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Tony Dixon G4CJC Yes, sad to say the band was not in the greatest condition this past week. The weekend was OK so was Wednesday but nothing special. Certainly there has not been much to work since I got back off my holiday. Those who could worked W1AW, yet again, 7Q7VW (Malawi), PJ2/PF4T (Curacao ), CE2/CX1EK (Chile) and YY1YLY (Venezuela). Better luck next week. Friday Arie, 9W2VVH, worked IK2NJX, IZ2BVP, IU7AFF, 9A7JCY & EA3GXD. “By the way...I just got my QRP rig X1M on May 7. Then with 3 ele mono yagi at about 10m, I managed my 1st contact with F4HEC 53/57. Photo of QRP rig X1M Click” Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: W1AW/0, V44KAI, VP8LP, PJ2/PF4T, WP4NVA, V25M, TO6A, ZD7FT, VK6RO, S01WS, 3B9FR, ZS3Y, YY1YLY, CE2/CX1EK, LU5DQ, CP6AA, YY4CEG, PY7/UA4WHX, PY2RMY, CP6XE, ZP6CW, PU5CBA, LU8DY, LU7VCH, LU4ECN, EW8DJ, UR2LX, UN7AB, PU2WDX, PU1MHZ, PR7ZAJ, PP5BI, KP4WQ, KH6CW, E51JD, CX3TQ, CR8ABC, CE2SQE, CE2ATS, 9A7JCY. Spotters: WP4NVA, PY2RMY, KE4WBO, PU4MHO, HI8MU, ND6M, UB3TJE, PZ5RA, CT5KAO, PE5B, ON4CJU, LU4DPL, KC0JRW, 9A7JCY, WP4OXB, WD5DJX, SV2HTX, RA4FK, PY2VI, IZ7DMT, IZ1TUG, IK0SOR, F8DRA, EA7IXN, EA5IDG, YO3IPR, W3LPL, UY2RA, UR4MSF, SV3GKU, PU2OKE, PP5JLC, PE2K, ON3SAT, OE7MFI, OA4DS, LZ1VDR, K4WP, I4YEL, F1AEY, EA4GB, EA3GWK, DL1SPE . Tuesday DX: PJ2/PF4T, W1AW/0, 7Q7VW, CE2/CX1EK, VP2ETE, YV1KK, V25N, CP6XE, ZP6CW, YD1EGZ, TO6A, PY2VA, YB4IR/5, V25M, J79WTA, EP3HF, PU2WDX, EV2014WHC, EV2014ICE, E20WXA/M, LZ1VVV, CX3TQ, CP6AA, VU2XO, V650XG, TR8CA, PT2ZXR, F4WBN, CN8VO/M, A61Q, 7X3FG, YL2014W, XX9LT, VU2ATN, UW1HM, TA1API, T88KH, PU1MHZ, OS19M, OA4CN, LZ1555WNS, CX7CO, CR8ABC, CN8VO, A61DD, 9K2NH, 7Q7VK. Spotters: W3LPL, PU4MHO, UB3TJE, PD2BA, IZ6CLZ, ON8VB, N3ADF, IK0SOR, VK2HV, UR0QK, RA4FK, PR7LV, JF1NUV, EA5IDG, EA4AOC, UT7IL, UR4CW, TA2AKG, RM7C, RA6FN, PP5JLC, KQ4SJ, KK4KWZ, IZ7MFY, HK3CW, AA9RN, YO9ILA, VA3MJR, RW6HKF, OE8MOS, ND6M, N0UN, KF7GMD, JF3BFS, IZ7DJS, IK7LVE, F6EDO, EW4FGC, EA3GWK, CT5KAO, 9W6EZ . Wednesday DX: 7Q7VW, PU2WDX, HK3C, V44KAI, KC4TVZ, HR5/F2JD, 9W6EZ, 9K2NH, V25N, YI1IRQ, VP2ETE, V25M, TR8CA, TO6A, PY2VA, EA8CVZ, BG3UPA, 9W6KON, MT0WCB, DK3EE, A61Q, 9W2ZHL, T6MH, S01WS, PY2XC, CX3TQ, CE2/CX1EK, BD9XE, ZP6CW, YY4CEG, YV1KK, WP4NVA, WP4MPV, VU2ATN, PY2ROE, PY2RMY, LZ2HR, IT9CNF, CT3FT, YU100CER, PU2WSQ, OM3TWM, KP4BW, K3TN, CX2BR, CP6XE, CP6AA, CE2MVF, 9K2/SP4R, 9H3XX, YL2GUV, YB4IR/5, UR7FM/MM, PY1MT, PT8CW, OS17M, NP4WW, LZ1VVV, KC4TVZ/B, IZ6CLZ, IK2VFR, CX2DA, BG6IMK, 4Y1A, 4S7AVR. Spotters: PY2RMY, EA3HKA, KE4WBO, W3LPL, LU4DPL, RM7C, OH4SS, KC4TVZ, HI8MU, UY2UQ, LW6EKY, CT5KJE, UA2FT, TA2AKG, KD9ASA, IW0FUW, G0JEI, YO9ILA, UR5FS, KB4FOS, IZ6CLZ, I0CMD, EA1SI, CT2HFZ, UT7IL, UT1UW, UA7G, TR0LL, SV2RJO, RX3XC, PY4EP, PY2VI, ON8VB, JF1NUV, DL9JM, BG3UPA, BD7BW, WP4OXB, WP4NVA, US5ZCW, UR5IRM, SV2HTX, RU6L, PY1MHZ, PU3YUW, PH7Y, OE5IIO, M0BJL, KP4BW, KD4BVG, K6WDE, IZ3PYL, IT9BYG, IS0CTX, IK3ITX, IK2PZC, HB3YNJ, HA6VH, FG8NY, EI7GUB, EA8EE, EA5IFY, CT1HMN, 9A7JCY . Thursday DX: CE2/CX1EK, YY1YLY, WP4U, PY1MX, 9W6ZUL, VK6RO, PY2VA, 9W6EZ, VP8LP, IZ8XLP, EA8DQ, CX6DZ, WP4NVA, W1AW/0, V51WW, PY5QW, PY2XU, A61ZA, UY7QN, TA1BX, SV2MCG/B, PY2QM, PU5CSF, LZ4OC, LU8DY, CE3YG, A61M, 9J2BO, ZS6DAY, UU8JY, UN7GN, T6MH, PY3BSG, PY2EYE, OE6BMG, LZ1VVV, LU8YE, LU3DJ, LU1FAM, KP4BW, FG4NO, DK3EE, CA7CAQ, BG3UPA, A61CK, 4Z1JS. Spotters: PY2RMY, WP4NVA, KO1U, UR8GM, RM7C, PU4MHO, LU4DPL, 9A8DX, KE4WBO, UT6IE, SV2LZX, 4Z4DX, TA2AKG, JH7RTQ, I0CMD, EA8EE, SV2HTX, PD2BA, LZ1WE, K6WDE, JH8XVH, G0BSU, F4BAL, W3LPL, VK2HV, UU3JZZ, UT9LV, UT7IL, SV2JAO, RQ4D, PY5DD, PY4EP, PY2DY, PU2RPD, PA3EVY, OE5IIO, KQ4SJ, KD2FLY, F6EDO, 4Z5SM . Friday DX: 7Q7VW, W1AW/0, PZ5VB, PY2VA, PY1MX, 7Z1TT, ZP6CW, ZP5KO, A71EM, PU2WDX, PY2XC, HS0ZEE, CX3TQ, 9W2ZRZ, 9V1SV, YY1YLY, VU2RBI, TA7AOF, 9W2MZY, 9K2/SP4R, 9A1CCY, XE1B, TR8CA, MT0WCB, LU1EZ, 9M2TO, YL2014W, YF1CRR, WB4AAA, TJ3SN, TI2CC, PY4TW, PY2XU, PU5CSF, LU7XX, K1RO, IK7MOI, 9A7JCY, YD1EGZ, VK6RO, V51LZ, UU8JY, US7TJ, UN7AB, SV2, RU3GF, PY7ZZ, PY4WDX, PU5CBA, LZ1QI, LU3DJ, IZ6CLZ, FR1GZ/B, E22UUW, BG6IMK, A61SM. Spotters: KE4WBO, RM7C, DO1TNP, SV2HTX, RA4FK, IW6CAE, UA2FT, TA2AKG, PU4MHO, PU2RPD, 9A7JCY, IW7DGY, UR5IRM, PY4EP, LU4DPL, IZ5ILK, EA1HVY, DL1HBT, W3LPL, VK2IR., UT7IL, UR4MSF, RU3VV, R6DK, MU0FAL, M0TGN, EA4BHK, CT5GOQ, YL3CW, WP4NQR, VK3MEG, UA3O, SV2JAO, SP6RGB, RZ3DN, RK3FX, PU2MUS, LW1DG, LU6EOC, LU5MR, IZ6CLZ, IW1DQS, G0HDB, F1NZC, EA7IU, EA4GOK, 9A7DA, 7Z1TT . Saturday DX: YY1YLY, W1AW/0, PZ5VB, FY/F8FUA, P40A, XW7T, PY5QW, UN9LW, PY2PT, LU4ZS, EF8U, EA8DA, PJ4DX, FY/F5UOW, ZL1DK, LU8XW, EA5BY, CE2MVF, A25GF, ZL2OK, PP5BI, NI6BB, HZ1PS, W6RO, UN7BEW, PY2LED, FG4NO, ZD8RY, UN8LWZ, UN6GK, PY5YA, PP5EI, ES50BC, CA7CAQ, ZL2OK/P, VK6RO, V51WW, UN9L/A, UN7OGA, UN7LAN, S51DX, PY2XC, PY2JY, PU2YYP, PT2SSB/B, LZ4A, LU2DOJ, HT5T, CX2TQ, A91WTIS, A61ZA, 9A7JCY, YO5BYV, YI1IRQ, YB0NDT, XE3/K5ENS, XE1B, W1IDP, VK6PTU/M, UR9MC, UN0L/A, T88TH, PY3XX, PY2WFG/B, PY2QM, PY1MX, PU2WDX, PT9BCN/B, N5CHL, LU4JHF, LU3MAM, KP4RV, JA6IDJ, IZ5GST/P, IT9CFP, EF1A, EF0JC, ED1R, EA7OR, D2QV, CX8DS, CE3SBQ, BG6IMK, AX6RO, 9W6EZ, 9H3XX, 2W0VOW. Spotters: EC1KR, KE4WBO, JF1NUV, PU2SEH, YV2FYY, N1PCE, KG7KWK, IW1CHX, UN7LAN, EA1FAQ, PY3XX, LU1XU, KK4KWZ, RA4HLK, IK7MOI, IK0OPS, W7DXW, W5OE, W3LPL, UA9OQM, SV2HTX, SB7W, PU4MHO, PU2YYP, IZ6CLZ, DO1TNP, UT1US, UA2FT, PY2RMY, PY1PDF, OE5MPL, N3UGY, KF5RSC, KB4FOS, IZ8EJB, IZ3NYG, EA2OK, EA1OD, DL8KAC, DL6KVA, YO5BYV, WC3Q, WB2TQE, WA4WHX, W7SW, UT7QL, UN7BEW, UN1O, UA4WHX, RV0APH, RJ3AA, R7FO, PY5DD, PY2SPT, PY1TV, PY1SX, PP5TG, PP5JLC, PD5T, PD3BVI, OM7PY, OE3DEC, N8YQX, N5CHL, N1DRS, LU5EOI, LA1EOA, KD9ASA, KD0S, K4TTZ, IV3OKO, I0CMD, HK2PMR, F4GAJ, EA1SI, DL8LAQ, DL1HBT, CT1EXR, CA7CAQ, BD1IIJ, AA6WH, 4Z1WF . Sunday DX: W1AW/0, PY2PT, YY1YLY, 7Q7VW, PZ5VB, PP5BI, CE1UGE, XW7T, PY1MX, CX2BR, ER4DX, EY7AD, CE3SBQ, PA1200PA, UN6P, P40A, EF8U, A25GF, PY2VI, P43E, WP4NVA, TJ3AY, LU7VCH, FO8WBB, A60WTISD, VU2DK, EP3HF, ZD9M, ZD7VC, YW5V, TK5EP, PU2YYP, PI4DX, HI3K, CX3TQ, XW1YC, VU2SMN, S51DX, PZ5RA, PY2XU, PY2EJ, PP1CZ, P29FR, HF650S, CE4WJK, CA7CAQ, 9W6EZ, 7X4RJ, 3B8/M0RCX, Z21LS, YY1YL, YL2014W, VU2ATN, VA3EGG, RI1ANT, RG9A, PY3PDR, PY2YU, PY2JY, ON6IX, OE6MDF, KD4POJ, JA2CWR, HT5T, FG4NN, EA5BY, CE5JZO, XQ1KZ, VK6IR, VK3TDX, UP44WFF, TA1CQ, RZ6M, R3AA, PY1IT, PU1TYZ, K6FRC/B, IZ0OWO, I1ASU/P, EX2F, EA3FAR, DK3EE, CX1JJ, 6W1SR, ZS4PF, ZS2XD, XV5HS, VK4CZ, RU3GF, PY4FL, PY4CR, PY3XX, PY1MX/QRP, PU5DUD, PR7AR, PA1CC, OE5LXP, N6QQ, LZ60KSP, LU6EF, LU3XUC, KP4BW, KC4TVZ/B, KC4TVZ, K1RO, JG1VGX, IZ4VYY, IK7MOI, HS0ZIN, ED1R, EA8OB, EA8DA, DL5MEV, CX5DS, BG9HKP, 9H3XX, 9A7JCY, 5B4CY/B, 3B9FR, 3B8CF. Spotters: EA1FAQ, WP4NVA, YQ6A, JF1NUV, PY2FDC, 9A7JCY, PU4MHO, UT1US, UR5FS, KE4WBO, UA7G, PY5DD, EA5IEB, SV1XV, PU1RSN, PD5MVH, IZ3ZTZ, EA3CEC, DL1HBT, YV2FYY, UR0QK, PY3XX, PY2WND, IW1CHX, VK3FZ, PP5JLC, OD5PY, LW4DVA, IK0SOR, ER4DX, CX5RN, YO4KAK, W5SQK, SV3ICL, RO5O, RA4FK, N8YQX, M0ZRQ, JA2CWR, IT9BYG, IK8UND, EF8U, CE7FKG, YO9ILA, YO2MKI, W3RMS, UY2UQ, SV7JJZ, RX3XC, RX3AGD, RK3AWX, RA9CUU, RA6CA, RA3Q, PY2II, PU2SEH, PU1KGG, LW9DYQ, LU3JMT, IZ5IOS, IZ4VYY, IW1ARK, IT9CLU, IK0OKY, HA7JTR, EU2EU, EB5ISR, EA5IFY, EA5IAE, CT5GOQ, BD7IS, YV5MD, YO9GVW, YO8SMM, YO5PHQ, WB7MAA, WB6PSY, W7DXW, W7CWD, W3LPL, US5LOC, UN9GD, TA2ST, TA1CQ, SQ6JFR, SQ2PHI, S57DX, RW2CW, PY4TJ, PY4CR, PY2VI, PY2SBY, PY2NQ, PY2EJ, PY2APW, PY2ABN, PY1TV, PY1PDF, PY1CMT, PU3KTM, PI4DX, PD9CN, N7ELL, LZ1KFM, LY3BRA, KP4NS, KK4KWZ, KD9ASA, KD2FLY, KD0S, KA3KDL, K5TQ, IZ1NEZ, IK7MOI, G0JEI, F8BNU, F1GZV, EC8CQ, EA5IIC, EA1SI, DL6SRD, DL5RBW, DL5JQ, DK1WI, CT5KAO, CT1EXR, CA7CAQ . Contests: Information from WA7BMN + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 21 and   1900Z-2000Z, May 21 and   0300Z-0400Z, May 22 + CQ WW WPX Contest, CW 0000Z, May 24 to 2359Z, May 25 + The Day of YLs 0600Z, May 24 - 1800Z, May 25 + SARL Digital Contest 1300Z-1600Z, May 25 + QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint 2000 local - 2359 local, May 25 + SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, May 28 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 28 and   1900Z-2000Z, May 28 and   0300Z-0400Z, May 29 Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews April   2014 Apr21 2014 Jun08 St Vincent J79WTA [spots] HB9MFM HB9MFM 20140421 By HB9MFM; 160-10m; SSB + digital; 500w; dipole, spider-beam; holiday style operation May   2014 May02 2014 May28 Mauritius 3B8 [spots] EB7DX DXW.Net 20140107 By M0RCX as 3B8/M0RCX; 40-6m; SSB + digital 2014 May11 2014 May22 Iceland TF [spots] EA5IDQ EA5IDQ 20131217 By EA5IDQ as TF/EA5IDQ; 40-10m; SSB + digital; holiday style operation 2014 May14 2014 May26 Balearic Is EA6 [spots] DF7XE DF7XE 20140501 By DF7XE as EA6/DF7XE fm Mallorca I (EU-004); 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY PSK; 100w; vertical; holiday style operation 2014 May15 2014 May25 French Guiana FY [spots] Home Call 425DXN 20140118 By F8FUA as FY/F8FUA and F5UOW as FY/F5UOW fm Ile Royale (SA-020); 80-10m; SSB CW, perhaps digital; QSL OK via REF Buro or direct 2014 May19 2014 May23 Zimbabwe Z21GF [spots] ZS6AYU ZS6AYU 20140425 By ZS6AYU; 40-10m, perhaps 6m; vertical; dates tentative; holiday style operation 2014 May20 2014 May27 Norfolk I VK9DAC [spots] VK3DAC DXW.Net 20140513 By VK3DAC; HF + 6m; QSL OK via Buro or direct: 69 Cherry Lane, Toolangi, Victoria, Australia 3777 2014 May21 2014 Jun10 Malawi 7QNL PA1AW OPDX 20140317 By PA3FYM; 80-10m; CW SSB; QRV for CQ WPX CW 2014 May22 2014 May31 South Cook Is E51 Home Call OPDX 20140428 By JA8VE as E51AVE, JA1KJW as E51KJW, JA1JQY as JA1JQY, JA3MCA as E51MCA fm Rarotonga I; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL OK via JARL Buro or direct CQ WW WPX Contest, CW (May 24-25, 2014) Check here for pericontest activity too. 2014 May26 2014 Jun03 Ascension ZD8Z AI4U DXW.Net 20140515 By N6TJ; HF 2014 May29 2014 Jun04 Aruba P40DM   VA3RJ 20140502 By K5NOT W5BL K5RAU; 20-6m, focus on 10 6m; may also use P40TX (K5NOT), P40DL (W5BL), P40LW (K5RAU) Sun: 8 sunspots but looking as though they will flare. On May 24th, the heavens could put on a display. Forecasters say Earth will cross a stream of debris from Comet 209P/LINEAR, and the encounter could trigger a bright new meteor shower. The ironic thing is, the comet itself is really faint. Middlesex lost 2 back to back T20 matches and are not doing too well in that competition (well it’s not real cricket is it?) However in the (genuine cricket) county championship we recently beat Northants by an innings and 84 runs. That’s good, for those who don’t understand cricket.