Mega DXpeditions World Records
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This page shows all Mega DXpedition World Records by total number of QSOs and number of unique stations worked, and records by band, mode and continent. The number of digital QSOs includes all QSOs made in RTTY but it might also include all QSOs made in PSK or FT8 if any.
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| World Record | Callsign | DXCC Entity | Year | Days | OPs | QSOs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total QSOs | J51A |  Guinea-Bissau |
2026 | 20 | 5 | 254,195 |
| Unique stations wkd | J51A | Guinea-Bissau |
2026 | 20 | 5 | 49,582 |
| QSOs per day | TX5K |  Clipperton Island |
2013 | 8 | 24 | 14,628 |
| Single-Op QSOs | PJ5/SP9FIH |  Saba & St Eustatius |
2024 | 79 | 1 | 123,427 |
| Modes | ||||||
| CW QSOs | T32C |  Eastern Kiribati |
2011 | 30 | 41 | 102,156 |
| Phone QSOs | HK0NA |  Malpelo Island |
2012 | 37 | 20 | 91,914 |
| Digital QSOs | T32TT (***) | Eastern Kiribati |
2023 | 32 | 2 | 197,942 |
| Bands | ||||||
| 160m QSOs | J51A | Guinea-Bissau |
2026 | 20 | 5 | 8,260 |
| 80m QSOs | VP6DX |  Ducie Island |
2008 | 16 | 13 | 18,337 |
| 60m QSOs | 9L5A (***) |  Sierra Leone |
2024 | 9 | 15 | 6,678 |
| 40m QSOs | VP6DX | Ducie Island |
2008 | 16 | 13 | 29,413 |
| 30m QSOs | 9U1RU |  Burundi |
2025 | 21 | 7 | 17,575 |
| 20m QSOs | 4O3T |  Montenegro |
2006 | 25 | 60 | 41,256 |
| 17m QSOs | J51A | Guinea-Bissau |
2026 | 20 | 5 | 35,662 |
| 15m QSOs | J51A | Guinea-Bissau |
2026 | 20 | 5 | 38,545 |
| 12m QSOs | J51A | Guinea-Bissau |
2026 | 20 | 5 | 36,217 |
| 10m QSOs | D68C |  Comoros |
2001 | 22 | 26 | 40,047 |
| 6m QSOs | E4X |  Palestine |
2010 | 10 | 9 | 6,545 |
| Satellite QSOs | 3Y0K |  Bouvet Island |
2026 | 13 | 14 | 2,631 |
| Continents | ||||||
| Africa | J51A | Guinea-Bissau |
2026 | 20 | 5 | 254,195 |
| Asia | VU7RG, VU7MY |  Lakshadweep Islands |
2007 | 15 | 35 | 110,130 |
| Europe | 4O3T | Montenegro |
2006 | 25 | 60 | 116,474 |
| North America | VP2VI |  British Virgin Islands |
2025 | 17 | 4 | 173,475 |
| Oceania | T32C | Eastern Kiribati |
2011 | 30 | 41 | 213,022 |
| South America | HK0NA | Malpelo Island |
2012 | 37 | 20 | 195,331 |
*** Above-average percentage of duplicate QSOs
Timeline
| Timeline of Mega DXpedition World Records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Callsign | DXCC Entity | Days | OPs | QSOs |
| 1979 | 8Z4A |  * Saudi Arabia/Iraq Neut. Zone |
12 | 12 | 40,800 |
| 1981 | KP2A/KP5 |  Desecheo Island |
7 | 18 | 45,000 |
| 1988 | 3W8CW, 3W8DX |  Viet Nam |
37 | 4 | 63,200 |
| 1991 | ZA1A |  Albania |
22 | 14 | 71,000 |
| 1992 | 4J1FS (1992) |  * Malyj Vysotskij Island |
13 | 22 | 74,495 |
| 1997 | VK0IR |  Heard Island |
13 | 21 | 80,619 |
| 1999 | ZL9CI |  New Zealand Subantarctic Islands |
18 | 11 | 96,003 |
| 2001 | D68C | Comoros |
22 | 26 | 168,695 |
| 2008 | VP6DX | Ducie Island |
16 | 13 | 183,584 |
| 2011 | T32C | Eastern Kiribati |
30 | 41 | 213,022 |
| 2026 | J51A | Guinea-Bissau |
20 | 5 | 254,195 |
* deleted DXCC Entities