 16 0.7 OA 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0.1 OE 0 1 3 6 0 0 10 0.4 OH 4 1 3 24 0 0 32 1.3 OH0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.1 OK 2 3 16 23 0 0 44 1.8 OM 1 2 6 5 0 0 14 0.6 ON 0 1 2 20 0 0 23 0.9 OX 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.1 OY 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 OZ 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 0.2 P4 0 2 2 2 3 0 9 0.4 PA 1 1 3 41 0 0 46 1.9 PJ2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 PJ4 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 PJ5 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.2 PY 0 1 3 10 11 0 25 1.0 S5 2 2 13 17 0 0 34 1.4 SM 2 2 2 29 0 0 35 1.4 SP 3 6 11 18 0 0 38 1.6 SV 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 0.3 SV9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 TA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 TF 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.1 TI 1 1 2 1 1 0 6 0.2 UA 8 8 21 12 0 0 49 2.0 UA2 1 2 1 2 0 0 6 0.2 UA9 0 6 15 18 1 0 40 1.6 UN 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0.2 UR 1 2 24 14 0 0 41 1.7 V2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 V3 0 4 3 2 2 0 11 0.4 V4 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 0.2 V8 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0.1 VK 0 3 14 4 1 0 22 0.9 VP2M 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 VP5 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 VP9 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 VR 0 1 2 3 0 0 6 0.2 XE 1 2 1 2 1 0 7 0.3 YB 0 0 13 5 0 0 18 0.7 YL 2 2 2 4 0 0 10 0.4 YO 0 1 6 5 0 0 12 0.5 YS 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 YU 0 1 9 7 0 0 17 0.7 YV 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 Z3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 ZF 2 2 2 2 2 0 10 0.4 ZL 0 2 7 4 1 0 14 0.6 ZP 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0.1 ZS 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.2 ??? 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 Total 76 309 802 1184 77 0 2448 ------------ M u l t i p l i e r S u m m a r y ------------ Mult 160 80 40 20 15 10 Total Pct JA 5 162 392 320 6 0 885 36.2 DL 4 5 27 135 0 0 171 7.0 I 0 3 24 66 0 0 93 3.8 G 1 2 3 68 0 0 74 3.0 EA 1 3 19 44 1 0 68 2.8 F 0 2 6 43 0 0 51 2.1 UA 8 8 21 12 0 0 49 2.0 PA 1 1 3 41 0 0 46 1.9 BY 0 3 20 22 0 0 45 1.8 OK 2 3 16 23 0 0 44 1.8 UR 1 2 24 14 0 0 41 1.7 UA9 0 6 15 18 1 0 40 1.6 SP 3 6 11 18 0 0 38 1.6 HA 0 3 14 18 0 0 35 1.4 SM 2 2 2 29 0 0 35 1.4 S5 2 2 13 17 0 0 34 1.4 OH 4 1 3 24 0 0 32 1.3 KH6 2 7 8 8 3 0 28 1.1 PY 0 1 3 10 11 0 25 1.0 9A 2 5 7 10 0 0 24 1.0 HL 1 5 8 9 0 0 23 0.9 ON 0 1 2 20 0 0 23 0.9 VK 0 3 14 4 1 0 22 0.9 YB 0 0 13 5 0 0 18 0.7 HB 0 2 2 14 0 0 18 0.7 YU 0 1 9 7 0 0 17 0.7 LZ 0 1 6 9 0 0 16 0.7 LY 2 2 4 7 0 0 15 0.6 OM 1 2 6 5 0 0 14 0.6 ZL 0 2 7 4 1 0 14 0.6 EA8 1 3 4 5 1 0 14 0.6 KP2 2 2 2 3 4 0 13 0.5 YO 0 1 6 5 0 0 12 0.5 CT 0 1 3 6 1 0 11 0.4 LA 1 1 3 6 0 0 11 0.4 CT3 2 2 2 3 2 0 11 0.4 V3 0 4 3 2 2 0 11 0.4 KL 1 1 2 5 1 0 10 0.4 OE 0 1 3 6 0 0 10 0.4 YL 2 2 2 4 0 0 10 0.4 ZF 2 2 2 2 2 0 10 0.4 KP4 1 1 2 2 3 0 9 0.4 P4 0 2 2 2 3 0 9 0.4 GM 1 1 1 6 0 0 9 0.4 CM 0 3 3 1 2 0 9 0.4 E7 1 1 2 4 0 0 8 0.3 EI 0 1 1 6 0 0 8 0.3 LU 0 0 1 3 3 0 7 0.3 XE 1 2 1 2 1 0 7 0.3 SV 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 0.3 VR 0 1 2 3 0 0 6 0.2 DU 0 1 4 1 0 0 6 0.2 KH2 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 0.2 UA2 1 2 1 2 0 0 6 0.2 V4 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 0.2 TI 1 1 2 1 1 0 6 0.2 HI 0 1 2 2 1 0 6 0.2 EU 1 1 0 4 0 0 6 0.2 8P 1 1 2 1 1 0 6 0.2 HC 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 0.2 3W 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 0.2 HS 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 0.2 PJ2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 PJ4 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 ??? 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 HR 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 V2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 GW 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 0.2 VP9 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 VP5 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 VP2M 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.2 5B 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 0.2 ES 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 0.2 ZS 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.2 OZ 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 0.2 UN 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0.2 PJ5 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.2 CE 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.2 9Y 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.2 HH 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0.2 CX 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0.2 GI 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0.2 HK 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0.2 V8 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0.1 EA6 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0.1 FY 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0.1 OH0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.1 ZP 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0.1 *IT9 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.1 TF 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.1 9V 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.1 OX 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.1 JT 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.1 HB0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.1 OA 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0.1 FG 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0.1 FJ 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.1 J3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 YS 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 FM 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 SV9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 TA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 EA9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 GU 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 LX 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 CN 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 5H 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 FS 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 Z3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 GJ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 OY 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 YV 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 JW 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 Total 76 309 802 1184 77 0 2448 Multi-band QSOs 1 bands 1228 2 bands 286 3 bands 141 4 bands 30 5 bands 21 6 bands 0 ------- S i n g l e B a n d Q S O s ------ Band 160 80 40 20 15 10 QSOs 24 71 356 756 21 0
Call: K7RL
Operator(s): K7RL
Station: K7RL
Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: WA
Operating Time (hrs): 41
Location: USA
Radios: SO2R
Summary: Compare Scores | ||||
Band | QSOs | Mults | ||
160: | 76 | 47 | ||
80: | 309 | 78 | ||
40: | 802 | 91 | ||
20: | 1184 | 106 | ||
15: | 77 | 43 | ||
10: | 0 | 0 | ||
Total: | 2448 | 365 | Total Score | 2,680,560 |
Club: Western Washington DX Club