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World Records

Triathlon Podium

Top QSOs excelling across all three events: Distance + Cool Factor + POTA

Rank Score Operator QSO Details
🥇 291.3 / 300 Bradley (N5PBP) K2PTC via SSB 🏕️↔🏕️ US-3503US-2028
🥈 270.0 / 300 Bart (KI5IQE) W3NY via SSB 🏕️↔🏕️ US-6569US-7726
🥉 245.6 / 300 Aaron (N5VYS) VE7WJN via FT8 🏕️ CA-5343

Overall Records

Record Type Value Holder Match
Highest Cool Factor 2245.3 km/W Aaron (N5VYS) Continental DX of the Year: NA
Longest Distance 8,799 km Tony (KJ5IRF) Country DX of the Year (Digital): 227
Lowest Power 1.0 W Aaron (N5VYS) Continental DX of the Year: NA

Honorable Mention — Best outside of competition:

Longest Distance: 17,938 km by Jon (KJ5ERL) (Oct 26, 2025)

Highest Cool Factor: 3218.9 km/W by Aaron (N5VYS) (Apr 1, 2026)

Distance Records by Mode

Mode Distance Holder Match
FT8 16,711 km Tony (KJ5IRF) Continental DX of the Year: NA
FT4 14,635 km Tony (KJ5IRF) Continental DX of the Year: NA
SSB 14,153 km Aaron (N5VYS) Continental DX of the Year: NA
C4FM 10,913 km Aaron (N5VYS) National Park POTA Challenge: US-0024
MFSK 10,558 km Tony (KJ5IRF) Continental DX of the Year: NA
RTTY 3,519 km Tony (KJ5IRF) Continental DX of the Year: NA
FT2 1,825 km Tony (KJ5IRF) National Park POTA Challenge: US-0050
USB 1,649 km Jon (KJ5ERL) Continental DX of the Year: NA
SSTV 813 km Tony (KJ5IRF) Continental DX of the Year: NA

Cool Factor Records by Mode

Mode Cool Factor Holder Match
FT8 3218.9 km/W Aaron (N5VYS) National Park POTA Challenge: US-0024
SSB 2245.3 km/W Aaron (N5VYS) Continental DX of the Year: NA
C4FM 2182.7 km/W Aaron (N5VYS) National Park POTA Challenge: US-0024
FT4 1754.0 km/W Jon (KJ5ERL) Continental DX of the Year: SA
FT2 36.5 km/W Tony (KJ5IRF) National Park POTA Challenge: US-0050
SSTV 16.3 km/W Tony (KJ5IRF) Continental DX of the Year: NA

About Records

Distance Records: Longest confirmed QSO distance in kilometers.

Cool Factor Records: Best distance-to-power ratio (km/W) - rewards efficient, low-power contacts.

Triathlon Podium: Top QSOs combining all three events - Distance percentile + Cool Factor percentile + POTA bonus (P2P=100, single park=50). Max score: 300.