May 29, 2014 Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services7 Lots of Italian spotters this week. The past week or two has seen some unusual calls on ten metres. ZV20GPDX (Brazil, Portuguese DX group), YY1YLY (Why, Why, Why Delilah?) (Venezuelan YL), 4X266POPE (Pope’s visit to the Holy Land ), LZ1555WNS (Bulgarian Saint), YP10NATO (10 years in NATO), DK40BOSCH (40 years of the Bosch group), EV2014WHC (Minsk World Ice Hockey) and plenty more. Almost no activity from me on Ten this past week. We just got a Chocolate Labrador puppy and he’s taken up some time! Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: PZ5VB, 9G5ZZ, J69MV, S01WS, PP5BS, 5R8UI, A41OO, PU2WDX, 9K2/SP4R, PT7ZT, MU0FAL, 5B4AJC, T77C, PP5BI, ZD7FT, 7Q7VW, ZD7VC, YI1IRQ, W1AW/0, LU7EC, HI7/OT4R, 9M2TO, PA600WRT, HT5T, FY/F8FUA, SP4D, PU2YYP, IT9NJE, EB3TC, CX6DZ, ZS6ZA, UN7TK, PY2LED, PY2FDC, FR4QJ, CU3AC, CT3FT, CB44CC, A92GR, 5B4AJV, WA5FWC, VK3NX, UN7AB, TR8CA, R6NS, PY7ZZ, PY4XX, PP5PS, OH9TEN/B, NP4RA, LU8EMH, IK4JPK, I5KAP, G3PXT, FG5FR, EA5IAE, A61CK, A4100, 9K2MU, 9A7PJT/QRP, 4Z5SM. Spotters: IW1CHX, IK0SOR, LU8EMH, G4SKO, DO1TNP, OH4SS, W3LPL, UA4WHX, RA4FK, WI4L, IW7DGY, IW6CAE, CT5KAO, KE4WBO, KD9ASA, FR4QJ, YY4REP, UR5FS, UN7TW, RA4HLK, IK0FUX, HA6VH, F1BBI, EB3TC, WP4NQR, UA7G, SV2HTX, PU2RTO, ON7HX, N1PCE, M0TFO, LU5EOI, LI9NKA, K3SOM, IZ6CLZ, IW1DQS, EA7GDC, EA5IFY, EA1HNZ, CT5JNU, 9A7JCY, YO8RAA, VY0HL, VK2HV, UR5IRM, UA4HTT, R2AT, PY4EK, PU5NAS, IZ7BOR, I8KFR, EA5IAO, EA5IAE, EA3AN, DL9DAC . Tuesday DX: PZ5VB, PU2WDX, J69MV, FY/F5UOW, W1AW/0, 9G5ZZ, XW7T, VP2ETE, 5W1SA, PU2YYP, TJ3AY, PY1IT, I5KAP, BG6IMK, A71OK, 9M2TO, YY4KCV, PY2VM, PY2FDC, PP5BI, KP4DKE, IK4JPK, CU1EZ, CN8JJB, BV8SI, ZD7VC, WL7E, UA4HTT, TK4LS, S01WS, PY3ZY, PY1WDS, PU5CBA, PU1MHZ, LZ1VVV, KF4QDZ, EA8DO, EA4EUI, CE2SQE, 5B4AIX/P. Spotters: IZ6CLZ, YO6DDF, VY0HL, KE4WBO, G4SKO, W3LPL, KB4FOS, K3SOM, IZ3ZTZ, HA9AL, VK3FZ, KQ4SJ, IW0FUW, EA2DNY, UA4WHX, OE5IIO, LZ1VDR, EA7IU, XE3DX, UY7QN, SV2QQR, SP6GVU, PY2PAL, PP5JLC, PD0RKC, PA4ARP, ND6M, KD0S, JA4GXX, IZ7DMT, IZ7DJS, IQ5SK, IK2QPR, IK0OKY, I5KAP, HA6VH, CT5JNU, CT4VB . Wednesday DX: YY1YLY, YT1HA, XW7T, PU2WDX, VP8LP, CA7CAQ, VP2ETE, YI1IRQ, PP5BI, W1AW/2, PY1MX, 9G5ZZ, ZD8RY, CE3YG, CE2SQE, IZ8EPX, ET3AA, EA8DO, CE1CA, 5W1SA, PY1IT, LU8DY, PU5TDC, MA0DHQ, LZ1ND, KP2M, I5KAP, HI7/OT4R, CX2DA, CU1EZ, CB44CC, BH4SYG, 4S7RM, 3B9FR, RV6AWZ/P, PU2YYP, LZ2DF, KU2G, IQ8CZ/B, IK2VFR, GA4AFF, EA8JK, CT3FT, CN8WW, BG6IMK, 9A7JCY, 5B4AII, 4Z266POPE. Spotters: CA7CAQ, KE4WBO, UA2FT, F1BBI, IZ3ZTZ, DO1TNP, PP5JLC, NN4F, M0TFO, F5SDD, EA5IDG, YY5MKI, KG7KWK, FK8HA, UA3GT, TA2AKG, RA4FK, PY1FI, PA4ARP, ND6M, LU6EOC, LU4DPL, KK6BT, HA6VH, EA8TL, EA4GOK, EA3CAZ, DO1KR, DL9IU, DL4MY, CT5JNU, VY0HL, VK2HV, SV2HTX, SV2FLQ, PU2YYP, LU4MBW, K2TTM, IZ8FDH, IN3RSV, I5KAP, G4GGZ, G0JEI, EA8EE, EA5BSX, EA4GNP, DH2RTW, 4Z5SM . Thursday DX: W1AW/2, 9G5ZZ, 7QNL, XW1YC, Z21GF, PJ2/WI9WI, ZD7FT, ZP6CW, PJ4/N2ZN, OC4WW, 5B4AJC, ZL2MF, PY1WW, PU2WDX, EA5/GM0OPK, ZP5KO, PP5BI, HI7/OT4R, A61CK, 9H5TS/P, PY2ROE, PU2YZP, NP4RA, KP4DKE, IQ8CZ/B, EA8/RA1A, EA2DT, 9J2BO, 3B9FR, ZL2OK, ZF2AW, YP10NATO, UN7AB, UK6AC, T77C, SV9RKU, PU5AEC, PU2YYP, PP5CG, MU0FAL, MJ/DJ7PR, LU8DCF, LU2ERC/B, KP2/K3TEJ, IZ3SFP, A92GR, 7X4RJ. Spotters: KO1U, N1PCE, KE4WBO, HA6VH, I5KAP, F4BAL, W7DXW, W3LPL, UT7IL, PP5JLC, LU4DPL, G4SKO, EA3HEI, W9KXI, UT4WA, UR5IRM, TA2AKG, LU7HSF, IZ3ZTZ, IZ1TUG, EA1OD, CA3CBM, RT7T, KD9ASA, KB8NTY, KB4FOS, IZ6CLZ, HA0ML, F1BBI, DO6RBA, CT5JZZ, CA3SOC, BD7IS, WA2DNI, UT5ZC, UR8GM, SP4LVK, RM7C, R9UP, R7GW, R0CBC, PU2YYP, ON8ON, N1XED, KQ4SJ, KK6BT, K7OOS, K5EK/4, K2QQ, K1PLL, IW1DQS, IW0FUW, EA7IXN, DO1TNP, AH6FX/4 . Friday DX: VP2MSP, W1AW/2, 5B/R3GM, Z21GF, PJ4/AI2N, PP5BI, V51Q, SW8WW, KP2/K3TEJ, ZP6DYA, JM7OLW, EA8/RA1A, ZF2DO, MU0FAL, LU5FC, FY/F5UOW, CE5JZO, 6W1SR, PU5AEC, PU2WDX, EA8URL, CX1FU, A65CB, VO1MP, TA7AOF, PU5DUD, LY10EU, LU7XX, LU5DX, ZL2KE, XW1YC, OE4JHW, LZ2HR, IK2VFR, HI7/OT4R, E73DPR, 3W1T, ZF2AW, WB4AAA, PY1MX, PW8JB, P44W, IZ6BXV, HK3TK, EC1YL, EA7VPG, E51MCA, CN8JJB, 9G5ZZ, 5B4AJC, 3V8BB, YV1KK, W1AW/0, TA1EF, PU5TDC, OM3GI, OE3XAC/B, LZ1PC, IS0IGV, I3PGZ, FM5BH, EV2014ICE, EA8DQ, EA7PW, EA7JJE, EA5IDG, DM5DX, DL0IGI/B, CE7SOY, AA5VE, 9W2ZHL. Spotters: W3LPL, JF1NUV, 9A8DX, TA2AKG, SV2HTX, EA5IDG, KE4WBO, EA4AOC, PY4EP, IZ7DMT, G4SKO, EA7JJE, WD8ITZ, NQ4I, M0ZZM, K4WLS, F8BNU, W9KXI, TA2TR, NQ3F, IZ0RPZ, IT9VDQ, IT9BYG, F6DAN, EA3FUJ, CT1HMN, CE7SOY, PY2RMY, PU3SSC, N8MAS, N1PCE, MU0FAL, LU1FAM, JA1JXT, IT9IMJ, HB9FAX, EC1DJ, EA7JIZ, EA1YN, YY5MKI, WU8R, W2LK, VK4CZ, VK2IR., VE7GL, RA6AN, PY5DD, PY2WND, PY1MHZ, ON5JK, NE5LL, N2NRD, LU6XSG, KB4FOS, K2TTM, IW6CAE, IW2DUG, EA7IXN, EA1SI, EA1FA, DU1KA, CT5JNU, CT5GOQ . 8 or more contacts for the weekend Saturday DX: W1AW/0, CW5W, PY2EX, PS2T, LZ9W, IQ7FG/IL7, 5W1SA, ZL1BYZ, LZ2HM, ZL1AIH, ZF1A, XQ1KZ, PW2D, NP3A, ZP9MCE, VP2MSP, LO5D, HK3TK, 7Q0NL, LZ4T, S57DX, FM5BH, ES9C, ZM3T, YY1YLY, W1AW/2, PY2MC, PR3A, FY5FY, CX1FU, EV2014ICE, E2E, YE1K, CW4MAX, PJ4J, 9K2/SP4R, LW8DQ, LU1VDF, K9CT, IT9VDQ, IQ7AF, II9P, 9A3VM, 7X2JV, P49Y, KP4EJ, K2SSS, CN3A, 9A5Y, ZL2AGY, XW0YJY, UA2F, PY1NX, PX1M, LU6UO, LT7H, AY1DZ, 9A1A, YN2GY, VK6LW, UP6P, OH6RX, NQ4I, IS0DCR, E51JQY, AD4Z, 9G5ZZ, 7Z1HL, VE3CX, UX2X, T77C, PX2V, PU2YYP, LT1F, KP2AA, JT1CO, C31MO, A45WH, 3W1T, ZL2OK/P, PI4DX, LX7I, EF3W, CX2TQ, AY2H. Spotters: IT9VDQ, A61BK, E77AW, ON6AT, YQ6A, JA3YBK, W1CTN, NQ4I, OK1FHI, UA4CC, ZL1BYZ, PS8BR, UT7MA, IW1CHX, ZV2K, JA7SWL, RK9UWT, EA5FID, K3DCW, IZ6CLZ, DJ4AX, KE8M, G4SKO, RX3Z, LZ2HM, KO1U, WX2S, UA9WOB, TA2AKG, S55OO, 9A1HDE, R9AB, IZ3ZTZ, EC1KR, WK1Q, W6XK, SO8W, OM7DX, N4CF, KD1YV, IZ0RPZ, ZL3TE, WI5ID, W6KY, PY2RMY, PY2PAL, AC4CA, YT7AW, ON4CAS, K0JPL, YO5PBW, YO4KAK, YO2NAA, W4QO, LZ3SM, IK0SOR, ES4RX, EC1YL, DL5RMH, PA3BWK, PA0GJV, LY7Z, IK0OKY, I4TJE, DO4DXA, DJ6QT . Sunday DX: 5W1SA, ZV20GPDX, 4X266POPE, PY2EX, CW5W, LO5D, PR3A, P44W, W1AW/0, LT1F, IT9VDQ, YY1YLY, LZ4T, ZL1AIH, XQ1KZ, W1AW/2, FG4NO, 9K2/SP4R, PX1M, NP3A, CN3A, P3N, LZ2HM, XW0YJY, PS2T, YE1K, P33W, LU1ICX, CW4MAX, A92HK, PY1NX, LW8DQ, K2SSS, II9P, ES9C, EF3W, 9G5ZZ, 7Q0NL, ZD7VC, YU5R, PP5BZ, NQ4I, LZ9W, IQ7AF, 9A1A, 3W1T, ZF1A, ZD7FT, UA2F, PJ2T, LU7YWC, KH7XX, KD4D, EY7AD, EA8/RA1A, ZP9MCE, PP5BI, KP2AA, K9CT, EF8U, 9A7JCY, ZM3T, Z62FB, YN2GY, PY8WW, PW2D, PU2YZP, LU6UO, K5OT, FY5FY, CX2TQ, A61ZA, A41KJ, 9A5Y. Spotters: IT9VDQ, UA4CC, YO4KAK, YQ6A, N4RJ, E77AW, UT7MA, N6QQ, VE3EJ, R7FO, IZ3ZTZ, ZL3TE, K8ND, OK1FHI, N4CF, WI5ID, HB9BUN, RK9UWT, N5XZ, AG6RB, HL1VAU, DK8ZZ, PY2RMY, KB3VLW, XE2B, NK4L, JF1NUV, A61BK, VE7SV, UW7L, PE2K, ON4CAS, K0JPL, JA3YBK, ZL4AS, ZL1BYZ, PU2YYP, OP4A, NQ4I, N2FF, DL8NBJ, S55OO, RA6AN, PY2EX, LZ2HM, DJ6QT, W7CT, W1CTN, R7HF, PS7DX, N4EMP, LX3DX, KB9GSY, JA5FNX, IW1CHX, DH3SR, YT7AW, TA2TR, PY5ACC, NK4A, LU5IBL, KE4WBO, EA4AOC . Contests: Information from WA7BMN Not too many this week or weekend. Very odd. + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 28 and   1900Z-2000Z, May 28 and   0300Z-0400Z, May 29  Feld-Hell Club Sprint 0000Z-2359, May 31 June 2014 + ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Jun 3 + NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1700Z-1800Z, Jun 5 (CW) and   1800Z-1900Z, Jun 5 (SSB) and   1900Z-2000Z, Jun 5 (FM) and   2000Z-2100Z, Jun 5 (Dig) 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 May20 2014 May30 Laos XW1YC [spots] LotW DXW.Net 20140522 By PE7T fm Vientiane; 80-6m; mainly CW; QSL also OK via W5UE OQRS 2014 May20 2014 May30 Laos XW7T [spots] PE7T DXW.Net 20140522 By PE7T fm Vientiane; 80-6m; mainly CW 2014 May21 2014 Jun10 Malawi 7QNL [spots] PA1AW OPDX 20140317 By PA3FYM; 80-10m; CW SSB; QRV for CQ WPX CW 2014 May22 2014 May31 South Cook Is E51 [spots] 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 May24 2014 May31 Jamaica 6Y5 [spots] W8ERI ATDX 20140521 By W8ERI as 6Y5/W8ERI; 20 17 15m 2014 May26 2014 Jun03 Ascension ZD8Z [spots] AI4U DXW.Net 20140515 By N6TJ; HF 2014 May27 2014 Jun21 Corsica TK [spots] F4FWN ATDX 20140527 By F4FWN as TK/F4FWN; 40-10m; SSB 2014 May28 2014 Jun03 Tonga A35 [spots] JA0RQV VA3RJ 20140523 By JA0RQV as A35JP/p fm Hihifo Village, Niuatoputapu I (OC-191); 80-6m; CW SSB; vertical; QSL OK via JARL Buro or direct: Masato Tamura, 2086-13 Daitakubo, Minami-ku, Saitama-City, 336-0015 Japan 2014 May29 2014 Jun04 Aruba P40DM Home Call VA3RJ 20140502 By K5NOT W5BL K5RAU; 20-6m, focus on 10 6m; may also use P40TX (K5NOT), P40DL (W5BL), P40LW (K5RAU) 2014 May30 2014 Jun05 Micronesia V63DX JA7HMZ Direct JA7HMZ 20140520 By JA7HMZ fm Pohnpei I (OC-010, QJ96cx); 80-6m; all modes; QSL: Shoji Igawa, 17 Shirogane-Cho Yokobori, Yuzawa-City, Akita, 019-0204, Japan 2014 May31 2014 Jun01 Aland Is OH0 OH3WS OH3WS 20140504 By OH3WS as OH0/OH3WS; HF; mainly CW, some SSB; QSL OK via Buro or direct 2014 May31 2014 Jun06 Cayman Is ZF2NY K9DIG ATDX 20140523 By K9DIG; 40 20 17 10m 2014 May31 2014 Jun08 Malawi 7Q7GIA LotW 425DXN 20140523 By LA7GIA; 40-10m; CW SSB; QSL also OK via LA7GIA 2014 May31 2014 Jun08 Tonga A35JP/p LotW JA0RQV 20140425 By JA0RQV fm Niuatoputapu I (OC-191); 80-6m; CW SSB; 100w; vertical; QSL also OK via JA0RQV JARL Buro or direct (w/ SASE) June   2014 Jun02 2014 Jun07 Market Reef OJ0W OH3WS OH3WS 20140504 By OH3WS; HF; mainly CW, some SSB; QSL OK via Buro or direct 2014 Jun04 2014 Jun06 Mariana Is KH0 JH0CKF Direct ATDX 20140524 By JH0CKF as AF1Y/KH0 fm Saipan; HF; QSL: Akira Yokoyama, 7078 Hokujo Hakuba, Nagano 399-9301, Japan 2014 Jun05 2014 Jun15 Albania ZA ON4ANN ON4ANN 20140508 By ON4ANN as ZA/ON4ANN, ON4ACP ON4CAU ON4CCV ON4CJY ON4CKM ON4DCU ON5PDV ON6MI ON8CW likewise; 80-6m; SSB PSK RTTY 2014 Jun05 2014 Jun18 St Lucia J6 G4DFI G0VJG 20140211 By G0VJG as J6/G0VJG fm NA-108; 40-6m; SSB; verticals Sun: 5 sunspots clusters. Solar activity is low. However, departing sunspot AR2065 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbours energy for M-class solar flares. If such an explosion does occur, it would be well-connected to Earth. The sun's spiralling magnetic field leads from the sun's western limb, where AR2065 is located, almost directly back to our planet. (spaceweather.com) QPR come back up to the Premier League, but Leyton Orient manage to throw away a two goal lead and lose against Rotherham in the penalty shoot out.