The week was topsy-turvy with mid-week being outstanding. 5 reported contacts needed to get into the list on Wednesday and Thursday. Still popular till Thursday were the Spanish AM stations. I didn’t manage to get a platinum award. Still it was good fun.
Most sought after, Thursday had all the AM stations being chased. ZD7FT (ST Helena), NP3YL (Puerto Rico a YL operator) and PY4BZ (Brazil) were up there on Friday to Sunday.
Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: AM1WARD, AM9WARD, XE1BY, TT8SN, AM4WARD, XE1CQ, XE1XR, AM95WARD, NP3YL, HI8RD, TI2JS, 3D2AG, K5RQ, AM2WARD, XE1GK, VK6JJJ, VK2WJ, HZ1SK, HR5/F2JD, HI8AT, FG4SO, ED4YAK/B, CT3HF, CT2HXM, ZM4T, XE1KK, VK4HJ, VK3BDX, TG9ADM, KP4DQC, KD4HJD, K6FRC/B, J68HZ, HC1DAZ, ED1YCA/B, CX6DRA, CO2RQ, CE3TL, AH6V.
Spotters: W6CAS, KU7Z, KC4AAW, ZL2IFB, WB8VLC, PP5AM, LU9DCE, KN4UQM, ZM4T, WA3GWK, W7MEM, OE3FVU, G4PVM, F4CXO, CT1FMX, AA4XU, IZ5ILK, EA1I, EA1CIU, YT3GTI, VK5WU, PR7AP, OH5KUY, NZ5F, NN4X, N4TV, KN4LGM, KB4MRX, IK2GSO, GM4FDM, F1BBI, EI7GL, EA3GJO, WD5CSK, W9II, W4GCB, VK6WX, VK4EKA, VA7GEM, PU2RJO, N7US, KJ4EBE, KE6QBV, K2RD, IK2SEX, G3TXF, EA9ACD, EA8KC, EA1R, CT1HMN .
Tuesday DX: AM4WARD, AM1WARD, AM7WARD, AM95WARD, AM5WARD, AM3WARD, 7X2RO, FY5HB, 5T5PA, AM9WARD, AM795KA, AM6WARD, AM2WARD, CE6DBI, ED4YAK/B, CE7VPQ, ZP5DA, ZL3IO, AM8WARD, AM795DX, PY7ZZ, HS1LCI, F5OUX, ED1YCA/B, AO595ZD, AO595XA, R7RZ, K6FRC/B, XE1GK, TR8CA, SV2HNE/B, PZ5RA, PY3EW, OE3FVU, KP4JRS, II5MPI, HP9SAM, EA4E, E51BQ, AO495S, ZW60DF, ZL2OK, ZB2IF, XE1DJL, W0KIZ/B, US1VS, TZ4AM, IU3BTY, IS0GQX, GB3MAT, EA4GWT, AO495JJ.
Spotters: F4CXO, OE3FVU, F5NTD, WA3GWK, CT2FEY, UA4AQL, AA0CW, LU9DCE, EA1ILV, UA7G, OH5KUY, OH2LOA, DF7RG, PU1JDX, OE4EIE, EC1DJ, PY3EW, PP5FMM, IU3BTY, G1EZF, EB5ISR, EA3AQR, R2ABM, MM0TFU, KD0YUK, F4HZR, F4HXJ, F1BBI, EA9ACD, EA7JXZ, SM0EUI, PU2MBO, PD1B, IU2MCH, G0KOM, EI7GL, EA3B, EA1Z, ZL3IO, YT3GTI, UA4CKZ, S50TA, PY4OY, PU2TES, PD1AHM, PA3AGN, N6RW, LU6DRV, LU1HVK, KC4AAW, IZ0YCC, IS0ZOD, IK2RZY, IK2GSO, F4JVG, EA8F, EA7URI, EA7I, EA4AA, DL3GD, DF8VO, CT7APD, CE3SX, VA7JH, TF3LB, SV1BY, PY4AZ, PF5X, PD0NHM, NN5O, N6OKU, N4TV, KC4EOG, IZ5OVP, IZ5CML, IS0AAS, IK2TCV, IK2PZC, F4TXU, F4EFA, F4CIM, EA8RM, EA8KC, EA7TS, EA4TX, EA4AOC, EA4AC, EA1NL, DK5FX .
5 reported contacts
Wednesday DX: AM3WARD, LZ50BFRA, AM1WARD, AM4WARD, AM8WARD, AM2WARD, HG20ME, FY5HB, AM5WARD, AM95WARD, AM7WARD, II5MPI, II5CNPP, TR8CA, LY300GAON, AM6WARD, ZS95SARL, LZ5DD, YU1KN, OY1CT, YO9HP, HG20AT, UA9CES, IW7DHC, F4FPG, 9A/F4HWS, ZD7FT, YL2LW, M0HKB, HG20HO, GM4ATA, AM9WARD, TZ4AM, OT6STAYSAFE, UX0KR, UA9CGL, OT7STAYSAFE, LZ1WR, HA8EK, HA7TM, F8DVD, US7VF, RA9AVL, R9WEI, PA75ASN, M6JAY, HA0HOME, GD0TEP, FR4NT, SV2CLJ, RA2FCD, OR20STAYHOME, OQ4ANGELS, OH1STAYHOME, IW4BLZ, IU1CYQ, IS0AAS, GM4FDM, 5R8UI, UT3UNE, UN7LZ, UA5C, SV2HXX, SV1CQN, RX9WN, R7IW, OT4HOPE, OH5STAYHOME, MM0TFU, LZ1JZ, LA2G, IK7LMX/B, IK4LZH, I0SNY, HA1RB, F5LKW, EW2W, EU1DC, EH7STAYHOME, DO2HQS, AN795AT, 9K2HS, 6W1TA.
Spotters: OH2LOA, OE3FVU, RA9DA, PA3AGN, IW1DQS, IK4OMO, F5NTD, EI7GL, R6LHO, F4CXO, SQ3GJ, DO2HQS, RV6AVU, UR5LAK, PC2F, IU2MCH, F4AZF, DF7RG, PD1JN, S50TA, SP7SQM, OH5KUY, YU1YV, UA4AQL, UT5ERP, SV1EIA, PA3ECZ, GM8LFB, F1BBI, DK3UD, R2ABM, R1DX, IZ5DKG, IU2IDU, WA3GWK, PD1AHM, IZ5ILK, HG6L, DL1TMA, RK4FV, R6AG, PE2AE, ON8ON, HA6VH, GI4SNA, EA3AQR, US4MW, UA3ROJ, UA3MRS, RA6ADQ, PE9DX, PA4EN, ON4CLQ, IK2GSO, EA4AA, EA3CV, CT7APD, UA6CFS, SP9BCV, RM7G, RA3RCL, PA5WK, MM0TFU, LZ7MM, EA8F, AM2WARD, UA4NDX, SP4JEM, RW6HEG, R2YAA, OV5O, NC6V, M7RJS, IW1BCO, F4WBL, DO3MHA, UG4A, UA7G, SY2CWM, SV1QEC, S58Y, RN6LFO, R9XM, PD1BU, ON4LDP, OM4IK, OH3DF, OE3IDE, IZ5RHU, IZ1WYO, IT9ACN, F5LRL, F5JKK, EA7TS, DO9MK, DG1KPC, BG8SRK .
5 reported contacts
Thursday DX: AM2WARD, AM5WARD, AM3WARD, AM8WARD, AM7WARD, AM4WARD, PY4BZ, AM1WARD, ZD7FT, EH7STAYHOME, AM6WARD, AM95WARD, II5CNPP, J68HZ, AM9WARD, EA5Y, GD0TEP, PY2TMV, FM5DN, TZ4AM, HC1DAZ, FY5HB, 7X2RO, EA5IPM, EA1DAV, ED4YAK/B, DO1KRT, M0HKB, LU1YT, KP4JRS, II5MPI, F5VMN, EA5H, EA1GAR, WP4IRV, P43A, FG4SO, IU5GBQ, IU3BTY, HB9CVQ, GB9KW, EA7URI, EA1NL, DX0STAYHOME, CS7AMX, 5T5PA, ZP5DA, OY1CT, I5KAP, HC5DX, GB1945PJ, F5SIH, EA2EZ, EA2DMH, EA1Z, CE7VPQ, PY2FDC, OY6BEC/B, OT6STAYSAFE, OH1STAYHOME, HK3JJH, HB9HLM, F4FPG, F4CIB, ED1YCA/B, EC5NJ, EA8JK, EA4EUI, EA1HCZ, DB0UM/B, 8P6NW, 3D2AG, YV5IUA, SK7GH/B, PU8UMR, OZ7IGY/B, OS0STAYHOME, IZ8RVA/B, IW3FZQ/B, II4TEA, HB9OAB, G0OVK, FY5KE, F8FAZ, F6FYA, EA2DT, EA1X, DO1JHB, CT2KFU.
Spotters: F4CXO, OH2LOA, EI7GL, SP6EFY, IK4OMO, OE3FVU, EA1AT, S50TA, PU2TES, F4AZF, EA1SI, IU3BTY, PY2ADX, PU2RDB, PH7Y, IK2GSO, UT5ERP, PD1JN, MM3DDQ/NHS, EA6ACA, PU1JDX, PP5TG, PC2F, CT1EUB, PY4OY, PU8WCB, G4CJC, OZ2PJ, GM8LFB, G4PVM, F5NTD, EA7TS, EA2Z, SV1ACL, PD3KWS, MM0GOR, G0LZX, EB5EEO, EA5IPM, EA3AQR, 9K2HS, PY2CX, GB1HSC, F8CRS, F4WBL, E73S, UA4AQL, SM0EUI, RA9DA, PU2RDX, PD1AHM, PA3ECZ, IZ5RHU, IW4EGA, GM0ELP, F1BBI, EA2CSC, EA1AHY, DL9YAJ, 9Z4Y, PA/NL8992, OH5KUY, IZ5ILK, G7PUV, G0WRE, F5SGS, F4GXX, EU9SWL, EA4AQQ, EA3J, DL6SRD, DF0W, CT1BXT, SP7VTQ, PY1LV, PY1JR, PA2JWN, ON6EF, OE4EIE, LZ2TWY, IZ1GQJ, IQ5VR, F5PLC, F5PCV, F5LRL, F4GVP, EI7HBB, EA7AH, EA4GYM, EA4AC, DL1PI, DJ7YP, CT7APD, W3LPL, SQ3GJ, SP6V, OP4A, MM0TFU, JH6ETS, IZ3DRN, IU4JGT, IQ5SK, IK5JWQ, G4ICD, G1EZF, G0HDB, F4CWN, F4CIM, EB5ISR, EA9ACD, EA7YV, EA4TX, EA4GTJ, EA1IXQ, EA1GAR, DL4CQ, CT1FMX, CT1EPS .
Back to 3 reported contacts
Friday DX: ZD7FT, EH7STAYHOME, J68HZ, EA5Y, PY2TMV, FM5DN, EA5IPM, EA1DAV, TZ4AM, GD0TEP, DO1KRT, II5CNPP, F5VMN, EA1GAR, KP4JRS, HB9CVQ, EA7URI, EA5H, EA1NL, CS7AMX, ZP5DA, GB1945PJ, FY5HB, FG4SO, ED4YAK/B, EA2EZ, EA2DMH, EA1Z, P43A, OT6STAYSAFE, F4CIB, EC5NJ, EA8JK, EA4EUI, EA1HCZ, 8P6NW, OS0STAYHOME, IU5GBQ, II4TEA, I5KAP, HB9OAB, F8FAZ, EA2DT, EA1X, DO1JHB, CT2KFU.
Spotters: EA1AT, F4CXO, PU2TES, OH2LOA, EA1SI, S50TA, PY2ADX, EI7GL, UT5ERP, EA6ACA, PP5TG, CT1EUB, PU8WCB, G4CJC, PU1JDX, SV1ACL, MM0GOR, EB5EEO, EA5IPM, PY2CX, PD1JN, F4WBL, EA3AQR, EA2Z, E73S, PU2RDB, GM0ELP, F4AZF, EA2CSC, PC2F, PA3ECZ, IU3BTY, IK2GSO, G7PUV, G0WRE, F8CRS, F5SGS, EA3J, DF0W, CT1BXT, ON6EF, LZ2TWY, IZ1GQJ, IW4EGA, F4GVP, EA4GYM, DL1PI, DJ7YP, 9K2HS, PA/NL8992, OP4A, KC4EOG, JH6ETS, IZ5RHU, IU4JGT, G4PVM, F5PLC, F5PCV, F4CIM, EA4GTJ, EA4AQQ, CT1FMX, CT1EPS .
Saturday DX: NP3YL, ZD7FT, ZD7JC, OD50SH, FR4NT, HH2AA, B4CRA, PY2TMV, OZ75MAY/24, DX0STAYHOME, B8CRA, B7CRA, 8C2WFH, VU2OT, UT5XS, RW9QA, PY6GOE, OZ3BEN, LU9HPO, FR4QT, ED4YAK/B, CE7VPQ, CA4PSH, A45XR, 5T5PA, 4S7VG, ZL1OV, RA4FUT, PU2UHO, PT2VHF, NP4D, KD9OLB, J68HZ, IZ8RVA/B, IZ0RMH, IW3FZQ/B, IK2SYI, HZ1SK, HK4L, F5NBX, F1PNJ, EI9IB, EA5KB, DL0IGI/B, CE2SV, B6CRA, A61M, 4X1TI, 3W1T, 3B8CW.
Spotters: F4CXO, PU8UMR, B8CRA, F1BBI, UT5ERP, IZ8NVV, IK4OMO, HL1VAU, ZL2IFB, N4ZCG, OH2LOA, G4CJC, PY2ADX, PU2RDB, HL2DBP, F5NTD, PP5FMM, UT8IT, JP1DJV, F5SGS, F4GXX, EI7GL, E73S, PA3GPU, F4AZF, EA2Z, ZS1TAF, ZL3IO, UA9R, N6GP, LU9DCE, KC4EOG, IZ8VYU, G4ELJ, G1EZF, EC5KY, EA4DAU, CT2FEY, W5SUM, TA4Q, RL3A, PP5AK, OH6X, KC3ANS, JI1CPN, IZ6EGX, IQ2UL, GM0ELP, FR4NT, EA7JUR, EA3GJO, EA2DDE, AA4XU .
Sunday DX: PY4BZ, LZ75ZZ, E7STAYHOME, LZ2YO, II5CNPP, EW2W, UY2IF, HG20ME, EG3WMD, B4CRA, RP75AF, IZ6BXV, IU3BTY, IK7LMX/B, SP6KS, RP75RD, OD50SH, IS0DCR, 4S6NCH, LZ2PL, UD7A, SV2HQL/B, IZ8DEP, DL0IGI/B, B8CRA, SV6DBG/B, RP75ML, CE1TT, B3CRA, RP75MS, PE75FREE, OE3XAC/B, M0HKB, B1CRA, A45XR, VU2OT, UT2IY, RP75KS, RP75KR, RL3QI, EA3VM, 5H3DX, SV2HXX, SP9MQA, S50XX, RZ6BS, OO7B, OE4JHW, LZ50BFRA, LZ2BE, IZ8RVA/B, IZ0RMH, IW2NRI, IU1CYQ, F1RAF, EH7STAYHOME, DL5RBW, DK1RU, CT2KFU, C31CS, A92GE, YO7BPC, YO4NF, VU2CPL, UT2GA, TR8CA, TK4RB, TK4LS, RP75GTB, RK6MF, RA3WEO, R7MA, PY2YU, PD7WL, PA3FQA, OE4VNA, IZ1WYO, IZ0CWW/B, IW6PIR, IW3FZQ/B, IU3MEY, IS0HQJ, IK6BXV, HF9ZZ, EV75M, EA5IGO, DM30RSV, DK0TEN/B, DF5SF, B6CRA, B5CRA, B2CRA, 2E0HLC.
Spotters: OE3FVU, OH2LOA, PA3AGN, F4CXO, UT5ERP, S50TA, BA7IO, IZ8NVV, G1EZF, CT2FEY, F4BIT, UN6GAV, IU7ISR, G7PUV, F5PCV, ON3EI, WA3GWK, VA3WV, S56RJI, OK1HZ, IW1BCO, IK2GSO, G0WRE, F4AZF, E73S, SM0EUI, RQ6M, EA2Z, TA2TR, SQ3GJ, SP4JEM, RL6K, PU8UMR, PU1JDX, K0NXV, IV3SKB, GM8LFB, F5SIH, EA7JMO, DJ3JJ, SP7VTQ, PY2YU, PD1JN, F4GVP, EI7GL, DO8PH, DF7RG, ZL2IFB, VR2UNG, UR4GA, R6DCU, PD1AHM, PA3ECZ, OE4JHW, LZ5RD, LZ2GS, IU1CYQ, IK6GKY, IK6DTB, HA3MN, G4PVM, G4CJC, F5MYH, F5JQF, F4GXX, F4ELU, EA7JUR, EA4DAU, EA117URE, DK2CC, UT2GA, UR2ML, SY2CWM, R6RA, R6MI, R6CW, PG7M, PD9A, PD1HT, PD0GIP, OP4L, N4ZCG, N1API, LZ6DJ, LZ1QV, JH6ETS, JA2LMA, IW4BLZ, IU2IIO, IS0FWY, HB3XUB, HA8RC, G7BXU, G4ICD, G0HDB, F4JVG, EI7HBB, EA3GJO, DL6KVA, DL2FDL, DJ2OR, 2E0HLC .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
The RSGB Hope QSO Party carries on regardless. See the RSGB website for times and days. It just seems a bit flat now that the Spanish AM activity has finished.
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party |
1300Z-1430Z, May 7 (RTTY) |
+ RTTYOPS Weeksprint |
1700Z-1900Z, May 7 |
+ NRAU 10m Activity Contest |
1800Z-1900Z, May 7 (CW) and
1900Z-2000Z, May 7 (SSB) and
2000Z-2100Z, May 7 (FM) and
2100Z-2200Z, May 7 (Dig) |
+ SKCC Sprint Europe |
1900Z-2100Z, May 7 |
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party |
1430Z-1600Z, May 8 (SSB) |
+ SKCC Weekend Sprintathon |
1200Z, May 9 to 2400Z, May 10 |
+ VOLTA WW RTTY Contest |
1200Z, May 9 to 1200Z, May 10 |
+ CQ-M International DX Contest |
1200Z, May 9 to 1159Z, May 10 |
+ Arkansas QSO Party |
1400Z, May 9 to 0200Z, May 10 |
+ FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint |
1700Z-2100Z, May 9 |
+ 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint |
0000Z-0200Z, May 11 |
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party |
0830Z-1000Z, May 11 (CW) |
+ Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest |
0100Z-0159Z, May 12 |
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party |
1000Z-1130Z, May 12 (FT4) |
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party |
1130Z-1300Z, May 13 (SSB) |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1300Z-1400Z, May 13 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1900Z-2000Z, May 13 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
0300Z-0400Z, May 14 |
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party |
1300Z-1430Z, May 14 (CW) |
Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews.
They look very much like last week, so you get another chance to find out if they are really there and work them
Currently active callsigns are in bold face
2020
April
Apr 14-May 15, 2020
DXCC: Ghana
Callsign: 9G5GS
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Mar 31, 2020)
Info: By IZ4YGS fm Sanzule; 160-10m; mainly SSB FT8; 1kw; QSL OK via IZ4YGS direct and eQSL
May
May 4-12, 2020
DXCC: Maldives
Callsign: 8Q7KB
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Sep 12, 2019)
Info: By DL2SBY fm Meedhupparu; 80-6m; SSB CW + digital; inverted vee; QSL also OK via DL2SBY direct; logs will be uploaded to Club Log
May 7-10, 2020
DXCC: Mt Athos
Callsign: SV2RSG/A
QSL: SV2RSG Direct
Source: TDDX (Apr 27, 2020)
Info: By SV2RSG; 20m; SSB CW; check 14025 CW and 14185.5
May 7-11, 2020
DXCC: Guernsey
Callsign: GU75LIB
QSL: GU8ITE
Source: GU0SUP (Apr 3, 2020)
Info: By GU0SUP + others fm St Peter Port; HF, perhaps 2m 70cm; all modes; 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Guernsey; QSL OK via Buro or direct |
Sun: No spots but it is thought that we are at the solar minimum.
Earth is passing through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower. In the southern hemisphere, meteor rates are exceeding 20 per hour--an impressive display considering that it is muted by the glare from the nearly full Moon. Observers can look for more eta Aquarids before sunrise on Wednesday, May 6th; after that, the shower will subside. (spaceweather.com)
No sport to speak of. I’m watching re-runs of Stoke City’s matches from the early part of the season. Oh, we were bad. Lost 0 – 3 to Leeds.
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