VP6DX - Ducie breaking records !!
WOW, hats off to Carsten and team, they are breaking records all over the place. Here is an excerpt from their latest bulletin…
- largest number of RTTY contacts, previously held by the Swains Island N8S expedition of 2007 April.
- largest number of SSB (voice) contacts, previously held by the Comoros Island D68C expedition.
- largest number of contacts on the 40m band, previously held by the Libya 5A7A expedition of 2006 November.
- largest number of contacts on the 30m band, previously held by the St Brandon Island 3B7C expedition of 2007 September.
- largest number of contacts on the 17m band, previously held by the Swains Island N8S expedition.
- largest number of contacts with North America, previously held by the Comoros Island D68C expedition.
- largest number of contacts with South America, previously held by the Peter the First Island 3Y0X expedition of 2006 February.
- largest number of contacts with Africa, previously held by the Rodrigues Island 3B9C expedition of 2004 March-April.
As this message was transmitted by Iridium satellite from Ducie Island, the expedition contact total crossed 170,000 contacts… and continues to increase at about 415 contacts per hour. Most contacts now entering the logs are with European stations during their morning twilight period. In an hour or so the focus will shift to North and South America, east Asia and the Pacific, where it will remain until dawn at Ducie Island.