On Jan 7, 2009, at 4:58 AM, DAVE WHITE wrote:
"However, make the honor roll with 150 watts and a dipole...... "
Or do so from Northern Europe where signals are many dB down and
openings are always shorter in than in Southern Europe. Also we
have to break through the wall of Italians and their chaotic "random-
calling-till-doomsday-for-maximum-QRM" technique in order to work
anything.
cheers, D.
Couple of comments.
I found it interesting to plot my progress toward HR on a semi-log
chart, vs time. There are two very distinct phases. Up to 260
countries (say) is one slope, above that there's an inflexion point to
a significantly lower rate. Reason : Up to 260, there are always new
ones on the bands available to work. Your progress is determined by
how much time you're willing to waste on the chase! Above that, it's
out of your control - You have to wait for new ones to get QRV.
Second comment : DXCC with its Honor Roll are rightly respected as the
granddaddy of the major DX awards. But it (and 5BDXCC) are certainly
not the toughest. That distinction goes to 5BWAZ.
John, NT5C.
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