Ham radio, HF propagation, DXCC/WAZ/IOTA, Antarctica
Hi all,
Here are my statistics for 2012.
It looks obvious that 2011 propagation helped a LOT for improving 12m and 10m scores, so 2012 didn't bring that much improvement there.
160m : From 0 up to 49 DXCC (+49) --> next target = 100 DXCC (+51 to be wkd !)
80m : From 183 up to 196 DXCC (+13) --> next target = 200 DXCC (+6 to be wkd)
40m : From 247 up to 265 DXCC (+22) --> next target = 275 DXCC (+10 to be wkd)
30m : From 4 up to 162 DXCC (+158) --> next target = 200 DXCC (+38 to be wkd)
20m : From 304 up to 310 DXCC (+6) --> next target = 315 DXCC (+5 to be wkd)
17m : From 285 up to 301 DXCC (+16) --> next target = 310 DXCC (+9 to be wkd)
15m : From 281 up to 290 DXCC (+9) --> next target = 300 DXCC (+10 to be wkd)
12m : From 249 up to 267 DXCC (+18) --> next target = 275 DXCC (+8 to be wkd)
10m : From 248 up to 262 DXCC (+14) --> next target = 275 DXCC (+13 to be wkd)
In terms of band slots, I made 305 new slots in 2012, mainly thanks to 160m and 30m addition on the vertical antenna.
What's next ?
Priority 1 : 200 DXCC on 80m and 100 DXCC on 160m (Low band focus !)
Priority 2: 200 DXCC on 30m, 300 DXCC on 15m and 275 DXCC on 40m
Priority 3 : the rest, as written here above
In terms of Zones, clearly, Zone 12 on 80m is still missing for the #200 on 5-band WAZ.
I'm also targetting the 40 zones on 30m, and ideally 20 zones on 160m (this last one will be tough but who knows)
Cross your fingers for me
Ronan, F8AFC