A most excellent week with the weekend being exceptional. So many stations could be top dogs but TU5PCT (Ivory Coast), Z21A (Zimbabwe), ZF2OO (Cayman Islands) and VP8ADR (Falkland Is) really stand out. But there are many, many more.

My prize of the week was a ZL (New Zealand) but on 40m. Doh! Still very good at last.

Most popular DX ( Six or more contacts, any mode need during the week)

Monday DX: Z21A, VU2XO, VU2DSI, Z22O, TU5PCT, 4Z4DX, UT5GD/MM, VP2MDX, CE2SV, 4X1TI, 9J2REK, CE2SCZ, VR2VGM, PY7ZC, 5B4VL, XE1XR, TI2CC, LU1DX, 4A90CHH, ZP6/N3BNA, HS3NBR, D0WFF, ZL1XR, VK8NAH, V31XX, PU2MIW, II2WRTC, II2IDT, HS0ZJF, A91SD, 7Q7CT, 5T5PA.
Spotters: LW2EDM, LU6YR, LU9DCE, LU4DRH, PY2EDU, PU2NKT, IZ7NLJ, R7KAZ, EA5GJ, NP4CQ, EA1YV, BG8SRK, PP5TG, RA3QK, KF4WE, PY1JDX, KC4AAW, HS0ZIL, EI7GL, EA1AHY, EB5ISR, WB8VLC, N3MEQ, EA3OR, ZL2IFB, PU7BCG, WB7PMP, SQ6PLE, NR4J, LU1HVK, EA1U, WA7DH, UT5XS, PY4EP, F4IZV, E29TGW, 9A1VV, WB7BBI, R4LZ, PU2MIW, ON9CB, G0LFF, EA5D, CE2GT, BG8DIV, A65GR .

Tuesday DX: TU5PCT, Z21A, KL7SB, Z22O, PZ5KV, VP8LP, V51WH, 5B4VL, A25SL, XE1XR, KP4PR, VK8NSB, 4Z5FW, JT1CO, HZ1TT, FK8HA, 4X6HU, WG3C, IZ1RFT, II8WRTC, DU1IVT, CX8DS, ZS5DCF, UA4HQO, TZ4AM, LU1DX, FY5KE, E29TGW, 9Z4Y, ON75LLV, LW6EQG, II1WRTC, D0WFF.
Spotters: LW2EDM, TA6B, LU6YR, OZ1DSD, LU9DCE, LU4DRH, HC1FQ, F4CXO, PU2MZI, K4RHS, W3LPL, F1TZE, UT5ZC, G4VPD, F5UOU, G0LFF, GI4SNA, EB5ISR, W4SOT, UA7G, SQ2HL, SP3HLM, PY1JDX, N4NR, MW6WFF, IK8UDK, VK4CZ, VA3ROC, R7KAZ, PY1MK, PU1WZY, LZ2INP, K9KA, IT9XJJ, G4PVM, EI9KP, EA1YV, E73S, CT2HXM

Wednesday DX: VP8ADR, VP8LP, Z22O, PZ5KV, TU5PCT, II5WRTC, LZ1NK, ZD7BG, V51WH, R2EA/P, FY5KE, VU2XO, HZ1TT, A41ZZ, ZD7FT, Z21A, EA7GAK, 9K9NLD, VU2DSI, PY2BN, II2IDT, HP9SAM, 9K2HN, YV5JLO, LU1DX.
Spotters: LW2EDM, LU9DCE, LU6YR, LU4DRH, OZ1DSD, MW6WFF, F4UJU, HK1REB, RA3QK, PU2NKT, E73S, EA5GJ, W3LPL, EI2IP, PP5TG, CE5PR, HS2AQG, RX6LHY, IW1DQS, GW7SMV, EW8CN, PY1JDX, N3TU, EA1AHY, 4Z4DP, W7MY, PD1JN, HA5CPN, F5UOU, ZL2IFB, ZL1OGX, VE3JI, UR5WCA, UA4AQL, TA6B, PY3EW, PY1MK, PU2MZI, IZ7NLJ, G4VPD, F1DSZ, 9Z4Y, 9A1VV .

Thursday DX: TU5PCT, PZ5KV, 5B4AIF, FY5KE, ZF2PG, HZ3FD, HC5DX, S79VU, V31XX, 8Z3FD, 5B4VL, TI5KMK, II2WRTC, VU2DSI, NP3YL, 4A90CHH, 9Z4FE, S01WS, HZ1TT, 4X1TI, ON75TWS, II4WRTC, XQ6CF, SM5VFE, PU0FDN, KP4PUA, HI8HRD, 8Q7AH, ZS1OIN, Z21A, VP8LP, UK8OCA, PY4OT, ON75LLV, II9WRTC, II1WRTC, CE2SCZ, A61Q, 9K2HN, 5T5PA, 4Z5FW, VK5ST, SM2LIY, RM2D, RA4FUT, PY1FJ, OX3XR, OT4A, OD5SK, LU1DX, LA1MFA, II5WRTC, FO5QB, CN8KD, BY1CRA/WO22, 4L8A.
Spotters: LU9DCE, PY2VM, LU6YR, LW2EDM, PY1JDX, PU2MZI, EA5GJ, MW6WFF, LU4DRH, PP5TG, WA2VUY, NK9O, VK3AXI, SV8DJW, E73S, R4LZ, PY1MK, W7WA, UA7G, UA4AQL, EI2IP, W3LPL, RA3QK, KC0EFS, WE7L, EA5D, 4Z4DP, WW1L, PU5WMA, KI5TFZ, KE1DX, F8FAZ, YT5DM, VK2HJ, PU7BCG, KR0ES, KF4WE, KF4TCV, KB5KYX, K7PTC, F5UOU, CE5PR, WB7BBI, W9YK, US4IGH, SM2A, RZ6MB, R0SBZ, PD3KWS, PD1JN, N8II, KX3C, G1EZF, EB5ISR, EA7FDR, DO1KHE, AA1K .

Friday DX: TU5PCT, FY5KE, Z21A, 4A90AGS, XE1XR, ZD7FT, Z22O, 4Z5FW, 3B8HE, N7ET/DU7, LU1DX, VK2XZ, V51WH, OD5ET, VK7MD, PY1FJ, WP3B, T77LA, RA0FF, N6OKU, KP4WQ, IZ1RFT, D0WFF, CE2SV, BY1CRA/WO22, 9J2REK, VU2XO, UK8OM, TR8CA, JY5IB, JM7OLW, II7WRTC, II1WRTC, EA8DHA, CX4RT, 9G5AR.
Spotters: LU9DCE, LW2EDM, LU4DRH, LU6YR, F5UOU, KC4AAW, UA7G, YC1JEL, WQ0P, W3LPL, WB8VLC, PP5TG, K6RC, UA4AQL, N6HE, K7PTC, YB1LUE, VE2JD, UT5ZC, RT1Q, PU2MZI, LU4DPL, EA1AHY, W2PJ, SQ6PLE, PY1FJ, KF4WE, IT9XJJ, EI2IP, EA5UB, EA5GJ, XE1SPM, US1VV, RZ6MB, PY1JDX, PV2K, IZ1MHS, HZ1ES, G1FQD, EA4FME .

8 Reported contacts at the weekend

Saturday DX: TU5PCT, V55Y, LW1EUD, CE7VPQ, LU1DX, S79VU, PX2A, LO5D, 4A90CHH, PQ2M, BV1EL, CX5A, VU2XO, PZ5RA, LU7HN, 6Y5FS, Z81D, Z22O, LU6ETB, LT6M, FG5GP, 3D2AG, ZD7FT, TI5VMJ, PY1ZV, ZM4T, II3WRTC, CR3DX, C4I, 4A90AGS, LU1JHF, 4M1W, WP3C, V31MA, TZ4AM, OD5OJ, KY0W, II0WRTC, TG9ANF, PV2K, N7GP, V31XX, PY1FI, PU2TDY, PI4COM, LW3DBW, F5USK, CE5UBR, CE5PR, 9Z4Y, 9K9NLD, W5PR, VK2XZ, UN3G, PT4T, PP5DZ, PP5BT, OA4DOS, NR6O, LU5DF, II9WRTC, II5WRTC, HZ1MD, CE3CT, 8Q7AH, 4Z5LA, 4X6GP.
Spotters: LW2EDM, LU9DCE, LU6YR, LU4DRH, UN7NII, W3LPL, PP5TG, N4SVC, WB2WPM, K6RC, WB7BBI, PY2EBD, ZV2F, KC4AAW, PY1MK, K5VIP, DH8BQA, VE2HEW, PP5FMM, NR4O, VK3AXI, VA3LR, BG2ENW, W4GHV, DC2VE, CE5PR, RT1Q, CT1BXT, PU2MZI, N6DHZ, KF4WE, IK2XSL, ZL3P, WP3C, PY2VZ, PU7BCG, PS8RF, W5PR, UR5HVR, RV0APH, KG4IGC, DK9IP, N9NA, VE2NCG, UI4I, N3DUE, N1RM, K8ZT, IZ5WTV, IV3OKO, IK7JTF, ED2V, EA5D, EA1AHY, E73S, PY1FJ, N6QQ, KP3W, KI2D, IZ8NVV, WB8VLC, VE2TKH, PY1JDX, K7VIT, WT3K, RZ6MB, PY1FC, NS4X, KG5VK, KD9RMT, K3LUE, IU4FIT, DK4VW, DK1IP, ZL1TM, XE2B, WE6Z, VE3DZP, PY4KM, OM5CD, NG7M, KR6C, KB1W, EA5UB .

Sunday DX: ZF2OO, II0WRTC, TI2VVV, J69DS, CW100A, PX2A, CR3DX, 4A90AGS, VP8ADR, V55Y, V31XX, TI5/N3KS, NR6O, J35X, Z21A, WX3B, VU2XO, OT4A, FY5KE, E21EIC, VK2BY, UA9CUA, S79VU, LW3DG, LU1DX, II1WRTC, KP4JOC, 9J2REK, 4X1TI, PP5RT, PI4CC, KT7E, EA8TR, 4M1W, YT1X, SU9VB, UN3M, PZ5RA, K4WI, EA8AH, CE2SV, 3X2021, ZS1OIN, ZP6/N3BNA, ZD7BG, WP3YL, WP3C, TI0RC, RA7A, PY1ZV, PT2IC, LW1EUD, HS5NMF, HL4SF, CX7CO, CX5FK, YB9LCM, VU2RCY, VK2CR, R8WF, PT4T, PD3AL, KP4WQ, KP4PUA, K4OMD, II3WRTC, FM8QR, EA8OM, CX5UA, BY1CRA/WO22, AO5DMR, 5B4VL.
Spotters: LW2EDM, DH8BQA, LU9DCE, IZ8NVV, LU6YR, K0GUR, PY2EBD, VK3AXI, OZ1DSD, W3LPL, PY1SAD, DJ5AN, R8WO, KC4EOG, BG2ENW, W4EE, PU2MZI, 9A5O, RW9QA, PS8MT, WA4IAM, KI2D, K6RC, LU4DRH, LN8W, KO4NIK, IZ7NLJ, HL3EFM, XE2B, JF1SNL, HC1FQ, W5PR, UR5HVR, RK6FO, PY2WC, W4GHV, VE3DZP, SM6MVE, PY4OY, OT1V, NS4X, N6DHZ, HI5MAH, DL1GME, DK9IP, ZV2F, VE3FNT, NG7M, K3DNE, E73S, ZM4T, VA3LR, SP7IIT, PD1JN, PD1AK, K3IE, IV3OKO, ED2V, EA7HS, CT1BXT, ZL3P, WA7YAZ, PY1FC, PU1WZY, N6QQ, G4ICD, G0CAS, EW6AS, 4Z4DP, NR4O, KC4AAW, KC2OSR, K5VIP, IW3IBK, EA8VJ, DL5JQ, WX3B, WP3C, RC8SC, PY1MK, PU2RDB, PP5TG, PE5JW, K7LFY, HA7UL, EA1YV, EA1U, CE3ALY .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

Sun: As of now there are 5 sunspots with at least one capable of flares.

Stoke did well against Notts Forest, but only managed a 2 – 2 draw as the home team scored in extra time. Birmingham next Saturday, a local derby and usually very strongly fought. I’ll be there.

Tony Dixon G4CJC Now you can help Tony to compile his ten-metre report. Tell him about any stations you've heard on the 10-metre band in your part of the world, or tell him if you've also found the band to be dead. Use the form in the pop-up window to record the details of any stations that you have heard during this week.  • Click here to send Tony your report