May 6, 2014 Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services7 Tony Dixon G4CJC A really odd week with Thursday being exceptional and Wednesday very poor. W1AW still about, 7P8YY, OC, AP,CP, RJ, JR & CF all active from Lesotho, ZM90DX from New Zealand and VP8BTU from the Falklands. I did not work much, I shouted but did not have much luck. I worked 4Z5IW, LU2VN, HA1ZW, 4Z4DX and 2E0CIT. 4Z5IW was 56 on the Windom and 59+ on my RFL Vertical. I bet he was on a vertical too, didn’t ask him. Steven, 2E0NHR says, “Oh dear, heard and worked nothing for ages Tony! hopefully if conditions are better I may find something over the weekend.. fingers crossed!” Well it is getting to BBQ weather so that may also be a distraction. Most popular DX (five or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: W1AW/1, W1AW/2, 7P8JR, 5R8UI, W4C, 7P8YY, YY1YLY, VP2ETE, CX7CO, TJ3SN, EA8OB, 7P8AP, VU2DSI, E51JD, 9M2TO, 7P8OC, ZS6TAN, CE2/CX1EK, JD1BMH, JD1BLY, ED7AKV, ZD7FT, KC9FFV, 9W6ZUL, VU2SMN, ED5EJ, 9W2ZHL, 7P8CP, ZB2FK, V51LZ, PU1CWP, HT5T, YI1IRQ, R9AE, HL2DBP, CO8LY, LU1FAM, FW5JJ, EA9UG, EA8CVZ, EA8AAT, A61Q, 4Y1A, ZS6JM, VU2XO, TA1BX, LU7YS, CX6DZ. Spotters: IZ6CLZ, CA3SOC, PY1WX, EA8LE, W3LPL, G4SKO, SV2HTX, EA4SE, W2GD, PU3YUW, IK0SOR, IW0FUW, EC5CFV, EA2CYJ, YO2MLM, WP4DT, UT5ZC, UR3QB, UA0LOF, RW9UB, PY2WND, K3SOM, IZ5ILK, IT9BYG, IK4GRO, F2IL, EA2DNY, DK2EA . Tuesday DX: W1AW/1, 7P8YY, PY0F/PP1CZ, W1AW/2, CE2/CX1EK, PY2VI, 7P8JR, ZP5DBC, TJ3SN, LU4QQ, 3D2RH, PY2XU, A61Q, A61DJ, VU2SMN, VP2ETE, LU4ZS, J28NC, 7P8CP, SV5BYR, OD5/EA1CYK, 9M2TO, ZS6AK, VU2XO, PU2YYP, HC5VF, EA8CCQ, 9W6EZ, 9A15BB, 3B8CF, ZS6JM, YI1H, PY2/UA4WHX, LU8DY, HS0ZKX, DK3EE, CX3TQ, 9M6YBG, 4Z5LA, 4L4C, PY2FDC, F8IJV, EC8AQQ, BD4CZX, A40RS, 9M6BYG, 7X4RJ, 5B/R2DX. Spotters: W3LPL, G4SKO, K9PG, SV2HTX, EA8EE, UT5ZC, UA2FT, PU4MHO, IK0SOR, F8DGY, 9A7JCY, PX1M, M0CJY, UA7G, RA7A, IZ6CLZ, IW6CAE, AA9RN, SV2LZX, RV3DCM, PP5JLC, PD2WDR, ON8VB, ON3NC, KF7GMD, EW2A . Wednesday DX: 7P8OC, 7P8YY, W1AW/1, W1AW/7, ED7AKV, ZS6JM, ZD7FT, TR8CA, VP8LP, JD1BMH, J28NC, 9W6CBT, 7P8CP, VU2RBI, OD5NH, 5R8UI, LU5DQ, HS0ZIN, 9W2FOR, 9M2TO, 9A7JCY, V51LZ, CN8KD, CE2/CX1EK, BD7IS, 7P8RJ, 3D2RH, YB0IBM, TJ3SN, PU2YYP. Spotters: PU4MHO, 7Z1TT, 9W2FOR, PU2OKE, F8IJV, EA5IAE, UT0IO, PY2EM, PD5ROB, JH8XVH, IW0FUW, IV3KKW, 9A7JCY . Thursday DX: PZ5RA, 7P8CF, A61ZA, W1AW/1, 5R8UI, 7P8OC, HS0ZIN, D3AA, 7P8AP, LU2XPK, 5X4E, ZP5DBC, LY10EU, 7P8YY, W1AW/7, PY1/UA4WHX, YY1YLY, TJ3SN, CE8RNK, A61SM, TA1CR, PY2XU, ED5JC, EA8/S55OO, YV1KK, VR2XMT, TK5EP, PY5YA, HB9EYP, A71AE, 3D2RH, F8IJV/P, A92HK, ZS6RHL, PY2PKA, PU1CWP, LZ2HR, EW8DJ, 7X2ARA, 7P8RJ, VU2RAK, PY5ZW, PU2YYP, PT7ZT, LZ4OC, EA5HJY, A71/WT2NY, YO7LKW, YD1GCL, V44KAI, SK6AW, PY2VA, LU4XPE, E20WXA/M, CA3LBF, A51ZA, 9W6EZ, 9A7JCY, SK5A, PY2JY, LU3EHR, JD1BMH, IK2VFR, HZ1SM, BD7DX, 5Z4/DF5ZP, 5B/RN3QO, 4K6FO, YY1MAV, XE1SDK, VU2XO, TA1CM, PY2DY, OZ30EU, OD5NH, LU8EEM, LU5FMC, E20WXA, CE3YG, AP2TN, 8R1Z, YI1H, VK6PTU/M, UA3RN, SV3GLL, PY1MK, PU8MET, PR7BCP, OD5PY, LU9EEM, LU5HCB, LU3XYL, LU1XU, KD2FLY, JY4CI, IS0RVH, ED5EJ, ED3CW, EC8AUZ, EA8OB, EA2DNY, E20QVD, CX2DA, CE7FKG, CE2/CX1EK, 4Z66NX. Spotters: SV2HTX, IW1CHX, G4SKO, R3NN, PY2WND, PY2RMY, EA2DNY, XQ1KZ, UA9WOB, PX1M, SP6BXP, LI9NKA, IZ3ZTZ, YY1MAV, UR5UCS, UA2FT, PY2PAL, PP5JLC, IZ6CLZ, F8IJV, DK2AT, CT5KAO, CT5GOQ, RG3K, PY5ACC, PU2SEH, PU2SDW, LW4DVA, EC4DEX, EA5IEB, UR8GM, SV3ICL, ON8VB, LY3BRA, KD2FLY, IZ0FKE, IT9BYG, IK1WXD, IK0SOR, F5PFP, DL1HBT, 9A7R, SQ7HJX, PY2SBY, LZ1OI, LW9DYQ, LU1FAM, IZ8FCX, IN3ADF, IK7BPV, DC3MF, UR5IRM, TA2AKG, R7FO, PU2YYP, PU1KVA, LU7XX, IZ1NEZ, VK2HV, UR5WCE, UA7G, SP2XDW, RM5K, RC7C, R7AT, PY7RP, PU5FLG, OH1RX, LU4DPL, LU2XZ, EA6AG, EA2CTQ, DK8ZZ, DF2XE, CX1TS, CT4VB, 9A7JCY . Friday DX: ZM90DX, ZS6JM, PY2VA, W1AW/7, W1AW/1, CA7CAQ, A71/WT2NY, 3D2RH, PY2EJ, YI1H, A61DD, YV1KK, PU2YZP, 7Z1TT, RY9C, PY2EL, 8P6FX, YI1IRQ, J79WTA, LU1FKR, HA7TM, CN8JJB, 9A7JCY, YD1MRI, WP4OUH, E20QVD, 7X4RJ, 3B8BAE, ZL2OK, VU2XO, EA8/G0FAU, LW6DG, CX3TQ, A61ZA, ZS1CBT, ZL4PW, PY2PKA, PU2YVW, LU5DQ, LU3MAM, HZ1BL, HA5MY, DL2SAX, DF1IAQ, CT2GLH, A61DJ, 4Z5LA, 4Z4DX. Spotters: PU2SDW, IZ6CLZ, LU5FLM, IW0FUW, KG7KWK, NK7U, LU6EOC, PY2EL, PY1KG, XQ1KZ, UA6JFG, N0TW, G1URJ, UR8GM, SP3BGD, SV2HTX, PY5TQ, LY3BRA, LU1HVK, KP4UNO, IW6CAE, I4TJE, G4SKO, DL1HBT, W3LPL, SP6BXP, RA4FK, PY2RMY, M0BJL, LW1DXH, IW1CHX, IT9BYG, IK2PZC, ES1BA . Saturday DX: ZM90DX, W1AW/7, D3AA, YY1YLY, W1AW/1, JD1BMH, AM8RC, VP8BTU, PT7ZT, VP2ETE, A61ZA, PY5YA, HI8CR, A92HK, 9A7JCY, VK6HCF/P, LU4ZS, J28NC, D8A, VK5SFA, J79WTA, 4Z66TL, TR8CA, PY2VA, PJ7RV, FG4NN, 3G3P, PY2NY, HT5T, EP3HF, CX1FU, 9K2MY, 4S7VG, 3D2RH, ZM9ZDX, ZF2DX, VU2XO, PY2TKB, PY2LED, PU2YZP, LT0H, CU7MD, CT1IUA, 4Z5ML, YB0COX, VK8NSB, PY2ZR, PY2VOX, PY2EJ, KM4ABV, HI3LCG, BY9AA, BA7QT, A61LL, 5C5W, 3B8CF, ZS1CBT, YD2MDU, UP6P, UN7AB, SV3GLL, RP69LK, PY5QW, PY1MK, NK7U, LZ2HR, KN4Y, JD1BLY, A71/WT2NY, A61SM, 9W2MZY. Spotters: IZ6CLZ, IK0XBX, JF1NUV, SV2HTX, AA5AU, LU4DPL, UT1IA, LT0H, ZL3TE, W3LPL, JA6WJL, F4DVX, YO3AIS, US5LOC, SV1OAY, PY2SHF, IW0FUW, EA5IFY, VK2PR, UR7GO, SP6GVU, PY2OK, PP5JLC, CT5GOQ, CT1BBU, 9A8DX, LU4ECN, KK4INP, KD6WKY, K2MFY, IK3PCZ, DL1HBT, DK2AT, YY1MAV, YO6OGW, W3IZ, VK2HV, PY3XX, PU2KNM, OK2JV, NN6CH, I5IIL, HA9AL, G0JEI, EA4GOK, CT2KHH, AI8F, 9A7JCY . Sunday DX: VP8BTU, YY1YLY, HS0ZIN, YO4RIU, W1AW/7, CA7CAQ, PY1FI, LU5DQ, LU1XP, PY5YA, LU8XW, D3AA, XE1FAS, VP8LP, EW8DJ, 9W6ZUL, PY2JY, CE1UGE, ZD8RY, EA6AM, CE5JZO, CE2MVF, YI1IRQ, VP8DOR, RP69KM, LU1FKR, FO8WBB, CX6DRA, CR2X, UN7TK, PY5EG, PT7ZT, LW9DHR, LU8DY, JD1BLY, DF1IAQ, CX6RW, A71AE, LU1JHD, VU2XO, PY2XU, PU2YYP, MU0FAL, LU5AB, JT5DX, A61ZA, ZS6AI, YB0NDT, YB0IBM, XE1SDK, UR7FM/MM, TA1CR, RP69CM, RJ4P, R9GM, PY2ZEA, OK2ZA, LU8EEM, FR5CB, DK3EE, CT8/PB2T, CE2/CX1EK, 9W6KON, 9V1XX, YV5TNT, V51LZ, PY3XX, PU5AEC, NN1N, LZ69VZ, LW6DG, IT9DOR, IK4GRO, FR4NT, ED5DM, CE4WJK, AF1T. Spotters: PU2PZZ, SV2HTX, PX1M, JF1NUV, PD3BVI, UA2FT, IW0FUW, PY2RMY, DD0VR, YO4AAC, SV3ICL, RT7T, PY2SBY, RN6DC, PP5JLC, N1CC, CX7OV, 9A7JCY, YY5DAR, SP8ICV, SP2XDW, PU2YYP, PU2VTN, PU2SDW, PD2BA, DL5JQ, DL1UZI, WI4L, RX9CAZ, PY3XX, LU1QS, IW7DGY, IT9DFI, G4ELJ, DM2RN, CA3SOC, UR7GO, UR4MSF, PI4DX, IZ5CML, IW1CHX, IW1ARK, DO5KR, DO3MKB, UR5FBM, PP5TG, LZ1WE, KD9ARZ, IZ7QEN, IZ0AON, F6EDO, ES1BA, CT1BBU, YT2AZD, XE2CQ, TA2ST, R0CBC, PU3YUW, KQ4SJ, IZ6CLZ, IZ1WYO, IS0ANY, IK7JTF, IK0SOR, F4GNB, DK5GU, DF7XE, AK4MP . Contests: Information from WA7BMN Not a lot this week but varied. + VOLTA WW RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 10 to 1200Z, May 11 + SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, May 10 to 2400Z, May 11 + HPC World Wide DX Contest 1200Z, May 10 to 1159Z, May 11 + CQ-M International DX Contest 1200Z, May 10 to 1159Z, May 11 + Portuguese Navy Day Contest 1500Z, May 10 to 1500Z, May 11 + Nevada Mustang Roundup 1700Z, May 10 to 1700Z, May 11 + FISTS Spring Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, May 10 Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews 2014 Apr07 2014 May15 Balearic Is EA6 [spots] ON4LO OPDX 20140420 By ON4LO as EA6/ON4LO/p fm Mallorca I (EU-005); 40-10m; SSB; QSL OK via REF Buro or direct 2014 Apr21 2014 Jun08 St Vincent J79WTA [spots] HB9MFM HB9MFM 20140421 By HB9MFM; 160-10m; SSB + digital; 500w; dipole, spider-beam; holiday style operation 2014 Apr27 2014 May11 Ogasawara JD1BMH [spots] JD1BMH Buro JG7PSJ 20140310 By JG7PSJ fm Chichijima I (AS-031); 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via JG7PSJ Direct 2014 Apr30 2014 May15 Corsica TK1R [spots] IK2DUW OPDX 20140420 By IZ2ESV IZ2LSC I2RFJ IW3HXR IK3HAR IV3BSY; focus on WARC bands; focus on digital; QRV for ARI International DX Contest (May 3-4) May   2014 May02 2014 May08 Fernando de Noronha PY0FF [spots] W9VA DXW.Net 20140501 By PP6ZZ; 30-10m; SSB CW + digital 2014 May02 2014 May28 Mauritius 3B8 [spots] EB7DX DXW.Net 20140107 By M0RCX as 3B8/M0RCX; 40-6m; SSB + digital 2014 May03 2014 May11 Dodecanese SX5LA [spots] SV2FWV SV1JG 20140322 By SV1JG SV1RP SV1RC SV1GE SV2FWV SV1GRM SV1PMR SV8GKE SV1ME fm Levitha Islet; 160-6m; SSB CW RTTY; 100w; yagis on 30-6m, phased vertical on 40m, vertical on 80m, inverted L on 160m 2014 May03 2014 May12 Ogasawara JD1YBT [spots] LotW JP1IOF 20140326 By JD1BLC JE2EHP; all bands; all modes; QSL also OK via JP1IOF, Buro or direct 2014 May04 2014 May18 Liechtenstein HB0 [spots] DL5DRK DL4HTK 20140228 By DL4HTK as HB0/DL4HTK; 80-10m; CW SSB PSK RTTY 2014 May05 2014 May09 Greenland OX3LX [spots] LotW 425DXN 20140426 By OZ1DJJ fm Aasiaat I (NA-134); HF; CW; spare time operation; QSL also OK via OZ1PIF and eQSL 2014 May05 2014 May20 Guadeloupe TO6A [spots] F6AML DXW.Net 20140420 By F6AML; 40-10m; CW SSB; holiday style operation 2014 May06 2014 May11 Mariana Is NH0J LotW JQ2GYU 20140425 By JQ2GYU JJ2VLY fm Tinian I (OC-086, USi NI-003S, WLOTA 3108, QK24tx); 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via JJ2VLY JARL Buro or direct (w/ $2 + SAE) 2014 May06 2014 May16 Crete SW9XB LotW DJ9XB 20140427 By DJ9XB; RTTY; QSL also OK via DJ9XB 2014 May06 2014 May21 Malawi 7Q7VW DK2WV DXW.Net 20140428 By DK2WV and DJ9AF fm Karonga; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY 2014 May07 2014 May14 Cyprus 5B UR4MCK 425DXN 20140301 By UR4MCK as 5B/UR4MCK; CW 2014 May07 2014 May15 Antigua V25 LotW 425DXN 20140412 By W6NN as V25N and KE1B V25M fm NA-100; 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via home_call, Buro or direct, also eQSL 2014 May07 2014 May18 French Polynesia FO RX3RC OPDX 20140407 By EI6DX as FO/EI6DX fm Bora Bora (OC-067, WLOTA 0430); 80-10m; CW SSB; QSL OK via Buro or direct; holiday style operation 2014 May09 2014 May15 Micronesia V650XG JA1XGI OPDX 20140210 By JA1XGI fm Pohnpei (OC-010); 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL OK via Buro or direct (pse use Club Log OQRS) 2014 May10 2014 May17 Isle of Man MT0WCB M0TGN 425DXN 20140503 By G0FUW M0SFT M0TGN M0TTE fm EU-116; 40-10m; SSB CW + digital; QSL OK via Buro or direct 2014 May11 2014 May22 Iceland TF EA5IDQ EA5IDQ 20131217 By EA5IDQ as TF/EA5IDQ; 40-10m; SSB + digital; holiday style operation 2014 May14 2014 May14 Faroe Is OY Home Call DXW.Net 20140325 By LA6RHA as OY/LA6RHA and LA8FOA as OY/LA8FOA; HF; SSB 2014 May14 2014 May17 Micronesia V63PSK JA1FMN Direct JA1FMN 20140408 By JA1FMN fm Moen I (OC-011); 20-10m; JT65A PSK; holiday style operation; QSL also OK via eQSL 2014 May14 2014 May26 Balearic Is EA6 DF7XE DF7XE 20140501 By DF7XE as EA6/DF7XE; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY PSK; 100w; vertical; holiday style operation 2014 May15 2014 May25 French Guiana FY 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 Sun: Just 6 sunspot clusters with AR2051 possibly giving out flares. Earth is passing through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on the night of May 5-6 with as many as 60 meteors per hour in the southern hemisphere and half that number in the north. (Spaceweather.com) Stoke City’s last home match against Fulham was an emphatic 4 – 1 win for Stoke and Fulham were relegated to the next division down. Stoke have now equalled there best ever point tally since being in the Premiership and if they win against West Brom next Saturday will finish in their highest position. We will see