Well story of the week is me mending my 10m Moxon beam.
It was showing an intermittent fault. Turned out to be a dry solder joint in the centre pin of the PL259 plugged into the Balun right at the feed point.
That was bad enough but the luffing cable slipped off the pulley and jammed. I had to strip out the pulley standing on a step ladder on a roof extension.
But it is now fixed and all up and running. A check with a NanoVNA shows a minimum VSWR at 28.55 MHz. It’s a tad high frequency for FT8 but it’s where I set it for the SSB section when I built it.
A strange week with no single station really coming out on top. 3D2USU looked unusual, it’s Fiji. Says “Fallen King” Activity in QRZ. I wonder what that is.
Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: R7AB/P, RD1A/M, RC4AC, R100KOMI, DQ60ANT, 5T5PA, ZD7MY, UW5EJX/MM, OH2B/B, N8II, M6WYD, LZ950TM, LA5TEN/B, G3YPZ, EA1FHN, DG2FAJ, UA9JLL/M, SX200JAO, SV6DBG/B, SV2HQL/B, SO1980LL, RV6F, RA4FOC, R2EC/P, OE1GAQ, M7ITH, IU0KNS/IPI, F5NJ, F5MYK, EA8ED, DP90JMT.
Spotters: DL8RDL, UA3ARC, EA1AHY, EA2EBK, PD5MVH, F4CXO, DO2DP, G1EZF, EW8CN, RV0APH, DO1AM, SY2CWM, PA3AGN, N8PUM, MW0HMV, GM8LFB, G4CJC, EB5ISR, R9XM, PD5SS, UT5LI, UA1F, KN4VHD, IU2NKC, G6HUI, G1FQD, DL2SWR, W6GY, RO9O, RM9RZ, RK6FO, RA7A, RA4FOC, R2RA, PH9HB, PG7M, N8II, IZ2ZEX, G3YPZ, EA3AQR, DB5AR .
Tuesday DX:CX6VM, UW5EJX/MM, RD1A/M, R7AB/M, OX/OZ1LXJ, F5MYK, WP4RF, R7AB/P, R3MBD, IZ1RFT, EA8ED, 5T5PA, WQ4S, PY2BRP, KP2B, K4QAL, HB9OAU/P, EB7DX .
Spotters: KP3G, HI5MAH, EA1AHY, WB0U, PU2NKT, UA3ARC, PP5TG, G1EZF, PU1JDX, PY4OY, HI5KKK, E73DPR, DO1AM, PU2PKL, KF4WE, DL8RDL, DL3DCC, UA3QFY, KC9ELU, IZ5ILK, IU1FQB, EA7TR, DG1RUG, RD1M, R3MBD, PA3AGN, IZ8NVV, HL3EFM, F4CXO, F1DHX, DO1SKL, CT7APD, BG8SRK .
Wednesday DX: YB1BA, EA7GAK, YB1TJ, R7AB/P, F4FPG, RA3VGS, F4IVV, OE3GCU, K5TLL/B, HB9HEA, F6ARC, EA8JK, DL0IGI/B.
Spotters: IW6DGJ, W4KRN, PP5TG, KL7J, LU6YR, W7MEM, UA3ARC, RV0APH, F4CXO, 7X2RF, RT6C, HI5KKK, G4PVM, DO1AM, R2RA, PU2NKT, N8II, MW0HMV, MM0TFU, G1EZF, DL3DCC, CX7CO, WO2N, UT8IT, SV1DZB, OK1WCF, HB9HEA, EA7KJE, EA5FD .
Thursday DX: N8II, F5USK, F5RAG, F2YT, F4AIF, F5NBX, MM0TFU, G0AZE, EI3GD, AA3B, YL2SM, OY1CT, OQ4U, ON6ID, NP4LA, HB9CVQ, G4XRR, EA7GAK, S5030XX, R7AB/P, ON8ZA, NX8T, M0HKB, KB2YCF, IZ8EPY, IZ5WTV, G0FWX, EA3AR, DL7ATA, DK1VP, AM1CCB, WP4JLZ, W4C, SM5AQD, S55AL, PD1DL, PD0WAG, PD0SV, OZ2PBS, NP2X, NP2AR, N6OPR, KJ4BJ, K5AB/B, G0TQN, EI2IP, ED4YAK/B, DQ60ANT, DO8FX, D0WFF, CT7AIU, 1A0KM.
Spotters: F4UJU, W4KRN, ES5QA, KB2YCF, UR5HVR, MM0TFU, W3MFD, SE5S, K5LG, K2YYD, N2RRA, MW0HMV, EA4BAS/P, EA3AQR, N4TUT, N4AU, EA1AHY, WA2VUY, W3APA, W1MBB, VE2JD, K9KA, G1FQD, W4RQ, PA3AGN, N8II, G4PVM, DL7JV, AA9AA, VO1FOG, RV0APH, N7OVR, M0CJY, KF4WE, KC1OPD, G1EZF, EA5FD, EA4FME, EA4ETU, EA3AR, WW3A, WP3A, VE1KF, UT7IL, ON4LAN, OK1ASG, KK6BT, K4MK, IT9KCD, IT9AQR, HL3EFM, GW6AJK, F8BNU, F4CXO, DO1AM .
Friday DX: TM21OG, RI0FWA, 3D2USU, EA7GAK, PD0WAG, CN8AM, US7TJ, I1IKT, F5ZWE/B, ED4YAK/B, EA8CTF, 5T5PA, YO9HP, YC1LCD, RZ6ASO, R7AB/P, R2EA/P, OY6BEC/B, IZ8EPY, IW3FZQ/B, HD1QRC90, GW7HDS/B, ED1YCA/B, EA7JZ, CN8ZG, W8QPO, UA3RC, SV2HQL/B, SV2HNE/B, RK4HZ/3, RA3RQF, R15MAKS, PY7VI, PT8DX, OH1FOL, KI7E, K7CAR, K6FRC/B, J20EE, IU1HGO, FK8HA, EA8KK, EA3AQR, CX7CO, CU3AT, CU3AK, A61DD.
Spotters: W7DO, UR5HVR, G1EZF, EA1AHY, F4CXO, OE3KAB, EA4FME, EA3AQR, DO1BWO, R9XM, VO1FOG, G1FQD, TA2K, DL3DCC, KL7J, KD9RBC, KA3CFX, IW1BCO, F4UJU, F1TXI, VK2SOL, RK6FO, WQ0P, WA5TXY, W3MFD, UT8IT, UA6GG, UA6A, UA0ABA, SE5S, RU4CM, RA6LO, PU2NKT, MM0TFU, KB2YCF, F6EQZ, CT2FEY, VK2BDS, VE3VEU, UN7PHV, SV2JAO, SV1NJA, RN7C, PA3AGN, N4LE, N2JUS, KI9E, HA7UL, F6JON, A61DD .
Saturday DX:3D2USU, HP1ELV, ZC4GR, K5AB/B, HP9SAM, D4Z, TI5GAX, K5TLL/B, HP1DNS, 6Y5HN, 3D2AG, W5R, W4C, W2QO, W0WF/B, TI5KMK, R7AB/M, KP2B, K5TLJ/B, IU1HGO, ED4YAK/B, DL0IGI/B, CS3B/B, TI5CDA, PY5OV, PE1JXI, OH0V, LU1DX, KO4PWQ, KF4MS/B, IT9BLB, HP2DFA, CE6CGX, 3F200AT .
Spotters: PU2NKT, W4KRN, G1EZF, UR5HVR, N8PUM, OK1UNL/P, IZ8VYU, E73S, KD5TDK, F4UJU, KF4WE, KA3CFX, W3MFD, KR4EE, EB5ISR, YV5DR, WS5ADV, W3LPL, VO1FOG, RK3AF, N5BMD, MW0HMV, MM0TFU, KD8JDC, K7OOS, F4CXO, EB5EEV, EA7KJE, WA2VUY, VE3PV, UT4NY, PP5TG, PE1JXI, KO7PAS, KE8OQX, KB2YCF, IZ5WTV, HL3EFM, G4PVM, F4FGC, DO1BWO .
Sunday DX: 9Z4FE, 8R1AK/P, D4Z, VP2EIH, FY5KE, FR4QT, HD1QRC90, 9Z4AH, ZD7FT, E20WXA, LZ5R, KP4RBR, FM5DN, PJ4KY, OH0V, 9Z4Y, 3D2USU, KP2B, IK1YDB, EA5W, 8R1AK, PZ1EL, PJ4EL, PI4AMF/P, PE1JXI, KC4TVZ, G0FWX, EA7GAK, ZD7BG, VE1BB, TK5IH, SV9FBG, SV5DKL, RW1F, RI0FWA, R4UAU/P, PU8WCB, PP1WW, PJ4EVA, OX3HI, OH3RF, NE9U, HD1QRC, G0UWK, ED4YAK/B, EC1DJ/M, EA5GI, CE4WJK, YV5B/B, YV4GAC, YL2TD, WP4RF, W4DAN, W0C, TA7O, RA6GW, PU8PSF, PJ4GR, OQ4U, OH0X, N4PSK, LU1HW, LA1T, KP4PUA, KP4IA, KD2TT, K3FM, J69DS, IZ1RFT, IT9RZU, IF9A, HI8AT, G6MC, F4IFG, EO50FF, EC5BUH, CT1EHI, BI4SSB, BG2EFX, 8P6FH, 8N8OLP, 5T5PA, 5B4KH, 3F200AT.
Spotters: F4CXO, PU2NKT, KL7J, PY2KC, NP3V, HL3EFM, BG2ENW, W7MEM, EB3JT, M0CJY, NP3CD, IZ8NVV, UR5HVR, LW5EAE, MM0TFU, 4I1LCP, W0OGH, N5BMD, KI5JWA, CT2HXM, SP5NOF, PU8PSF, PT9MD, 9K2HS, WB7PMP, WB0U, W4KRN, SQ7OVT, PU2RJO, KD9RBC, JK1BIB, IZ1RFT, G4PVM, F4TXU, EA4FME, EA1DGT, W3LPL, VA2SS, RA0LQ, R6TX, PU1JDX, PE1JXI, EI4GEB, R2RA, PU2TBK, PA3AGN, KF4WE, KD9SHA, KD8JDC, KC3AA, HI5MAH, EI2IP, EA7TR, EA5W, EA3W, DL1KSB, DJ3DQ, DG8HJ, YL7X, W2TT, W2ADX, UR7EU, S54W, RA3TAR, PJ4EL, PE2K, N4GID, N2DDX, K3RLW, JA1NEZ, IU3BTY, IK6JNH, I5FWT, HS5YLK, HA7JQK, FM5DN, F4IVV, EA8VJ, DW7EVQ, DM4MN, BG6LRC .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
| + Feld Hell Sprint |
0000Z-2359Z, Jul 31 |
| + Russian WW MultiMode Contest |
1200Z, Jul 31 to 1159Z, Aug 1 |
| + Missouri QSO Party |
1400Z, Jul 31 to 0400Z, Aug 1 and
1400Z-2000Z, Aug 1 |
| + Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest |
0100Z-0159Z, Aug 3 |
| + ARS Spartan Sprint |
0100Z-0300Z, Aug 3 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1300Z-1400Z, Aug 4 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1900Z-2000Z, Aug 4 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test |
0300Z-0400Z, Aug 5 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test |
0700Z-0800Z, Aug 5 |
| + NRAU 10m Activity Contest |
1700Z-1800Z, Aug 5 (CW) and
1800Z-1900Z, Aug 5 (SSB) and
1900Z-2000Z, Aug 5 (FM) and
2000Z-2100Z, Aug 5 (Dig) |
| + SKCC Sprint Europe |
1900Z-2100Z, Aug 5 |
Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews
Jun 12-Jul 31, 2021
DXCC: St Helena
Callsign: ZD7GB
QSL: TBA
Source: DXW.Net (Jun 2, 2021)
Info: By G3WIP; HF; operation to continue until Sep 30
Jun 17-Jul 31, 2021
DXCC: Djibouti
Callsign: J20EE
QSL: LoTW
Source: 4L5A (Jun 17, 2021)
Info: By F8FKJ; HF; QSL via eQSL (no paper QSLs)
July
Jul 1-31, 2021
DXCC: Alaska
Callsign: KL2A
QSL: See Info
Source: KL2A (Jul 2, 2021)
Info: By KL2A fm Airpark Community, Wasilla-Palmer; 160-6m; CW FT8; 100w; vertical dipole; QSL: PO Box 924, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83816, USA
Jul 14-Aug 15, 2021
DXCC: Nicaragua
Callsign: YN2RP
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Jul 12, 2020)
Info: By NN3RP; 40 20 10m; SSB CW FT8; QSL via NN3RP direct or eQSL
Jul 17-Aug 31, 2021
DXCC: Cyprus SBA
Callsign: ZC4CBK
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Jul 16, 2020)
Info: By M7CBK fm Akrotiri; FT8 FT4; QSL via EB7DX; operation to continue until Oct
Jul 24-Aug 1, 2021
DXCC: St Vincent
Callsign: J88PI
QSL: GW4DVB Direct
Source: DXW.Net (Jul 27, 2020)
Info: By GW4DVB fm Palm I (IOTA NA-025, FK92ho); 40-6m; SSB FT8
Jul 25-Sep 4, 2021
DXCC: Azores
Callsign: CT8
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (May 19, 2021)
Info: By W6PQL as CT8/W6PQL; FT8 on all bands; 20m SSB
Jul 26-30, 2021
DXCC: Haiti
Callsign: HH2K 
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Jul 26, 2021)
Info: By N3BNA; HF; CW FT8
Jul 28-Aug 13, 2021
DXCC: Greenland
Callsign: OX3LX
QSL: LoTW
Source: DXW.Net (Jul 19, 2021)
Info: By OZ1DJJ fm Tasiilaq I (IOTA NA-151, HP15eo); HF; spare time operation; QSL also OK via OZ0J and Club Log OQRS
Jul 29-Aug 6, 2021
DXCC: St Martin
Callsign: FS
QSL: LoTW
Source: DXW.Net (Jul 19, 2021)
Info: By W8HC as FS/W8HC fm Falaise des Oiseaux (IOTA NA-105); 40-6m; CW FT8; 100w
Jul 30-Sep 17, 2021
DXCC: Peru
Callsign: OA7
QSL: DD5ZZ
Source: DD5ZZ (Jun 22, 2021)
Info: By DD5ZZ as OA7/DD5ZZ fm Cuzco region; HF; SSB FT8 FT4, perhaps CW; high power; wires; will try to be QRV for WAE and WW DIGI
Jul 31-Aug 8, 2021
DXCC: Faroe Is
Callsign: OY 
QSL: DF8AN
Source: TDDX (Jul 26, 2021)
Info: By DF8AN as OY/DF8AN; 80-6m; CW + digital |
Sun: Two sunspots, no problems.
Stoke City beat Aston Villa 2 – 0 in a pre-season match. I hope Stoke haven’t peaked too soon.
The Olympics continues with some people winning and some losing
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Вторник, 23.04.2024, 18:17
