Another bumper week for activity with Friday to Sunday being very, very good.
Most sought after DX was FY5KE (French Guiana), 7V7V (Algeria special), D44PM (Cape Verde) and lots of other DX.
B3, B4, B8, B2 CRA are all Chinese Radio Amateur stations. My own favourite is B4CRA from Shanghai where our daughter lives. You can see the Pearl Tower at the centre of the QSL card. I’ve been to the top of that. Oh, for travel restrictions to end, we have not seen our daughter in two years. I guess lots of other folk have similar problems.
Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: LZ76ZZ, LZ3ND, HI8AT, EA3HXT, CA4PSH, XE1XR, RP76RD, YB9AY, TT8FC, SX200PMR, PU5ABB, K5XI, IW9EZO, IS0AAS, IQ2VJ, FY5KE, 9H1TT, YU6DX, SX200HKH, S21VU, RP76SWO, LZ2JA, L21RCA, JD1BMH, IU8HEP, IT9IDR, EA4EX, EA3AR, CX7CO, 9Y4DG, 9A3ZAN, 9A2AJ, 3D2ZK/MM, 3D2ZK, ZB2GI, YE9CDL, WG3C, TM400JF, TK1CX, SV2CLJ, S55OO, PY4WL, PU2KRL, PP5BT, OE5PEN, OE5LXP, N6DHZ, KH0W, IU4MRU, IS0DCR, F8FAZ, EC5SP, EA4DL, DO7ASL, DK5SF, D0WFF, CA4PPC.
Spotters: SY200CWM, YV6BTF, PU1JDX, UX1HP, WA3WLH, EW3AA, EB5ISR, W7UJ, UR4LQ, UB9OAF, K7OOS, HA5WV, F1DSZ, PU2NKT, KF4WE, UT5ERP, SV3AWG, Z32ZP, WB8VLC, K6YYL, HB9RXC, F4CXO, EA4EX, ON4JES, N7UVH, EA4FME, XE2JX, WA3LKT, W7TX, W6HB, VK4CZ, VE2TKH, RQ6M, PU2RDB, NR4J, NM9P, LZ4UX, KJ5AKE, JH7RTQ, IV3OKO, F4UJU, F4CWN, F4AZF, EB1DJ, EA6AAU, DH0IAM, BG9NJY, YD2UWF, W4GCB, UT7IL, PD1JN, PC2F, OE1HHB, N6SPP, KL7DJ, KC9FFV, K4MY, IT9BYG, IC8BNR, HA2ETP, G4CJC, F5SHG, F4WBL, F4TXU, F1TDA, EA3AQR, DL1TMA, CT1EUB, 9K2OD .
Tuesday DX: II5RCH, FY5KE, B8CRA, S52WW, PU2VLW, S79KW, B4CRA, RP76K, HI8AT, RP76RD, JD1BMH, IN3ZNR, B3CRA, 9A2AJ, 4S6NCH, IZ8OYV, FY5HB, F4TXU, EC5SP, EA7JUR, A45XR, 7X2TT, VP8NO, SV1JDZ, LZ1WR, KL7SB, IZ6WSJ, IT9IJF, IK8NSR, G4UJS, W3S, SO100PS, S51TC, RV9CX, RP76ML, RP76KZ, PY4WL, PD1EN, OZ7IGY/B, OK1MH, OE3WBA, OE1HHB, MU0FAL, M0HKB, LZ76ZZ, LZ3ND, IU3BTY, IK8GYS, IK4GRO, IK3VUT, I5KAP, ED4YAK/B, EA8AT, EA6BE, EA3HRU, DL0IGI/B, D2EB, 9H1TT, 8J1ITU, 5Z4VJ, 3D2ZK, 2E0LMA.
Spotters: SY200CWM, YU3ABT, YV6BTF, DL4CH, UB9OAF, F4CXO, F4AZF, EA1YV, HB9RXC, UN7NII, PD1JN, OZ1MFP, F4FRQ, CT2FEY, YO3GSK, UR4LQ, OE5PEN, EB5ISR, OK1SLM, M0BSV, F5SDD, 2E0CNL, PC2F, M0BLH, KL7DJ, IW6DGJ, G0LZX, EA3AVQ, BA5AP, UT8IT, RP76RD, MM0GOR, KF4WE, IT9XTP, IK6UBY, G5TM, DO4MM, CT1EUB, SV4SAT, RK3AF, OZ1CF, NR4J, MW0HMV, KB2YCF, K6YYL, JJ1ENZ, JH4JNG, HA5WV, GM8LFB, G4CJC, G3YLA, G1EZF, F6HTJ, F4CWN, EW3AA, EA3AQR, DO4NW, AK4AM, AG4EX, ZL2IFB, W3LPL, VK4CQ, UR4GA, SQ9IAU, SP8CHI, RA9CSP, PE1RUS, PD1PDT, MM0TFU, M0TNX, M0CJY, KL7SB, JL1UXH, IZ5RHU, IS0ZOD, HL1VAU, GM4ATA, G4PVM, G2BUJ, G0GKH, F4WBL, F1TDA, EI6JK, EA7JUR, EA3FNO, DO2HQS, BI8CKU, BG8SRK, BG8BXM, 2E0ORM .
Wednesday DX: B3CRA, B2CRA, RP76H, B4CRA, B8CRA, 5Z4VJ, TZ4AM, TI2CC, HI8AT, CA4PSH, TI2JS, 3D2ZK, XE1XR, RP76TK, RP76GS, FY5HB, WP4RF, W2GGI, S79KW, OH6EJD, LZ3CB, EV76M, B5CRA, 5T5PA, VU2SMS, UN7NII, UA0SU, S21VU, RP76RD, RP76AF, RA1PO, PU2VLW, OH1MRE, OH0Z, LZ1072BG, JR6EZE, IZ7GIT, IO2LXV, B7CRA, 7X2ARA, 4X1UF/QRP.
Spotters: UN7NII, YV6BTF, KB2YCF, RA9DA, UB9OAF, KC4EOG, IZ5ILK, W4KRN, SY200CWM, JR6RRD, EA7KJE, HL1VAU, BH2RO, UR5HVR, K0KUU, HS0YNM, RP76RT, OE5PEN, KF5VDX, UT5ERP, JL1AGY, EB5ISR, BH8MDV, BH6KOK, YD2UWF, WB7PMP, UR5LAK, UR4LQ, UA3GJM, UA0CID, RT6C, N7UVH, KV5J, KU4YW, KP4EJ, W5ETL, W3LPL, SV1ACL, RP76RD, RN0C, OH6IH, K7OOS, K6YYL, K4SHW, K4MY, JH7RTQ, IK2GSO, HL2WA, HA3MN, F4FRQ, F4CXO, EA2Z, BI8CKU, BH3WNL, BH3ERS, BG6TVZ, AD2BO, AC2PB, 4Z5MU .
Thursday DX: FY5KE, L21RCA, TZ4AM, RP76TK, 5Z4VJ, 5T5PA, LZ76ZZ, D44PM, 9G5FI, ZB2IF, RP76TG, LU5FF, EA8W, 9Y4DG, 9A2AJ, 7X2TT, RP76DP, WP4RF, RU4LM, RP76TP, RP76DND, RP76BQ, RP76AF, R9PS/0, PY1ZV, OD5TX, J79WTA, HP1RCP, ED4YAK/B, E77SH, D0ISW, UN8PC, SV6DBG/B, RP76PW, RP76PAW, RP76GE, RP76AA, LU7PB, KP2B, IZ8RVA/B, IZ8JFL, IT9EJW/B, EV76M, EC5SP, EA3AQR, CT7AIU, CA5UBR, 9J2BS, UT9NA, UN7AR, S50XX, RP76L, RP76KF, RK1N, R4HM, PY3EW, PV8BR, PU1JSV, PJ4GR, OZ7KJ, OM5XX, J69DS, IS0GQX, IQ8BB/B, IK2HKT, HP9SAM, HK1MW, F5OHM, EA9QD, EA8DGO, EA5GI, EA3AZ, CO8LY, CA1EBQ, 5B4VL.
Spotters: SY200CWM, UT5ERP, F4CXO, YV6BTF, OE3FVU, UR4LQ, EA4FME, PU2RDB, F4UJU, F4ELU, EB5ISR, DL4CH, PP5TG, EA3AVQ, UB9OAF, RV0APH, W1KMA, RA9DA, SV3AWG, SP7VTQ, IW6DGJ, DG3IAM, WA4IAM, F4AZF, EW8CN, EA4BAS, DO2HQS, YU1YV, YO3GSK, WA3UTC, UA3RAW, S50TA, R9FDJ, R9AZ, PU1JDX, ON4LAN, IU7GRJ, G4PVM, RV4SAH, R4FFQ, PU2NKT, OK1MH, LZ4UX, IZ5WTV, IZ1WYO, HB9RXC, F1RHS, DK7UY, Z32ZP, UY2LT, UR5IFB, UA4NCE, UA3GJM, RW1QN, RT6C, RM8A, RJ7M, RA9DZ, R9CC, R4LA, R2SD, PP5FMM, PC8X, PA3AGN, NR4J, IZ8MBW, IK2GOQ, G1EZF, F6CBZ, F4ILF, F1LYV, EA2Z, EA1DAV, DL4FO, CT1EUB .
5 Reported contacts for the next 3 days
Friday DX: 7V7V, RP76TG, HA5JI, TM400JF, IU3BTY, PD9DX, IS0DCR, 5B4XF, SK75AT, EV76FM, RP76LG, HI3T, TM200N, RP76AO, IK4LZH, CE2SV, 9K2HS, SQ1921PS, LZ76ZZ, J69DS, IK4GRO, IB2AS, G6AD, 5B4VL, 3Z1921PS, TZ4AM, RP76SWO, RP76K, LZ1NK, IW9EZO, IU1HGO, HC3RJ, EA3AKP, DR50AGCW, 9A2AJ, VO1CH, SX200DCY, SP9DLM, S52WW, RP76ZK, PJ2GT, PD1DCV, OE6IFG, M0JCF, LB6GG, L21RCA, KP4PUA, IU0KAH, I5KAP, HC2EP, FY5KE, DL25GDXF, DA0FFR, CA5UBR.
Spotters: PA3AGN, SY200CWM, YV6BTF, PD1JN, OH7LOA, G0LZX, DK7AM, YU1YV, UA4AQL, M0RWA, IU5KHP, R6AA, OE3FVU, EI7GL, IK4DZB, G4PVM, F4UJU, IZ7GLL, F8CRS, EA8Y, EA7KJE, CA5UBR, F4CXO, EA6AAU, Z32ZP, SM5YRA, HB9RXC, EA5GJ, UB3PAQ, NR3DL, F4WBL, F1AUF, DF3UB, OM3ZAS, EA4FME, DL1NCH, DK4BU, SM2A, PD9DX, PD1AHM, PC1TK, PA3GPU, OZ2PJ, N9USA, MM0TFU, LZ2II, LA7HJA, IZ8VYU, IK2TCV, F8BUI, F4IKA, F4EEI, F4AHL, EA1DGT, EA117URE, DO1IBJ, DK5XO .
Saturday DX: 7V7V, RP76TG, AN5ITU, IU3BTY, IQ2VJ, II5RCH, 3D2ZK, UP55L, OT30CRD, 9A2AJ, UA9CES, LZ2JA, EB3DYS, YU1JW, UN6LN, L21RCA, TZ4AM, RP76ZK, RP76PAW, IZ8RVA/B, IS0HMZ, IB3CAI, HB9HLM, ED4YAK/B, DO1KRT, YT5A, VE2CSI, SQ1921PS, RP76ML, ON6YP, MM0TFU, M0BEW, IZ8IFL, IS0DCR, HP9SAM, DO1RWM, CE2SV, 9G5FI, TK4QL, TG9ANF, RP76ZS, RP76TK, RP76PW, RP76LG, ON3UA, OE8XDX, OE2CRP, LU3WC, LU3MCJ, KP2M, KC3PTE, IZ6BXV, IZ1PNT, IW3FZQ/B, IU8IZB, IK8NSR, FY5KE, DL25GDXF, DG3YKW, CT1AZN.
Spotters: OE3FVU, SY200CWM, PE1RDP, OZ1MFP, N9USA, EA4FLS, PA3AGN, SP6EFY, DL4CH, DF8V, PU2RDB, OH7LOA, F1TZE, RP76KF, G4CJC, G2U, G3WZD, RV3EFP, PD1JN, PD1AHM, LZ2ZM, EB1DJ, DL7JV, G1EZF, F8CRS, F4CXO, PP5TG, LU6YR, IU5LBQ, F8ETK, F4FRQ, W4KRN, PU1JDX, G0LZX, EI7GL, DO1BWO, DK9IP, VE2TKH, PU2NKT, ON4JES, KH6TU, IW1CHX, YO3GSK, RM8A, PD1PDT, PC1TK, ON3AT, MM0TFU, CT1FMX, YT3EW, SQ3TKZ, PE2K, PE1RUS, PD0YL, ON4ARJ, ON3HMT, OK1SLM, NR4J, MM3DDQ, LU1EEP, F4ELU, EB5ISR, EA4AC, 2E0CNL, WB2FVR, UT5XS, RU9W, RP76PW, R9AZ, PP5FMM, OH6IH, LZ6T, IK2IKW, IK1WXD, HB9RXC, F4GVB, EA7CL, EA5JAM, DO9LC, DL/K9BHP, CT2IWW, AC2N .
Sunday DX: D44PM, FY5KE, J69DS, PY2WD, PY2TMV, AN5ITU, KP2B, EA7GX, CN18MH, TZ4AM, E51JD, S79KW, KH6TU, RU6AX, RP76IS, LU1JHD, K3FBI/2, 8P6PD, EV76FM, EA8CER, ZP4KFX, PY5JO, M6YIK, GD0TEP, G0SXC, G0FWX, EC1DJ, EA8JK, EA4D, 9Y4DG, W9KK, SM5VFE, RU7A, RP76GRO, PZ5RA, PY5PLL, PY3PR, OH1F, N3XQX, KE0MDL, K9BHP, HB90BERO, GB0SOS, FG4SU, EA9ABC, EA7KGZ, EA1MX, DH6BH, 9K2HS, 3D2ZK.
Spotters: YV6BTF, W4KRN, SP6EFY, EA1BHB, AC2PB, UN7GN, F4CXO, PU2NKT, IZ8VYU, PU2RDB, LZ1JZ, KC4AAW, OH7LOA, LA4YGA, WB4JPG, F4UJU, HB9RXC, WB8VLC, SY200CWM, LU9DCE, AK4AM, EA4FLS, 4Z5MU, EA4FME, IU7GRJ, G1EZF, PP5FMM, N6RZR, MW0HMV, MM0TFU, IV3JCC, IV3SKB, W6BVB, PY4OY, OZ1MFP, EU1DC, EI7GL, EA3B, EA117URE, DK9IP, PP5TG, PD1JN, KD9RBC, IZ8NVV, IZ1WYO, F5UOU, EA2Z, EA1CVP, DL9RDM, AA0CW, WC2Y, SV1EJD, SM2A, PC5W, PA3AGN, OE5PEN, IS0AAS, W0WOW, UN7NII, TA7I, KC9MOL, IW2OFO, IK8PGE, HK1REB, EW8CN, EB5ISR, EA4M, AG4EX, 9K2HS, 2E0CPX .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
Really there is not a great deal this week.
+ His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW |
1200Z, May 15 to 1200Z, May 16 |
+ Feld Hell Sprint |
1600Z-1759Z, May 15 and
2000Z-2159Z, May 15 |
+ FISTS Sunday Sprint |
2100Z-2300Z, May 16 |
+ Run for the Bacon QRP Contest |
2300Z, May 16 to 0100Z, May 17 |
+ Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest |
0100Z-0159Z, May 18 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1300Z-1400Z, May 19 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1900Z-2000Z, May 19 |
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test |
0300Z-0400Z, May 20 |
Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews
Mar 5-May 15, 2021
DXCC: Ecuador
Callsign: HC1MD/2
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Mar 3, 2021)
Info: By NE8Z fm Santa Elena Province; 40-6m; QSL via K8LJG
April
Apr 25-Jun 25, 2021
DXCC: Somalia
Callsign: 6O1OO
QSL: See Info
Source: 425DXN (Apr 16, 2021)
Info: By EP3CQ fm Mogadishu; HF; mainly FT8; spare time operation; QSL: Ali Solhjoo, Freienwalderstr. 35, 13359 Berlin, Germany
May
May 10-Jun 15, 2021
DXCC: Niger
Callsign: 5UAIHM
QSL: F4IHM
Source: TDDX (Apr 16, 2021)
Info: By F4IHM fm Niamey; CW; 40 20m; wire antenna |
Sun: Just two sunspots with one being fairly powerful.
Stoke did manage to win their last game of the season, away to Bournemouth 0-2. Too little too late.
Middlesex, my cricket team, are doing no better. They are 5th out of 6 in group 2
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