Yet another fairly flat week although the weekend did improve things slightly.

You have to get up and try it out each day. Sometimes you catch a good one and sometimes you don’t. Sometimes they just get away, the DX that is. The analogy with fishing in a stream or a lake works pretty well.

Best DX of the week probably FR4OO (Reunion), HI8AT (Dominican Republic), CE7VPQ, XR500M and XR33M (both specials from Chile) and V55JOTA (Namibia Scouts [and Guides, or are they all just Scouts in these days of political correctness?])

Saturday, Patrick, ON4RJ worked 8Q7PR -17dB and ZS1XG -18 dB on data. Sunday he worked 9J2BS -12dB and heard G0WCK -9dB and G4RDC -15dB.

I only worked an OE and a G0 on 10m. I worked plenty of stations on 20m FT4 and 9Y4 and NP2 on 17m FT8. There you go!

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

Monday DX: CE7VPQ, CX7CO, VP8LP, LU4DJB, PU7RIO, CA4PPC, CE2LE, LU1VYL, EA9ACD, PW8BR, PU8YAB, PR7JRC, LU9DCE, LU7JTW, LU7DV, LU4EN, LU1AAX, F5RAG, F5OUX, EA7DHT, CX7SS, PU2SMS, PP8TZ, OA1F, LW9HEL, LW5DIE, LU5FQ, LU1YJA, LU1HEX, EA8JK, D44PM, CX8DS, CE7/PU2RVM.
Spotters: PU2RJO, F4CXO, PU2XYT, PY1LV, PU5LHF, EA4AGI, PU2TTN, EA3AQR, LU9DCE, PU2ODR, KC4AAW, PY2UDB, PY2REY, PU4MHO, CE3SX, PY2ADX, KZ1O, HA8FK, W5CIB, SP5XMU, PY1NP, PU2NKT, LU8VCC, F4GXX, EA7TR, AA4XU, PY5CAP, PY2WLM, PW8BR, PU1JDX, OA6AMN, N4TUT, HA8LNN, CM2RSV .

Tuesday DX: FR4OO, PY8CPJ, VP8LP, OY6BEC/B, DL0IGI/B, XR33M, PP5JR, G4RIQ, FR1GZ.
Spotters: F4CXO, CE3SX, G0CAS, F4VPC, MM0TFU, WB8VLC, CD7CKU, PU1JDX, IK2GSO, EA1Z .

Wednesday DX: CA4PPC, PY2VM, HI8AT, CE7VPQ, 9Z4Y, XR33M, PU1JDX, K9JMS.
Spotters: CD7CKU, PP5FMM, PU8RJI, PU5LHF, PU2RJO, CE3SX, PU2WOC, PU1JDX, PY2UDB, PY2OKB, PY1FOG, PX2A, 9Z4Y .

Thursday DX: ZB2JK, ZS6WN, CE7VPQ, ZS6WAB/B, PP5HA, ZB2TT, ZB2JK/P, SV8PEX, PY4MAB, LZ4TX, LZ3ND, LU9HAT, HA5GG, F6IRG, CA5UBR.
Spotters: ZS6WN, AA4XU, F4CXO, PU1JDX, F4VPC, LU6DRV, F6EAS, CD7CKU, PY4MAB, PY1LV, PU2RJO, DO1OTW .

Friday DX: VK2EMA, YV5AAX, KP4DQC.
Spotters: PY2EDY, PU1JDX, PP2CS, AA4XU, ZS6WN, LU9DCE, PU2ODR, N8TMG, UT2UZ .

Saturday DX: V55JOTA, CE7VPQ, LW2DOD, VK4CAG, VK8NSB, FR4QT, FR1GZ, 9G5FI, 7Z1SJ, ZS1DX, HP1ELV, LU6FLZ, LU3HS, HZ1TT, PJ4GR, ZS0RR, Z66DX, VK4CZ, V55YOTA, TI2VVV, RW4CB, PX2S, PT7ZT, PT7OS, LU7MCJ, KE6FOA, KD5DE, K3DMM, IV3SKB, EA3TI, CX1BV, 9K2HS, 8Q7PR.
Spotters: KF4WE, PU1JDX, PP5TG, KC4AAW, PU2RJO, KI5JWA, F4VPC, KB4RSM, G0LFF, WB8VLC, PU2TDY, LU1JHD, F4CXO, EA7SL, EA6ET, AG4ZL, YV8ER, W4RN, N4ZCG, EA7FDW, 9K2HS, VK3GYH, PY1NS, PU5LHF, LU4DPL, IT9NAN, IK4OMO, CX8DS, CE3SX, AA4XU, YO4ATW, VK4CZ, UT7UA, SV1AHP, SQ5HG, R9XM, PU2XYT, PU2NKT, PT2OM, KR7RK, KG4BFR, IW9HPE, DL7AU, CT2FEY .

Sunday DX: XR500M, XR33M, LU4DJB, HI8AT, CE2NGN, ZD7BG, V51MA, YB0MWM, TI2CC, LW6DG, 9G5FI, FR1GZ, 9J2BS, PU5ABB, YB3IZK, K4DSP, ZS6LKF, YF1DO, YC0VM, LW2DOD, LU1XMO, CE7VPQ, CD3FJK, 9J2BO, 3D2AG, ZS1C, WP4RF, WP4PRD, VK2XN, RN4ABD, P3AA, LZ4TX, EA3TI, EA2K, CX9AU, CA4PSH, CA2NRD, ZS6WAB/B, ZR1ADI, WP3NW, WA2ZYU, TA2E, PY3PR, PP8FA, LU1ECF, KF5JMD, KC4LGC, HJ2BKY, DL2OE, DJ2XY, CQ0ODX/P, CE1NT, CA4PPC.
Spotters: LU9DCE, PU2RJO, PY2OKB, KC4AAW, F4GXX, WB8VLC, F4CXO, ZS1TAF, PU5LHF, HJ2BKY, EA6ET, R4NAY, PP5FMM, WP4MXM, PY2UDB, K4SAC, HI5KKK, PU8PSF, F4VPC, F1TXI, EA1GHQ, CD2SLJ, YC3RCJ, W5CIB, PY2CTF, PY2BN, PY2AAM, PU2NKT, LU4FTA, DL9RDM, 9K2HS, UA3QJJ, SP5XMU, RW3RN, PY1NP, PY1JR, PU2KRL, PU1JDX, NF8H, LU6DRV, KI5JWA, EA7TR, EA7KJE, DE7RXA, CT2FEY, CE3SX, AC2PB, TA0S, PY7XAF, PU2RDB, PP5TG, N4ZCG, MM6NRK, KB5FLA, K8JH, DO5NU, DL7ALM, DL1ET .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

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

Sun: New-cycle sunspot AR2776 is crackling with minor B-class solar flares.

Stoke beat Luton 0 – 2 with a good second half display. Barnsley on Wednesday and Brentford on Saturday both at Stoke. We are now 8 th in the table.