A fairly average week, poor in the middle not bad at the weekend. I worked a few PYs and LWs again but nothing exotic. But here were some interesting ones out there. FK8HA (New Caledonia), 7Q6M (Malawi), ZD7FT (St Helena), FR1GZ (Reunion) and XR33M (Chile Special)

Commemorative Activity of the Rescue of the 33 Miners in the "San José" Mine, Chile.

On the tenth anniversary of the successful rescue of the 33 Miners of Atacama, Radio Club Copiapó together with the Board of Directors of the "Union of Workers of the Lumina Cobre Chile Mining Company - Caserones Mine” and their represented associates, have wanted to commemorate this successful rescue inviting you to participate in this radio activity that we detail below:

START DATE : October 13, 2020 00:00 UTC
END DATE: November 13, 2020, 23:59 UTC.
For more/QSL details see XR33M QRZ page

Steve, M0BPQ , worked VK3WE FT8, 5 x YBs also on FT8 and VK6EI on Monday. I know I watched him on my FT8 waterfall. He said, "First VK on 10m for almost 6 years!”
I tried for the VK but he faded on me fairly quickly. QSB exists even with FT8

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

Monday DX: FK8HA, YY8HBO, LA5TEN/B, HS0ZIV, FR4QT, 4S7AB, SV5AZK, DU3CQ, CE7VPQ, CE2EP, BX6ABC, ZS6WAB/B, ZS6LKF, VR2XYL, VP8LP, SV6DBG/B, PV7AA, PP5GW, FY5KE, BA5CJ, XE1XR, PP5RT, FK8HM, 5Z4VJ, 5B4AAB, 3B8CW.
Spotters: CT2FFC, MM0TFU, IK2GSO, PU1JDX, RV4SAH, CD7CKU, SP1MGM, RX6APY, PU5LHF, F5PAC, EA1GHQ, CE2EP, UA7G, PW8AR, PS7LN, F4CXO, CE3SX, WB2UJS, SV3IEG, SP3DOF, R7BN, PU2TTN, N2CG, GM8LFB, G0CAS, WA3ERQ, PY2XJ, PY2OKB, PY2KC, PU2NKT, PT2JC, N8TMG, IZ1RFT, F8NHF, DJ7YP .

Tuesday DX: ZD7FT, IS0BSR, 7Q6M, 5T5PA, PU7BCG, PV7AA, SV6DBG/B, HI8RD, FK8HA, CE2EP, ZS6LKF, ZD7MY, XQ3WD, SV2HQL/B, RW6ANJ, PY3EW, PY2RAR, PU1JSV, PP5HA, HD200C, FR4OO, FR1GZ/B, EY8MM, CA3SOC, 3B8CW.
Spotters: F4CXO, HI5MAH, CE2EP, F1TXI, CD7CKU, G4CJC, F4AZF, CT2HTM, ZS1TAF, UA9URM, RA3QPT, R9XM, PU7BCG, PU2RDB, PU1JDX, HI5KKK, PY2YPY, PY2ANH, PU2WNO, PP2CS, IZ5ILK, IU2MCH, IS0HMZ, IK2GSO, AA4XU .

Wednesday DX: 7Q6M, CE2ML, 3B8CW, YY8HBO, VK6OZ, VR2XYL, PY3KN, PV7AA, PU7BCG, NP3DM, HS0ZGC, 5T5PA.
Spotters: WA3GWK, LU1EEP, SV3IEG, SP8CHI, PU2RJO, PU1JDX, US0CD, VK4CZ, US5LOC, RZ3ATE, PS7LN, PJ2GT, IZ1RFT, DL4MFF .

Thursday DX: ZD7FT, PY6ARC, PV7AA, PY4BZ, LW7DQW, CE2ML, XR33M, VK6RO, PY1ROE, OH7UE, OH3BCX, LW4EF, CE2EP.
Spotters: SM5EPO, CE2EP, PU2OKE, F4CXO, PU4MHO, PU2RDB, PP2CS, OG55W, CX1EK, PY2CTF, PY2ADX, PU2MPB, PS7LN, G4CJC, W7MAE, SM6YNO, PP5FMM, IK2GSO, G0FWX, CE3SX, AA4XU .

Friday DX: 9J2BS, PY4BZ, IS0BSR, 9M2TO, PZ5RA, 9G5FI, 5H3EE, XR33M, VK6MIT, FR1GZ/B, 5T5PA, ZS1DX, PJ2MAN, FY5KE, NY2PO, HZ1SK, CE2ML, ZS6WN, ZS6TVB, ZS6BUN, UT5UT, PY1ROE, PU8YAB, MD0CCE.
Spotters: F4CXO, CD7CKU, PU1JDX, EB1DJ, EA7FDR, R9WG, PA3AGN, ZS6WN, MM0TFU, LU9DCE, K3EEI, EA3NJ, AA4XU, US5LOC, US0CD, SP8CHI, PY2OKB, PT2JC, PP5FMM, N4QS, LU6DRV, K4PI, G0LFF, EA2Z, CX1EK, CT1EUB/P, ZS6BUN, VK3DUT, SP1NL, RD4D, PY2UDB, PY1NS, PS7LN, OZ1MFP, LZ1JZ, K9RX, F4VPC, EA5ZM .

Saturday DX: XR33M, PY4BZ, 5T5PA, CX7CO, 7Q6M, VP8LP, WG3C, ZS6LKF, LU3WC, HI8AT, 9J2BS, ZR6CV, VK8NSB, NP3DM, FR4NT, ZS1SC, ZS1AN, LU4DJB, CE7VPQ, ZS5TC, VK6MIT, PP5AK, LZ4TX, LU4BB, ZS1DX, PP5HA, N1RPH, LU1DA, FY5KE, ZS6GC, ZS6DN/B, ZS2EZ, VO1FOG, VK6RK, SY2CWM, LW2DOD, LU6ETB, LU5HA, LU1DX, HS0ACS, HK3W, 7Z1SJ, ZS6WN, ZS1SBW, ZS1HG, TZ4AM, SV6DBG/B, SV2JAO, SV2HNE/B, PU3DSC, PS7JBV, PP5RT, PJ4GR, LW3DG, LU9HPO, LU8EKC, KP4JRS, JA2CPI, EA8JK, CE4WJK, CE2ML, WP4V, WP4RF, VP8NO, VK8FNAH, UT5UT, T6AA, SV1AVT, PZ5RA, PY2WC, PY2CP, PY1ROE, PU8YAB, PU2VLW, PU1JDX, PD1DCV, IZ0PAU, IK0ETA, HP2AT, FR1GZ/B, F5OUX, CX5ABM, CT1EHI, CE2SV, 5Z4VJ, 4Z4DX.
Spotters: HA9AL, F4CXO, PP5FMM, OZ1MFP, LU9DCE, PU1JDX, CD7CKU, EA7JMO, ZS6WN, EB1DJ, KC4AAW, F4UJU, WB8VLC, EA7FDW, OK1WCF, LZ1JZ, BG8SRK, IZ1RFT, PY2UDB, PY1NS, KI5JWA, IZ8NVV, F5BQV, EA7M, PU5LHF, LU6DRV, F4AZF, EA3AQR, YC1JGE, PR7AP, F5OGL, F1TZE, RA3WDK, PU2TTN, PU2RND, PU2NKT, PU1MIL, PP5TG, N8TMG, LU9DER, IW1GGR, WT2O, VE3PV, PY2AAM, PP2CS, OH4SS, LU4DTL, IZ1PLU, F1DSZ, EA7TR, EA6ET, EA1U, CT1EUB/P, 9K2OW, VO1FOG, VE2RE, SP3DOF, PY2KEY, PY2EW, PU2XYT, PD1DCV, OE5PEN, OE5HWN, M3DDY, LW9DYQ, LW2DAF, IT9RTA, IK4DRY, G4ELJ, G0YCE, F4ESV, EA1NL, DF3EK, DD6DR, CA1WGM, 9K2HS .

Sunday DX: FR1GZ/B, 7Q6M, KP4WQ, LZ4TX, LU9DD, FY5KE, 5Z4VJ, LW3DG, WP4IRV, VR2XYL, VK6LW, K6ICS, FK8HM, EG5VCE, 9J2BS, 3B8CW, ZL3IO, XQ7IR, PZ1EL, PP5RT, LU1DX, HS0ACS, EA8AT, 9M2TO, ZS3SH, ZS1SC, ZL4TT, ZL2IAS, VK8NSB, UT5UT, TI3RCS, PU8YAB, P29LL, LU7YZ, LU4BB, KP4WK, FK8HA, EX8MJ, CE2NGN, A45XR.
Spotters: ZS1TAF, F4CXO, CD7CKU, OZ1MFP, ZS6WN, PU1LMN, PU1JDX, IZ8NVV, BG8SRK, US5LOC, LU9DCE, ZL3IO, RV0APH, JI7JIH, HK1REB, VK2WJ, TA9J, RQ7R, PU2NKT, KC4AAW, CX1EK, UR8MH, PY2UDB, IK2GSO, PY2OKB, PU2RDB, PU2ODR, N6RZR, LW9DYQ, KP4LRD, KI5JWA, KF4WE, KC9WAV, G7PUV, F5LRL, EA8CXY, CX1DDO, ZL2AYZ, UZ5DX, SP6M, PY2MQ, PY2GTA, PW8AR, PU2XYT, PU2TTN, PU2RXE, PB1HF, NZ5F, MM6NRK, LZ8E, JF1KKV, F4TTR, F4AZF, CX8DS, 9Z4Y, 9A5Y .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

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

Sun: Sunspots are magnetic islands on the sun. Sunspot AR2781 is a complete archipelago and poses a slight threat for M-class solar flares.

If you see a fireball this week, it's probably a piece of Comet 2P/Encke, source of the annual Northern Taurid meteor shower. Northern Taurid meteors are notoriously slow and bright, and they fly out of an easy-to-find patch of sky near the Pleiades. The shower will be active all week as Earth passes through the comet's broad trail of gravelly debris. Forecasters expect no more than ~5 Taurids per hour when the shower peaks.

toke City did really well beating Reading 0 – 3 and it should have been 4 with the woodwork getting in the way for one. Their defence was poor. It’s now an international break for two weeks. We are up to 8 th place

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