Well, the weekend certainly brought out the most improved conditions I can remember for a long time. The CQ WW SSB contest could have helped I suppose. I knuckled down and did a couple of stints of operating on the Saturday and Sunday.

It’s amazing what you learn about your own style and that of others, the capabilities of your rig, your antennas and your logging software. But I can’t operate for the full 48 hours, I need to say hello to the wife, take the dog for a walk, eat, listen to my footy team win (as it happens they did) and such stuff. I worked 71 stations in a couple of hours each day. No new DXCCs but I learned a lot. I usually dip into contests to work the odd bit of new DX, so now maybe I’ll try to sharpen up my act a bit.

Steve, MØBPQ, reports he worked 62 US stations in CQWW over Saturday and Sunday. 1 VE. No Carib apart from PJ4DX and FR4QT from Africa. Plus the usual SpE QSOs with Europe. He was certainly loud with me. He’s actually not far away from me in North London.

The most sought after DX from the week Z66DX (Kosovo), LR1E (Argentina), E77A ( Bosnia and Herzegovina), FR4QT (Reunion) and many more.

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

Monday DX: FR4QT, ZS6WAB/B, PUØFDN, TG9AWS, UN7QF, I5KAP, 5Z4VJ, ZS1OPB, ZS1C, VK2EMA, PU7BCG, PP5HA, FR1GZ/B.
Spotters: LU9DCE, F4CXO, VK4CZ, PU1JDX, F4VPC, WB8VLC, R6JY, PT9FD, KW4BY, GØFWX, PU2RJO, LU6DRV, ZS1TAF, ZL3IO, W4RQ, VK3DUT, PP2CS, MMØTFU, KC4AAW, IZ6JTZ, IK2GSO, EA8DHH .

 Tuesday DX: Z66DX, LW2DOD, 4U75UN, ZF2LZ, UT3IZ, PY5EW, ZW5B, YF1DO, VK5GR, VK4MA, TG9AWS, R925RZ, PY2OW, PP5AMP, OZ1ØØMILL, LW2DAF, LU9DA, LU2DAJ, LU1HW, HB9DEN.
Spotters: 9A6R, F1MPQ, OZ1MFP, F4CXO, LU9DCE, MMØTFU, DF7RG, IK2GSO, G4CJC, G3MOT, PU2ODR, GM8LFB, EI7HBB, EA3CVY, DL8JS, DL2SWR, CD7CKU, WA2HMM, SV2JAO, PU1JDX, MI1WWG, LZ1JZ, KW4BY, GØLFF, F8FAZ, EA3TI, 9K2HS, 5P1KZX .

 Wednesday DX: OH6RM, ZS6WAB/B, 4U75A, GWØPRM, Z66DX, YC9CT, PY5EW, PY1VOY, PP5IP, OY6BEC/B, KG6DX, K7BV, FR1GZ/B, CM2XN, CM2RSV, 4F3OM, ZS1F, WP4RF, VK4MA, NN4X, MM3NRX, LU9HAT, JA6GCE, GMØHTT, CX7CO, AP2HA.
Spotters: OZ1MFP, EA4FME, PP5FMM, MMØTFU, F4CXO, 9A6R, PP2CS, UT4UF, UT2GA, F1MPQ, EA4BAS, EA3CVY, DF7RG, CM2RSV, PY2KC, KW4BY, G1EZF, CD7CKU, KF4WE, K7BV, UT5ERP, SP5XMU, R4NAY, PU1JDX, OZ3FS, OR5T, OH5KUY, N1KOH, LZ1AG, IK2GSO, GØLFF, 4Z5ML .

Thursday DX: Z66DX, FR4QT, 9Z4FE, ZF2LZ, E77A, PY3KN, WX3B, LU4DJB, F5OUX, PY3EW, EG5VCE, EA8JK, 7Q6M, PP5HA, LU6FOV, PU1JSV, LU1DX, 3B8CW, ZS6WAB/B, ISØDCR, HZ1LG, EA1IQ, ZS6NL, XR5ØØM, VK6APK, SØ1WS, PY4HGM, NP2AR, N6SS, LU1YT, HB9OAB, FR1GZ/B, FG1GW, EA9ACD, EA8AV, CX4RT, CX2CC, WW2DX, WJ4T, PY7RP, PY2CP, PU2WOC, PP5CFL, PP5AMP, OZ3AT, ON6ZK, ON4ATW, OK1NI, OH7UE, LU7HBK, LU1HW, KC3OQP, IZ6BXV, IQØOT, HI8K, F5NBX, F4VPC, EC7R, EA5XA, CX9ARH, 5Z4VJ.
Spotters: F4CXO, LU9DCE, PP5FMM, 9A6R, EA4FME, PU1JDX, KP4SE, DC9JVN, HI5KKK, PP2CS, IU2MCH, IW1DQS, PA3AGN, SP3DOF, LU1EEP, KC4HQS, K3EEI, CD7CKU, W2JAN, PU2RJO, EA6AAU, EA4BAS, F4VPC, WB4EHG, PU2XYT, MMØTFU, IZ4ISC, DO9LC, CX1EK, ZS1TAF, UA3EDQ, PY7BC, PU2RDB, PJ2GT, ON7ZJ, NW3Y, LZ1KU, LW5HR, KP3G, EA7ZC, DK3WJ, WA2IBZ, W5IO, PY1FOG, PP5TG, P4ØW, OZ2PJ, OH5KUY, LZ1FH, IV3OKO, IU5LBQ, IK2GSO, HG6Y, GØLFF, GØFWX, EA7FDW, EA5IGO, EA2Z, DM2AUJ, CE3SX, UT4UF, R3OZ, PY3EW, PY2OKB, PY1OR, PU2NKT, OZ8ABA, OZ3BJ, ON5WO, OH7LOA, MØWLF, LY7Z, LU6DRV, KA2FIR, HA5WV, F8ASG, F5SRH, F4IFF, EA3HFS, EA3AQR, DL6MHT, DL5NDH, DL1RWN, DF7RG, DCØKK, AA4XU, 9K2HS, 9H1TX .

Friday DX: FR4QT, LU1DX, 7Q6M, EG5VCE, Z66DX, PP5JR, E77A, J69DS, PU1JSV, LU9DA, CE7VPQ, 9J2BS, VE2IM, PY3DX, P4ØW, WW2DX, LW6DG, LU4DJB, CE2EP, LU9HAT, WP4WW, PY5DD, PU2WDX, MMØTFU, IZ8EYP, F4EQA, 5T5PA, ZS6WN, YB1MIG, WX3B, TM82ALC, TM1ØØLY, PY5EG, PY3JHC, PY2KJ, LY2J, LU1HW, K1BX, HP2AT, HB9TJM, F5NBX, CE6WDK, 5Z4VJ, 4XØAAP/4Ø, ZS6WAB/B, ZS6MX, ZD7MY, XR33M, PY5QW, PU3ELH, PP5ØHA, OE4KSF, LZ1WR, IZ1PNT, F6IRG, F4FLQ, EC8ADS, EC6DX, CT7AIU. Spotters: ZS6WN, EA4FME, F4CXO, OZ1MFP, IV3SKB, EA1AHA, LU1EEP, F4GXX, CD7CKU, VK4CZ, PP5FMM, HI5KKK, EA3AQR, LU9DCE, PU8RJI, PU2RJO, F4AZF, EA1GHQ, NN4X, MMØTFU, KF4WE, PY2UDB, PY1LV, PD2WL, K3EEI, F1TXI, F1MPQ, EA6ET, PU5LHF, G1EZF, F5JRX, F4GBD, DH8BQA, WA4IAM, W5CIB, PDØLK, NX5T, G3PXT, DG7LAZ, VE6EGN, UR5WCA, PY4OY, PU2ODR, PP2CS, IZ8GCP, HB9VCJ, EI7HBB, EB5ISR, EA5GJ, EA3NJ, EA3CWT, EA1AHY, DL3GD, DF7RG, WX3B, WO4ROG, SV1EML, PU8PSF, PU3ELH, PD3MR, P4ØW, N3TU, LU7DY, KG4DRP, IK2GSO, I5ZSS, HG6Y, GMØOPS, GØLFF, GØFWX, F8NHF, F4VPC, F4ELR, F4BMY, EB5AG, EA5D, CE3SX .

9 reported contacts (CQ WW SSB)

Saturday DX: PY2YU, LR1E, FR4QT, PX2A, E77A, PT5J, ZW5B, PY5QW, LU2DX, LW2DOD, IT9BLB, KC1XX, EA8RM, PZ5RA, CX2CC, S58D, PU5FJR, LU2FE, K1TTT, 9Z4Y, W5PR, PY3ZZ, LU7HN, K4WI, EA8CYE, 9A2ZI, VO1GRC, LW4EF, LU4DJB, LU3HS, DP7D, PR4T, DL5L, CR6K, CE3CT, UW7LL, LN8W, GM7V, DH8BQA, CX8DS, CE7VPQ, DFØHQ, 7Q6M, ZD7BG, OHØV, EA8TX, S5ØA, PI4DX, KH7M, OH1F, K1KI, PT4A, MM8Z, MM3T, LZ9A, IWØHBY, G4ELJ, P49Y, LY7Z, LU7DY, FY5KE, EF5U, DD2ML, CX9AU, CA4PPC, YT5A, WW2DX, W4RN, VO1CH, TI7W, ST2M, PU2SDX, OG7A, LR3D, LA9TY, IT9IHB, GØAEV, EF8K, CX2DA, CT3KN.
Spotters: KA1R, PU2NZL, HB9ELV, LZ9A, WB8VLC, PU2RJO, OZ1MFP, S55OO, S53ZO, W4RN, GWØGEI, KF4WE, KB5KYX, PY2OKB, M1JJK, DL4VAI, K9IMM, K3DNE, PU8RJI, PP5TG, GØLGS, K3CT, OZ1IKY, XE2B, W3MF, PT8DX, AB1JV, 9H1TX, KC4AAW, K2AX, K1XM, EF5U, DQ5M, PU8PSF, PA1TX, IK2HKT, DP7D, PY6GOE, K4SBZ, W7RM, PU2OYT, OMØAAO, DK1IP, AD6E, PP2CS, PD2WL, OE3KLU, DR1F, SM6W, OG55W, N6GP, LZ5QZ, HB9FPS, DL3GD, DJ5AN, CT7AKW, YT4T, NH6Y, N8YXR, LU9DCE, HB9NE, F1TZE, EA5GJ, AA1K, YO2DFA, W1BQ, VA2WA, PY1ZB, NW4N, KB3Z, IK4VET, F8CRS, 9A5CW, ZV2K, S58Y, NY6DX, N3MN, N1MM, KJ3LR, K4VTE, K2XR, IV3SKB, HG6Y, G4UCJ, GØWCK, F5NBX, DP4X, 2EØCNL .

13 reported contacts (CQ WW SSB)

Sunday DX: LR1E, E77A, ZW5B, PY2YU, LW2DOD, PY5QW, PI4DX, PU5FJR, LU4DJB, DH8BQA, PX2A, PT5J, PR4T, LU3HS, CX2CC, P4ØW, HG7T, S58D, LZ9A, FY5KE, DD2ML, ZV5B, TI7W, LZ9W, KC1XX, DL5L, YT5A, ZD7BG, PJ4DX, LU7HN, K1TTT, 9Z4Y, YT8WW, PY3ZZ, 8P1W, OE2S, LX4A, LN8W, HK3X, 9A2ZI, SO7M, PY2TMV, LU7DY, EW5A, EA8RM, CR6K, VP8LP, VE9CB, UT5EL, IWØHBY, GW9Z, UW5Y, UB7K, TM3R, PY2BN, PW2L, PU2USK, LW4EF, II2S, F6ARC, CE6CGX, YO9HP, VY2ZM, RL3A, PY2RSA, PY2EX, LT7F, F5NBX, EC2DX, 8S8S, 4U1A, S53MM, PY3ZL, OHØV, LO7H, HG5A, CX8DS, CX5ABM, YV1JGT, VO1CH, RW2F, LW3EK, DFØHQ, W5PR, N1RR, LU9HVR, CE6VMO, UW5ZM, TI2WMP, S58Y, R2AA, P49Y, P3X, OG55W, LZ6E, LW1D, KQ2M, K5ZD, I2WIJ, GØAEV, EA8CYE, EA5Y.
Spotters: K3AJ, OZ1MFP, HB9ELV, PD7K, WX3B, M1JJK, DQ5M, RT2H, DO1JHB, K9IMM, LZ4UX, K4SBZ, K1XM, HI5KKK, GWØGEI, DK1IP, WR2G, LZ2ZY, DL4VAI, WB7PMP, WO2X, PD2WL, LZ3FN, KF4WE, DK6BA, DL4VK, XE2B, AF6SA, W7CXX, W4RN, K3CT, PT7KM, N3FJP, KB5KYX, SP5NOF, PP5TG, SJ2W, K1KI, LZ9A, K3OO, GØLGS, DR1F, DL6RAI, VE5SF, PY1ZB, G4P, AA1K, PA3AGN, KC4AAW, KA6BIM, IZ8NVV, VA2WA, PP5FMM, LX1DKE, K4TR, KØIP, OH1LWZ, DO1PE, DK8ZZ, AB1JV, NW3Y, N1RM, KC4EOG, K2AX, G1EZF, ES1BH, DL7ON, ZS6WN, PU2RJO, PD1PDT, K3WW, DP4X, DD5XX, UT7EZ, RL4R, OL5Y, ND7K, N5HC, N4XL, K1RV, IZ2DII, F5DRD, EA3TI, S55X, PS8HF, N8CWU, KD2RMD, CX1EK, VE1TK, PY1SAD, PDØYL, HB9NE, DL1DAW, SC3A, S52W, K5LJ, F4UJU, DL3GD, PY1MK, PP2CS, OK1CF, N8RA, N2RC, KJ3LR, KI5JWA, K3FT, DL7AU, DL3UB, DJ5AN .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

Always a low key week after a CQ WW weekend. The UK/EI DX contest I’ve not heard of before. So I may listen in.

Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 1Øm). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews

Sun: We have a new large spot, it could even be called a cluster. AR2778 is from the new cycle.

Stoke beat Brentford last Saturday. We were 3 – Ø up and then nearly threw it away to just win 3 – 2. It ruined our goal difference!

We played Swansea away and lost 2 nil. A dreadful show especially in the first half by Stoke.