Very poor during the week but the weekend really came up trumps. (Not related to the US president!!). Best DX, maybe, TM17FFF (France), 5B60AMX (Republic of Cyprus) and TZ4AM (Mali).

F4CXO made top spotter for six days but lost out on Sunday.

This is from a CDXC report
TZ4AM Jeff Dear All: Does anyone have a strong HF station and the time to pass on a few messages over the next few days? The President of Mali has been given an ultimatum to leave by 1400z

TZ4AM Jeff There may be a lot of civil unrest here over the next few days and the internet and phone service may be down, but my station runs at 500 watts on solar power and can reach Europe.

Z4AM Jeff Any volunteers, preferably in UK or USA would be appreciated. I only have CW right now, no SSB.

I’m sure we all wish Jeff the best at this difficult time.

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

Monday DX: 5T5PA, ZD7FT, TZ4AM, ED1YCA/B, ZB2TEN/B, UA9CGL/M, SK7GH/B, SK0CT/B, OY6BEC/B, ON0RY/B, GB3XMB/B, F5ZWE/B.

Spotters: F4CXO, G1EZF, F1UMO, WB4JPG, E73S, YO3GSK, K0LB, EI2IP, KC4AAW, IZ1RFT, EA3AQR, EA2EIE, CT1IQI, AA0CW .

Tuesday DX: SV6DBG/B, SV2RSS/B, IZ8RVA/B, F5ZWE/B.

Spotters: F4CXO, W6FM, G1EZF, K7HPN, PU2RDB, EA1IRE .

Wednesday DX: TM17FFF, DP7D, RC1ZA, ZD7FT, HA5JI, 5T5PA, OH6RM, II2EMCA, PH9HB/AM, F8KLY, 9A5O, 9A5MX, SK7GH/B, OR1Z, OK2MBP, G4UJS, F4FCE/P, EA6/DL8AZ, 9K2HS, 5B60ALJ, S57DX, R3MBD, OY6BEC/B, OY1CT, ON4LAN, M6YIK, LZ1ZF, IW9HPN, IV3DLZ, IT9/ON6MM, IK0NMJ, HZ1TT, GB1945PE, F4VPN, F1UMO.

Spotters: F4CXO, PC9DB, DL8HAV, OK1HZ, UR5WCA, ON6EF, VR2UNG, 9K2HS, SV1NJA, SQ3TKZ, DO6US, YO3GSK, RV4SAH, OZ2PJ, ON3ONX, F1UMO, EB5ISR, UB9OAF, SY2CWM, PP2CS, PD1JN, PA4EN, OZ1CF, IZ8NVV, IK3MLF, F5JFU, EI7GUB, EA1BAG, DO7KH, DG2JO, SQ9ITA, R3MBD, PD0LK, OS8D, ON4LAN, MM0TFU, M3DDY, IV3HAX, IU4MRU, GM8LFB, G0CNN, EA3AQR, EA1AHY, DL1ZBE, DG7LAZ .

Thursday DX: PY4BZ, EA8DO, LA5TEN/B, EA8JK, DB0UM/B, 5B60AMX, IW3FZQ/B, CT7AIU.

Spotters: F4CXO, G1EZF, PU1JDX, GM8LFB, UB9OAF, PP2CS, W4LES, UT4UF, MM0TFU, EI2IP, EA7JUR .

Friday DX: RD1A/M, SV6DBG/B, LZ1UBO, EA3HSD/P, TI2JS, N7C, K0JU, 9H/I1JTQ, LZ3ND, IZ8RVA/B, IK7LMX/B, IH9YMC, GW7HDS/B, F4FCE/P, EA3AQR, DN7RW, DM30RSV, DG7LAZ.

Spotters: F4CXO, UB9OAF, K0LB, GM8LFB, AC2PB, W4KRN, MM0TFU, G1EZF, EA7JUR, EA7CB, DO1RWM, YU3ABT, KF4WE, UT4UF, R4DI, PP2CS, PC2F, EI2IP, EA3GJO, W7USA, PH9B, PD4FL, NT1N, KB0FHP, G4CJC, EA3TI, AA4XU .

A Minimum of 4 contacts needed for the weekend

Saturday DX: YU3AWA, UT/N2TA, UB7K, N4OX, NF4A, Z62FB, RD1A/M, RC1O/P, UA4M, RL6K, OY6BEC/B, LA5TEN/B, K9ZO, K4BAI, K3AJ, EA4GUK, EA3CV, W4NF, UA9BA, RZ1OK, RW1CW, RT1S, RK5K/P, R8XF/M, R3MBD, OH9TEN/B, OH5TEN/B, NO3U, N4RV, N3NR, N3FJP, N2BJ, LZ5R, KD7RF, K9CT, K5OF, K4WI, K2SSS, IW3FZQ/B, AB9H.

Spotters: F4CXO, R6DJM, RU3RQ, W4EE, R6CW, K4VTE, WX3B, N3MN, W2LAZ, PD8HUB, OE3FVU, N1RM, AA4XU, PU1JDX, DK9IP, UB9OAF, R5FN, K4ELI, WB4OMM, RX9CAZ, KC4AAW, VA2UR, GM8LFB, G1EZF, F6IIT, AB8M, WA3AER, RW3WR, R2AT, PE2GH, OK2PFV, NI0K, ND3L, KE3X, F5PCV, EI7HBB, UA3FQ, RL3DX, OZ1MFP, OV1CDX, EA5FID, W4EXT, UA3SAQ, RA4CVK, RA2FA, OE3EMC, N3QE, EC5KY, EA1SI, DK1IP, DJ4EL, CT2FEY, W4KYW, VA3ROC, US5ETV, UA4M, RW1QN, RM3S, RA4HMT, R7HF, R3MBD, NA4DA, KN4UQM, K4PI, K1FE, EI2IP, EA3AQR, DO1BWO, DK0UB .

Sunday DX: PY4BZ, EI2IFB, M0UNN, RN9C, R2EA/P, 5B60AMX, RZ9L, RD1A/M, MM0TFU, FY5HB, F4EQA, EA8JK, UA4M, S51TC, RN9S, RN4AA, RC1ZA, RA9DZ, R8CT, PY2TMV, PX2A, PU5ABB, YT8A, UP4L, RT9A, RK5K/P, R7AG, PU2WDX, OH6RM, N4RLD, K5TLL/B, G0NGE, F6IRG, CE7VPQ, CE4WJK, 9A7DA, 6E6E, 5T5PA, YQ6A, WD4AB, WA5FWC, VP8LP, UX7IW, UN9L, UI4I, UA1AEY/3, SV2RSS/B, SV2HNE/B, SP5UFE, S57DX, RT9S, R1CAM, PY3OZ, PY2NDX, OY6BEC, OY1CT, N9SQQ, LZ5R, LZ1CCP, KF4WE, KC4TVZ, J69BB, IZ6BXV, IZ4VTZ/P, IK7LMX/B, IK5ZWU, GM2TT, G7BXU, F1AUF, EA8DGO, EA1URE, CX7CO, CO6DS.

Spotters: UR5HVR, EA1AT, OE3FVU, XE2JX, W4KRN, RU3RQ, WB8VLC, F4WBL, EA1AHY, RA3AAA, R6CW, MW0HMV, KJ7GXL, EA1U, PU1JDX, DL7JV, G1EZF, EC5KY, E72U, CT2FEY, DG7LAZ, YV5NR, UR5WCA, R5FN, PY2ADX, LZ1JZ, F4CXO, EA4ADM, KC4EOG, GM8LFB, F5PCV, KC4AAW, DJ4EL, RA3R, F1UMO, UA4CC, PP5FMM, PC2F, MM0TFU, KF4WE, HG6Y, GW4AYJ, EA3AQR, PU2LJH, PP2CS, PE1HWO, OE3EMC, HJ2BKY, SP6NIF, RV6AVU, R2AT, PD0LK, OZ3GBO, OK2PFV, W8MRL, W5SUM, VE3PV, RQ9O, RO9A, RL3DX, PD8HUB, P33W, OV1CDX, N5CM, F6IIT, DH2PA, UA3FQ, SQ3KNR, RW3WR, RA4CVK, MM6NRK, LU6DRV, G0GKH, AC2PB, WA4CZD, W4CU, UA4CGR, R7HF, PU2TTN, OZ1CF, OH1LWZ, MW7KUL, K1AKR, K0NXV, IU4MRU, HP1COO, HG4EWL, DK1IP, CE3SX .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews. But things do seem to be looking up.

Sun: No sunspots.

AN EXPLOSION OVER CHINA: Every night, the Chinese Meteor Monitoring Organization (CMMO) runs an automated camera in Shandong Province, monitoring meteor activity above the coast of the Yellow Sea. On Aug. 16th, it caught the brightest fireball in years. The night sky turned blue when a space rock exploded hundreds of times brighter than a full Moon.

Click here to see the event. Fire Ball. (Spaceweather.com)

No soccer news yet. But the second Test England v Pakistan was a wash out, rain and bad light took its toll.