Friday, November 30, 2012

CQWW CW Stats fron N6TV


2012 CQ World-Wide DX Contest

Active Skimmers

Skimmer       Spots    Mean S/N
---------   -------    --------
K3MM-#       157121        41.4
GW8IZR-#     106272        38.9
DR1A-#       100262        51.7
S52AW-#       94954        36.2
DL8LAS-#      87896        38.8
OL5Q-#        85664        44.7
HA6PX-#       75757        40.5
S50ARX-#      72642        46.0
RU9CZD-#      72096        41.2
ES5PC-#       68906        43.5
W3LPL-#       65997        57.2
EI6BT-#       64470        42.0
EA4TX-#       61789        36.9
DJ3AK-#       59490        33.5
LA5EKA-#      59314        54.8
G0KTN-#       58593        36.4
DL1EMY-#      55146        39.3
F4EGZ-#       54657        38.0
DF7GB-#       53099        38.0
KB9AMG-#      51587        39.3
W3OA-#        51326        55.4
ZL2HAM-#      49943        30.6
PJ2T-#        48625        33.4
SV8RV-#       47829        32.4
KQ8M-#        47715        65.0
AA4VV-#       45181        36.0
TF4M-#        44392        54.1
DK9IP-2-#     43828        34.3
OH6RE-#       43409        43.8
WA7LNW-#      43023        62.6
N7TR-#        41594        49.8
NY3A-#        40352        42.2
RN3A-#        40199        33.9
TF3Y-#        40163        37.5
Z38N-#        39871        31.9
KM3T-#        37749        36.3
RN4WA-#       35838        32.6
K3LR-#        35153        66.0
DK9IP-#       32831        32.7
RZ3DVP-#      32754        32.3
V51YJ-#       32448        51.2
WE4S-#        32265        39.2
N6TV-#        31572        29.4
N6WIN-#       30431        67.8
G4HSO-#       30337        33.9
KH6LC-#       30330        29.2
W4AX-#        29587        51.9
PA1T-#        27569        53.6
NC7J-#        26929        29.1
N0TA-#        26546        26.4
EA1FAQ-#      24923        69.3
JK4USW-#      24193        39.3
W8WTS-#       23239        53.6
VE2WU-#       20798        46.7
F5MUX-#       20229        42.7
W4KAZ-#       19976        37.0
G4HYG-#       19675        33.6
UT2UU-#       19574        38.4
9V1RM-#       18733        50.9
5B4AGN-#      18584        33.5
ZL2RV-#       17571        24.5
ON5KQ-#       17212        43.7
JA4ZRK-#      15291        33.9
K1TTT-#       15010        63.8
K9QC-#        14358        62.6
OE3DIA-#      13824        45.1
N4ZR-#        13505        30.2
JG1VGX-#      12094        22.8
N6NC-#        11513        47.1
MM1PTT/P-#    10381        28.5
JJ0PJY-#       9586        38.4
NU6O-#         7665        64.2
PA0MBO-#       7146        27.0
VE6WZ-#        6984        44.9
KA9SWE-#       6887        61.5
W2RDX-#        6869        37.1
N2QT-#         6810        47.0
EI6IZ-#        6563        40.8
NQ6N-#         6219        28.8
DJ4DI-#        6055        39.8
G0VXE-#        5264        42.7
K1FC-#         5027        34.8
K0FTC-#        4984        35.1
WZ7I-#         4847        41.5
IK3STG-#       4530        44.7
OZ5W-#         4448        42.7
PY3OL-#        4333        52.3
W0QL-#         4232        54.9
G6T-#          4173        71.0
WB2LSI-#       3778        32.9
NE5S-#         3731        40.1
DJ9IE-#        3701        45.1
N4BAF-#        3462        46.3
KQ8M-98-#      2965        24.7
AI4HH-#        2952        50.9
W2MKM-#        2717        42.3
M0BPQ-#        2501        22.2
DF6PW-#        2395        38.6
AB7TB-#        2381        30.1
VA6DBA-#       1814        34.8
R4WT-#         1367        33.7
SV9/IV3NOB-#   1336        36.8
G6LSB-#        1220        29.5
DO6NIK-#        901        74.5
PY1KN-#         845        20.2
DJ2RD-#         813        63.1
SK3W-#          744        44.5
VU2LBW-#        649        15.3
NP2L-#          600        32.3
LY2XW-#         394        27.8
MM0SAJ-#        358        63.6
DK1MAX-#        349        38.2
DL5KW-#         341        42.3
K2NNY-#         276        23.8
DL1AMQ-#        269        41.6
WB8BIL-#        240        29.0
IK0XBX-#        162        78.8
DO4DXA-#        160        44.2
DL4RCK-#        149        30.8
KS4XQ-#         130        70.7
PP5MCB-#        112        29.3
VK1LW-#          72        15.0
LU1CGB-#         26        18.2
G4MKP-#          25        69.0
N4IS-#           24        37.5
KQ8M-K3-#        17        36.4
KB9VLR-#          7        22.7

2012 CQ World-Wide DX Contest

Most Spotted

Callsign      Spots    Mean S/N
---------   -------    --------
DR1A          24376        57.2
9A1A          23096        48.5
K3LR          22638        54.2
NQ4I          20537        47.0
W3LPL         19851        54.0
DF0HQ         18743        55.0
LZ9W          17251        54.8
Z38N          16111        46.8
HK1NA         15299        55.7
HG1S          14613        50.9
C5A           14274        59.0
N3RS          13535        55.7
LY7A          13377        39.2
F6KOP         12899        52.8
OZ5E          12156        50.2
II1A          11767        48.4
VE3EJ         11732        57.9
EA2EA         10426        56.4
DR5N          10083        57.8
W0AIH          9906        38.2
YT2W           9676        49.6
D4C            9255        61.3
NY4A           9225        50.5
KB1H           9173        49.2
K2LE           9121        37.2
JA5FDJ         9070        48.6
WT1T           8738        58.5
K8AZ           8703        57.7
K0RF           8664        38.6
LZ5R           8656        45.1
9A7A           8599        49.1
N4WW           8536        42.2
PI4CC          8478        53.4
JA3YBK         8471        55.8
DR4A           8389        56.9
OH0V           8289        45.6
LY2W           8037        51.5
TC2M           7747        43.0
IR4M           7736        48.7
AD4Z           7731        42.8
W3EA           7716        46.6
PJ2T           7708        61.7
PJ4A           7661        49.4
HB9CA          7554        55.4
KH6LC          7366        57.7
RT6A           7363        50.6
CR3L           7082        52.5
S50G           6964        60.8
W3UA           6842        46.4
NR4M           6823        37.1


Most Spotted Callsigns

     World-Wide    
Call          Spots
---------   -------
DR1A          24376
9A1A          23096
K3LR          22638
NQ4I          20537
W3LPL         19851
DF0HQ         18743
LZ9W          17251
Z38N          16111
HK1NA         15299
HG1S          14613
C5A           14274
N3RS          13535
LY7A          13377
F6KOP         12899
OZ5E          12156
II1A          11767
VE3EJ         11732
EA2EA         10426
DR5N          10083
W0AIH          9906

               160m
Callsign      Spots  Pk. S/N  Med. S/N  Mean S/N
--------      -----  -------  --------  --------
DR1A           3565       80      25.0      46.5
9A1A           3223       83      26.0      50.6
S51V           3060       62      26.0      42.1
LN9Z           3004       54      24.0      35.7
LY7M           2982       74      23.0      42.8
S52X           2949       92      21.0      60.4
LZ9W           2892       58      20.0      35.4
HA8BE          2536       58      20.0      34.0
M5O            2364       59      23.0      39.4
LY7A           2292       58      18.0      34.3
HG5A           2252       58      18.0      33.2
Z38N           2132       56      18.0      30.7
DF0HQ          1919       58      25.0      37.3
OZ5E           1914       69      20.0      38.1
HG1S           1737       55      21.0      36.2
EF8S           1678       82      16.0      55.1
F6KOP          1588       87      20.0      57.7
GM4AFF         1507       42      17.0      24.3
UY0ZG          1490       73      15.0      41.9
F5IN           1482       60      24.0      35.7

                80m
Callsign      Spots  Pk. S/N  Med. S/N  Mean S/N
--------      -----  -------  --------  --------
DR1A           5010       89      31.0      53.5
OL8M           4663       98      34.0      62.0
9A1A           4482       83      35.0      50.7
DJ0MDR         4155       71      35.0      46.3
K3LR           4132       85      25.0      49.2
DF0HQ          3931       89      33.0      55.9
DM7C           3906       85      27.0      51.5
DL7ON          3893       78      27.0      44.4
9A2U           3863       82      33.0      47.6
W3LPL          3665       94      26.0      60.5
NQ4I           3442       87      25.0      52.1
LZ9W           3359       94      32.0      59.8
LY7A           3358       60      26.0      39.0
W1MK           3285       77      23.0      42.2
Z38N           3208       58      30.0      38.9
OZ5E           3090       89      27.0      55.1
S52ZW          3051       95      32.0      60.3
HG1S           2918       89      28.0      54.6
II1A           2884       88      33.0      54.0
OK2BYW         2773       87      31.0      53.2

                40m
Callsign      Spots  Pk. S/N  Med. S/N  Mean S/N
--------      -----  -------  --------  --------
DR1A           8115       78      26.0      48.3
LZ9W           7398       92      28.0      54.1
K3LR           7354       86      24.0      47.7
9A1A           7283       81      27.0      46.5
DF0HQ          6813       96      23.0      57.8
NQ4I           6705       66      25.0      45.0
YU1LA          6447       95      31.0      58.9
IH9R           6309       76      26.0      40.7
W3LPL          6297       74      23.0      39.3
S57Z           6193       87      24.0      52.0
Z38N           6010       86      24.0      50.6
S56X           5875       95      24.0      58.3
N3RS           5688       93      21.0      55.6
HG1S           5015       86      25.0      52.3
DL3VZL         4975       97      25.0      61.2
IR2R           4927       94      23.0      59.7
S52AW          4894       89      27.0      54.8
C6AKQ          4886       94      25.0      57.2
YT7A           4672       95      24.0      59.2
II1A           4627       60      21.0      36.6

                20m
Callsign      Spots  Pk. S/N  Med. S/N  Mean S/N
--------      -----  -------  --------  --------
K3LR           5145       69      21.0      38.6
NQ4I           5063       70      22.0      46.2
C5A            4719       67      19.0      33.4
W3LPL          4660       83      22.0      50.5
9A1A           4582       80      26.0      47.7
HK1NA          4513       81      24.0      45.6
TM5Y           4407       70      26.0      43.9
DR1A           4354       99      25.0      64.0
HA8IH          4292       71      25.0      45.7
N5NU           3688       69      23.0      47.7
OK7M           3651       87      22.0      57.9
N2MF           3492       76      23.0      42.8
OH8L           3428       85      26.0      50.3
SN5W           3416       81      25.0      47.1
OL9Z           3353       66      23.0      43.4
OK7K           3117       75      25.0      49.5
LY7A           3110       76      25.0      43.1
KU5B           3085       78      25.0      47.7
HG1S           3040       77      23.0      44.7
WT1T           3002       70      23.0      39.4

                15m
Callsign      Spots  Pk. S/N  Med. S/N  Mean S/N
--------      -----  -------  --------  --------
C5A            2954      100      22.0      65.3
D4C            2921       78      21.0      43.7
K3LR           2920       59      21.0      36.3
NQ4I           2868       58      19.0      35.3
FY5KE          2673       90      24.0      56.5
TM6M           2640       96      21.0      63.3
ZW5B           2633       84      21.0      51.0
HK1NA          2465       74      23.0      41.6
W3LPL          2442       65      24.0      42.2
9A1A           2365       79      20.0      47.1
CS2C           2359       77      28.0      46.8
9A5D           2245       82      19.0      49.1
EA2EA          2199       64      21.0      38.5
OK8WW          2101       89      21.0      56.1
DF0HQ          2086       84      21.0      52.0
VE3EJ          2080       59      22.0      34.8
W0AIH          2043       64      21.0      38.0
PJ4A           2040       55      22.0      34.5
S57C           2031       74      21.0      46.2
9A1CCY         2012       88      20.0      55.8

                10m
Callsign      Spots  Pk. S/N  Med. S/N  Mean S/N
--------      -----  -------  --------  --------
K3LR           1711       69      18.0      46.4
PY3DX          1597       64      18.0      35.2
PT2CM          1525       71      17.0      39.5
HK1NA          1521       62      23.0      37.1
NQ4I           1378       57      14.0      35.7
W3LPL          1375       65      22.0      43.1
DR1A           1375       78      15.0      47.0
C5A            1238       71      22.0      43.8
W4ZV           1222       74      18.0      44.2
K2SSS          1212       50      16.0      32.3
EA8CN          1199       69      20.0      39.0
LP1H           1188       68      20.0      38.1
9A1A           1161       71      15.0      42.9
LT1F           1119       48      20.0      29.2
4Z5LA          1088       54      18.0      32.4
PJ2T           1077       75      22.0      45.3
CE2AWW         1075       81      15.0      51.0
CX7CO          1066       85      15.0      55.4
N5XJ           1059       81      17.0      50.9
9A4M           1034       88      16.0      57.9



   North America   
Call          Spots
---------   -------
K3LR          22638
NQ4I          20537
W3LPL         19851
N3RS          13535
VE3EJ         11732
W0AIH          9906
NY4A           9225
KB1H           9173
K2LE           9121
WT1T           8738
K8AZ           8703
K0RF           8664
N4WW           8536
AD4Z           7731
W3EA           7716
W3UA           6842
NR4M           6823
VE7FO          6458
K9CT           6065
W8AV           6001

   South America   
Call          Spots
---------   -------
HK1NA         15299
PJ2T           7708
PJ4A           7661
PT2CM          6407
PW7T           5445
YW4D           3877
LT1F           3433
P49Y           3150
LU8YE          3051
PS2T           2983
HD2A           2922
LP1H           2908
PJ4D           2854
PZ5T           2792
FY5KE          2673
P40W           2650
ZW5B           2633
PR5B           2177
HK3O           2107
CW5W           1945

       Europe      
Call          Spots
---------   -------
DR1A          24376
9A1A          23096
DF0HQ         18743
LZ9W          17251
Z38N          16111
HG1S          14613
LY7A          13377
F6KOP         12899
OZ5E          12156
II1A          11767
EA2EA         10426
DR5N          10083
YT2W           9676
LZ5R           8656
9A7A           8599
PI4CC          8478
DR4A           8389
OH0V           8289
LY2W           8037
IR4M           7736

       Africa      
Call          Spots
---------   -------
C5A           14274
D4C            9255
CR3L           7082
IH9R           6310
EF8M           4534
6V7V           3201
EF8X           3126
ZD8W           2115
ZS4TX          1941
EL2A           1940
CR3E           1936
EF8S           1680
EA8CUU         1616
5X1NH          1455
5C5W           1332
ZS2I           1235
EA8CN          1205
EF8U           1153
ED9Z           1143
5H3EE          1128

        Asia       
Call          Spots
---------   -------
JA5FDJ         9070
JA3YBK         8471
TC2M           7747
UP0L           4668
RG9A           4418
R9DX           4399
JA1YPA         3560
RW0A           3265
B1Z            3062
4X/UA9CTT      2904
UP2L           2645
RT9A           2638
JH4UYB         2617
JH1GBZ         2546
JA0QNJ         2452
P33W           2445
UN9L           2417
7J1YAJ         2377
RT0C           2303
JS3CTQ         2257

      Oceania      
Call          Spots
---------   -------
KH6LC          7366
KH7X           5946
ZM1A           4187
ZM4T           3768
VK4CT          2607
AH2R           1889
KH7M           1592
KH6MB          1510
VK6LW          1490
NH2T           1466
AH0DX          1429
9M6NA          1293
YE1C           1252
VK2IM          1011
YE2W            943
VK3TDX          849
KH2/JK2VOC      745
VK8GM           659
YB4IR           565
9M6YBG          565

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Where to Find RBN Spots

For a while now, we have been encouraging users to get their RBN spots from AR Cluster V6 and VE7CC clusters, rather than directly from the RBN's own Telnet servers.  The idea is to protect them from excessive loading.

For anyone who's wondering how to find which clusters are running which software, This web site has excellent listings.

73, Pete N4ZR

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Setting Up for CQWW CW

Looking ahead just a few days to the CQWW CW contest, don't forget to open up your CW Skimmer/Skimmer Server CW Segments to cover whatever bandwidth your computer can handle. 

The solution is in the CW Segments line of your SkimSrv.ini file.  As it comes from VE3NEA it reads:

CwSegments=1800000-1840000,3500000-3570000,7000000-7035000,7045000-7070000,
10100000-10130000,14000000-14070000,18068000-18095000,21000000-21070000,
24890000-24920000,28000000-28070000,50000000-50100000

Note, for example, that with these settings it won't decode anything above 14070 or between 7035 and 7045. The "factory" settings are intended to eliminate "false decodes" from RTTY and PSK signals, but there won't be much of that on the bands this weekend. If you leave it as is, you'll miss a lot of the CW activity in the contest.

The solution is pretty simple - set each segment to be continuous and cover the entire CW band (or as much as you can).  For example, make 10M 28000000-28200000 and 20M 14000000-14100000, so even if you use 192-KHz coverage, there will be no "dead zones."

See you on the RBN this weekend!

73, Pete N4ZR