[SADXA] Band Slot Bingo

[Wes]

The TO9W DXpedition has wrapped up.  These guys actually encouraged working them 
on as many bands/modes (slots) as possible.  They even offered certificates to 
the top three scores in several locations. In this case, TO9W facilitated this 
by using Clublog's Expedition charts and using Livestreaming where the bands 
they are on are shown in realtime and the calls worked show up in a few seconds.

(Some expeditions to rarer locations don't use Clublog and if they do, they turn 
off the Expedition charts to discourage multiple band/mode QSOs to give little 
pistols a better chance at an ATNO.)

Registered users of Clublog can see their slots worked in a matrix and if 
they've associated with their clubs can see how they fare against other club 
members.  I compare to ARRL, CADXA and SADXA members.  CADXA has formalized this 
with certain DXpeditions being designated beforehand for club bragging rights.  
Several other members are VERY competitive in this and usually kick my butt. 
This is no surprise as they have more power and better antennas than I do and 
arguably better locations in Phoenix and points north.  They also seem to never 
leave the shack.

But this time was different; I even succumbed to operating FT4 and FT8 to gather 
slots and finished with 21 of 34 worked, which put me in 10th place in ARRL 
users, 1st place in CADXA and 3rd place in CQ Zone 3.

In would be nice to see more participation in this club. Several of you already 
participate, which is great.  For those of you not signed up, it's not too 
late.  There are 27 expeditions listed on Clublog with QSOs this year.  Sign up, 
unhide your call, associate with SADXA and see how you stand. Maybe we can do a 
little retroactive comparison of total slots worked this year.  If you want to 
send me your numbers, I'll tally them.

Wes  N7WS