A fairly standard week although Sunday was exceptional. So much so that to save space I had to limit entry to those stations with 5 or more reported contacts. I worked loads on 10m using FT4! And some more on 15m. I chased 5H3EE Tanzania, again but no luck.

Most popular DX ZD7FT (St Helena), 7Q7RU (Malawi), FY5KE (French Guiana), RL30DX (Russia special) and Sunday gave us DX from VK, LU, HI, CO, KP and other far flung places.

Eduardo, LU9DCE , says, "I always see your reports. I would like to send you an email telling you about my station and how I do to work in 10mts. I’m sure many will be amazed.” I’m sure they would be so pleased, do send me a report telling me all about your station. Maybe in Spanish and English.

Ursin, DO9UW asks, "I am a beginner on 10 m. Please send me some info about your equipment. The 10m for me is almost dead, anyway I will try further. I always read your report. 73 from DO9UW.”
Ursin all my equipment is listed on my QRZ com page. For me the important thing is the monoband Moxon beam. Keep trying, that means listening AND calling.

Chris, G1WSA, worked IK2DA 5/9, UT3HID 5/9, LZ6Y 5/9, LZ2ZY 5/9, LZ1DM 5/9, RZ3Z 5/9, IK0PHY 5/9+10 dB all on SSB. He comments, "Tony, I am using just a mobile aerial on the car (cut down Wilson 1000 CB magmount), Icom 7100 and 70W (limited by fuse in car). Helps there are some contests on but it was dead yesterday (Sat). There are some regular QSOs going on though (IK0PHY). 73 Chris.”
Are you signing G1WSA/m I wonder. I suppose you could, you might get more contacts but a bigger higher antenna is the best bet.

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

Monday DX: ZD7FT, EI7HBB, TZ1CE, FR1GZ/B, LW2DOD, VO1FOG, 7Q7RU, MM0TFU, ZS6WAB/B, PP5HA, LU9DCE, FY5KE, ZS6TVB, ZS6HON, SM2GCQ, PU4TNT, PU1XFL, LA8UU, CT1BSD.
Spotters: MM0TFU, F4CXO, F4VPC, RV4SAH, GM8LFB, G4CJC, LU9DCE, F5BQV, DL4MFF, PA3AGN, PU1JDX, PT2JC, MM0ULL, F5OGL, DH0IAM, 9Z4Y, 9H1TX, F5VHN, EA4WF, EA2AFV, DE7RXA .

Tuesday DX: ZD7FT, G0FWX, 7Q7RU, ZS6LKF, LZ4TX, LA4UOA, YL2LW, VO1FOG, TZ1CE, PU5LHF, MM5AJN/M, LU9DCE, IW3FZQ/B, I5KAP, EA8JK, DO1KRT, SP5IT, SK7GH/B, RW30DX, RT9K/6, OH2B/B, LU1DX, LA5TEN/B, F5VKT, DB0UM/B, 3B8CW, 2E0FGA, ZS6WAB/B, ZR6C, VK5GR, TM30CDR, SQ9HHV, RG30DX, R30MDXC, OP20FENIKS, OE2CRP, DB0BER/B, 8P6ET. Spotters F4CXO, G1EZF, S59WT, PD1JN, LU9DCE, PA3AGN, EB1DJ, PD0LK, G4ICD, EA1U, MM0TFU, DL4MFF, DL1KUR, R9WG, PU5LHF, G4CJC, F1GZV, DO7JPG, SM0YHG, R6DCS, PA3GPU, OP4L, ON4LAN, M0WHC, IQ5SK, GM8LFB, F5BQV, EA3AQR, DB6LL, VE7CUP, SQ3TKZ, SP5TP, ON3FZT, OM3IM, M6KOG, KF4WE, F1AUF, DL5FH, DL4CH, DD0UM, 2E0UIT .

Wednesday DX: 7Q7RU, VK2DX, ZD7BG, VK2WTF, YC9FZ, VK6EI, YC1PZ, VK5MRD, RZ6AQX, RA30DX, LZ4TX, LU9DCE, G0FWX, DU3CQ, 7X2TT, YC8UP, VK8FNAH, VK2QV, VK2AHE, SV2JAO, PY5WW, OA4DVC, IT9EJW/B, FY5KE, FR1GZ/B, EB1DJ.
Spotters EB1DJ, RK3AF, LU9DCE, IK2GSO, F1BBI, F5LRL, F5BQV, F4CXO, F1TXI, EA5GJ, UT4UF, M0WHC, LZ1JZ, GM8LFB, F5TXM, F4VPC, CT1EUB/P, US5LOC, RU0ANR, PU5LHF, PA1LX, I0KNQ, G4CJC, G1EZF, DL4MFF, DL3GD .

Thursday DX: FY5KE, LU3WC, VK6EI, FR1GZ/B, ZS6LKF, LU9DCE, 7Q7RU, W3LL, PY5QW, F5OUX, EA8DGO, W3LPL, W1NA, K0RF, IZ8RVA/B, EC1YL. Spotters EB1DJ, LU9DCE, CD7CKU, F4GXX, VK3ACE, ZL2CC, PY2UDB, F4CXO, VK2SOL, PU1JDX, MM0TFU, WQ3X, IW1GGR, IK2GSO, VK3GYH, PU7BCG, PU5LHF, LU2FB, K7BV, EA4BAS .

Friday DX: 7Q7RU, FY5KE, 9J2RD, ZD7FT, LU9DCE, 5H3EE, TZ1CE, VK6AL, PQ7ZP, ZS6GC, VO1FOG, 5Z4VJ, RW30DX, J69DS, FK8HA, CX8DS, BX6ABV, 3B8CW, ZS1CDG, YC9FZ, YB1COA, W7MEM, VK4MA, LU5UEA, KP4TF, HZ20G, HP1ELV, CE2SV, CE2EP, 4L6QL.
Spotters LU9DCE, RK3AF, DF7RG, W7WHB, KF4WE, EB1DJ, PP5FMM, G1EZF, CD7CKU, PU1JDX, MM0TFU, CE2EP, WB8VLC, PU2MBO, N4IQ, K9RX, IZ6FIR, G4CJC, EA5GJ, EA5D, VK4CZ, UT4UF, PU2NKT, VK2WJ, UT5XS, RA3WDK, PY2UDB, PY2REY, PP5TG, PD0ME, PA1LX, OZ3K, NN4X, N8TMG, LU1DZ, KD5M, KC4AAW, K3EEI, G0CAS, F5SRH, F4VPL, F4VPC, EU0EU, EA1NL, DL4MFF, 7Q7RU .

Saturday DX:PQ7ZP, 7Q7RU, LU9DCE, LW8DGP, R30MDXC, PP5RT, D60AB, ZL4YL, LU1HHT, CX8DS, ZS6GC, W6OAT, PS7BL, LU4BB, JT1CO, CE2EP, AM3DIN, ZS6ELI, PU5BOY, N7CMJ, LU9DA, LU1XAW, LU1JHD, KP4WQ, KC0LDH, HP1ELV, CA6GPH, 9G1SD .
Spotters LU9DCE, WB8VLC, PU1JDX, PU2TTN, PP5TG, KF4WE, R9XM, PU5LHF, PU2NKT, PP5FMM, PU2RDB, KC4EOG, KD9EFO, AA7UN, WA2VJL, VK4CZ, PY2ADX, PY1NP, OZ1MFP, K4XJ, EA7SL, EA1AIW, UA4AGU, R9MM, PY2UDB, PY2AAM, PY1BMN, F4VPC, WB6OJB, PY2REY, PY2OKB, PU2RJO, N6ZN, LW3EX, LU4DPL, KA2FIR, K6PO, IZ8NVV, F1BBI, EW3AA .

A huge Sunday, a minimum of 5 reported contacts needed to get in the list.

Sunday DX: RL30DX, LU9DCE, OD5TX, HI8RD, VK8NSB, D60AB, CO8NDZ, 5B4VL, KH7M, CE5DSQ, 4X1TI, R2020DX, PP1WW, M0HKB, LZ5R, LZ4TX, LU3WC, KP2M, CX4CAW, SV9FBG, PP5RT, ND7K, LU1HHT, 9Z4Y, 8Q7PR, OD5VB, D44PM, CX5A, 5B4CY/B, ZS6BUC, W8ALP, W3DQS, TM1W, KP2B, G0FWX, CE7VPQ, 4U75UN, 4A50CRH, ZS6WAB, ZS4JAN, ZS1SC, W5DNT, VP8LP, VK6SJ, VK6DW, UT3HD, P3AA, KC4TVZ, IS0AAS, HP2NG, CT9ABO, 3B8FA, ZL3PAH, ZD7BG, YL2LW, WP4RF, VK2QV, V31MA, TI2CC, PY1MK, PU0FDN, OY1CT, LZ5K, LA2IMA, IK0XBX, HL3GOB, EA3CC, CX2AQ, CO8MGY, AA2EC, 5B60AIX.
Spotters LU9DCE, F4CXO, HK1REB, AC2PB, LZ1JZ, HI5KKK, F1BBI, PY2EDU, WB8VLC, PY4OY, WA3UTC, PY2OKB, G4CJC, LU1EEP, IZ8HUW, PP5FMM, OK7PK, WP4IRV, W3APA, LB9RE, RT1Q, PY2UDB, PE1RDP, PD1JN, K7XC, IZ8NVV, BG8SRK, SV1RK, PY2REY, ZL3IO, YU2DVD, PY4EK, M6ETL, KP4AZH, GM8LFB, EB5EEO, ZS6WN, WP4OH, VE2JD, PP5TG, F4DVX, RO7F, R3OZ, PY2GTA, PU2RJO, PU1TWF, PU0FDN, HB9DVH, EA1DGT, YV5HV, UD7G, R9XM, PY1ZV, PU2TTN, M0BTZ, KD9EFO, K2KA, IU2ABV, F4WBL, EA1AIW, WB7PMP, WA6SCW, WA1IOG, W7WHB, PU2ODR, PE2GH, ON5WO, N9PWM, N4GID, LZ3FN, LW3EX, KB9RCL, IS0ANY, HP1ELV, F5LRL, F4FGC, F1DHX, EA7SL, EA5D, E72U, CD7CKU, 9Z4Y, YO2OXD, W7MAE, PU2NKT, PD1PDT, LZ4UX, LW9DYQ, KG4BFR, K4XJ, IU8JLN, HK3CFM, F1TZE, DL5JQ .

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

Aha! One of the biggest contests of the year will, of course, yet again prove that CW is not dead. The CQ WW DX CW contest is now upon us.

Sun: Three large sunspots, things are warming up, so to speak! (Actually sunspots are cooler areas)

Stoke beat Huddersfield in a 4 – 3 thriller last Saturday.

And on Tuesday against league leaders Norwich we fought back from 0 – 3 down to 2 – 3. We was robbed!! We had a goal disallowed, why? And a definite penalty turned down! Doh, who’d be a footy supporter.

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