A terrific weekend for the Ten Metre SSB contest. With no other bands in use in the contest and no other comparable contest on at the same time participation was huge. Unfortunately very little of it was landing in the UK. In fact I didn’t work anyone in the contest.
This is a plot of the contacts, 9043 of them, in the 24 hours on Sunday.
Saturday was very similar with 8710 contacts.
Plenty of DX during the contest with perhaps ZF5T (Cayman Is) being the most unusual. Unfortunately during the week there was a data failure so the Wednesday and Thursday are empty of contacts.
Chris, G1WSA listened on 10m several times today (Saturday) He said, “The band was quiet. Just one station heard and worked, 9A2U 5/7. They were a contest station. I worked this from the car with 70W SSB into Wilson 1000 CB magmount cut down slightly for 10m. Sunday, didn't try and work as contester and worked yesterday. in same spot around 28.443 MHz. Also some stations talking in German.”
Thanks for that Chris. It’s more than I worked.
Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: KP4WQ, TI2CDA, PU1JDX, MD0CCE, ZS6MGM, ZS6LKF, SX2500S, PJ4/PA5X, IZ1RFT.
Spotters: DL4MFF, PP5TG, DL1KUR, ZL2CC, N4MRM, DL3GD, ZL2IFB, PU5LHF, LU9DCE, F4GXX, DL1RWN, CD7CKU, YV1SW, W4DQ, N4JKO .
Tuesday DX: CA4PPC, ZS6LKF, VK8AW, N6VYT, LU1DX, FR4QT, CM2XN, CA4COQ.
Spotters: PU5LHF, PU2XAA, PT9FD, PU1JDX, LW5HR, PU3LOB, YV7PMG, UT7UA, PP5TG, IZ8NVV, CD7CKU, YB7HE, VO1FOG .
Wednesday DX: Data Error
Spotters: Data Error
Thursday DX: Data Error
Spotters: Data Error
Friday DX: LU8DPM, CX7SS, LZ5DB, PY5QW, LU5FC, CE2ML, RK6FP, RK6FO, N2MM, LW3DC, K6IJ, CE7VPQ.
Spotters: NE8P, K3ZO, LU9DCE, N6YEU, RK6FO, K7XC, K3LU, WE5V, W7WHB, W4NDX, PU2MBO, NK0S, N4GG, K4SHW, CX5CDV, CD7CKU, WW0NS, W4MBD, W3LPL, W0AZ, PY2UDB, KF4WE, CE7VPQ, AC2PB .
20 Reported contacts needed to get in to the list!
Saturday DX: ZF5T, LU8DPM, N8OO, CX7SS, LU2DX, PX2A, LU5FC, ZF2WF, FY5KE, PY2YU, LR1E, NR5M, NX5M, NN7CW, PT3T, N4UU, K5TR, K5PI, CX5A, LT7F, DL2ARD, D44PM, W5PR, N4BP, KI6RRN, K1MM, PR4T, NV9L, K0MD, W1KM, LU1DX, WP3R, WP3C, PY2KJ, K5NA, ZW5B, K4BAI, CE2ML, AA1JD, PU5FJR, K3WW, CE7VPQ, NA5NN, N4OX, K0RF, FK8IK, PR2E, N6SS, N4EEB, N3AD, LU2EE, KV0Q, K0TT, WW5M, LU8MHL, KD7RF, HI3CC, 9Z4Y, W5ZN, V51WH, PY3YD, OM2VL, OA4SS, N1RR, LS2D, PY5ZD, LU3WC, KU8E, J79WTA, YV5AM, XE1CWJ, PP1WW, LU6D, FR4QT, PS2T, N6AR, LZ5R, LW5HR, LW1D.
Spotters: W4EE, W3RGA, NG7M, AC5AA, K6RC, K4DZR, K1RV, KE8M, K3DNE, WA3AAN, K3MM, KB7AZ, VA2UR, PT4A, KK1W, KE2D, K0VBU, K7XC, AG1A, N1RM, DH8BQA, NF3R, N9NA, NR4O, K1GG, N0XR, VE5MX, W3LPL, W8EH, W4VIC, WE6Z, KA6BIM, WB0N, WA8MCD, W9KEY, N2KW, K4YYL, K4XL, XE2B, KV0I, AD0AB, K3TN, N0TA, PA5WT, NF1O, KE4KY, AB8M, N0EO, K3AJ, CX5CDV, N3QE, WJ1X, WR2G, N1IXF, W1TC, KT4Q, K9DUR, K4SHW, WA3EKL, TM6M, PY2HT, N5XZ, K0WOI, W4PM, N3FJP, CT1ILT, KG9X, NQ5M, CX3AL, WO2T, KE0TXD, WB2ZAB, VA3EC, PY3FOX, PY2OKB, PP2CS, EA8RM, CE7VPQ, NP2KW, K4VTE, K1TH, HL1VAU, AB3CV, 9A5Y, XQ3WD, PY1ZB, NF9V, N4IQ, KC4EOG, K7GA, K4JDF, K4ELI, DK8ZZ, AA1SU, KA9GDW, AE4ED, WB7PMP, NA4DA, N5EP, LU3EBG, KF4WE, K9PW, JE1CKA, YU1ZZ, PY1SAD, K7IDX/5, DK9IP, W1CTN, N7XR, K1VMT, K0IP, AA3B, NX3Z, N5CM, N3RM, K6ST, K4IU, 4I1LCP .
Sunday DX: LU8DPM, V51WH, PY2YU, FY5KE, CX7SS, D4Z, ZF5T, ZF2WF, V51YJ, PR4T, PX2A, DL2ARD, LZ5R, LU5FC, N4UU, K4AB, N3AD, N6ZFO, LR1E, PU5FJR, N8OO, NC1CC, KI6RRN, K7RAT, K3UA, K1MM, ZD7BG, OA4SS, KP2M, VE5MX, NV9L, K7ZS, K0RF, 9Z4Y, LS2D, CX5A, AA1JD, K0TT, WD0T, W2UP, W1KM, W0BH, PT4A, NN7CW, K2RD, 9A5Y, W5ZN, PY3YD, PR2E, LU2EE, W6YX, KX7M, K3EST, K0JU, WP3C, W0ZA, N8II, LU2DX, K3MM, WP3R, NJ8M, N8RA, K0MD, WW5M, W7TVC, VK4QH, VE3EJ, PT3T, OM2VL, N4ZZ, MM2N, KM4ODS.
Spotters: N4JKO, WE6Z, K1GG, W6EU, K7XC, KE2D, NG7M, NF9V, W4EE, DL6RAI, WA3AAN, WX3B, NP2KW, K6JS, PY5XH, NP2X, KE8M, K3RLW, W3RGA, PP2CS, NQ4I, W5GN, N3FJP, HA5JI, WD9ABG, W1IE, KE4KY, K4DZR, EA7X, W4TM, K9PW, GM0AZC, 9A5Y, WJ1X, VA3ROC, K3AJ, W8EH, NR4O, KD6WKY, K9DUR, CX5CDV, VE9AA, PY2OKB, KG9X, K4LDC, PY2WC, K3PA, KP4/K0B, W1CTN, PY2XJ, PT4A, K6AM, XE2B, W3LPL, N4PD, W3RE, NS4X, WB2ZAB, VE5MX, W1UJ, K6RC, K4JDF, DH8BQA, 4I1LCP, W1TC, CT1ILT, PY2HT, NI0K, N1IXF, CT1BXT, W4VIC, NQ5M, KT4Q, K0VBU, K0TG, DL2SAX, W1OMG, PP1CZ, KV0I, E29TGW, AC5AA, W8FJ, VE9CB, KA6BIM, WA8MCD, W4LT, PY8WW, N3QE, K4SHW, HB9DVH, GW0GEI, AA0AW, XQ3WD, PA5WT, N5KB, K3DNE, UT7EZ, UA9R, N6WM, KK1W, K5KG, DK9IP, S54X, F6IIT, WB0N, S53MM, S53F, NN3W, NA4DX, KA2WIK, K1TH, K1RV, AD0AB, WA3EKL, NF1O, K4FTO, K1VMT, AB8M, OT6M, N7XR, K4XL .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
Not too many contests of note this coming week. Perhaps everyone is resting their voices after last weekend’s 10m contest.
+ Feld Hell Sprint |
0000Z-2359Z, Dec 19 |
+ RAC Winter Contest |
0000Z-2359Z, Dec 19 |
+ OK DX RTTY Contest |
0000Z-2400Z, Dec 19 |
+ Padang DX Contest |
1200Z, Dec 19 to 1159Z, Dec 20 |
+ Croatian CW Contest |
1400Z, Dec 19 to 1400Z, Dec 20 |
+ ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW |
1800Z-2359Z, Dec 20 |
+ Run for the Bacon QRP Contest |
2300Z, Dec 20 to 0100Z, Dec 21 |
+ Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest |
0100Z-0159Z, Dec 22 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1300Z-1400Z, Dec 23 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1900Z-2000Z, Dec 23 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
0300Z-0400Z, Dec 24 |
Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews
Currently active callsigns are in bold face
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
Nov 25-Dec 31, 2020
DXCC: Iraq
Callsign: YI9WS
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 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
Dec 10-20, 2020
DXCC: Mauritania
Callsign: 5T7OO NEW (Dec10)
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Dec 10, 2020)
Info: By DL7BO fm Nouakchott; 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; 100w; vertical, delta loop; QSL via DJ6TF (B/d) (2USD for direct)
Dec 14-31, 2020
DXCC: Ogasawara
Callsign: JD1BMH
QSL: JD1BMH Buro
Source: DXW.Net (Dec 3, 2020)
Info: By JG7PSJ fm Chichijima I (IOTA AS-031); 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via JG7PSJ direct
Dec 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: Just two spots with one really powerful, throwing a CME outward.
toke City drew 0 – 0 with Derby away. Tuesday we played QPR away and once again managed a nil nil draw, though we hit the bar and played well
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