A slack week on ten metres especially Thursday and Friday. Top DX? It’s hard to say. OY6BEC/B (Faroe Is) maybe, VO1FOG (Canada) maybe, love his QRZ page, YP0C (Romania) maybe, or OZ1D (Denmark) perhaps.

Patrick, ON4ARJ , has been casting his signal far and wide again. Wednesday he worked US2YW +12 dB, Saturday SV1CQN -12 dB and OG70AD -09 dB and Sunday SQ5NAN +12 dB

EA1FEP +13 dB all days on data. Not quite so varied this week.

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

Monday DX: W1VE, TZ4AM, N8II, VO1FOG, LY4A, K1FE, ES9FTDM, W1NA, WA3C, DO7NL, WG3C, W1HS, SV2HNE/B, RC1ZA, OY6BEC/B, LZ1WR, LA8HGA, I5KAP, EA3PT, EA3CV, 5T5PA, VO1KVT, SB7W/B, PI75ZUT, PA3KYH, MM0TFU, KB4RG, KB1HY, GI0CWV, GI0BDX, G0FWX, EW2W, EI7HBB, EB1DJ, EA2K.

Spotters: G1EZF, EB1DJ, F4CXO, DL7JV, PB2A, OH7LOA, MM0TFU, AA0CW, WB4JPG, R4DI, EA1AT, W4KRN, KF4WE, K3EEI, K1YOW, AA4XU, UT4UF, OE3FVU, DO4MM, DO2HQS, M0BTZ, KW4RZ, IW2OFO, EA2Z, DL2FDL, PD1JN, IU3BTY, EI7HBB, DO1BWO, DL0HF, UA9FBC, PD1PDT, PA3AGN, OV5O, LA1YKA, KI7SYG, K6YYL, HA0LZ, F4EFA, F1DHX, DG7LAZ, AC2PB, VO1FOG, UA4AQL, PA5WK, IZ4COW, IK4ZIF, HB9EOU, G7BXU, F8CRS, EA3AQR, DL7KL .

Tuesday DX: LY4A, OY6BEC/B, LA5TEN/B, YL2NX, NX0I, UA9CES, UA1QW, OY1CT, N1UL, IZ8RVA/B, IZ1RFT, IW3FZQ/B, GW7HDS/B, GI0CWV, ES1KK, DL0IGI/B, DB0UM/B, 4U1A, UT4UFZ, US2YW, UN7LZ, UA9MA, SX3SP, SV6JHA, SV6DBG/B, SQ2HL, SP6KS, RA1TI, R9CS, R1QE, OM5XX, MM3NRX, MM0LGS, M0BKV, LY5W, LA3WAA, K2PSD, F6DEO/QRP, ES9FTDM, ER4DX, EI2IFB.

Spotters: AA0CW, WB4JPG, W4KRN, EA1AT, R2ABM, K7LNP, G1EZF, PC2F, RA3RF, F5PCV, KC4HQS, IV3IZU, GM8LFB, F4CXO, MM0TFU, OK1HZ, DG2JO, SP6NIF, OE3FVU, F5LRL, DO1BWO, DC5SWL, RV0APH, PA3AGN, IU3BTY, DL7JV, DG7LAZ, RN3QRY, OV5O, OM7ASP, NT1N, KI7SYG, IZ8VYU, F6IRG, EA1AHY, DM2TS, W4LES, SP9BCV, IW4EGA, G4CJC, EW8AP, EA3NJ, CT1BXT .

Wednesday DX: LA/DL2SWW, 7V1ND, M0BEW, K5AB/B, F4GGQ, OY6BEC/B, DO1KRT, WB0BIN/B, SP5GNI, OZ8FTDM, OY6BEC, LA5TEN/B, JT1BU, F4CIB, SK7GH/B, SK0CT/B, S57DX, ON7CL, OH2B/B, OE3DEC, M6YIK, LA9TEN/B, KG6HMN, K0WKT/B, GM8OFQ, EA3RKM, EA3BDE, UA9UR, SP9SL, SP9KR, MM0TXT, LY7T, LY5W, LA9LMA, LA8HGA, KD5SAQ, K6FRC/B, K0HTF/B, IZ8RVA/B, HB9OAU, HB9HLM, GM0ELP, GI0BDX, G0JEI, EA3TO/P, DQ8FTDMC, DJ2OR, CS7/DO3HK.

Spotters: G1EZF, F4CXO, OH7LOA, WA3GWK, MW0HMV, DL7JV, K7OOS, PA3AGN, K6YYL, F5LRL, F4GWM, F5PCV, EA3NJ, W4KRN, PD1JN, PC9DB, PA2P, IZ0CBD, OH4SS, MM7SWC, M3DDY, DO2HQS, DO1TOB, RU4HU, RA9AA, PD1ROS, PD1PDT, PD0LK, PA4EN, OK7PK, MM0TFU, LZ1HCO, K7LNP, HB9GUR, DO1BWO, DL6MFK, DH0IAM, DG7LAZ, AA4XU, YO3GSK, W5GCX, UT4UF, SQ2OTU, LZ2NW, IU3BTY, G4CJC, EA3RCY, EA3HDD, 2E0CNL .

Thursday DX: VO1FOG, N4TUT, W6FM, LU1JHD, IZ8RVA/B, SR5TDM/B, SK7GH/B, PY3EW, PP5HA, OY6BEC/B, N1JCW.

Spotters: F4CXO, PC2F, OE3FVU, G4TMI, G1EZF, F5PCV, PY3EW, F1BFC, W6FM, N4TUT, IZ1RFT, WB4JPG, RU9W, PA3AGN, K7OOS, F1UMO, W5THT, PU8PSF, EA3NJ, DO1RWM, DL1ZBE, DJ6AG .

Friday DX: RT9K/6, OH0Z, W4LES, W2MGF, SV6DBG/B, RC1ZA, JF8QNF, EB4IC, EA3CV, EA1BQR.

Spotters: W4LES, R6DIR, F4CXO, OE3FVU, PC2F, RV4SAH, IU2MCH, PY3EW, LU6DRV, F5PCV, YO3GSK, WA3GWK, KC4AAW, K7LNP, EI2IP, DO1BWO, DG7LAZ .

Saturday DX: YP0C, R3MBD, S50A, DP4M, N1API, ES6RW, UI2K, S53MM, R7AW, R4CP/6, PY6GOE, HZ1SK, HA3NU, ES5TV, YO7WC, UX1UF, UT3IZ, SQ4CTS, SQ2HL, S57S, RW4WA, RV3FF, RA1AL, OH0R, IZ8RVA/B, ES5RY, ER4DX, EA4AOC, 8S0C, YU3EEA, YT2AAA, YL2GD, UT5NR, UN6TA, SM5IMO, S56P, S53M, S53K, S52OT, S50R, RU4CK, RU1M, RC8SC, RA7A, R2DX/3, R1CX/P, PU8PSF, PU2RJO, PI4DX, PD1BHZ, NC0B, M5W, LZ9W, LZ662MI, LZ5R, LZ2YO, LY4A, LU1DX, IZ6TSA, IU4NIZ, IK8SHL, HG6N, HA3DX, EV1R, EU1A, ES6DO, DL5AXX, 9A5MX.

Spotters: OE3FVU, DO6IL, UA9BA, SP7SEW, ON6GO, HA6VH, R2RA, RT2H, PY6GOE, R2RAK, LY5W, RL3T, PA3DAT, 2E0CNL, S53M, RA3AAA, R3MBD, R2ANX, MM0TFU, HG6Y, EX8MLE, DO1BWO, DL2FDL, YU1YV, RW3WR, RA4CVK, OZ1MFP, OZ1IKY, OK2PFV, K3AJ, DJ8OG, UA3FQ, S55X, PE2K, PC2F, OV1CDX, LA9RY, F6IIT, DG7LAZ, RU3RQ, RT5C, PE1EWR, PC2K, N9XO, EI7HBB, DO2HQS, DL3GD, DL1SBF, CE3SX, AA4XU, YO8/LZ4UU, RX3ZV, RU4CK, RU1M, RM4C, RK3AF, PY2ADX, PU8PSF, PU2RJO, PE2GH, PA3OES, PA3EVY, PA3AGN, PA1TX, N3QE, LY2N, LB5GI, IW8ZFB, IW0AGX, G1EZF, F4CXO, EW7BA, EW6AS, EI6JK, EA5IXO, DL1DF, DG0KS, 9A5MX .

Sunday DX: OZ1D, SQ2HL, IK6BGJ, RD1A/M, RC9A, SV6JHA, LA5TEN/B, OA4DOS, JA9FPI, FM5DN, SV2RSS/B, SV2HQL/B, SK7GH/B, SK0CT/B, SE3X, R2DNW, OZ7IGY/B, OY6BEC/B, N4SVC, MW0ZZK, K5TLJ/B, JJ2IJU, IZ8RVA/B, IZ6BXV, IW4EIR/B, HF3015O, GB3XMB/B, F5ZEH/B, F4CIB, ED1YCA/B, EA3CV, 9Z4Y, UX3UU, UT3IZ, RX1A, RT9K/6, RA2FL, R4CQ, PY6GOE, PC2F, N1API, N0TW, KM4ODS, KI5KEB, KC3LED, JF8QNF, IK1RGR, F5VHN, EI7HBB, EA7EU, DL1BBO, CT2HOV/P, BG4TMC.

Spotters: OE3FVU, F4CXO, N4ZCG, OZ1MFP, PY2ADX, W4KRN, EA4BU, G1EZF, DO2HQS, DL7JV, R2ABM, WB4JPG, UA7G, ND4X, IW2OFO, RA3RF, PD1JN, GI4SNA, RN3QRY, CE3SX, AA4XU, R2RAK, PY6GOE, PA3AGN, DG7LAZ, W4LES, US3EW, UB9OAF, TA2K, R4ABT, OZ8ZN, OE3KLU, MM0TFU, G6AD, FM5DN, EW6AS, DL8HAV, SM3WMU, RD1M, R6DIR, PD1PDT, ON4CT, K4MN, JJ0AWX, IZ8NVV, IZ7HNO, IW2NOO, HK1REB, F5TRB, EA3GJO, AA0CW .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

Some good ones this week. Especially the WAE (German) CW contest.

Many leading contesters claim the WAE DX to be the most challenging contest of the year. Being a true blue DX contest, only intercontinental QSOs between DX and Europe are counted (exception is the RTTY part). Therefore the number of DX QSOs here may be similar to the amount of DX usually worked in the CQWW.

Moreover, the unique feature of QTC-traffic adds much fun and another operating challenge to the contest. Here the DX stations transfer real telegrams to the European stations. These telegrams contain data of previously logged QSOs. Each of these records counts one additional point for the sender and the receiver. Get your good ears on!!

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

Things do seem to be picking up a bit here. There are some good ones to watch out for if conditions allow.

Sun: 1 sunspot. There's no longer any doubt. Solar Cycle 25 is coming to life. A new sunspot emerged on Monday, crackling with minor flares and adding to a string of new-cycle active regions spread across the face of the sun. Is Solar Minimum over? Let’s hope so. (spaceweather.com)

Nothing new from Stoke. Brentford were beaten by Fulham in the playoff for the final place in the premiership. They have a new stadium to play in, shame!