Chasing DX from Africa
Have a careful look at the great circle map below, centered on Lord
Howe Island - VK9DLX note the beam heading towards Africa, compare that to the beam
headings to the beam headings to NA, EU and AS
The directional antennas used by many expeditions will work against African DX'ers most of the time.The signal off the side of a typical directional antenna can be >20 dB down compared to the forward lobe.
The same logic applies to many rare countries.......
The statistics below from the recent Western Kiribati DX expedition - T30D after some 69,000 QSOs
The same logic applies to many rare countries.......
The statistics below from the recent Western Kiribati DX expedition - T30D after some 69,000 QSOs
The activity from Africa is miniscule, it is therefore understandable that the expedition will be beaming to where the greatest demand is: North America, Europe and Asia.
Why would any DX expedition beam towards Africa, let alone make directional calls to Africa only?
Why would any DX expedition beam towards Africa, let alone make directional calls to Africa only?
Chasing DX from Africa is not easy. The odds are stacked against us most of the time.
Please consider this issue when you next hear an African DX'er calling out of turn :-)
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| Great Circle map based on Lord Howe Island - VK9DLX |
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