Well precisely Dave - I mean if you have sufficient operators, with
sufficient kit and they stay there a long time, it stands to reason they
are going to
break records - my dog';s bigger than your dog! etc. But, it depends
upon the obectives of the expedition. If like T32C you want to get
through the layers
of big guns, down to the QRP and dipoles and G5RVs, then you have to be
operating 24/7 with a lot of stations and stay for a good while. There
are too many
variables. In the Carribean you are close to the USA and can keep the
number up on any band, likewith I guess 7O6T was close to Europe, with
a big
catchment area. Some of the Pacific Islands are great for Japan and
the West Coast USA, but perhaps less so for Europe..
But, to me, actual numbers are pretty meaningless. I mean, if I go
to Banaba on my own for 5 days and make 1,000 Qs per day = 5,000 QSOs,
would that
in the greater scheme of things be a good efort 1,000 Qs per
operator per day or would it be lost in the annals of time as a small
insignificant operation.
I would expect to make that number of QSOs per day (at least) during CQWW.
By the way, its time Banaba was done again.
:-) Tom
GM4FDM
On 06/06/2012 09:40, DAVE WHITE wrote:
Hi think that's a great way of looking at things, Tom
I thought that the 7O6T guys did an amazing job before I saw your
analysis, but I guess that figure really hammers home quite how
incredible their QSO rate was. I bet they slept for a week when they
got home.
I suppose the counter argument to judging a DXpedition simply by
number of QSOs is - as others have suggested - where those QSOs came
from, hence the point from our friends across the Atlantic that the
7O6T team apparently didn't look to maximise band openings to North
America (and elsewhere) - whereas Neville G3NUG told me that working
the hard-to-work paths was specifically a goal of T32C, possibly
partly (along with other factors) explaining the lower QSO rate
As you say, it all depends on the objectives of the Dxpedition and as
Benjamin Disraeli alluded, interpretation of statistics can be dangerous
cheers
Dave G0OIL
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Tom Wylie <mailto:tgwy...@virginmedia.com>
*To:* list...@ve1dx.net <mailto:list...@ve1dx.net>
*Cc:* NJDXA DX Chat <mailto:dx-chat@njdxa.org>
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 05, 2012 8:17 PM
*Subject:* Re: [DX-CHAT] Leaderboards - good or bad?
One of my personal yardstick of the "goodness" of an expedition is
NOT the total number of QSOs made
as that depends entirely on the number of operators, stations and
the duration
but I like to look at the TOTAL QSOs made by the NUMBER of
OPERATORS and the NUMBER of DAYS taken into account
Like:
Call Total QSOs No of Operators No of Days No
of QSOs made per operator per day
T32C 213006 38 30
186
D68C 168591 32 20
263
HK0NA 195292 27 27
267
7O6T 162029 17 15 *635*
I guess it all depends on the objectives of the expedition
work uniques??
work down to the third and fourth tier?
max out the QSOs?
etc etc.
Its just my way of looking and comparing things
Tom
GM4FDM
On 05/06/2012 19:54, Paul M Dunphy wrote:
G7VJR's point of view (ClubLog creator and T32C participant):
http://g7vjr.org/2012/06/expedition-leaderboards-good-or-bad/
73, Paul VE1DX
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