The new version of WSJT-X is out. Actually it’s a Beta candidate which means a trial version. Don’t try it unless you can get yourself out of difficulties.
A new version of JTAlert is also available to match it.
I worked 9J2BS (Zambia) but i can’t get it to upload to LoTW, yet!
Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: J69DS, RP75KF, OD5ZZ, KP4CQ, J68HZ, B4CRA, WP4IRV, IH9YMC, HZ1TT, FG8OJ, ZA/IZ7PMQ, SV2RSS/B, SV2ROC, PY7XC, IZ8RVA/B, HZ1SK, 4Z4DX, WB0BIN/B, W8YT/B, SV6DBG/B, SV2HQL/B, RP75TK, RP75TG, PY7ZZ, K4JEE/B, IQ8KK/B, HI8AT, EA8ACW, EA7DGC, 5B4VL, 4Z5AV, 4X1IG, 4S6NCH, ZD7BG, VK8AW, PT2VHF, KP4PR, IT9FRX, IT9ACN, CE4WJK, 5W1SA. Spotters: F4CXO, WA3GWK, S50TA, UA4AQL, SV1LHZ, KK4XO, EA8VJ, EA3J, EA2Z, YT3GTI, PU8UMR, F5JQF, UT5ERP, UA7G, OH2LOA, IW1BCO, F4JVG, F4AZF, F1BBI, BH4SCF, W4RPE, UA3UCD, R4NBB, PU2RDB, N4ST, KD0YUK, ZL3IO, UA4NDX, SV2JAO, SM0EUI, RP75IAP, RA3UT, KC3JPP, JP1DJV, HL2DBP, HA3MN, F5NTD, F1YJ, EA3AQR .
Tuesday DX: WP4IRV, ZB3Y, ED4YAK/B, PZ5RA, KP4PR, WP4SK, HI8AT, ED1YCA/B, EA1NL, YF3FBV, WP4RF, J68HZ, DX0STAYHOME, KP4CQ, K5AB/B, K0JU, EH7STAYHOME, EA8DGO, EA7JUR, DM30RSV, CN8AM, B6CRA, B5CRA.
Spotters: WE7L, EA2Z, F4CXO, N8XQM, G4CJC, WA3GWK, VA3WV, OH2LOA, N9TNT, G1EZF, F4AZF, PU2RDB, PC2F, DL1PI, NT2DR, MM0TFU, IW1BCO, G7PUV, EI7GL, W2LAZ, UC7M, PD2V, KK4XO, KJ7GXL, IK2GSO, G0CAS, F4GDO, F1YJ, EA4AQQ .
Wednesday DX: 5T5PA, KP4CQ, J68HZ, HI8AT, WP4IRV, DJ1AA, 4S7AB, PY2RPM, FR4NT, B8CRA, B1CRA.
Spotters: DJ1AA, WA3GWK, F4CXO, OE3FVU, W1UU, K1HTV, KK4XO, EA2Z, JP1DJV, ZL3IO, UA4AQL, PC2F, OH2LOA, N8XQM, N3LFC, LY3BJC, AB2KL .
Thursday DX: B4CRA, B7CRA, ZM4T, HI8AT, WP4IRV, J68HZ, B8CRA, B3CRA, K0JU, F4CK, B6CRA, 9Z4FE, 5T5PA, SM6W, SM5EPO, PV8RR, OZ7KJ, M0UNN, M0HKB, KP4FLR, KP4CQ, DL0IGI/B .
Spotters: AA0CW, WA3GWK, EA8VJ, BG4GOV, SM5EPO, N3LFC, EX8MLE, WB0U, PU1JDX, KE4TWI, KD9GY, F5NTD, F4CXO, EI7GL, WB7PMP, K4SRW, JA2RGH, F4AZF, W9BWR, FT8UN, E73S, DM8MM, BD6AHP, 9K2HS, W1KMA, OK8AU, OH6QU, N9SES, KU4YW, KE8JIT, HC5RF, GM8LFB, G1EZF, F6IRA, EA3TI, BH1NGG, AB2KL .
Friday DX: EA8JK, EA8B, PU5ABB, EH7STAYHOME, G0FWX, 5T5PA, PY1NDX, J68HZ, CN17SG, NP3YL, ED4YAK/B, M0UTD, HZ1SK, CT2GOY, WW0WWV, MM3NRX, IS0KEB, EI2GLB, EA8DO, EA4AA, EA1/IZ2DHM, DL0IGI/B, W5IDX, UR0EG, PU8WCB, PU2RGN, NP4BB, FG8OJ, F5RAG, F1PNJ, EA9ABC, EA8DHH, EA1HCZ, CT1END.
Spotters: DJ1AA, AA0CW, WP4IRV, OK7PK, PU1JDX, PU2RDB, EA3GJO, G1EZF, F4CXO, WA3GWK, EA8VJ, G7BXU, E73S, PD1AHM, PA3AGN, KC4AAW, EI7GL, W7UJ, LU9DCE, XE1AO, VA7GEM, SV1ACL, S50TA, OE3KLU, N3LFC, N2CG, MM0TFU, K1HTV, IU3BTY, HB9DTV, GM1004S, YV5OIE, WO2N, W0JAY, R7AZ, PY2OKB, ON3KSL, N6RZR, M0BJL, LU1EEP, KW7Y, HI3SD, G0GKH, G0CAS, F6DDV/QRP, EI7HBB, EA8DCB, EA4BT, EA3AQR, EA2Z, DM2TS, CT2H.
Saturday DX: OD50SH, J68HZ, HI8RD, HI8AT, PY4BZ, HZ1SK, WP4IRV, UA6AK, S58AW, RU7A, PV8RR, OD5STAYHOME, N7TR, KM7W, KC3LED, EA7JUR, TA2K, SV6DBG/B, RP75ML, PU2RGN, J69DS, IZ8RVA/B, IK8WJZ, EK7PP, CN17AM.
Spotters: WP4IRV, UT5ERP, EA7YV, AA0CW, PU1JDX, J68HZ, EA8VJ, IZ8NVV, WA3GWK, F4CXO, IK4OMO, F5NTD, VA3WV, OK7PK, OH2LOA, K7OOS, IZ5ILK, F4AZF, WI4L, EA7JUR, EA2Z, CT7APD, TA4RC, HL2DBP, CT2FEY, AA4XU, W3APA, S50TA, OE6VHF, NP3OT, LU9DCE, K7LNP, IT9CHR, EA7KR, WB8VLC, W2LAZ, W0JAY, UR5WIF, UC6K, SV1QEC, PU2UHO, N7GT, N5WX, N4LKB, N0EYE, K0NUK, EA3AQR, EA2DVR, AB2KL .
Sunday DX: J68HZ, OD50SH, TZ4AM, SV1HAV, LZ5R, HZ1SK, PY4BZ, LZ5O, EA7JWF, VU2OY, ZL3IO, G0FWX, EA7IYF, 5R8UI, 5B4APL, VU2OT, OZ75MAY/99, K0JU, IT9ACJ, SV5SKH, SV1DPP, PA3DBS, OD5STAYHOME, II5CNPP, HP9SAM, EC7AT, EA7YV, EA3CCN, EA1Z, EA1GAR, E20WXA, AO8EU, A60SH/5, YP0C, WB7TED, VU2RBI, UT5XS, KH6TU, KG5ZZB, K7EMX/B, K6BIG, IK3LDL, I5KAP, HS5NMF, HA5JI, EK7PP, ED4YAK/B, EA8JK, EA7D, EA1HCZ, CN17QR, AA6DD, 9K2RX, 4S6NCH, ZB2TEN/B, WB2WIK, W9EN, W8YT/B, VU2SGW, UT5NR, TG9AKH, TA4Q, SV1SJJ, SV1BDO, PY4DK, PA3GTO, OL725PLZ, OE1STAYHOME, KD6WW, K5TLL/B, IU3BTY, IK2IQD, HA1RB, F8FAZ, EM30UCC, EC7KW, EB7DX, EB3JT, EA8ACW, EA7KJE, EA7HPI, EA7CHS, EA4AOC, EA2EZ, EA1NL, EA1HTF, EA1ARW, DO8OH, DO1KRT, CR5O, 9K2MB, 9A1CHRIS.
Spotters: UT5ERP, CT2FEY, EA7HLB, YO7LPZ, EA2Z, F4UJU, EA1ILV, ZL3IO, W5RJJ, SV3GLL, KP4ROS, R6JY, SV1AMH, K7OOS, ZL2IFB, N6RZR, K6ME, AA0CW, CT7APD, IK2IQD, G1EZF, AA4XU, UN7ED, PA3GPU, KW7Y, KJ7GXL, HL2DBP, F4GWM, F4CXO, EA1AT, WB8VLC, WA3GWK, W6MVT, RT2O, KE4TWI, K0NXV, IK4OMO, EA7JUR, EA7FDR, EA3AQR, W4KYW, W3APA, TI2WMP, SY2CWM, EC7AT, W4WNO, UR5LAK, UN7GN, PA3AGN, OK4RQ, LU9DCE, K7STU, IS0ANY, IC8TEM, G4PVM, EA7YV, E72U, DL6ZB, DG0OBU, CT1PT, CT1EXR, W2LAZ, VU2RBI, PY2ADX, OH2LOA, N3ADF, KK4XO, KC7RCY, IU8JPG, IU8HOZ, G0FWX, F5LRL, F4IAA, EI7GL, EC5KY, EA3TI, EA1ITX, DK9VS .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
A few worthy contests but check with the RSGB site for the Hope contest times.
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party |
1300Z-1430Z, May 14 (CW) |
+ RTTYOPS Weeksprint | 1700Z-1900Z, May 14 |
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party | 1430Z-1600Z, May 15 (RTTY) |
+ UN DX Contest | 0600Z-2100Z, May 16 |
+ Portuguese Navy Day Contest - CT1DBS Memorial | 0900Z, May 16 to 1700Z, May 18 |
+ Hamvention QSO Party | 1200Z-2400Z, May 16 |
+ Aegean RTTY Contest | 1200Z, May 16 to 1200Z, May 17 |
+ His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW | 1200Z, May 16 to 1200Z, May 17 |
+ Feld Hell Sprint | 1600Z-1759Z, May 16 and 2000Z-2159Z, May 16 |
+ Run for the Bacon QRP Contest | 1900Z-2400Z, May 17 |
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party | 0830Z-1000Z, May 18 (SSB) |
+ Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest | 0100Z-0159Z, May 19 |
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party | 1000Z-1130Z, May 19 (CW) |
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party | 1130Z-1300Z, May 20 (FT4) |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test | 1300Z-1400Z, May 20 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test | 1900Z-2000Z, May 20 |
+ NAQCC CW Sprint | 0030Z-0230Z, May 21 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test | 0300Z-0400Z, May 21 |
+ RSGB Hope QSO Party | 1300Z-1430Z, May 21 (SSB) |
Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews.
Greenland looks good OX3LX, must listen out for 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 7-21, 2020 DXCC: Greenland Callsign: OX3LX QSL: OZ0J Source: 4L5A (May 7, 2020) Info: By OZ1DJJ fm Aasiaat I (IOTA NA-134, GP38nq); HF; plans to also visit Disko I (IOTA NA-134, GP39ff) CQ WPX Contest, CW (May 30-31, 2020) Check here for pericontest activity too. |
The UK has had its lockdown softened, a bit. It will not make much difference to a lot of folk. Some had been ignoring it anyway.