I would say it was quite a good week on the Ten Metre band especially the Friday to Sunday including the CW contest. There was still quite a bit of FT8 activity but obviously not contest based. The most popular and outright top station was 7Q7RU and 7Q6M (Malawi) with FY5KE (French Guiana), ZF2MJ (Cayman Is) with LU9DCE easily top spotter.

Just look at this guy’s shack. Tomás, EA8JF has a really super collection of radios. Shame we can’t see the top row I’m sure there are more. No prizes but what different makes can you spot?

I lived close to Arrecife in the early 80s. I will ask him for a bigger photo of all his collection.

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

Monday DX: 7Q7RU, LU9DCE, CO8MGY, ZL4YL, LU1DX, LW2DOD, ZS6WAB/B, ZS6DN/B, HK2AQ, W9AV, N4JKO, HP1ELV, CA4PPC, YC9ELS, XE1XR, VE2FZP, PY4MAB/B, PU2LAQ, OA4B/B, KA8YGL, FY5KE, CU2AP, 8Q7PR, ZS1DX, XE1KK, VK3DEK, VE2BVV, TI2JS, PY5EW, PY1VOY, PY1ME, PU2XMY, PT2ZXR, PP5FE, PJ4/DL6KR, N2WK, KP2BH, KE8OTO, KC0FGX, K3VGK, J8/UR5BCP, IQ0AK, HZ1SK, EA8AUW, CO8RCP, CE2ML, CE2EP, AG5WY, 5Z4VJ.
Spotters: LU9DCE, KC4AAW, PY4OY, PY2EDU, WA3UTC, WB4JPG, F4CXO, CD7CKU, PU1JDX, HP1ELV, RW3RN, PD0LK, ZS6WN, EA1U, PU5LHF, VK3AXI, PP5TG, W7BOB, VK3ACE, EA5GJ, RV0APH, KF4WE, BG8SRK, WA4TKG, LU1DX, HK1REB, ZL2IFB, WW8O, W9VW, VK2WJ, TA9J, OE3DXA, NY6G, N8II, N4DJ, LU5FF, KG0AQ, F6IRG, F5BQV, AB8O, WA4JQS, WA3ERQ, R9XM, PY2UDB, PY2OKB, PU7BCG, PU2XYT, PU2RDB, LU1HHT, KP4EIT, KI5BYN, F4VPC .

Tuesday DX: 7Q7RU, LU9DCE, 5H1FF, ZF2MJ, ZD7BG, J69DS, ZS6LKF, ZR6CV, NP3DM, LU5DT, CE2ML, ZS6BUN, NP3XF, EA9ABC, D2XX, ZS6GC, PJ4/DL6KR, OA4DVC, EA8AUW, CE2SV, ZS6WAB/B, ZL3IO, YV1GIY, XQ6CS, PY2SFA, PY2IQ, KP2B, FY5KE, CX5ABM, CO8RCP, CE5DSQ, 4A50CRH, 3D2TS.
Spotters: LU9DCE, PU1JDX, HP1ELV, ZL2CC, PU5LHF, KF4WE, AB8O, ZS6WN, 9Z4Y, ZS1CDG, VK2OZI, P40W, ZL2IFB, WW1L, VA3WPS, PU7BCG, F4CXO, WA3UTC, PY4OY, PY2UDB, LU6DRV, E73S, W7WHB, W3LPL, PY2OKB, PT9FD, PP5TG, MM0TFU, LU4DPL, JF1KKV, IW6DGJ, G4CJC, EA5GJ, CT2FEY, AC4VM .

Wednesday DX: CE2ML, ZS6TVB, FY5KE, LU9DCE, TI5/KL9A, ZF2MJ, V51MA, ZS1SBW, PY2HP, TT8SN, TI2JS, NP3DM, FR4OM, V51LZ, HP2DFA, EA8RH, EA6/EA3M, ZF9CW, PY2FZ, J8/UR5BCP, CE2SV, 4A50CRH, VR2XAN, LU2DD, KN7K, J79WTA, D08PD7CYTY8, CA4PPC, PY2RSA, N3XX, KH6/KU1CW, HP9SAM, HC2PY, CE2LR, 9Z4Y, ZS6HA, ZS6AF, ZS0RR, W4MAA, PY2EX, PJ4/DL6KR, NE8Z, N7RO, LU9ESD, KW2W, KH6/NA2U, KG6DX, K4XU, K3PS, CE3CT, 8Q7ZO, ZS6WAB/B, ZS6DN/B, ZS6BUN, ZS1J, ZS1DX, ZS1CDG, XE2X, XE1KK, WS9V, WP4IRV, WB8VLC, WA9Z, W5DNT, VO1AW, VE7UM, RA6DT, PY7AHA, N7LAN, KP2B, KH6U, KE7JNT, K7XC, K0BBC, JA1RTX, J73WA, HC1KX, EY8MM, D2XX, CX7CO, CX5ABM, 9Z4FE.
Spotters: LU9DCE, PY4OY, KP3G, EA5GJ, WB8VLC, KC4AAW, ZL3IO, P40W, WP4IRV, WB7PMP, PU1JDX, CD7CKU, WA3LKT, F4GXX, ZS1CDG, ZL2CC, NE8P, K1FE, EA5D, W3LPL, VE7CUP, RA3UT, PY2UDB, N4TUT, K8VSY, G0FWX, 9Z4Y, WT2P, PY2REY, N7RD, KF4WE, F4EGA, WE4E, WB2QJ, WA3UTC, WA1IOG, W7WHB, SV1RK, PU2TBK, NQ0W, NG7M, N9PWM, N8TMG, N4JKO, KO1Z, KG7V, KD7WPJ, KD5M, KC1BBU, K8ND, IZ8GCP, F4VPC, BG8SRK, 7L4LKK, W9II, W9EW, W5TN, VO1FOG, VE3TM, US5LOC, RN2FA, PY2OF, PU7BCG, NN4X, NK9O, N6SPP, LU9ESD, KN4MKQ, KC4EOG, KA4ICK, K9KA, K7OOS, K3ABE, IK2GSO, F4CXO, EB1DJ, EA7TR, CX1DDO, AB5F .

Thursday DX: FY5KE, D2EB, J69DS, TR8CA, CT9ABO, 9G5FI, LU4DJB, TZ1CE, TT8SN, S01WS, LU9DCE, CT9/DL1CW, CE2ML, W2RE, CE7VPQ, TI5/KL9A, EA8DHV, CO8MGY, VK6RK, 3B8CW, LW4EOV, LU1HHT, LU1DX, XE1XR, XE1ACA, VR2XYL, VP8LP, VO1FOG, PY1LC, EA8NF, 5B4VL, ZS1XG, ZF9CW, VK6SJ, N4BP, LW2DOD, LU9ESD, KG6DX, FR4OM, 5H3EE, ZS6MGM, WK9U, WH7W, VU2RCY, VK6OZ, VK6JJJ, S79KW, PU1JSV, PP2RON, LU2EM, CU2AP, CE6TK, 9J2BO, 5B4AHJ, 4X1TI, ZS1CDG, YV5OIE, XE1KK, WD9IQN, VU3ESV, VE3XN, TI2JS, PY7XC, PY2XL, PY2WLM, PY2CWS, PV8AAS, LU9HAT, KX4DX, KJ0B, K4XU, K1BX, HP9SAM, EA1NL, CX8AF, CO8LY.
Spotters: LU9DCE, EA5GJ, E73S, ZS6WN, EA1AHY, CD7CKU, RK3AF, PY4OY, N8XQM, AA1K, PT9FD, N4MRM, AC4CA, W3LPL, KP3W, HK1REB, PY2RT, PY2REY, N7EME, LZ3CQ, 9A1VV, ZL3IO, WA3WLH, OZ1MFP, G4CJC, F4CXO, WP4RLR, WA3UTC, PY2UDB, PY2KC, PY1NP, KN4JX, KB9RCL, G4ICD, WB7PMP, UA7G, SV1RK, N8II, MM0GOR, K6RC, IV3SKB, IK2GSO, F4EGA, 9Z4Y, ZL2CC, WP4IRV, WB1DXD, WA6SCW, WA2VJL, W8TJM, PY2CX, PU5LHF, N7WWH, N4TUT, KE8OQX, K4XJ, G0FWX, F4VPC, F4GXX, EI6JK, EA1U, ZS1CDG, WA4IAM, WA3LKT, WA3KYC, WA2BOT, W7NEE, W7EDC, VO1FOG, VE9AA, VE7SNC, PU1JDX, N6DHZ, N4JKO, MM0TFU, LZ1KU, KF4WE, KD7JG, KC2BW, K9MK, K9KA, K7XC, K5UR, K5TIA, K5LJ, K3PA, K2WOP, JA8CVH, F5BBC, EI9JF, DL3GD, DL1BBR .

 5 Reported contacts

Friday DX: 7Q6M, ZF2MJ, TT8SN, CT9/DK7YY, ZD7FT, P40W, 5Z4VJ, CU3AN, FY5KE, CN8KD, HP9SAM, 4X1TI, TR8CA, 9Z4Y, VR2XAN, KL7SB, FG4SO, ZS4JAN, LU1DX, CX7CO, V31MA, LU9HAT, K3MM, D2EB, CE7VPQ, CT9ABO, XE2I, VK6SJ, 9Z4FE, HZ1SK, EA8AUW, DU3LA, CE3HKF, CE2ML, AA1K, 3B8FA, ZS6CCY, XE1ACA, VK8FNAH, VK6MIT, PZ5RA, LW2DOD, KP4JRS, KC4AAW, J69DS, CA4PSH, 9M2TO, ZS6GC, ZS1C, ZF2CH, WG3C, TI2JS, PY3EW, KG6DX, KE3QZ, A71EM, 8Q7PR, 4A50C.
Spotters: CD7CKU, PY4OY, ZS1TAF, LU9DCE, EB1DJ, PY4EP, WB8VLC, KC4AAW, CT2FEY, WB7PMP, KF4WE, VE9AA, ZS1CDG, PP5FMM, F4CXO, EA5GJ, WA4IAM, F4VPC, W4RQ, W2PJ, PY2UDB, WA6SCW, PT9FD, KW4YA, IV3SKB, EA4AC, WA1IOG, R9XM, PY2XL, PU5LHF, MM0TFU, LZ2TWY, IW6DGJ, F1BBI, E73S, W3LPL, PY7XC, PA3AGN, KB2YCF, EI6JK, EA1U, WP3TT, WA2VJL, VE7CUP, VA3ZB, VA3LUK, LU6DRV, KE8OQX, FY5KE, EA7BJ, 9Z4Y, WB1DXD, VE2XK, US5LOC, PY2REY, P40W, N3NSL, KX8DX, KR2F, KM4SII, K7XC, K6MKF, K4VL, G4CJC, DK3RA .

7 Reported contacts for the contest

Saturday DX: 7Q7RU, PY2YU, P40W, CX1AA, LW2DOD, PX2A, LU2DX, LR1E, ZR2A/4, CR3W, 5T3WW, EA8RM, PJ4/DL6KR, CE2ML, 8Q7ZO, PT4A, PY3OZ, OA4SS, FY5KE, TI7W, LU3WC, YB0IBM, VU2PTT, VK4KW, HK1N, CR3DX, PP1CZ, VR2XAN, VK6LW, PZ5RA, CR2AA, ZD7BG, WH7T, VK2NSS, PY4DX, PY2MC, KP3DX, CE3CT, WP4WW, PY5AMF, PY1VOY, KH6TU, HC5DX, VK3JA, PY1ZV, PS2T, PP5BT, ZF1A, N4BP, LU6DOT, LU4DJB, LT7D, EF42C, CO8MGY, PP5RT, PP1WW, NH2DX, LU7HN, KH6CJJ, EF8O, CX9AU, CX2AQ, 7Q6M, ZF5T, PY3KN, PY3DX, PY2RH, PU1JSV, KC1XX, K1TTT, 8P1W, ZS6GC, VA6DJ, PY2WC, LW5HR, LU5UEA.
Spotters: LU9DCE, N3FJP, F4CXO, EA1U, KP3W, EB1DJ, ZS6WN, NN5O, AA0FO, N3EEN, XE2B, WB8VLC, PY2WC, AD8J, CT2FEY, PY1ZB, N7EME, KE8M, JE1CKA, EA1DR, AA1K, W4NDX, UT4U, PU5GER, K7JOE, EA5GJ, W6SC, AD6E, PU2TES, PP5FMM, KC4EOG, NG7M, KE2D, K9CT, K2SE, UZ1WW, UA4CC, S53ZO, PU1JDX, N4QS, K1RV, G4PVM, DF2AJ, PU5LHF, PU2ODR, PT9FD, NP2KW, NF3R, N8XQM, N7XR, KC1XX, DL4MFF, CD7CKU, W9XY, W4RQ, VE7BC, S52GP, OZ1MFP, NW3Y, N4TUT, N2FF, HG6Y, G4UCJ, E21EIC, WT9U, W6OAT, W4GHV, ON3DM, OG2M, N3MM, K0TF, PY2VM, PU5DKM, N8RA, KC5QIH, K1KI, JA7OWD, HB9BQP, F8CRS, EW6AS, EA7M, DK8ZZ, CT4NH .

Sunday DX: 7Q7RU, CR3W, PZ5RA, FY5KE, LW2DOD, 7Q6M, 8Q7ZO, CX1AA, OD5TX, EA8RM, LR1E, PY2YU, KC1XX, VR2XAN, LU2DX, TT8SN, TI7W, OA4SS, LU3WC, P40W, C6AGU, CR3DX, CR2AA, CE2ML, ZD7BG, V51WH, PX2A, NH2DX, K4WI, ZF1A, PP1WW, W4DD, VK6LW, LZ4TX, HK1N, LZ9A, EA8CCG, CE2SV, VK2BJ, LZ9W, E2ICOM, E27EK, CE3CT, ZD7FT, VK2IA, RL9F, PY2MC, PP5RT, LT7D, E2A, CR6K, WB9Z, LU4HK, HZ7C, EI7M, EA2W, AZ1A/X, ZM4T, YU7EE, VP5M, PY3OZ, LU7HN, LU1DZ, KH7M, K1TTT, EC4C, EA5RS, CX2AQ, BY8AC, 4Z4DX, XE2B, LW5HR, KP3W, CT3KN, ZS4JAN, WP3C, VK8NSB, VK6EI, VE7NY, PY3KN, PY2RSA, PY1VOY, N4BP, KP3DX, KA1R, EA8BQM, EA5BY, CX9AU.
Spotters: W3LPL, EA1DR, S53ZO, NG7M, DL5RBW, RN7A, N6QQ, PY5XH, PY2OKB, UA4M, F4CXO, CT1GFQ, AD8J, AA1K, W4EE, LU1DJX, GW0GEI, G4PVM, WO2E, PA5WT, N3FJP, IW0HBY, WB7PMP, VE5SF, CT2FEY, ZS6WN, OH7LOA, K1RV, F5NBX, W7SW, SC3A, W4RQ, OZ1MFP, LU9DCE, KC4AAW, W4GHV, RT6C, N3EEN, DL4CH, PY1ZB, PP2CS, NN5O, N4QS, K5SNA, JA7OWD, IZ8NVV, DL1YAW, S55OO, N8XQM, EB1DJ, CD7CKU, VE7BC, R9PS, K0TF, HS0ZLW, W4TM, RA6AAW, R2AT, PY4OY, PY1IR, KB9GKG, EW6AS, DL6RAI, BH6KOK, ZM4T, VE6KDX, SM5EPO, RT4D, PY4EK, PU4MMZ, PP5FMM, PA3AGN, K6LL, K3OO, IZ5CML, IK2XSL, EA7PN, DL9YAJ, DL2OE, AD6E .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

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

October Oct 14-Dec 31, 2020 DXCC: Minami Torishima Callsign: JD1 QSL: JA8CJY Direct Source: TDDX (Oct 1, 2020) Info: By JG8NQJ as JG8NQJ/JD1 fm Marcus I (IOTA OC-073, QL64xg); HF; CW; 50W; spare time operation; operation to continue until mid Jan 2021 Oct 29-Dec 15, 2020 DXCC: Malawi Callsign: 7Q6M QSL: K6ZO Source: TDDX (Nov 6, 2020) Info: By K6ZO; HF November Nov 13-Dec 8, 2020 DXCC: Mali Callsign: TZ1CE QSL: Auto Buro Source: TDDX (Nov 6, 2020) Info: By DK1CE fm Bamako; 160-10m; CW SSB Nov 20-Dec 2, 2020 DXCC: Maldives Callsign: 8Q7NV QSL: W6NV Direct Source: W6NV (Nov 21, 2020) Info: By W6NV; HF Nov 25-Dec 31, 2020 DXCC: Iraq Callsign: YI9WS  QSL: Source: 425DXN (Nov 28, 2020) Info: By IU5HWS; HF; QSL direct: Giorgio Toma, Via Settembrini 5, 57128 Livorno LI, Italy; operation to continue until Jan 20, 2021 Nov 28-Dec 4, 2020 DXCC: Maldives Callsign: 8Q7AR  QSL: LoTW Source: DXW.Net (Nov 24, 2020) Info: By A65GC fm Saii Lagoon; satellite FM and SSB; holiday style, mainly morning and late evening; QSL via eQSL Nov 29-Dec 16, 2020 DXCC: Greenland Callsign: OX3LX QSL: OZ0J Source: 4L5A (Oct 31, 2020) Info: By OZ1DJJ fm Aasiaat I (IOTA NA-134, GP38nq); HF DecemberDec 15, 2020-Jan 15, 2021 DXCC: Rotuma Callsign: 3D2AG/p QSL: PayPal Source: 4L5A (Oct 19, 2020) Info: By 3D2AG fm IOTA OC-060; 160-6m, incl 60m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; begin/end dates approximate

Sun: The sunspot responsible for Saturday's major solar flare has been revealed, and it's not as impressive as was expected. There are several sunspots visible now.

You are reminded not to look directly at the sun and certainly not with binoculars or a telescope otherwise severe eye damage and blindness could result.

Stoke trudged to a nil – nil draw against Sheffield Wednesday. Still a point is a point. Wycombe away on Wednesday evening, then Middlesbrough on Saturday.