I thought your figures looked a bit odd, and intuitively Tom should 
be further. I put the figures into G0GJV's Minos VHF logger:

GM4SLV    IP90GG
to:
G3OLB      IO80IU    1054km   187deg
G3LDO      IO90ST   1054km   176deg

and for reference:
G3YMC     IO91PJ   988km     177deg

When I saw both Tom and Peter were exactly the same distance I double 
checked and it is indeed so. I guess you have the wrong locator for 
Tom?

73 Dave G3YMC

On 30 Oct 2007 at 10:08, John Pumford-Green GM4SLV wrote:

> Hello LF,
> 
> prompted by Alan Melia I've just done a bit of research into the
> distance worked last night in my QSO with Peter G3LDO. 
> 
> My geography of the south of England is poor... he told me his QTH was
> "nr Worthing" but I didn't think this would be so far away! Peter was
> unable to give an IARU locator last night but a quick visit to QRZ.COM
> and www.nearby.org.uk gives me a rought estimate of IO90ST
> 
> 
> QRB/QTE software gives the distance as 1052km / 644 miles
> 
> Previously my best DX was with Tom G3OLB at 1039km in August. This new
> QSO with Peter 'LDO pushes me about as far as I can go until someone
> in Cornwall appears on the band!
> 
> Anyone know of suitable GU/GJ stations they can persuade to tool up
> for 500?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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