[SFDXA] 3YØJ propagation survey - station configuration.

[Randy Shirley]

Thanks Ken,

I am forwarding this to our membership.

I'm encouraging SFDXA members to take the survey.

We look forward to working you guys!

Very 73,
Randy N4QV
President South Florida DX Association

On 11/17/2022 2:53 AM, Kenneth Opskar wrote:
>
> Dear 3YØJ club sponsor
>
> Progress for 3YØJ is going very well! We have now launched a 
> propagation survey (station configuration) to better understand how we 
> succeed working the small pistols.
>
> Our goal would be to get as many participants/DXers as possible in 
> this survey to build a good baseline of DXers and their station 
> configuration.
>
> Please forward the survey to your members so we can build a good baseline.
>
> Survey can be found at our website Latest News | 3Y0J DXpedition 
> <https://www.3y0j.no/latest-news>
>
> Currently roughly 1100 unique DXers have registered! More info below
>
> Thank you for supporting us!
>
> 73 Ken
>
> 3YØJ
>
> ==
>
> 3YØJ propagation survey – station configuration
>
>
> By participating in this poll you intend to provide 3YØJ with accurate 
> information about your station setup to aid 3YØJ understand what your 
> station configuration looks like.
>
> Please give as accurate information as possible, we have intentionally 
> limited the categories to three
>
> - small pistols (max 100W, vertical/dipole)
>
> - regular station (small 2-3 el yagi, simple wire on lowband max 1 kW)
>
> - big gun (super/expert station, 1 kW+, high gain yagis, 4SQ/beam lowband)
>
> No amplifier or yagi is allowed in the small pistol category. We’re 
> looking for any kind of station to participate in the survey, whether 
> small pistol, regular or big gun. The information will only be used to 
> display to the operators once you work them what category you belong 
> to - so for them to get a better view of the propagation.
>
>
> The purpose of the survey is clearly to better understand how the 
> actual propagation is. Based on the survey we will know
> - what category of operators we are working (displayed in N1MM)
> - relative signal strength between the various categories
> - give us an indication when propagation shift
> - indicate when we should listen more for weak stations
>
> In addition we will establish a baseline of DX stations (the 
> participants) - hopefully several thousand unique stations will 
> participate in the experiment. During the DXpedition we will not only 
> know if we work a small pistol, regular station or big gun - but we 
> can compare the various stations in our log with the Baseline.
>
> We are working on a script that automatically will do an online 
> analysis of the QSO database, so to display an online parameter 
> indicating if we reach out to the small pistols or not.
>
> Thus
> - everytime the 3YØJ operators log a QSO with a station which is part 
> of the DX baseline (the participants in the survey) the respective 
> Indicator (Small pistol, Regular station or Big Pistol) will be updated
> - the Indicators will be compiled to a relative parameter which 
> compare the actual stations worked with the DX baseline. This online 
> parameter will give us an indication how well we manage to work the 
> small pistols, and even at a certain continent.
>
> We then need to understand if this is due to the propagation or our 
> operating practice.
>
> We will do whatever we can to reach out to the small pistols!
>
> 73, Ken
>
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