[EIDXA] Clublog Leader board yes or no

[Jim]

Interesting comments.  It seems to depend on a number of factors.  Without 
any supporting data I believe that any encouragement of making a large 
number of band and mode contacts hurts the chances of poorer equipped 
stations trying for ATNO's or additional band/mode contacts.  The exception 
would be a very well equipped DXpedition with a smart strategy and good 
operators along with a long time frame and great propagation.  If they are 
begging for contacts all the time on all the bands, they have saturated the 
market!

EP6T might be an example of the mirror image situation!  I know I had great 
expectation for that operation having EP confirmed on just 20 and 15.  They 
were on all of the bands but I just couldn't hear them and others report the 
same.  I could have worked them on 20 but have that on both modes.  I tried 
to work them on 17 where I heard them twice with weak signals--no luck.  I 
sure didn't blame my poor showing on the Leader Board--being in the Midwest 
probably had the most to do with it or my own poor station or operating 
techniques. Poor in that they didn't get the job done.   People on both 
coasts had a dozen or more slots filled.  I'm not aware of anyone in Iowa 
doing that but a station like NR0X or N0NI would have had the best chance.

Like I always say, if you don't like the US politics, move to another 
country.  If you don't like the Midwest propagation, move to a coast!  A 
cheaper alternative is to bitch!

73,   Jim  W0SR

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rich Haendel
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 5:29 PM
To: EIDXA
Subject: [EIDXA] Clublog Leader board yes or no

The Chiltern DX club (England) has a nice article in the January 2015 issue,
about whether the ClubLog leader board feature is turned off for a
DXpedition improves the percentage of uniques or not.  Analysis was done for
about 30 recent DXpeditions having both leader board turned off for some and
on for others.  Conclusion, it has no statistical impact !  There seems to
be many other factors that influence percentage of uniques.

73 Rich W3ACO

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