Who is who on Tropical band - updated 1Mar24

Who is who on Tropical band - CW ONLY - updated 1-Mar-24 

Rank	Callsign	60 ▼	DXCC	Slots	Range
1	OZ8ABE	173	173	173	33 yrs
2	EA7BJ+4	149	149	149	36 yrs
3	F4BKV ★	146	146	146	27 yrs
4	ON4AXU	134	134	134	41 yrs
5	EA6SX+1	132	132	132	42 yrs
6	PA3FQA+1	132	132	132	34 yrs
7	DK2GZ	131	131	131	43 yrs
8	S58N	128	128	128	25 yrs
9	OK7GU+5	126	126	126	51 yrs
10	ON7GB	126	126	126	32 yrs
		60 ▼
11	EA5C+11	126	126	126	39 yrs
12	DJ9KG	120	120	120	60 yrs
13	N0FW	117	117	117	28 yrs
14	SP9RPW	116	116	116	38 yrs
15	SM3NRY	116	116	116	40 yrs
16	S57L ★	115	115	115	31 yrs
17	PE5T+1	113	113	113	51 yrs
18	LZ1JZ	112	112	112	37 yrs
19	DL7VEE	111	111	111	32 yrs
20	F8DBF	110	110	110	24 yrs
		60 ▼
21	SQ1X+2	103	103	103	28 yrs
22	G3SED	101	101	101	60 yrs
23	OK1RP ★	101	101	101	30 yrs
24	OH3SR+1	100	100	100	60 yrs
25	EA6NB	99	99	99	43 yrs
26	HB9AMO	99	99	99	56 yrs
27	LA7AFA ★	99	99	99	38 yrs
28	W4DR	98	98	98	74 yrs
29	DL5LYM	97	97	97	37 yrs
30	F6GCP+3	97	97	97	36 yrs
		60 ▼
31	SP9WZJ	96	96	96	32 yrs
32	PA2KW+2	95	95	95	43 yrs
33	CT1EEB	95	95	95	36 yrs
34	SP2GJV	93	93	93	50 yrs
35	PA7F	93	93	93	43 yrs
36	OK1MP ★	92	92	92	66 yrs
37	EA5WU+5	92	92	92	39 yrs
38	DL3GD	92	92	92	24 yrs
39	OZ1AXG+2 ★	91	91	91	50 yrs
40	OZ4O+3 ★	90	90	90	46 yrs
		60 ▼
41	SM3NXS	89	89	89	42 yrs
42	DK3WW	89	89	89	45 yrs
43	SM3EVR	89	89	89	49 yrs
44	OZ2PBS+2 ★	88	88	88	23 yrs
45	LA7DFA	87	87	87	38 yrs
46	EA4KD	85	85	85	39 yrs
47	SM7DLK	85	85	85	60 yrs
48	SP5CJQ	85	85	85	46 yrs
49	EA3A+1	84	84	84	45 yrs
50	DK1WI	84	84	84	32 yrs
		60 ▼
51	IK3HHX	84	84	84	38 yrs
52	LZ2DF	83	83	83	53 yrs
53	DF8AA	83	83	83	54 yrs
54	EA1N+1 ★	81	81	81	35 yrs
55	OK1CF	81	81	81	52 yrs
56	EA6VQ	80	80	80	40 yrs
57	G4BUE ★	80	80	80	51 yrs
58	OK1DTM	80	80	80	42 yrs
59	F6DCQ	79	79	79	7 yrs
60	DL3KUD	78	78	78	31 yrs
		60 ▼
61	PA2S	78	78	78	36 yrs
62	E77EA	77	77	77	8 yrs
63	DL3XM	77	77	77	53 yrs
64	S52DD	77	77	77	42 yrs
65	DL5XJ+1	77	77	77	27 yrs
66	KG4W+1	77	77	77	47 yrs
67	KD5M ★	77	77	77	57 yrs
68	N4RJ	76	76	76	68 yrs
69	DL4MCF	76	76	76	42 yrs
70	SM3GSK ★	76	76	76	50 yrs
		60 ▼
71	DL6KVA+3	75	75	75	37 yrs
72	IK5PWJ ★	75	75	75	34 yrs
73	EC3A+8	74	74	74	42 yrs
74	DL5CL	73	73	73	41 yrs
75	SP1MGM+7	73	73	73	43 yrs
76	EA2A+2	72	72	72	22 yrs
77	ON6CC+4	72	72	72	31 yrs
78	DL4CW	72	72	72	20 yrs
79	DK7DU+4	72	72	72	17 yrs
80	9A4T+2	71	71	71	12 yrs
		60 ▼
81	F6FHO	71	71	71	47 yrs
82	PA3AKE	71	71	71	11 yrs
83	G4PVM	71	71	71	41 yrs
84	DK8NX	70	70	70	50 yrs
85	LX1DA	70	70	70	42 yrs
86	DL5WG	69	69	69	29 yrs
87	DL8SCG	68	68	68	39 yrs
88	DK1FW	68	68	68	58 yrs
89	DL4CF+1	68	68	68	43 yrs
90	DL5WS	68	68	68	38 yrs
		60 ▼
91	OG2M+3	67	67	67	44 yrs
92	SP1GZF	66	66	66	51 yrs
93	EA1PO	66	66	66	29 yrs
94	SN1F	66	66	66	51 yrs
95	F6DAY	66	66	66	50 yrs
96	SP9FMP	66	66	66	15 yrs
97	DL1EJA	66	66	66	38 yrs
98	PA0WRS	65	65	65	49 yrs
99	G4DJX	65	65	65	50 yrs
100	EC7K+2	64	64	64	22 yrs
		60 ▼
101	DK2PH	64	64	64	32 yrs
102	DL1AMQ+4	64	64	64	58 yrs
103	9A5CW+2	63	63	63	30 yrs
104	LA9BM+1	63	63	63	43 yrs
105	LA0FA ★	63	63	63	37 yrs
106	SP5EWY	63	63	63	53 yrs
107	DL9NEI	63	63	63	31 yrs
108	G0ORC+1	62	62	62	35 yrs
109	IK7JTF	62	62	62	37 yrs
110	HA3MG	61	61	61	14 yrs
		60 ▼
111	EY8MM+2	61	61	61	40 yrs
112	4Z4DX+7	60	60	60	55 yrs
113	E72U+3	60	60	60	17 yrs
114	SM0FPR+7	60	60	60	50 yrs
115	S01WS+3	59	59	59	37 yrs
116	IK1GPG	59	59	59	39 yrs
117	LY5W	58	58	58	29 yrs
118	LX1ER+2	58	58	58	27 yrs
119	LA8HGA	58	58	58	36 yrs
120	IK1PMR	58	58	58	34 yrs
		60 ▼
121	EA1YO+6	57	57	57	41 yrs
122	LA2HFA+1 ★	57	57	57	39 yrs
123	HB9BIN+1	57	57	57	48 yrs
124	DK3DUA	56	56	56	27 yrs
125	IK4DRY+1	56	56	56	40 yrs
126	OZ2A+3 ★	56	56	56	41 yrs
127	KB8VAO	56	56	56	28 yrs
128	HB9CVQ	56	56	56	40 yrs
129	IV3HAX	56	56	56	32 yrs
130	DL5NDH	55	55	55	35 yrs
		60 ▼
131	EW8W	55	55	55	9 yrs
132	DJ8QP	55	55	55	56 yrs
133	CU3AK	55	55	55	39 yrs
134	EC6AAE	55	55	55	22 yrs
135	CU2DX	55	55	55	34 yrs
136	DL1NEO	55	55	55	30 yrs
137	LA9PJA+4	55	55	55	29 yrs
138	PA3BUD+1	55	55	55	42 yrs
139	OZ6CM	55	55	55	9 yrs
140	EA2AFV	54	54	54	48 yrs
		60 ▼
141	DK6FX	54	54	54	23 yrs
142	LA8BCA	53	53	53	43 yrs
143	DL8UD ★	53	53	53	33 yrs
144	DL8AKI	53	53	53	41 yrs
145	ON4VT+4 ★	53	53	53	34 yrs
146	LA7KJ ★	52	52	52	7 yrs
147	G4EZT	52	52	52	48 yrs
148	PA3EWP	52	52	52	41 yrs
149	DL6UAA ★	52	52	52	31 yrs
150	LY3W+11	52	52	52	41 yrs
		60 ▼
151	F4DSK+1	52	52	52	19 yrs
152	9K2HS	51	51	51	26 yrs
153	S55DX	51	51	51	32 yrs
154	DL8MKG	51	51	51	32 yrs
155	LZ2BE+2	51	51	51	44 yrs
156	SP9FOW	51	51	51	30 yrs
157	DJ2RG	51	51	51	52 yrs
158	SP7IIT	51	51	51	50 yrs
159	G3WGV+1 ★	51	51	51	36 yrs
160	DK2LO	51	51	51	35 yrs
		60 ▼
161	I4IKW	50	50	50	45 yrs
162	DJ6ZM	50	50	50	50 yrs

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PJ5 - Saba & St. Eustatius Isl. on 60m by Rudi, DK7PE

Hi folks,

27Feb24 Rudi left his last QTH at Anguilla and moved to Saba & St. Eustatius Isl. For the first time he built his antennas and appeared on the 30m as usual. Also, I found some spot on the HF bands, so I watched him impatiently on 60m.

Finaly at the midnight Rudi came to 60m band CW and called on 5353kHz up2 as PJ5/DK7PE/P. Sorry to listeners at that time as I forgot to switch ON my XIT at the beginning and my first call was on the same frequency...:) 

His signal was a bit weak here in EU this nite but I used my LoG external RX antenna on the garden with small pre-amp to copy him more comfortable and after few calls I got him as my DXCC #101 on 60m band CW only. Wow Rudi, you made my day!

Post from Rudi's web:

Feb.: 28th.: Meeting Janusz on his wire antenna farm on Sint Eustatius Island. After several trips to PJ5 he knows the best place to operate from. He chooses a very remote location on the east coast, only 200m to the sea and no neighbors at all - lots of space for all kind of antennas, pure HF, no QRM. Janusz is on DX peditions since forty years now and he knows how to build antennas. What he is using here is the result of 40 years experimenting during his journeys. Of course, we compared my 15m J-pole with his quad elements. His Quad element outperformed my J-pole by one to two S-units! 

Janusz, PJ5/SP9FIH antennas (Photo by DK7PE, The DK7PE Homepage)

It proved horizontal antenna has an advantage over a vertical. Tomorrow, we will continue our test when I use a vertical J-Pole right from the salty water... As the house has two spacy apartments and Janusz had no objections, I took the second apartment. I will do CW, while Janusz on SSB and FT8. By the way, I just finished a pileup on 60m with very good signals from EU. At the moment (01:00 UT) the band is quiet, so I wait for the sunrise in EU...

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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VP2E on 60m by Rudi, DK7PE

Latest news from Rudi, DK7PE…

Feb. 22nd.: 

I just received my Anguilla amateur radio license with the call VP2ERK. Tomorrow, I take the ferry to Marigot (Saint Martin) and from there I have to take the boat to Anguilla. I might have to stay one night in FS, depending on the arriving time there. Tonight is my last activity from St. Barth. I will stay away from the classic bands, as they are represented in major contests. So, I concentrate on 30 and maybe 60m. I have the feeling, there is a high 60m demand from Europe. 

Actually, Rudi was active on 30m band as VP2ERK already (24Feb24 06:00Z), so he landed Anguilla Isl. safely and is back on the air from another Caribbean DXCC. 

Expected operation frequency is 5373kHz QSX to 5353kHz for WRC-15 restricted countries and 5373kHz QZF for rest countries like US/UK etc. 

Luckily his radio is in good shape (Rudi found the antenna issue and resolved it) so I hope to find him on 60m soon.

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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St. Barthelemy Isl. by Rudi, DK7PE

Hi folks,

as you know Rudi, DK7PE is again travelling in Caribbean area. After visiting VP9 he moved to C6 and then on 15 February he moved to VP5 where he was again active on 60m band on CW with excellent signals specially in the morning EU time. 

Today morning he called on the 60m band from Saint Barthelemy Island as FJ/DK7PE/P with amazing signals and it was possible to work him at around 06:00Z on 5353 split up2.

So Rudi, DK7PE is currently active as FJ/DK7PE/P from Saint Barthelemy Island, IOTA NA - 146. He is working on HF Bands including 60m band CW!
QSL via home call bureau or direct.

Christopher Columbus added St. Barthelemy, or St. Barts to his collection in 1493, but the French soon stepped in. Today, the chic Caribbean island - officially a department of France - is a popular winter getaway for people from mainland France, the rest of Europe and North America. Keep in shape and walk between attractions or get a rental car to see more of the island. Beachgoers can choose between strands such as Grand Saline, if nude sunbathing appeals, or shady, isolated Colombier Beach.

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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Why you might not get an answer from G-land while CQ on 60m by Enzo, M0KTZ

Hi folks,

Have you ever thought about why no stations from England answer your CQ calls on the 60m band?

Well, everything is hidden in the allocation of the band and allowed frequencies in UK. Read carefully the following post by Enzo, M0KTZ...

From: Enzo M0KTZ
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 05:32:14 PST


In the UK the allocation on 60m is a bit awkward, to say the least.

We do have 11 distinct and discontinuous bandlets, whose widths range between 3.5kHz and 12kHz. Only some of those are overlapping with WRC-15, and those which do are in the "all modes" section of WRC-15, so we oftentimes get French friends in the background talking in SSB(occured last time yesterday in my QSOs with Fabian DJ5CW and Keith GW4OKT around 5354.5 kHz, hi).

The overlap between the UK allocation and WRC-15 is as follows:

- 5354-5358   kHz
- 5362-5366.5 kHz

Only two of the 11 UK 60m bandlets overlap with the channelized 60m band allocation in the US. The 5373kHz is within the lowest one and is also allowed in Bahamas.

It is extremely easy to find yourself in breath of the Ofcom licensing terms in the UK if you are not careful and you do not keep the 60m band plan at hand. The consequences might also be dire, as the Primary User of 5MHz in the UK is the Ministry of Defense... (MoD)

OK sorry, this looks like a rant and most of you already know about that anyway. Only, if you happen to call within WRC-15 on 60m, you know why you might not get an answer from G-land below 5354kHz.

161 de Enzo M0KTZ

So, take a coffee, take the band plans to hands and compare them (WRC-15 / UK/ US) all together in order to learn how it would work for you...

More info here: 60-meter band - Wikipedia

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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