Last updated: 2006-01-15 (Caution: Links not being maintainted!)
Preliminary version: The final version will be published towards the end of January, once all inputs have been received.
Notice: © 1994 to 2006, Chris R. Burger. This document may be reproduced as required for personal use, and may be freely referenced from other Web sites. However, publication elsewhere requires express prior written permission from the author.
This listing shows the number of current DXCC countries (or "entities") worked on each frequency band by southern African stations. To level the playing field to the greatest extent possible, the listed scores do not include deleted countries. The total number of possible countries for this list is 335.
Apart from single band totals, we also list a five band total and a ten band total. The five band totals are for 28, 21, 14, 7 and 3,5 MHz. These are the bands that are valid for the major five-band awards like 5BWAC, 5BDXCC, 5BWAZ and 5BWAS. From the tables, it's obvious that the level of competition is much higher on these bands than on the remaining five.
The ten band totals also include 50, 25, 18, 10 and 1,8 MHz.
This Survey has been published regularly since 1994. I decided during 2000, after the SARL started restricting access to the List to members only, that it was time to remove the List from their clutches and publish it independently, so that anyone can see it and participate.
I now update the list as often as inputs are received, and publish an annual standings list for historical purposes. In the past, I used to keep a chronicle of activity too. However, since 2003 I have not had time to play radio and outside inputs have not been enough to keep the chronicle going. Maybe the situation will change again one day.
For this annual list, the lists have been extended to a Top Ten (rather than a Top Six) in every category. Unfortunately, the response to my request for information from those who don't quite make the Top Six has been disappointing. As it takes a huge amount of time and effort just to nag those already on the list to keep their scores current, I have not individually approached these contenders. The result is that, in some cases, their information is several years old.
You can also see a current version of the Top Six on this Site. That document also provides links to previous versions, including a summary for previous years and a comparable survey in Britain, published during 2001.
Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ
Box 4485
Pretoria
0001 South Africa
chris@zs6ez.za.org
| 50 MHz 135 ZS6WB 130 ZS6AXT 123 ZS6NK 106 ZS6EZ 100 ZS6BTE 98 Z22JE 93 ZS6AVP 88 ZS6XL 82 ZS6LW 75 ZS2EZ |
21 MHz 316 ZS6EZ 297 ZS6WB 295 ZS4TX 294 ZS6YQ 283 ZS6KR 275 ZS6AOO 271 ZS5LB 270 ZS6AJD 266 ZS6P 257 ZS6IR |
10,1 MHz 237 ZS6EZ 216 ZS6UT 215 ZS5LB 185 ZS1EL 164 ZS6WB 154 3DA0CA 140 ZS6AVM 117 ZS6AJD 71 ZS6CAX 71 ZS8IR |
1,8 MHz 179 ZS5LB 178 ZS4TX 127 ZS6EZ 108 ZS6UT 76 ZS5K 57 ZS6WB 56 V5/W8UVZ 55 ZS2LL 51 3DA0CA 45 ZS6NW |
| 28 MHz 304 ZS6EZ 281 ZS4TX 274 ZS6WB 272 ZS6P 269 ZS6AOO 259 ZS5LB 251 ZS6KR 247 ZS6AJD 245 ZS6NB 237 ZS6IR |
18,1 MHz 278 ZS6EZ 263 ZS6AVM 238 ZS6AJD 232 ZS6WB 190 ZS5LB 185 ZS6IR 153 3DA0CA 150 Z22JE 116 ZS1EL 116 ZS2NJ |
7 MHz 319 ZS4TX 302 ZS6EZ 249 ZS6KR 247 ZS6P 237 ZS5LB 237 ZS6WB 229 ZS6AOO 221 ZS6AJD 208 ZS6B 168 ZS6IR |
5 Band 1475 ZS6EZ 1463 ZS4TX 1321 ZS5LB 1240 ZS6WB 1237 ZS6KR 1211 ZS6P 1130 ZS6AOO 1113 ZS6AJD 1060 ZS6IR 1055 Z22JE |
| 24,9 MHz 269 ZS6EZ 262 ZS6AVM 225 ZS6AJD 199 ZS6WB 184 ZS5LB 167 ZS6IR 137 ZS2NJ 124 3DA0CA 119 Z22JE 118 ZS1EL |
14 MHz 333 ZS6YQ 319 ZS6EZ 312 ZS6AJD 310 ZS6AOO 301 ZS4TX 300 ZS5LB 298 Z22JE 294 ZS6P 290 ZS6KR 275 ZS6IR |
3,5 MHz 267 ZS4TX 254 ZS5LB 234 ZS6EZ 164 ZS6KR 158 ZS6WB 132 ZS6P 123 ZS6IR 121 Z22JE 117 3DA0CA 110 ZS2LL |
10 Band 2492 ZS6EZ 2093 ZS5LB 2027 ZS6WB 1937 ZS4TX 1693 ZS6AJD 1433 ZS6IR 1422 Z22JE 1276 3DA0CA 1246 ZS6P 1237 ZS6KR |
Movers and shakers
The following individuals have improved their rankings, or entered the tables for the first time:
Those marked "new" are new entries to the list, while unmarked entries moved up by a single slot in their respective rankings, from the previous list published in 2004.
Progress since the last list
There has been relatively little change since the last listing. Perhaps the low sunspot numbers have something to do with this fact.
The one major development is the arrival of Z22JE to this list. Dudley is a regular on the DXCC lists and the addition of his fine totals has finally raised the entry level on the 5 Band list above the 1000 mark. Dudley has the potential to climb the ladder on several of the lists by just adding a few counters. He is also close to the entry level on at least two other bands.
Rating your progress
I've written a short piece, describing how one can assess DX achievement a little more accurately than just comparing the numbers. For example, how much better is 280 than 240? How much effort is required to get onto the DXCC Honour Roll once you've passed the 300 mark? How much effort does it take to catch the remaining 9 countries once you're on the Honour Roll? How does your score on a specific band really stack up? The answers may astound you.
An offshore comparison
In these pages, I've often mentioned that I felt that ZS DXers were under-achieving. To impart a notion of why I feel this way, I've included results from a comparable survey in Britain, published in 2001, on this Site. Look at them, and see what you think!
Those callsigns listed in the tables
The tables can be very impersonal. I've therefore written a short profile on each of the operators. The intention is not only to put some "faces" to the callsigns, but also to give the reader an indication of how active each of these operators is. Clearly, while a few are retired and have enough time to play radio, the majority hold down jobs, raise families and generally spend time pursuing other interests. The odd spell of DXing certainly doesn't preclude balance!
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