A most excellent week, except I was in China and couldn’t get in front of a radio. Couldn’t even get BBC news or sport so no cricket commentary. Funny because Sky News was ok. This website, SARN (Southgate Amateur Radio News), was OK on a laptop but not available on a smart phone. Why?

Best DX, well actually there was lots. S9A (Sao Tome & Principe), J48GEO (Greece), OJ0AW (Finland), JW/EA3NT (Svalbard) and even a few GB19 stations.

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

Monday DX: S9A, OY1CT, 7X2VFK, OZ1RDP, GB19IND, GB19EB, OD5TX, EA8DHA, DK1RU, S01WS, OY6BEC/B, OY6BEC, OR10WCA, N4CC, LX19CWC, HH2AA, F5OUX, CU3AA, CT3IQ, A45XR, A41ZZ, 5B19CWC, YB2IQ, SV6DBG/B, SR5TDM/B, PZ5RA, M6ZXZ, IS0DCR, GB19SL, GB19BAN, F5CAC, EC5SP, DM8WP. 
Spotters: OH7LOA, F4CXO, EI7GL, EA7FDR, GM8LFB, K9RX, F8IJV, F8FFP, F4WBL, IZ8JFL, EB7DX, R6JY, HB3YDL, G7BXU, G4PVM, DO9MN, VA3ROC, PB2A, HS0ZIV, F6HUK, EB5ISR, EB3TC, EA5IJG, EA4SE, VE3PV, UN7TW, R1DX, K7OOS, JJ1RDX, IZ5ILK, IZ0MIO, IK7XGH, F1NQP, EA5IPM, EA3FCQ, EA1ABN, DO1DXX, DB6LY, CS7APD .

Tuesday DX: J48GEO, S9A, 5P19CWC, GB19HL, UA6EX, UA0BA, R9YC, IZ6FXP, TA3OER, RU6K, LZ2HM, LZ1VDR, KP2XX, IK4LZH, GB19BG, EA6VQ, AP19CWC, 9A7JCY, YR19PFS, YO5ER, UB7K, UA0SR, SV6DBG, SV3GLL, SV2HQL/B, SQ8NGO, IZ8NVV, CU2DX, A61FJ. 
Spotters: OH7LOA, SP5GEO, DG5TF, F4CXO, TA6CQ/1, R6KD, R6JY, KB6JFL, DH1PAL, YO8SJM, TA4RC, KQ0J, IZ8NVV, F1NQP, EB7DX, YU1YV, W1ZQ, UA0BA, K9RX, G3KNU, WA3LKT, W4LES, VE3PV, UN7PGA, UA9R, SP5QIA, RW6APC, RV4SAH, RU6K, R4AAR, M5JON, JJ3PRT, JJ1RDX, JG1GGU, IU3KWR, F4CYZ, ES1BA, EI7GL, EB3TC, EA7ST, DB6VP, AE2DX .

Wednesday DX: FY5KE, 7X2VFK, OY1CT, IU8HPD, GB19SL, OZ8ABA, DO1KRT, DL300AH, CS7APD, 5P19CWC, S51DX, GB19RG, 9Z4Y, S9A, IZ8RVA/B, IW7EC, GB19PAK, EA3KE, EA3AKP, SV5/DL3DRN, RK4FD, R9YM, I5KAP, F4HDM, EG5FSJ, EA5GPC/M, EA3HSL, UA9R, UA9CSE, UA6EX, SK0CT/B, RN1KA, RA9LL, RA6BW, OX8ABA, IZ0XZD, IW8ELR, IS0/DJ9KAI, II4ART, HZ1LG, GB19KO, GB19CIM, GB19AFG, F5NBX, ED4YAK/B, EA8JK, EA1AST, DF0RSA, BD7BS, 7X2TT. 
Spotters: OH7LOA, EI7GL, SP6EFY, F1DSZ, IW1BCO, EB3TC, CT2IWW, UA9R, EB5ISR, UB9OAF, F4CXO, EA3AQR, F4TXU, CS7APD, K4MY, HB9XCL, EA4BAS, EA4AQQ, KE4TWI, F4CYZ, F4HPT, F4EPP, CT7AKW, 9Z4Y, ON4EDG, MM0GOR, KC3OL, JH8XVH, IZ8UFO, G4UCJ, G4IIY, ES1BA, DL7JV, SV1AVE, SP5GSM, RW3ADB, PA3GEG, EA5WO, CT5GOJ, AE2DX, SP9BRP, SP5WOT, RU3DOK, RN3QBG, RK9UE, PA4R, ON4BCA, OK1WCF, OK1AV, NO8D, N1VAU, M0LHS, JK1JXB, IU8HPD, IT9BYG, IK1ZYO, G4RCG, F8AVK, F5IYC, F4GCD, EI7HBB, EA7ST, EA7FDR, DB8DT, 9A5BKR .

Thursday DX: OJ0AW, S9A, ZD7BG, 7Z1IS, JW/EA3NT, OY1CT, GB19CGM, BD7BS, 7X2VFK, SV5/DL3DRN, RA9AVL, GB19RG, DB6LY, CU3AA, IZ4ZZB/AM, IU8HPD, IH9YMC, ZD7JC, YO3GNF, SV2HQL/B, RW0AR, RA1PO, R7DA, PY7ZZ, PD10WCA/P, FY5KE, F8KLY, EA3BDE, EA1DR, WG3C, VP8LP, VO1FOG, SV6DBG/B, S01WS, RA0ADQ, R8KAN, R4ACY, KI5BLU, KG5NUB, IZ5ILF, IZ1PNT, HA8EK, GB19EB, GB19AUS, EI9IB, EG5FSJ, ED4YAK/B, EA8JK, EA6GK, EA2LMI, BD0AAI, 9J2BO. 
Spotters: EI7GL, EB3TC, UB9OAF, OK1WCF, OH7LOA, F4CXO, DG1RUG, R4NAY, EB5ISR, SV3IEG, MM0TFU, R6JY, PC2F, F6HUK, WA3GWK, RA3RF, OK1ASG, W1UU, UN7TW, RA6CF, F5PCV, DL7JV, CS7APD, WA2NDV, RX9WT, LZ3YG, GM4JYB, YU1YV, UT5LI, SQ4DX, RW1AI/9, RU9W, RT1S, PD0LK, ON5KQ, IZ5DKG, IU8HPD, F6KSV, EA7BZO, EA4AQQ, YO8NUT, WO2N, SM4EMO, R6AZ, ON4BCA, KG5NUB, K9MK, JT1DN, IU8JPG, IU1HGO, I1YTO, HB9IIY, GM8LFB, G8GNI, F8TMQ, DF1KG, DB6LY .

Friday DX: JW/EA3NT, S9A, S57DX, FY5KE, WW2DX, 4J5A, R0AIB, OJ0AW, G0UWK, UA9JIX, RW4CLF/3, MW0ZZK, IZ7DOK, IS0KNG, IS0DCR, BD7BS, 5B4AMM, RA7E, R9LM, OM1AVL, OH8X, OD5YA, LZ50ZF, GB19BAN, DF13STO, CU3AA, 4K9W, UA6YD, TK4LS, RW9CQ, RA9LL, R9XM, IZ8RVA/B, HZ1SK, EX0DX, AP2HA, 7X2TT, YL2LW, WP4PRD, WA1ACR, UN7AB, UK8AEA, UA9SIV, UA6YW, UA4HBW, TM17FFF, TA4SO, SV2HQL/B, RW1F, RU3TJ, RA9DN/M, RA0ADQ, R0AX, PU2TXZ, PD1DL, OK8AU, OD5ZF, LA9NKA, LA9BM, KH0N, IZ7FLP, IS0/DJ9KAI, ED4YAK/B, EA8AIN, CU2AP, CT2GQN, 4X6TU/B.
Spotters: OH7LOA, UB9OAF, R9XM, NO8D, F4CXO, SP5GEO, RT1S, EI7GL, R0AIB, OK8AU, NQ4I, K9RX, R6JY, PC2F, LA9BM, G0UWK, YO3LW, UT5LI, UA4APZ, RZ6BR, RA3RF, MM0ULL, IW1BCO, F6DAY, DL7JV, VE3PV, RW1F, RU3ZG, RN4W, R6KD, R6CW, R4FCJ, PA3DJY, G4PVM, EA4AQQ, DJ4EL, DC5SWL, 4J5A, 4J4K, WR2G, WA3GWK, UA6YH, UA4CGR, TA4RC, TA2K, RW4CLF, RV6LN, RO7N, RM4N, RD4A, R9LM, M0ZZM, LA5LJA, KC3OL, IW3SWL, F6IRA, F5PCV, EH3RDC, EB3TC, EA7ST, EA6AAU, EA1YV, DO2IK .

4 reports or more for the weekend.

Saturday DX: SV3GLL, IW1FRU, 7X2VFK, IZ7FLP, IT9ELT, RU1ZC, OH8WW, IW1DQS, GB19TB, GB19CWC, 5B/RN3QO, IZ7KDX, S9A, RN9S, IW9FSG, IT9DQC, EU6DX, EA8JK, 4X6FR, RT9S, RK9LWA, RG9A, RC7M, RA9P, PD10WCA/P, IQ9SY, GB19CGI, 5P19CWC, 5B4ALS, 5B19CWC, TA6CQ, RK9Q, RA3DIH, IZ8WGU, IT9ZTX, GB19CNI, GB19BAN, SP1B, RV7K/M, RM9T, RA9AP, RA3VX, R8TT, R2AKN, KL7SB, KG5NUB, IZ5IIN, IZ5DKG, IZ2FOS, IW1FSQ, IU8HEP, IU0DMP, IT9YVO, EC7AT, 4Z4DX, 4X6DK, 4L1AN, 4K9W. 
Spotters: LY5W, R6CW, OH7LOA, IU3BTY, UB9OAF, UA9R, SP5GEO, K9MK, IZ8CCW, RA3RF, R9XM, 9A6CC, JA7OWD, IV3SKB, SP5GSM, RU9W, EA4AQQ, WA8VIH, OG7F, JE1CKA, F4CXO, EA5IPM, UN7TW, UA4APZ, RA6CF, NM4V, F4WBL, EB3TC, SQ4DX, RX9WB, RW7F, IZ7NLV, DK9IP, YU1YV, VE3FDZ, UZ1WW, RM6J, OK1UU, IZ0MIO, IU1FSL, G4XEX, DO9ST, DL7JV, DC5SWL, 9A5O, YO8SJM, WW3A, UT7EZ, UT5C, US4IGH, SV1LIQ, SV1EML, SQ5AM, RK7L, RJ7M, RA6ADQ, R1II, PY5AL, N6SS, N6SPP, MM0TFU, KG5NUB, JF1NUV, JA1JXT, IZ8NVV, IU7BQF, IU0DUN, IU0CSH, IQ9RG, IQ5QD, I1YTO, GM8LFB, G7BXU, F6HUK, EA3IDY, CT4VB, BG8SRK .

Sunday DX: S9A, FY5KE, 7X2VFK, GB19TG, EN60KSR, BD0AAI, UA9R, EU2AAI, UN9L, RT9S, RK9LWA, IW1FRU, UP4L, S57DX, RK9Q, UA9MA, 5T5PA, IZ7FLP, GB19HL, RU9TN, GB19CWC, E20WXA, RM9RZ, IW9FSG, GB19CGW, BD7BS, UN9GD, UA9CTT, RC8SC, R8TT, IZ7KDX, IU8HEP, RN9S, RA9P, R8WO, IW7EGQ, IW1FSQ, IQ9SY, GB19BAN, EB1DJ, 9Y4D, UA9CUA, T88PB, SP5UUD, RM9T, RA7T, P3X, OH6RM, OH0R, LZ5DD, IQ8WN, IQ2GM, GB19RB, F5IN, ER3CT, 5B/RN3QO, 4X6FR, XU7AMG, VR2XYL, UT7NY, UN7ID, SP9DLM, RZ9YI, RG9A, RA9AP, RA3DIH, R4RE, IZ8FCA, IZ7VPK, IZ7FLQ, IU8FRF, IT9YVO, IT9ELT, HS5YLK, HB7X, GU3HFN, F5UKL/P, EM7EFF, EC5SP, EA8NF, EA8JK, 9K2HQ, 9A3XV, UW5Y, SV3GLL, RW9DX, RU6K, RM9I, RK3DSW, RA9LL, R9AB, PY5AMF, LY2XW, K9BHP, IZ5IIN, IZ3GNG, IZ2FOS, IW0HBY, IV3DSH, IU3LYJ, IU0DMP, IT9DQC, IQ5VR, IK7EOT, IK5MEJ, I1JQJ, HS3LSE, HB90AFI, GB19SG, EF2X, EB3DYS, EA3AQR, EA1AIW, DO1KRT, BW2/JP1RIW, AP2HA, A41ZZ, 4K9W, 4J4K. 
Spotters: RN7A, R6CW, IV3SKB, UA9R, R9XM, SP5GSM, IZ8CCW, RA9MX, UB9OAF, JA7OWD, R6LHO, EB3TC, G4PVM, RQ9O, UA4AVG, DC5SWL, IZ8NVV, EI7GL, KC4EOG, K9MK, YU1YV, VA3JXP, PC2F, DL5JQ, PE1BNF, OZ1IKY, F5MUX, EA7ST, DL6KVA, UY5TE, UR2680SWL/P, R4NAY, PA3GCU, CS7APD, RX9SN, LA9BM, IV3HAX, IC8CUQ, EA8BEV, EA4AQQ, RU9W, PA3EVY, KC3OL, IU7JIJ, W8HFJ, OH7LOA, LY5W, K9BHP, IZ8OLR, IZ5DKG, HL1VAU, EB5ISR, EA7FDW, DO2STS, DL7JV, YL2VW, W7MEM, UZ2HZ, UT1KWA, SQ3TKZ, SP4DM, S9A, RK9LWA, RC3C, RA4FK, RA3WRO, IZ7NLV, IQ9MK, EU0DX, DG5TF, YL3AJT, W5RCD, VE3FDZ, VA3WV, US3IOE, SV1EML, RW1AI/9, RO7N, RM2D, RK3DZF, RF9C, RA9CHZ, R3ZG, R3LW, PD5SS, OK1ASG, MM0GOR, IZ1PVN, IK8JVG, HS5YLK, F4GXX, ER2OZ, EA1SI, E72U, DO1GPP, DO1EMA, DL6RDM, DL3BI, DK0DX .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

I suppose the big one this weekend is the ARRL field day, Rules, which is basically any mode and band except 60, 30, 17, 12m. But my preference has always been the King of Spain SSB contest. They always email me to remind me, very courteous of them.

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

Sun: The sun is still spotless, for 31 days so far.

Not too much footy to talk about. The Cricket World Cup is going well with some huge scores.