Best DX was probably S57DX (Slovenia), EA2LMI (Spain), 5T5PA (again) (Mauritania) and PI75ZUT (Dutch special).
Thursday David, G4EDR, worked: EA1AA +02. Friday OE8IMK -03, F1MWV -15, IK6CLX -09, EA3NP +16, S50XX -05 and Saturday, DO9BAU +17, YO8DHA +06, SP2GPU +01, CT2JMA +04, R2EC -13, LY2LO -15, SQ8W -19, F5JUS +12, F1MXE +05, SP1QXK -13, F5UJQ -3. Wednesday EA7D +01, ES6DO +06, 9A6NVI -04, DK9CG +12, LA3WAA -04, 4Z4DX -13, Al.
QSOs on FT8. Give FT4 a try now and then. Trouble is that there are so few stations on 10m FT4.
Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: RW1F, PI75ZUT, IU3BTY, UA9CUA, DL20LAGA, J69DS, S50O, S51DX, OY6BEC/B, KP3MM, IU2EFB, DB1BAN, WX3B, RY1NAA, RC1ZA, RA9AJ, IU1HGO, IK4GRO, SQ3M, R6LZ, PI4TIL, OM8SL, OE3XAC/B, LA5TEN/B, IW3FZQ/B, F5OUX, ED1YCA/B, DK0TEN/B, W4QK, UN7LZ, UA4WGS, UA1OMB, RA9SEA, RA9LY, RA9LAN, R8WF, R2RA, R1ZY, OH9TEN/B, OE2CRP, M3DDY, M0MJA, LA6TEN/B, K4ZO, J68HZ, IK7LMX/B, HC2PY, HB9OAB, HA6ZQ, GW7HDS/B, G0OVK, EA5KL, DS5USH, DG5BKM, BG0BBB, 4O4T.
Spotters: IV3JER, F4CXO, PA3AGN, EI7GL, WB4JPG, R9XM, MM0TFU, EA3GJO, WP4OH, PD1JN, G4CJC, EB5ISR, W0OGH, RT1Q, GM8LFB, G1EZF, PA4EN, GM4ULS, EA4BAS, CT1FMX, RA3RF, IU3BTY, WI4L, VA2YLB, UR5WCA, R6KD, HA6VH, F4EFA, EA7JUR, UA4APZ, UA1ZGK, R4ABT, ON3MAC, K7OOS, WA3GWK, RV4SAH, RU3DOK, R6LZ, ON6EF, NZ4X, N4TV, LZ3YG, JJ8XEO, G5TV, G3NGD, EA1YV, DE7WAB, DD0UM, AE2DX, 2E0CNL, UB9LDA, UA4CGR, UA1F, RW1F, RC8SC, R3SC, PC9DB, PA2PKZ, OM8SL, OE4JHW, N1DC, KF4WE, IK6XEJ, F1YJ, F1UMO, F1TZE, EA6AMM, EA5KL, DO1KRT, DL1TMA, 2E0PKH .
Tuesday DX: 5T5PA, S57DX, DM30RSV, IH9YMC, IZ6BXV, IS0DCR, DO1KRT, DL20LAGA, 9K2HS, 9A5O, RC1ZA, MI0YBH, IZ4VUS, GU3UOQ, F4GVB, 4U1A, SM3LXH, LY2PX, LA2T, G0AZE, EI8BLB, EA6OM, 7X2KV, 4X6HU, 2W0KPN, YU3AWA, SV9FBT, PU8WCB, OH1FOL, OE3XAC, MM0ZBH, MI0VKO, MI0ADX, LA8HGA, LA3WAA, J68HZ, IU3BTY, IK2YGZ, HB9CVQ, GJ0KYZ, G4XRR, F5RAG, EF7AT, EA6ACA, EA5H, EA5/LA2PC, EA3IEY, DL0IGI/B, DC5VU.
Spotters: EA5D, IU3BTY, F4INY, PD1JN, IV3IZU, IZ7HNO, PA3AGN, F4GVB, AA0CW, WI4L, UR5WCA, IZ3ZLG, EA3IEY, 2E0CNL, EB5ISR, DL7JV, DD0UM, YO3GSK, UA9AEI, SV2EVS, F5PLC, W7DXW, RT6C, PU8WCB, NS4P, IT9FJM, I8VJK, HB3XUB, HA8LNN, G1EZF, EA4GTJ, EA3AQR, EA3AGQ, DL6SRD, CD7CKU, W4KRN, SY2CWM, SV1AVE, SP9MRP, RT1Q, OH3DF, MM7SWC, IU8KRY, HB3YHH, GM8LFB, GM4ULS, GM0GMN, F4ILF, F1YJ, EA5TW, DO1KRT, DL6UAA, DL2RDT, DL1NCH, DL1HD, DG5FFF, 9A5O .
Wednesday DX: PI75ZUT, ZB2BU, 5T5PA, SV6JHA, G0FWX, DL20LAGA, LZ1ND, HB9HLM, EA6OM, 9Z4FE, OV1CDX, IT9CLX, HA6ZQ, MM0TFU, SV6DBG/B, OD5OJ, TK4LS, OY1OF, ON4GI, OM3TWM, OE3XAS, GS8VL, F/ON4LO/P, EA1NL, DH1KJ, WA5FWC, VA3FF, S51DX, LY2J, K5TLL/B, K1DJ, IZ6BXV, IU1HJF, IT9BLB, HA1RB, GM8OFQ, GJ0KYZ, F5NBX, F1DXT, EI7HBB, EF7AT, EA5IGO, EA1Z, DF1WR/P, CE7VPQ, 9Z4Y, 2W0HYW.
Spotters: KC4EOG, F4CXO, PD1JN, IU3BTY, VA3ROC, DO1BWO, DL7JV, IU2MCH, DG1KPC, UR5WCA, PU1JDX, CD7CKU, OK7PK, IW1DQS, EB5ISR, YT2KMD, PY3EW, PA3GND, HA6ZQ, EA2Z, WI4L, PC2F, OM7ASP, MM0TFU, EC5KY, EC1CZL, EA7JUR, EA3AQR, SY2CWM, PA2PKZ, IZ7HNO, 9K2HS, 2E0PKH, WB4JPG, SV1NZR, SP6EFY, SP2DDV, OE4JHW, M6UIT, IZ3ZLG, IZ0LNP, I8VJK, GM8LFB, G4AFU, G0GQP, F4HWS, EA4GTJ, DL1NCH, DG9OBI, 2E0JFY, 2E0CNL, YO3GSK, WP4OH, PD3KWS, PD1PDT, PD0NHM, ON6GO, ON5WO, M3DDY, M0LUX, M0BSV, LW3EX, KF4WE, HA9AL, F1TZE, EI7HBB, EB1ALL, EA3IDY, DL2RDT, DB6LY .
Thursday DX: K5TLL/B, EA8NF.
Spotters: KC4EOG, AC2PB, F4CXO, MM0TFU, W4KRN, KF4WE, VE3EEI, RU9W, ZL3IO, WI4L, VA3EBM, RT6C, EA7JUR .
Friday DX: RN1KA, RD7D, 4U1A, RA1QD, OD5OJ, LY100LY, UA9CUA, RZ4AG, RM1O, RA9DZ, RU9CZ, KC4TVZ, 4X1TI, RW4WA, RC1ZA, RA3RPW, R3FO, R2AKN, 5T5PA, 4J75DJ, RW1AM, RM3U, R9XM, R100RT, OZ7IGY, UT7DX, UT1AN, RO2X, RL9L, RK9LWA, RK3ER, R9UBE, R9OO/9, R7NO, R4HEP, R3MBD, R2RA, R1NO, OH2B/B, LA8HGA, HZ1TT, A75GE.
Spotters: F4CXO, R9XM, OE3FVU, K4LG, SV1NJA, UA4APZ, R2DFO, IU3BTY, YT1T, YO9CWY, RU9W, RT4M, TA1NCT, R1NU, YO3GSK, WA3GWK, RM9RZ, RA0UF, AA4XU, W7DXW, UR9MB, UG4A, UA4NAL, UA4CGR, UA1OMZ, SV1ACL, SM5YRA, RX9WT, RW6HEG, RM8G, RA9DZ, R6JY, K7OOS, IK5OVW, GM8LFB, CT2FEY, YT2KMD, WI4L, VA7JY, UT4UF, UR3EL, UA9R, UA9FBC, SP6EFY, SP4JFR, RX9WB, RV9WP, RU9CZ, RG3Z, RA3RPW, R8CCM, R3MBD, PU2KNM, OZ1LCG, LA4YGA, K9RSY, JJ8XEO, HA0LZ, G1EZF, ES2HV, EC5KY
Change to 4 reported contacts needed for the contest weekend
Saturday DX: EA2LMI, J69DS, 4O9KOM, SQ2HL, 9A5Y, EB1A, EA6SX, RC1ZA, EA4AA, S57DX, OY1CT, N4OX, MM1E, K5TLL/B, IZ6BXV, HA4A, EE5O, DF70DARC, US5D, MM3T, LZ1WR, J68HZ, EA8CYE, DD1LD/P, 9A5O, W4MLB, W0BH, VE7CUP/, RK0UT, OE60IPA, KN5TX, KD5VYB, HA5JI, F4BHK, EF0F, EC5AN, EB5F, EA6AMM, EA5S, EA1X, EA1GAR, EA1G, DG5BKM, 8P5A
Spotters: PG7M, EI7GL, DL7JV, PE1EWR, UR5WCA, M6ETL, KC4EOG, YU2DVD, AC2PB, SO6IQY, PD1PDT, IV3JER, EW6AS, 2E0GLN, KE8OQX, GM0GMN, WD5DW, PA3AGN, NF9V, N5HC, CT2FEY, YO3GSK, W4KRN, KD9HWL, F4DVX, DO4DXA, AC7GG, VE7CUP, PC1TK, N8UX, EA2Z, WI4L, RN3DN, PY1LV, NO3K, N4TUT, MM0TFU, M7DLX, GM8LFB, CR5O, 9A5O, YU3AWA, WB8VLC, WB4JPG, S58Y, S53M, NG7M, KO1Z, IZ2ZEX, DO1YWF, DJ2FL, 2E0CNL, W3LPL, UX0RR, PE2K, ON6KZ, N5KB, KE4CIR, K4JDF, IW2OFO, EA7QL, EA2AOO/, DL6LW, DD1LD .
Sunday DX: S57DX, PI4COM, RM8W/M, 9A5Y, R1CA/P, EA2LMI, OY1CT, LZ5R, RD1A/M, EA1L, W1AW, SP9DLM, OM2VL, N1RR, MW0UPH, ED1R, N5XJ, J69DS, EF0F, EA1X, YP0C, WK2G, WA1FCN, US5D, N8DXR, LY4A, K9CT, IZ4UEZ, HA5JI, G0OVK, EB2AM, EB1A, EA8CYE, EA1IT, AC0PB, W8YCM, W1TJL, VE3PJ, VE3ORF, US0KW, UA2FF, SK7GH/B, OK2EQ, N4OX, MM0TFU, LA8HGA, KN5TX, KE4Q, KB4YPN, K9KE, K1R, K1B, IK8UND, IK4ZIF, HC2PY, F5OUX, F4HEC, EI2HPB, EG2SMR, EA5L, EA5H, EA2WD, EA2DT, EA1GAR, EA1G, AD0JA, 4X1TI.
Spotters: KE4CIR, DO4DXA, G1EZF, PE1EWR, F1MPQ, KN4CFD, W4KYW, W4EE, LA6XIA, N4FZ, KE8OQX, PA3AGN, M0BTZ, UR5WCA, HB9NE, NG7M, SV1NJA, PC2F, KA9GDW, GM8LFB, W3ON, YO3GSK, WA0TPN, TA2K, KA1YQC, IU3BTY, W9LW, W1RPG, N6DW, LA5LJA, EA3AGQ, WS5ADV, PG7M, M7DLX, K8DTX, K4JDF, IZ8NVV, F5SIH, EA7TG, EA7JJR, DL1RWN, N2SCJ, F4CXO, WA3GWK, SM7/DL1BBO, SM1TDE, PE2K, N9GY, KC4EOG, JJ8XEO, IZ4UEZ, EA5J, UR2680SWL/P, S54X, PD9DX, PD0YL, K4ELI, HA6VH, GM4ULS, DM1AA, WB8VLC, W5ZYX, S59EIJ, RW1F, RW1C, R8WM, R1CX, PY1LV, PU2NUP, N9IO, K7DW, K0LAF, IK8UND, F4HEC, EB5ISR .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
These contests all have 10m sections to them. This week only the NRAU is a dedicated 10m contest.
CWops Mini-CWT Test | 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 2 |
+ NRAU 10m Activity Contest | 1800Z-1900Z, Jul 2 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 2 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, Jul 2 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Jul 2 (Dig) |
+ SKCC Sprint Europe | 1900Z-2100Z, Jul 2 |
+ FISTS Summer Slow Speed Sprint | 0000Z-0400Z, Jul 4 |
+ DL-DX RTTY Contest | 1100Z, Jul 4 to 1059Z, Jul 5 |
+ Marconi Memorial HF Contest | 1400Z, Jul 4 to 1400Z, Jul 5 |
+ Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest | 0100Z-0159Z, Jul 7 |
+ ARS Spartan Sprint | 0100Z-0300Z, Jul 7 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 8 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test | 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 8 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test | 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 9 |
In reality it’s not known if any of these activities will actually take place.
The Vanuatu one looks interesting as it seems like an activation of a special call by amateurs who are resident there.
Currently active callsigns are in bold face 2020 June Jun 15-Jul 15, 2020 DXCC: Guantanamo Bay Callsign: KG4MA QSL: TBA Source: TDDX (May 8, 2020) Info: By W1SRR; HF; SSB FT8, perhaps CW; exact start date not clear; to continue for 12 months Jun 27-Jul 3, 2020 DXCC: Svalbard Callsign: JW7QIA QSL: LA7QIA Direct Source: LA7QIA (Jun 17, 2020) Info: By LA7QIA; 6m; may be QRV longer July Jul 1-11, 2020 DXCC: Balearic Is Callsign: EA6 QSL: LoTW Source: DK5ON (Jun 21, 2020) Info: By DK5ON as EA6/DK5ON fm IOTA EU-004 (ARLHS BAL-010 Cap de Pera Light, WLOTA 1902); 40-6m; CW RTTY FT4/8; QSL OK via DK5ON (B/d), Clug Log OQRS Jul 1-31, 2020 DXCC: Vanuatu Callsign: YJ40IND QSL: TBA Source: TDDX (Jun 18, 2020) Info: By YJ8RN YJ8ED YJ8CW; likely 40 20 15m; SSB FT8 CW; 100w; mainly weekends Jul 6-19, 2020 DXCC: Monaco Callsign: 3A QSL: IW1RBI Source: 425DXN (Jun 26, 2020) Info: By IW1RBI as 3A/IW1RBI; 30-6m; SSB FT8 |
Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) have been studied for almost 200 years, yet much about them remains unknown. Seeded by meteoroids, they float near the edge of space in a layer no more than a few kilometres thick. How are the clouds arranged inside that narrow layer? Two German photographers decided to find out. During a bright display of NLCs on June 7th, Michael Theusner and Maciej Libert photographed the same clouds from two cities 120 km apart.
Click here for the full picture. NLC (spaceweather.com)
Stoke, at home, managed to lose to Middlesbro’ 0 – 2 and have a man sent off. It’s bad enough that we don’t have Joe Allen through injury now we have less to choose from.
Even more bad news from Stoke. Wigan fellow demotion candidates beat Stoke 3 – 0. We are sinking slowly.