Distance records worldwide
The list below shows the top 10 claimed worldwide distance records on 472 kHz.
Regarding the modes, distinction is made between phone, CW, QRSS (including DFCW) and digi. WSPR is treathed seperately, for the continentals lists both the TX and RX distance records are noted.
QSO stands for complete two way contacts (exchange of callsigns, reports and confirmation). SWL stands for one way contacts, including cross band QSOs and incomplete two way contacts (in all cases at least copy of the full callsign is required). One way contacts will only be included in the lists if it exceeds the standing two way contact record.
WSPR reports can be claimed as one way contacts.
Please send your claims to .
CW
QSO/SWL |
Stations |
DX (km) |
Remarks |
QSO |
NO3M (EN91WR) |
K9FD/KH6 (BL11JD) |
7417 |
2017-10-29 at 05:23 |
QSO |
K3MF (FM19SR) |
VE7SL (CN88IU) |
3795 |
2018-02-09 at 05:52 |
QSO |
IK4NMF (JN54SM) |
OF9X (KP17UW) |
2698 |
2015-12-26 at 20:38 |
QSO |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
ZL1ZLD (RF73KD) |
2333 |
2017-06-17 at 11:31 |
QSO |
OH2BCI (KP10XN) |
OR7T (JO20IX) |
1597 |
2014-03-14 at 20:20 |
QSO |
JA7NI (QM09FL) |
JH3XCU (PM95SM) |
448 |
2015-03-15 at 11:46 |
SWL |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
VE6JY (DO33OR) |
12682 |
2017-11-29 at 11:31 - VK4YB copied by VE6JY |
SWL |
CE0Y/LU8YD (DG52GU) |
WH2XXP (DM33NN) |
6760 |
2016-09-28 at 03:10 - WH2XXP copied by CE0Y/LU8YD |
QRSS/DFCW
QSO/SWL |
Stations |
DX (km) |
Remarks |
QSO |
LA1TN (JP33SA) |
9H1BT (JM75EU) |
3057 |
2016-02-13 at 22:00 - QRSS 3 / QRSS 10 |
QSO |
LA1TN (JP33SA) |
SV8CS (KM07JS) |
2947 |
2016-02-05 at 19:58 - QRSS 3 |
QSO |
OR7T (JO20IX) |
SV8CS (KM07JS) |
1939 |
2015-01-14 at 21:30 - QRSS 3 |
SWL |
LU1DOW (GF05RN) |
LU8YD (FF51XC) |
985 |
2018-06-06 at 06:40 - LU1DOW copied by LU8YD |
Digi
QSO/SWL |
Stations |
DX (km) |
Remarks |
QSO |
NO3M (EN91R) |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
14979 |
2019-10-14 at 10:28 - JT9 |
QSO |
K5DNL (EM15LJ) |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
13441 |
2019-09-12 at 12:20 - JT9 |
QSO |
NC0B (DN70SP) |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
12949 |
2018-11-09 at 11.49 - JT9 |
QSO |
K0KE (DM33ML) |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
12898 |
2019-10-15 at 10:50 - JT9 |
QSO |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
W7IUV (DN07DG) |
12002 |
2017-10-17 at 12:09 - JT9 |
QSO |
K7PO (DM33ML) |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
11994 |
2019-10-10 at 12:43 - JT9 |
QSO |
KW7Y (CN88SE) |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
11848 |
2019-09-12 at 12:16 - JT9 |
QSO |
VE7SL (CN88IU) |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
11822 |
2016-09-15 at 12:02 - JT9 |
QSO |
KR7O (DM07BA) |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
11556 |
2019-09-26 at 12:40 - JT9 |
QSO |
NU6O (CN70VR) |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
11386 |
2017-10-20 at 10:14 - JT9 |
WSPR
QSO/SWL |
Stations |
DX (km) |
Remarks |
SWL |
VK1DSH (QF44MS) |
F6CNI (JN19QB) |
16832 |
2013-02-16 at 16:44 - VK1DSH copied by F6CNI |
SWL |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
VE1YY (FN85GA) |
16239 |
2019-10-16 at 10:18 - VK4YB copied by VE1YY |
SWL |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
N1BUG (FN55MF) |
15819 |
2018-10-24 at 11:00 - VK4YB copied by N1BUG |
SWL |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
AA1A (FN42PB) |
15751 |
2018-10-23 at 11:04 - VK4YB copied by AA1A |
SWL |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
W1TAG/1 (FN43SV) |
15736 |
2018-10-17 at 10:56 - VK4YB copied by W1TAG/1 |
SWL |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
WA3ETD (FN31LQ) |
15535 |
2018-10-23 at 10:48 - VK4YB copied by WA3ETD |
SWL |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
N2BJW (FN34IM) |
15501 |
2018-10-23 at 10:10 - VK4YB copied by N2BJW |
SWL |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
WA3U (FM29CO) |
15350 |
2018-10-18 at 11:18 - VK4YB copîed by WA3U |
SWL |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
KJ4YBS (FM28BH) |
15346 |
2018-10-10 at 11:04 - VK4YB copied by KJ4YBS |
SWL |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
W3SZ (FN20AG) |
15333 |
2018-10-16 at 09:16 - VK4YB copied by W3SZ |
PHONE
QSO/SWL |
Stations |
DX (km) |
Remarks |
QSO |
VK4YB (QG62KU) |
ZL2BCG (RE68MV) |
2411 |
2017-03-07 at 11:02 - SSB |
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