[SADXA] VP8 Trivia: QSO numbers

[Richard Solomon]

Add in the Q's they may make from the Falklands.

In any case, they deserve DX-Pedition of the year
award. If for nothing else than the hardship factor.

Kind of tough making Q's with a penguin chattering
at you !!

73, Dick, W1KSZ

On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Jim W <wysocki1 at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Statistics from their on line logs.
>
> VP8STI (South Sandwich Islands QTH):
> Final tally: 54,642 QSOs logged between 2016-01-18 11:49Z and 2016-01-25
> 20:25Z.
>
> VP8SGI (South Georgia Islands QTH):
> Interim results: 70,340 QSOs logged between 2016-01-29 14:46Z and
> 2016-02-05 19:09Z.
>
> That's about 125,000 QSO's and counting.  In terms of number of contacts,
> bands used, and modes of operation, this might turn out to be the largest
> and most successful DXPedition ever conducted.
>
> Jim
>
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