Rating 2023. Results - RFF and Outdoor QRP Activity Group

Details: RN3ANT; 11 April 2024

Activity in the “Russian Flora and Fauna” (RFF) award program in 2023 was so low that there is almost nothing to summarize.

A total of 52 logs were accepted from 16 activators for activating of 27 RFF references. 73 RFF-H certificates have been awarded. As in previous years, the most active activator is Valery R7KFF. But even he has 13 references activated in 2023 against 19 in the equally challenging 2022. It is understandable, Valery has been to all active references in Crimea more than once, and given the known events in our country, activations in Crimea are becoming more and more savory.

RO3M team saves the overall situation a bit with two ATNO references, with its 1300+ and almost 1500 QSOs, which amounted to almost a third of the total number of QSO made.

The bright event of the past year was the incredible trip of Anton RG0C to the Shantar Islands, RFF-0360. Extremely rare region for RFF, the rarest reference and extreme sailing on Okhotsk Sea on the easternmost edge of our country.

Sad event is happened. In the autumn of 2023 we lost our Stan UA3LMR, log manager, inspirer and conscience of the RFF program. This is an irreplaceable loss for family and friends, the “Russian Flora and Fauna” amateur radio award program.
So it will be quite fair to say that now already unmanageable RFF is stayed without inspiration and lost its conscience.

As you can see in the table below, the leaders of the 2023 rating are Valery R7KFF among activators and Mikhail R9AB among hunters. Prizes and commemorative certificates will be soon produced and sent to all involved.

We will have to implement some upcoming changes to the Program Rules and amend the rules of providing proofs in 2024. In addition, the Directory will soon be significantly enriched with new references and the award program will hopefully get a few new awards. Stay in touch to our website for these updates.

I wish everyone for peace to come as soon as possible, excellent propagation, new references in the scores, and also new, interesting travels for activators.
And take care of your health!

During 2023 “Russian Flora and Fauna” program counted:

activators — 16;
hunters — 3947;
including Russian hunters — 2502;
QSO total — 9073;
RFF-references activated — 27
(the same RFF-reference can be activated by different activators);
Average* number QSO per reference — 301.6 ↑

activators				hunters all over the world			hunters in russia
place	call sign	refs.	average*	place	call sign	refs.	place	call sign	refs.
1	R7KFF	13	↑ 123.1	1	R9AB	21	1	R9AB	21
2–3	R7KTA	4		2–3	R2RZ	20	2–3	R2RZ	20
2–3	UA3LNM	4		2–3	RA4UIV	20	2–3	RA4UIV	20
–	UA3LMR	3		4	OM5TX	18	4	R4UR	17
4–7	R4ADD	2		5	R4UR	17	5–6	R7KM	16
4–7	RA7KW	2		6–8	I1RJP	16	5–6	RU6K	16
4–7	RG0C	2		6–8	R7KM	16	7	RG7K	15
4–7	UA4AVN	2		6–8	RU6K	16	8–9	RA3RGQ	14
–	R0AD	1		9	RG7K	15	8–9	UD7R	14
–	R4ACU	1		10–12	OH3GZ	14	10–16	RA3PN	13
–	R6DOP	1		10–12	RA3RGQ	14	10–16	RA7KW	13
–	RA3TOS	1		10–12	UD7R	14	10–16	RM1O	13
–	RC8SC	1		13–19	RA3PN	13	10–16	RU7KQ	13
–	RC8SL	1		13–19	RA7KW	13	10–16	RW4PP	13
				13–19	RM1O	13	10–16	UA3GX	13
				13–19	RU7KQ	13	10–16	UA4C	13
–	RO3M	2		13–19	RW4PP	13	17–18	R1BHN	12
–	RY0AAN	1		13–19	UA3GX	13	17–18	R6AC	12
				13–19	UA4C	13	19–23	RA3VX	11
				20–23	EA1DR	12	19–23	RA7KR	11
				20–23	PA0B	12	19–23	RA7KZ	11
				20–23	R1BHN	12	19–23	UA1ADZ	11
				20–23	R6AC	12	19–23	UA4FET	11
				24–30	EA2DT	11	24–27	RM3TO	10
				24–30	RA3VX	11	24–27	RV9WB	10
				24–30	RA7KR	11	24–27	UA3MEG	10
				24–30	RA7KZ	11	24–27	UA4CTE	10
				24–30	UA1ADZ	11	28–37	R1AC	9
				24–30	UA4FET	11	28–37	R4WDX	9
				24–30	YT5FD	11	28–37	R6KA	9
				31–41	DL1ASP	10	28–37	R7KTA	9
				31–41	I2JSB	10	28–37	RA1OHX	9
				31–41	IK0HBN	10	28–37	RA1QD	9
				31–41	OM3CND	10	28–37	RA6LTD	9
				31–41	OM5DP	10	28–37	RM9RZ	9
				31–41	RM3TO	10	28–37	RT6C	9
				31–41	RV9WB	10	28–37	UA4AEU	9
				31–41	S58AL	10	38–50	R3PLD	8
				31–41	UA3MEG	10	38–50	R7AT	8
				31–41	UA4CTE	10	38–50	RA1AVP	8
				31–41	YO3JW	10	38–50	RA3BY	8
				42–57	9A5CW	9	38–50	RA4ABI	8
				42–57	DL1USB	9	38–50	RA7KV	8
				42–57	EW2R	9	38–50	RD5D	8
				42–57	LZ3SM	9	38–50	RK4FD	8
				42–57	ON4BB	9	38–50	RM8W	8
				42–57	R1AC	9	38–50	RN1CM	8
				42–57	R4WDX	9	38–50	RQ3M	8
				42–57	R6KA	9	38–50	RU3P	8
				42–57	R7KTA	9	38–50	RZ9WU	8
				42–57	RA1OHX	9
				42–57	RA1QD	9
				42–57	RA6LTD	9
				42–57	RM9RZ	9
				42–57	RT6C	9
				42–57	S52RA	9
				42–57	UA4AEU	9

* — average number of QSOs per 1 activation — indicator published for information only, it does not affect the activators distribution in the table.
It is calculated as the arithmetic mean of all the results of the activator, excluding the one smallest and the one largest results.