Tony’s 10m Band Report

Administrator 2 Januari 2020 HAM News 301 Views

Not a great deal of activity this past week. Nice to see MM5DWW top on Saturday. His Optibeam is a popular resting place!

Just one report this week from Patrick, ON4ARJ.
On Sunday worked OH1TP -10dB using FT8.

I worked no-one on 10m!

Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)

Monday DX: FK8HA, VK2BY.
Spotters: WZ1V, VK2FSAV .

Tuesday DX: K5AB/B, CE3YG, CA6GPH, K5GJR/B, OR18GTM, CE3TVR.
Spotters: WA3GWK, KC4AAW, PU2RJO, PY1LV, PU5LHF, KE4TWI .

Wednesday DX: MM0TFU, SP9MKG, OY6BEC/B, PU0FDN, MM6PFT, CE3YG.
Spotters: GI0RWO, F4CXO, PY3EW, M0BKL, PU2OXB, SQ9LPO, G0FWX .

Thursday DX: W2MGF, OY6BEC/B, K3FX/B, DL0IGI/B, ZS6WAB/B, W4EJG, VE2MBT, PY2SET, N2PEQ, KD4BPZ, KC3MAL, DK0TEN/B.
Spotters: WA3GWK, KC4AAW, WB7PMP, F4CXO, N3ADF, KC4HQS, MM0TFU, KI6DY, W2LAZ, VA3JXP, PU2ODR, PD2WL, W1LIC, KE4TWI, K0NXV, ZS6CCY, IZ5ILK .

Friday DX: W0CES, ZS6LKF, KN4CFD, W7BOB, KC4TVZ, K5TLL/B.
Spotters: AA0CW, WA3GWK, K0NXV, KC4AAW, K9XW, KI6PMD, W4KRN, VK3KTT, EB5EEO, PU5LHF .

Saturday DX: MM5DWW, OZ2PBS, DG1AAE, SP4TT, PB6YOTA, LA5TEN/B, SK7GH/B, MM0TFU, OH2B/B, LA5LJA, SP9MKG, SM1FMT, SM0YHG, SK0CT/B, S57YK, OZ7IGY/B, ON2CQ, MM6PFT, LU4DJB, LA5TEN, LA1YKA, H44DA, G0VQO, DL6KVA, DK3ZZ.
Spotters: F4CXO, DG5TF, MM0TFU, OZ1JRL, PD5MVH, WA3GWK, ON6KZ, OS8D, G6AD, EC3CHI, PA0MJM, ON6EF, MM0ULL, M0ODV, LB5GI, IK4OMO, GW0NCU, F1TRF, DG6UAX, DK7LE, DG1KRJ .

Sunday DX: OH9TEN, G0FWX, PU8YAB, PB6YOTA, EA8DGY/P, OH1EDK, FR4OO, ED4YAK/B, CE7VPQ.
Spotters: PY1LV, 2E0XXO, PY2ADX, LW9DYQ, EA8NL, EA3GJO, ON6KZ, LB5GI, G7BXU .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

Well we have one 10m only contest this week. Lets hope for good conditions.

+ NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1800Z-1900Z, Jan 2 (CW) and
  1900Z-2000Z, Jan 2 (SSB) and
  2000Z-2100Z, Jan 2 (FM) and
  2100Z-2200Z, Jan 2 (Dig)
+ SKCC Sprint Europe 2000Z-2200Z, Jan 2
+ PODXS 070 Club PSKFest 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 4
+ WW PMC Contest 1200Z, Jan 4 to 1200Z, Jan 5
+ ARRL RTTY Roundup 1800Z, Jan 4 to 2400Z, Jan 5
+ ARRL Kids Day 1800Z-2359Z, Jan 4
+ IQRP Quarterly Marathon 0800Z, Jan 6 to 2000Z, Jan 12
+ ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 7
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 8 and
  1900Z-2000Z, Jan 8 and
  0300Z-0400Z, Jan 9

Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews

Currently active callsigns are in bold face

November

December

Dec 2, 2019-Jan 5, 2020
DXCC: Ecuador
Callsign: HC5AGT
QSL: EA5RM
Source: TDDX (Oct 7, 2019)
Info: By EA5RM fm Loja and possbily fm Guayaquil; 40-10m; SSB + digital

Dec 14, 2019-Jan 8, 2020
DXCC: Thailand
Callsign: HS0ZNR
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Oct 1, 2019)
Info: By VK2BY fm Nam Yuen, Ubon Ratchathani; 80-10m; SSB FT8; 200w; Hex Beam; logs will be uploaded to Club Log

Dec 22, 2019-Jan 3, 2020
DXCC: Ogasawara
Callsign: JD1BMH
QSL: JD1BMH Buro
Source: DXW.Net (Dec 3, 2019)
Info: By JG7PSJ fm Chichijima I (IOTA AS-031); 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via JG7PSJ direct

Dec 27, 2019-Jan 17, 2020
DXCC: Gambia
Callsign: C5SP
QSL: LoTW
Source: DXW.Net (Dec 21, 2019)
Info: By SP3PS; HF, mainly 20m; SSB FT8 FT4; QSL also OK via SP3PS and eQSL

Dec 28, 2019-Jan 2, 2020
DXCC: Algeria
Callsign: 7X7X
QSL: LoTW
Source: KF5EYY (Dec 17, 2019)
Info: By 7X2RO 3V8SS + team; HF w/ focus on 160 80m; CW SSB FT8 Satellite; QSL also OK via 7X2RO

Dec 31, 2019-Jan 2, 2020
DXCC: Iceland
Callsign: TF
QSL: LoTW
Source: DXW.Net (Nov 20, 2019)
Info: By MM0NDX as TF/OJ0Y and MM0OKG as TF/MM0OKG fm western TF; HF; CW SSB FT8; QSL TF/OJ0Y also via EB7DX

2020

January

Jan 2-7, 2020
DXCC: Cyprus SBA
Callsign: ZC4UW
QSL: LoTW
Source: DXW.Net (Oct 11, 2019)
Info: By G3ZAY M0BLF M0VFC G7VJR M0ZXA G7SOZ M0WUT M0BBB; 160-10m; CW SSB; 400w; verticals; 4 stations; QSL via Club Log OQRS

Jan 3-23, 2020
DXCC: Maldives
Callsign: 8Q7MA
QSL: RX3AMY
Source: OPDX (Dec 23, 2019)
Info: By RX3AMY fm Mahibadhoo

Jan 5-11, 2020
DXCC: St Lucia
Callsign: J6
QSL: AI6LY
Source: 4L5A (Dec 14, 2019)
Info: By AI6LY as J6/AI6LY fm IOTA NA-108; HF; SSB + digital

Jan 5-11, 2020
DXCC: St Kitts & Nevis
Callsign: V4
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Dec 13, 2019)
Info: By WB4M as V4/WB4M; HF; all modes; QSL also OK via WB4M direct

Jan 6-12, 2020
DXCC: Palestine
Callsign: E44RU
QSL: LoTW
Source: DXW.Net (Nov 30, 2019)
Info: By R7AL RA1ZZ RW9JZ R5EC fm nr Jericho (KM71fm); 160-10m; CW SSB FT8 (f/h); QSL also OK via R7AL (B/d)

Jan 7-13, 2020
DXCC: Palau
Callsign: T88AQ
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Nov 12, 2019)
Info: By JH6WDG; 160-10m; CW SSB FT8; 1kw; yagis, dipoles; QSL also OK via JH6WDG, logs uploaded to Club Log

Jan 9-14, 2020
DXCC: Bermuda
Callsign: VP9
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Dec 6, 2019)
Info: By WB9EAO as WB9EAO/VP9 fm Hamilton; @VP9GE; 160-10m; CW SSB; 100w; QSL also OK via WB9EAO direct

Jan 9-15, 2020
DXCC: Montserrat
Callsign: VP2MDT
QSL: WV2B
Source: WV2B (Sep 17, 2019)
Info: By WV2B; SSB CW; holiday style operation

Sun: Blank yet again! 2019 has ending the same way it began–without sunspots. The sun has been blank for 281 days this year. To find a year with more blank suns, you have to go all the way back to 1913 (311 days).
This means we are experiencing a century-class Solar Minimum. Forecasters expect these low sunspot counts to continue in 2020. (spaceweather.com)

Stoke lost 1 – 0 to Fulham. I was there, a draw would have been fairer. But goals win matches. Stupid Stoke fans started fighting amongst themselves.

Tony Dixon G4CJC

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