CY9C (St. Paul Is) was popular along with 5T5PA (Mauritania), EA9/DL1MGB (Ceuta and Melilla) and OL88YL (special YL for Czech Republic)

There are certificates available for contacting OL88YL(/P) but they went off air on 7 th August. Bad planning that.

Richard, M7RJS , worked EC5SP 5/8 SSB on Wednesday and G3VKW 5/9 and EC1DJ 5/9 SSB on Friday. Nice change from all the FT8 about. Richard is in Horley using 10W to a vertical. You might find using FT8 will get you a shed load more contacts even with 10W.

Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode) 
Monday DX: CY9C, ZB2TEN/B, ED4YAK/B, SR5TDM/B, EA5/F5TDK, 9K2HS, OE3XAC/B, K0TC, K0GWA, GW7HDS/B. 
Spotters: F4CXO, W4KRN, W8HFJ, KE4TWI, IK5JWQ, DG5TF, OK1HZ, KC4AAW, G0JEI, EA5/F5TDK .

Tuesday DX: CY9C, OL88YL, OH0UDG, N8II, PJ4DX, T77LA, 7X2VFK, SV6DBG/B, OM3TWM, FY5KE, EC6DX, WP4PRD, LA5TEN/B, KP4RV, IZ8RVA/B, IS0DCR, ED4YAK/B, DL1REM, OH2B/B, IQ8KK/B, ZB2TEN/B, UT1AN, SV2RSS/B, SV2HQL/B, SK7GH/B, PY7ZZ, OE3XAC/B, LZ1RAY, I5KAP, F4HMV, EI2HI, EA3AQR, DO1KRT, CA4PSH, AA3B, 9Z4Y, WA2ZYU, SV2HSZ, SV2HNE/B, SV2FQN/B, PY4AZ, PY1SX, OY1CT, KC6AWX, HB9GFJ, F5NBX, F5AAR, EB3JT, EA5IQX, EA5/F5TDK, CN8KD. 
Spotters: F4CXO, KC9FFV, DO6US, CT7APD, K1OYQ, N8II, IW1BCO, OK1HZ, G1EZF, G0JEI, EA7JUR, AA5EY, DO2HQS, VK2FLL, M7RJS, IZ8NVV, EI9JF, EA3GJO, EA1YV, SP7VTQ, M0LHS, F4HPT, EA3AQR, E77VM, DG5TF, DF6MS, YT4T, WD4AB, OH1LWZ, MM0TFU, IZ5CML, IK1YDB, F4HMV, F4HEC, DL1UPK, CT7AKW, 9Z4Y, 2E0MNG, WB8AIZ, SQ7BFC, PJ4DX, PC9DB, OK2ZA, OH4SS, NA6L, K9RX, IZ5ORL, I1YTO, FY5KE, DO4MM .

Wednesday DX: CY9C, ZD7FT, OL88YL, EC5SP, EC1DJ, EC1YL, EA3AQR, DO1KRT, 7X2TT, 2E0YYY/P, ZD7GWM, SV2JAO, OY1CT, F5NBX, SV6DBG/B, SV2HQL/B, OY6BEC/B, LA8HGA, LA7XM. 
Spotters: F4CXO, IZ8NVV, G1EZF, EA1YV, F1UMO, EA2DVR, F4AZF, EB5EEO, G4PVM, F5LRL, WQ3X, M0BDQ, KC3OL, WI9X, VE3PV, OZ9XU, M0BSV, KD2JQK, FY5KE, EI7HBB, EA6DB, EA4FET, EA3GJO .

Thursday DX: 5T5PA, OH0UDG, 7X2VFK, 7X2TT, SV6DBG/B, IZ8RVA/B, PZ5CO, EA8JK, EA8EE, SV2RSS/B, SV2HQL/B. 
Spotters: F4CXO, F4AZF, K1UO, EA8RM, YO5OHY, IU8GIS, IK8IOO, HA3MN, G0JEI .

Friday DX: 5T5PA, PZ5CO, FY5KE, 5E6A, OH0UDG, OY1CT, EC1DJ, EA9/DL2JRM, CT9/DL3YM, EA5IPM, 5B4AMX, SQ3M, EA5YU.
Spotters: OH7LOA, IZ8NVV, F4CXO, EB5ISR, DC9JVN, EA1SI, UA6YH, M7RJS, PA3WB, M0BJL, IK2HAB, EA5/F5TDK, EA4FET, E77VM, DO1HFS .

Saturday DX: PZ5CO, EA9/DL1MGB, CR3W, RU1ZC, OY6BEC/B, FY5KE, UP0L, P33W, OH5ZZ, MM3NRX, G0MBL, UP2L, UE90PR, SK7GH/B, RF9C, RC9O, RA9FEU/M, RA2FL, R9HBW, OZ1IKY, EA8JK, CR6K, CR3EE, 4Z5AV, UN6TA, SV6DBG/B, SV2HQL/B, SM0OOM, SK0CT/B, RA3AHN, R8KAN, R8CT, R3MD, PD1BHZ, P3N, OH2B/B, OE3XAC/B, LB3AG, LA5TEN/B, JE6RPM, IZ2EWR/P, EW6W, ED4YAK/B, EA8ZS, DB0UM/B. 
Spotters: F4CXO, OH7LOA, OH1LWZ, G4PVM, OZ1MFP, SM2OTU, LY5W, R3PAN, MM0ULL, RT1Q, F4AZF, EA5/F5TDK, UR5ZGY, S51A, PT9MD, IZ8NVV, VK2FSAV, RN7A, RA4HQG, PA2A, EW6W, EA7JUR, UB8CIV, RO9O, RA9FEU, R1CAV, KC1XX, K1MK, F5NTV, F5IN, DJ9VS .

Sunday DX: EA9/DL1MGB, OH0UDG, PZ5CO, IZ6BXV, FY5KE, P33W, EA7ZY, EA5/F5TDK, 4X6FR, JE6RPM, 3V8SS, R8TT, 7X2TT, TA7I, SM6MLY, RM8W/M, LB8IG, EC5SP, DG1RUG, CR3W, RG9A, R0AX, P3N, IZ8RVA/B, EC1AJL, CT2KCK, UP0L, UA9CK, TA4/SP1D, SV6DBG/B, IT9ACJ, EF8R, DR30FKR, YL3CW, UP2L, TM6M, SZ3PMBG19, SV2HXX, S01WS, RL3A, R8CT, OY1CT, MM3NRX, IS0DCR, HA7ME, EG7SCC, CR3EE, UR5NFW/A, UA3AVY, SV1LIQ, RW3RN, RD9U, RA9CUU, R8AEZ, IZ7DOK/7, I8/ON8SGA, HS3LSE, GB3XMB/B, EN60KSR, EC5APA, EB4DMH, EA7IYF, EA7CJK, EA6VQ, EA5IQX, EA4HAI, DO7MGA, DB0MFI, CR6K, 5P1KZX, 4Z4AK, UN6TA, TM8FTDM, SP9AI, RW0AJ, RC9O, R3MBD, R0WC, OM5XX, OE5IIO, NP2P, MM0GOG, J42L, IT9CCB, HA4XH, F4HDM, ED4YAK/B, EB5GGB, EA9IB, EA8CYR, EA5KB, EA4URE, EA3SI, EA2ABZ, E2A, 4Z5ML. 
Spotters: OH7LOA, F4CXO, IZ8NVV, DL7JV, F1MPQ, EA3IDY, EA1SI, M7RJS, DC9JVN, OP4L, UW7LL, SP3HLM, OZ1IKY, US2YW, LY5W, HA6VR, G4PVM, DO6US, S51A, KW4BY, F4AZF, DK5JI, OM3KFO, IU2MCW, I1YTO, HA6NY, EB5ISR, EA3NJ, EA2ABZ, DO2HQS, DL6RAI, YQ6A, WR7X, W7MEM, SV1LIQ, S79KW, RQ9O, RN7A, RM2D, PA3DJY, OE5IIO, OE3KLU, IW1BCO, HB9RB, HA7ME, F5LRL, E77DX, DO1KRT, DL1YAW, DJ5LA, DC5SWL, UT4U, UA9BA, SV2LZX, RV4SAH, RO9A, RM6J, R3MBD, OM3RM, MM0GOR, KC1XX, K1MK, IK4ADE, HB3YPN, F5IN, F4HPT, EA7CJK, EA5FIV, EA4SG, DL3WB, DL1PA, DL1DAW, DJ9DZ, CR3W, 9A2EU .

 

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

I don’t think any of this next week’s contest really appeal to me.

+ SARTG WW RTTY Contest	0000Z-0800Z, Aug 17 and   1600Z-2400Z, Aug 17 and   0800Z-1600Z, Aug 18
+ Russian District Award Contest	0800Z, Aug 17 to 0800Z, Aug 18
+ Keyman's Club of Japan Contest	1200Z, Aug 17 to 1200Z, Aug 18
+ Feld Hell Sprint	1600Z-1759Z, Aug 17
+ North American QSO Party, SSB	1800Z, Aug 17 to 0559Z, Aug 18
+ CVA DX Contest, CW	2100Z, Aug 17 to 2100Z, Aug 18
+ NJQRP Skeeter Hunt	1700Z-2100Z, Aug 18
+ ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY	1800Z-2359Z, Aug 18
+ Run for the Bacon QRP Contest	0100Z-0300Z, Aug 19
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test	1300Z-1400Z, Aug 21 and   1900Z-2000Z, Aug 21 and   0300Z-0400Z, Aug 22

 

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

Looks a bit thin on DXpeditions this week.

Currently active callsigns are in bold face August Aug 1-Sep 1, 2019  DXCC: Ecuador Callsign: HC2 QSL: LoTW Source: IZ1HGP (Jun 4, 2019) Info: By IZ1HGP as HC2/IZ1HGP fm Isidro Ayora Finca, Guayas; 160-6m; 1kw; yagi, vertical, wires; QSL also OK via IZ1HGP Aug 3-17, 2019  DXCC: Aland Is Callsign: OH0UDG QSL: LoTW Source: TDDX (May 13, 2019) Info: By DK3BK DO5JD DK3CKM; 80-6; CW SSB + digital; Spiderbeam, vertical, dipole; QSL also OK via M0OXO OQRS Aug 3-17, 2019  DXCC: Madagascar Callsign: 5R8PX QSL: LoTW Source: IZ2DPX (Mar 21, 2019) Info: By 5R8PX fm Nosy Be I; HF; SSB + digital; QSL also OK via IK2DUW/HE9ERA (Buro or direct) Aug 4-16, 2019  DXCC: Georgia Callsign: 4L QSL: LoTW Source: TDDX (Jul 22, 2019) Info: By SP9DLM as 4L/SP9DLM fm Kobuleti (LN01vt); 40 20 15 10m; end-fed wire Aug 6-18, 2019  DXCC: Maldives Callsign: 8Q7GB QSL: LoTW Source: DXW.Net (May 14, 2019) Info: By IZ2DLV fm Nika I; 80-15m; CW SSB FT8; holiday style operation Aug 10-18, 2019  DXCC: St Pierre & Miquelon Callsign: TO5M QSL: LoTW Source: DD5ZZ (Jun 25, 2019) Info: By VO1IDX DJ6GI DM4IM DD5ZZ fm L'Ile aux Marins; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8, perhaps RTTY, FM satellites Aug 17-24, 2019  DXCC: Market Reef Callsign: OJ0O QSL: OE1ZKC Source: 425DXN (Jun 14, 2019) Info: By DS4EOI JE6HIB JH4RHF W5XU; HF; QRV for International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend Aug 21-28, 2019  DXCC: Faroe Is Callsign: OY  QSL: LoTW Source: 425DXN (Aug 10, 2019) Info: By IZ1AZA as OY/IZ1AZA fm IOTA EU-018; 40-10; CW SSB; QSL also OK via IZ1AZA or Club Log OQRS

Sun: Blank sun, again.

Earth is exiting the debris zone of Comet Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Despite bright moonlight, observers witnessed many Perseid fireballs when the shower peaked on Aug. 12-13. Amateur radio operators also detected unusual ionization of Earth's upper atmosphere. (Spaceweather.com)

 

Stoke beat Wigan 0 – 1 in the EFL cup. Oddly they will now play Leeds away in that cup and in the same week at home in the Championship.

 

The start of the 2 nd Ashes Test match at Lord’s was delayed by rain in fact abandoned for the day. It now officially becomes a 4 day match with a “follow on” of 150 runs (don’t ask, just Google it!)