Plenty of AM70s about from Spain but actually quite a good week with 3 reported contacts needed to get into the lists at the weekend.

C5DL (Gambia) was pretty hot all week as were quite a few others. Unusual call of the week 4Z1MOON (Israel). This special event station will be on the air in honour of "Beresheet" - The Israeli probe to the moon. If you didn’t get it, tough! It’s now finished.

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

Monday DX: AM70S, AM70O, AM70F, YF5TKN, NH6Y, C5DL, AM70E, AM70D, XE2YWB, UA9CGL, NN4X, JF1XPH, IZ2DVI, ED4YAK/B, EB5CFH, CE8EIO, AM70U, AM70A, 6W/IK5BSC. 
Spotters: NH6Y, EA5FX, CT7AQS, SV2HSY, RW3RN, PP5FMM, NN4X, IW1DQS, IT9VCE, G7PUV, F6EXV, F4ESV, EA4GSO, EA1AOU, DK5AI .

Tuesday DX: AM70C, AM70D, A41ZZ, FR4PJ, AM70O, CE7VPQ, AM70S, AM70R, NH6Y, AM70P, XT2AW, VK4RST/B, LU9DO, LU7YA, IG9CGH, ED4YAK/B, AM70I, AM70A, ZS6S, G0YCE, YY2HCM, YV1SW, YF0TUR, YC1KK, YC1DAH, WD4IBQ, VP8LP, VK4QG, VI9NI, PY2XRP, PW1CQ, OA1F, LZ1WR, IZ8JFA, IT9PQU, IT9JOB, HB3YFC, F5OYM, EA8VD, CE1OEB, AN770DX, AM70URE, AM70U, A61FJ, 9A7JCY. 
Spotters: CT2FEY, OE3FVU, PY1LV, K9MK, VK3DUT, IK8IOO, EI7GL, MM0TFU, KC3OL, IW1DQS, 2E0MNG, PU2XYT, NF3R, LU9DCE, HS0ZIV, F4CXO, W4SAJ, NE6I, G7BXU, F1NQP, EI9JF, EA3HCE, WE7L, TA4RC, SP3HLM, R6JY, PY2GZ, PY1RI, PU2RDB, PP5FMM, PA5WK, OZ9QV, K6PO, IZ5CML, IW6DRH, HB9OAU, G4JXX, G1EZF, EB2FJN, EB1BQB, EA5FX, EA5FID, EA3EAU .

Wednesday DX: 5T2KW, C5DL, AM70S, XR201U, AM70I, AM70URE/9, ZD7BG, PY3EW, AM70E, AM70C, 9Z4Y, AM70A, AM270KV, ZP6ARO, FR4PJ, EA8VD, ZL3CW, XT2AW, PZ5RA, FK4QX, EA3AQR, CE2SV, AM70U, AM70R, AM70N, ZS1C, YF0TUR, XE2YWB, XE1XR, W4SAJ, W4DXX, SV2FPI, PY7VI, PY2RSA, PU2PIC, PT2PAG, NH6Y, N6RVI/B, LW4DFA, LU3MAM, KV6Q/B, K6LLL/B, IZ5CML, HK3JJH, FG8OJ, DM2XO, DL7UFR, CN8AM, BG8SRK, AM70URE/8, AM70URE, AM70P, 5T5KW, 4Z1MOON. 
Spotters: VK3DUT, 9Z4Y, W4SAJ, DK1BT, PY2CX, PU4MHO, PU2XYT, IZ5CML, EI7GL, WE7L, PY1TV, NH6Y, VK4CQ, PY1IR, PP5FMM, EA4ZK, EA2KV, EA1CCM, PA1JM, LU6FLZ, IZ4OSH, IU7GRJ, IK6DTB, FR4PJ, FK4QX, EC6DX, EA4CWN, DG5TF, C5D, YO3BL, VK4MAP, SV1RUX, SV1LHZ, PU2WSQ, PU2NBI, PU1TWF, PE5I, OS8D, OK2ERE, OK1AV, N7EME, IZ7EUH, IZ5JMZ, IU1JCZ, G7BXU, EC7AT, EC5KY, EA9CD, EA9ACD, EA7KR, EA4GTY, EA3KE, EA3HCE, EA3EYD, DM2SO, DL0SWL, DK3WJ, DF9TF, CX8TC, CT1ILT, 9A1WW .

Thursday DX: AM70S, UW5EJX/MM, FM5DN, AM70P, AM70D, 9G1SD, AM70O, T88UW, PJ4DX, AM70U, AM70A, J69MV, CA3HSC, ZP6ARO, W7UUU/B, VP8LP, LU7DXQ, CE4CBK, AM70URE, 6W/IK5BSC, ZS6CR, LU5DF, KG6JDX, HR1LW, CX7BBR, AM70URE/8, AM70L, AM70I, AM70C, ZS6AYE, YV1SW, YO3IAI, W7PFR/B, VK4RST/B, VK2RSY/B, UP58G, SV9IOI, PY5KD, PY2TMV, PY2RMZ, PU1JSV, PP5AK, OK1RM, OE3IDE, OD5ZZ, LU8DY, K7NWS/B, IZ0MIT, IW3FZQ/B, IK5BSC, HS5SRH, HK4KM, G4SGD, FY5KE, EA6BH, C5WP, C5DL, AM770URI, AM70F, A41KT.
Spotters: WE7L, KC3OL, W4SAJ, EI7GL, DL3GD, VK3DUT, PY1LV, OE3FVU, HA9AL, CT1JOP, PY2CX, LU5DF, G0LFF, EA4ZK, EA2ENG, 3W3B, WB8YWA, RW3RN, PU2WSQ, N8II, KX4BW, JI1CPN, IW1DQS, G7BXU, EC7AT, EA7FDR, EA5RKE, EA5FX, DL2HRT, AA5EY, VR2XMT, VK4CQ, VK3MH, UV1IX, RN3KK, PU4MHO, OE3XAS, N1BRL, KM5K, KG9AP, KC4AAW, KC3JPP, KB8O, IZ6FHZ, I5ARI, G4KVT, F1NQP, EA5FID, EA5AXE, EA4SE, EA4CRP, EA1LT, DO8WA, DK1BT, BG8SRK, AH6U .

Friday DX: C5DL, AM70O, FR4PJ, ZP5DVD, XT2AW, SU9JG, AM70E, DR70BLN, 3D2AG, ZP6SKY, VP8LP, PU5BOY, PU1JSV, AM70S, WP4WR, W3VRD, PY2XRP, PY2BL, PU5SQL, HS5YLK, HS5XWY, HH2AA, CX5ABM, C5WP, BI8AA, AM770URI, AM70URE, AM70R, AM70A, 9A6R, 4X4MF, 4X1EL.
Spotters: AG5AA, KN4MKX, ZS1C, VK3DUT, PP5FMM, KC4AAW, K6PO, DL7URB, DK1BT, EA7IZ, EA5BX, DL8FED, YB0EIN, VK4CQ, UA0NL, SV3PML, N7BT, LU6HWT, KI5BZO, KE0NXV, KD4CR, IK7JTF, HA9AL, F4CXO, EI7GL, EB1BQB, EA7DVY, EA4CWN, EA4AFP, 9A6R, 9A2JG .

For the weekend Three or more contacts, any mode

Saturday DX: C5DL, OH6RM, AM70URE/8, XR201H, XR201G, PT7BI, OH0UA, 5T2KW, ZD7BG, CE2SV, OH2VMP, NP3KV, LA8FTA, LA9DL, KP4WQ, AM70U, AM70D, 4Z5ML, SP9MKG, SM0YHG, PA350RB, LU2EM, LA8HGA, LA2IZ, LA2GCA, KH0/KC0W, EA7RKV, ZL2WHO, VP8LP, SV1QT, SM0NOR, PU2SON, LU1YT, LB2TB, LA7HJA, LA6VQ, HZ1SK, AM870PT, AM70O, 5B4ALJ.
Spotters: SP6CVB, HA9AL, 9A6R, OE6VHF, KN4MKX, F4GWM, DK1BT, PT7ASR, W4SAJ, SV3PML, PY2CPS, EA3HCE, DJ4EL, DG5EM, EA7HG, EA7FDW, DL4CH, UX2FX, RW3ADB, PY1LV, PU2PAV, ON5WO, OM2CW, OE4WMA, IZ5ILK, EA7ST, DM5JL, W4DOW, PU2SON, PA/NL8992, JE1CKA, EA7DHT, EA5IJG, EA4GOK, 9Z4Y, 4Z5ML .

Sunday DX: 5T2KW, C5DL, AM70A, EA8DO, S01WS, ZS6S, AM70O, HZ1TT, AM70C, ZD7JC, HB9EOU, A41ZZ, MM0ZBH, GM0VGI, AM70URE, AM70R, ZP5DVD, ZM2B, WB0BIN/B, VK7HCK, VE4ARM/B, RN3Z, R7EH, PC2F, LA9DL, JH3JEZ, FR4PJ, ED4YAK/B, DO4SH, DK0TEN/B, DJ1AA, CN8KD, BV1EL, 9Z4Y, ZP5DBC, XT2AW, UA3AHA, PU7MCV, PA7EY, KB0MDQ, HS6MYW, F5OHM, EC6DX, DU3LA, DL0IGI/B, AM70S, AM70P. 
Spotters: EI5KG, EI7GL, MM0TFU, AM70A, WB8VLC, EW3AA, JE1CKA, EA117UR, MW1CFN, WE7L, PY2RAR, EA117URE, RL3QDD, WP4PRD, HA9AL, HA5CPN, VK5WU, VK4MAP, VA2RF, RJ3A, PY5OD, KE8KUY, KE0NXV, JH6WHN, HI6JRD, EB5EEO, EA3FCQ, EA1AHA, DG5TF, LY3BJC, DK1BT, UR5FLN, UA4CCH, PY2CPS, PT7ASR, N7BT, N6SPP, IZ5CML, IW9CTJ, G7PUV, F4CXO, EB1BQB, EA8TH, EA5FX, DO4OD, ZM4T, W7TX, VE3DZ, OS8A, OE6VHF, LW9DYQ, IW0HBY, FY5KE, F1BBI, EC5KY, EA1WH, EA1AZC, EA1AUM, AE7OA .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

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

Sun: Sunspot AR2738 is quiet and poses no threat for strong solar flares. Credit: SDO/HMI

An international panel of researchers led by NASA and NOAA has released a new prediction for the solar cycle: The current solar minimum is going to deepen, potentially reaching a century-class low in the next year or so. This will be followed by a new Solar Max in the years 2023-2026. (spaceweather.com)

Stoke threw away a 2 goal lead at home to Rotherham!! Poor defending. In fact if Jack Butland, our goal keeper hadn’t been is such superb form we could have lost 2 – 5. Middlesbro this good Friday up north.

Middlesex lost their first home match at Lord’s having drawn there first match away. Not good start. And it was freezing at Lord’s, I left early.