March 27, 2014 Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services8 Another brilliant week on 10m with lots of DX about. 4S7LXG (Sri Lanka), XZ1Z (Myanmar), J8/LY2IJ (Bequia Is), TX6G (Raivavae Is) and TZ6BB (Mali) to name but a few! For me, G4CJC it was mainly Russian stations on PSK. But here are a few different ones of mine this past day or two, HR1AAB (Honduras), HI8CSS (Dominican Republic), W1AW/5 (New Mexico), NP4RA (Puerto Rico), IT9ACJ (Sicily) and XE2EX (Mexico). Steven, 2E0NHR , says, “I could only manage 1 QSO today (Thursday) with RN22DY 5/9 but the band was wide open this morning to Japan heard a couple of JA's, JA3NTE 5/9 and JA8EPO 5/9 but they couldn’t hear me...one day...”Saturday he worked: EO200LT 5/9, WX3B 5/8, Z36T 5/9, Z62FB 5/9, UY2UA 5/9, ER1VS 5/9, RM22DX 5/9 and heard: WB8KRY 5/4-9 AM. “2 new countries for me this weekend and those AM stations creeping back on 29MHz” I heard one but didn’t have time to work him. Fauzan’s 'shack' and below, his antenna system Thursday, 9W2FOR, Fauzan, worked JA3EGE 5/9, N7ET/DU7 5/9 and heard JA1LLY 5/9, JA1RXJ 5/9. Then, Monday HL2DBP 5/9, 9K2RA 5/7 heard HS5NMF 5/9, DK9JF 5/7. Tuesday JA3EGE 5/9, N7ET/DU7 5/7, heard JA1LLY 5/9, JA1RXJ 5/9. Also worked JT1BV 5/9, ON4GI 5/9, PAOSJE 5/9, VU2RBI 5/9, ZS3Y 5/9, IZ6CLZ 5/9, IK6SNR 5/9, F2HEZ and heard WIAW/KH2 5/7, JE1RXJ 5/9, 9W2GSG 5/7,ZL7AAA 5/7, SV1PMR 5/7, OH4RF 5/9, DL4DKM 5/7, ZS6RHL 5/7 “Hi Tony, this week is school holiday. So I can worked lots on 10 meter band this week. I'm very lucky this week I worked 5 DXCC and 2 special event callsigns in one day. Jumpa Lagi 73.” Zainal, 9W2FLV , has a problem.“My PC makes me upset. No digital modes for me until it is repaired.”Saturday though he did work VR2LW 59, UP1KEDR 59, VU2RBI 59, RJ22YY 59, RM22DX 59 on SSB and heard LA4UOA 58 and UT9ER 57. I hope it’s not too serious or expensive, the computer fault. Most popular DX (Ten or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: 4S7LXG, XZ1Z, W1AW/7, HK0/UA4WHX, W1AW/8, 7P8PB, VP2ETE, P40R, PZ5RA, RZ22WW, RI1ANR, J8/LY2IJ, ZL7/OE2SNL, UP2KEDR, CE2/CX1EK, VA5DX, RI1ANT, YB4IR/P, FM4NB, CN8YZ, C91GR, BA5CJ/5, ZB3R, VU2PAI, UK9AA, KH7Y, DU1/JA3FJE, A41KJ, VU2XO, VR2UW, TO6D, FR/F5MNW, EX8MAT, AP2NK, UK8OA, UA0FO, KC4TVZ, HI8CSS, 9W6EZ. Spotters: HI8CSS, W3LPL, UA0LOF, K1BZ, HA6VH, F4BAL, UA0BA, ON3DEA, PD5SS, OK1WCF, HK2PMR, VA3TPS, N6XT, MI0AHH, 3Z9DX . Tuesday DX: W1AW/8, HK0/UA4WHX, RI1ANR, W1AW/7, VP2ETE, 7P8PB, V5/DL5XL, TF3ML, FG/F6ITD, CE7PGO, 4S7LXG, NI5DX/P, P40R, J8/LY2IJ, RZ22WW, K0TT, HL2DBP, WH0S, TG9AHM, P29NO, LY24A, PY2VI, FO4BM, RI1ANT, XZ1Z, 8R1Z, RS80KEDR, OS8A, HL5BMX, EY7AD, CE4WJK, XE2I, ES5QD, VU2XO, V31SQ, 9K2/SP4R, 5Z4/LA4GHA, RO80KEDR, MJ/K3PLV, CX7CO, BD1IIJ, 7J7ACT, YY5SKA, YB3EDD, VE2CAQ, RT22ZS, LZ2KV, DU1/JA3FJE, CE2/CX1EK, 9M2RDX, 7N1PRD/0, ZF2MT, VR2UW, RG22RQ, K6YRA, JA8EPO, IK4GRO, HP2/I5OYY, CB3N, BG3UPA. Spotters: W3LPL, N0TW, YO6DDF, LU1HVK, HA6VH, PB5X, OH4SS, NK3Y, N2QN, EA1OD, UA0WW, UA3DNK, PD5SS, M0BSV, K2WO, EA5IEB, WD9RON, SV3ICL, SP3NNP, N2JF, DL6YAO . Wednesday DX: J8/LY2IJ, XZ1Z, W1AW/KH2, W1AW/5, MJ/K3PLV, 5H2DK, HK0/UA4WHX, W1AW/4, TJ3AY, D44CF, FW5JJ, 7J7ACT, 4S7FRG, YV1RDX, CE2/CX1EK, 4Z4DX, SV9FBG, R2014E, NG4C, KH6/N3UJ, 4S7VG, R2014ME, 8R1Z, TY2BP, RZ22WW, RK22AB, J66CA, ZL7/OE2SNL, WL7E, VR2UW, VP8LP, RT22UA, HL5BMX, PT7GLC, FK8IK, EA9HA, ZF2MT, PJ2/DK5ON, F8CHM, CX7CO, C91GR, BG3UPA, YL2SM, R2014I, KS4YT, FO8WBB, 7X3WPL, 5R8UI, VP2ETE, UP1KEDR, TG9AHM, LY10NATO, K3WW, K0TT, JA8EPO, EG5ATC, 4L4ZA. Spotters: W3LPL, F8DGY, N0TW, HI8CSS, PD1BHZ, HA6VH, DD0UM, UN7TK, RX3AGD, IK0OPS, UR3QB, KC8TYM, UA0LLD, N9ZI, VK2HV, HK2PMR, UT5ZC, US5ZCW, PR7LV, MW0ZZK, LA9NKA, K4BYN, DL5ZAA, CT5KAO, CT2IVH . Thursday DX: XZ1Z, TX6G, W1AW/5, W1AW/KH2, 4S7DFG, FG/F6ITD, VP2V/SP2FUD, LU2XPK, MJ/K3PLV, JA8EPO, 7P8PB, LY24A, VP2V/SP9WZS, UP4KEDR, CE2/CX1EK, 5H2DK, W100AW, VU2BGS, W7ISG, VP2ETE, 9V1XX, FO4BM, 8Q7TS, LY10NATO, ES1QX/5, YD1GCL, HL5BMX, 9H5G/C6A, TI2AIM, K0TF, J8/UA4CC, HK6F, RZ22WW, J8/LY2IJ, P29NO, NP4JS, HK1/AL4Q, W1AW/4, RN22DY, CE2AWW, VA5DX, SV5BYR, CX7CO, BD4TS, 7J7ACT, PP5BS, HL5FUA, FK8CE, EX8BS, CP4BT, A92HK, 6Y5WJ, RO80KEDR, RA80KEDR, HS0ZEE, DU3/N0QM, DU1/JA3FJE, BH4SCF, 9M2TO, 9K2WA, V44KAI, UP1KEDR, S567O, RU22WZ, HL2DBP, HK0/UA4WHX, HC2SL, BV1EK. Spotters: W3LPL, N0TW, W6LAX, KE4WXC, YO6DDF, VA3TPS, KF7TSK, LU1QS, SV2HTX, PU4MHO, PP5JLC, OH1LWZ, JO3JIS, HA6VH, F8DGY, XE2EX, UN7TK, LY5W, HK2PMR, F4BAL, WP3ZG, N2RIT, KC9TTR, 9A8DX, UA0WW, N3RW . Friday DX: TX6G, J8/UA4CC, W1AW/5, J8/LY2IJ, W1AW/KH2, W1AW/4, ZL7AAA, RS80KEDR, FM4NB, VP2V/SP9FIH, A92HK, VU4K, MJ/K3PLV, UP1KEDR, 4S7LXG, 9M2IDJ, ZP6CW, XZ1Z, CE2/CX1EK, P29NO, CX7CO, WL7E, VP2V/SP6AXW, V31MA, SV9FBG, FO8WBB, A92GR, RV80KEDR, 8Q7TS, 7X2RD, 7P8PB, 3W1D, YB3EDD, UP4KEDR, UP0KEDR, VP2ETE, UP6KEDR, PJ4DX, 7Z1HL, SV5BYR, MJ/K8PT, 9K2WA, 8P9NX, ZB2CN, UP3KEDR, VK0JJJ, V85TL, RW80KEDR, PJ2/DK5ON, DU3/N0QM, ZP8/K2DER, RJ22EE, PY2VA, PY2HT, JP3AZZ, JA8EPO, EP3HF, A35JP, T6EU, RZ22WW, R2014E, HL5FUA, D3AA, A61ZA, 4S7VG, 3B8GL. Spotters: W3LPL, CA3SOC, IZ7DMT, ON3DEA, IK0OPS, LU4DPL, N0TW, HK2PMR, UC8U, R3ZL, PY2HT, K4JJQ, JO3JIS, CT5KAO, K7OOS, EA7IU, YO6OSC, UA3DNK, CW30A, UN9LU, UA3IKI, RN6DC, PY4MAB, OH1LWZ . Saturday DX: TX6G, W1AW/5, W1AW/KH2, ZL7AAA, TZ6BB, J8/UA4CC, V21ZG, RM22DX, 8P6NW, W1AW/4, VU4K, FK8IK, MJ/K3PLV, TJ3AY, J8/LY2IJ, R0000O, FO4BM, 8Q7TS, HK0/UA4WHX, NP3YL, 9M2IDJ, WR1TC, 4S7FRG, YY5MCO, CX4RX, C6AMM, Z36T, TO7BC, A92HK, ZL2OK, VR2XMT, CE2/CX1EK, CO6LC, 9K2WA, ZB3R, YB0NDT, T32TV, FO8WBB, CO6CAC, 9M2/JA1XXI, Z63MED, YB8SI/0, UP2KEDR, PJ2/DK5ON, FK8CE, EP3HF, 9K2/SP4R, UP6KEDR, R22FRS, PY2VI, HL5BMX, A61CK, UP1KEDR, 9W6EZ, 9M2TO, RW80KEDR, RT80KEDR, OT4A, CA7CAQ, VU2RBI, VP2ETE, JI5RPT/6, D2QV, 5H3MB, XQ3UP, T6DD, RU80KEDR, RS80KEDR, HI8JQE, 9W6HAI, Z62FB, V85TL, RM22MM, MU0GSY, LU8EX, JA0RUG, 5Z4/EA4ATI, XV5HS, VP8DBR, V73NS, PU3POA, PJ4NX, HL2DBP, FW5JJ, FK8HM, DU3/N0QM, 9W6BUL, VK6IR, UP4KEDR, TI8AA, RK80KEDR, RA22MX, K6YRA, JA8EPO, HC5EG, HB14SAF, EA1HVR, DK3EE, 9M2CNC, 8R1Z, 4S7VG, 3W1D. Spotters: W3LPL, DL1HBT, ZS5SAM, HI8CSS, DH8BQA, DO4MM, PY3XX, YO6DDF, IZ7DMT, F4GWO, UT7IX, CW30A, LU4DPL, RA6ARI, HA7JTR, JH8XVH, YY4OA, UA3RAW, LU8EX, SV2HTX, PU3POA, PP5JLC, OH4SS, WD4IXD, KI0QS, DO1FT, UA4WHX, PY5DD, NN6CH, N4FZ, RD4CAQ, R7AY, OE4AHG, KJ4VTH, I5ZSS, G0JEI, F4FCC, OK2ZO, M0CVK, IZ1ANK, EA2AFR, 9A5M . Sunday DX: TX6G, 5H2DK, TZ6BB, J8/LY2IJ, W1AW/5, ZL7AAA, VU4K, FM4NB, W1AW/KH2, CE2/CX1EK, D3AA, ZM90DX, 4Z4DX, HK0/UA4WHX, FR/F5MNW, VP2V/SP6CIK, P29NO, F8DGY, RT80KEDR, T6DD, Z36T, VP2V/SP9FIH, V73NS, TJ3AY, HF15NATO, A92GR, ZB3R, XV5HS, VP2V/SP9WZS, TR8CA, 8P6NW, FM1HN, 4S7KKG, VK6IR, CO6LC, 5R8UI, D44CF, CX1AV, 7P8PB, W1AW/4, T6T, SV1PMR, RS80KEDR, HL2DBP, HI3B, C6ANM, UP1KEDR, TI8AA, RM22BB, MJ/K8PT, JT1E, 9K2WA, RL22GM, PY5YA, MJ/K3PLV, FO8WBB, FK8CE, EP3HF, BA5CJ, RC80KEDR, NP4JS, MU0GSY, HP2/I5OYY, FR4QF, FK8IK, BG2AUE, TF8SM, SV9FBG, EY7AD, DU9RG, CT3FQ, 9W6EZ, 9M2TO, 6Y5WJ, 5H3MB, 3B9FR, YO4RIU, PZ5VC, OX5M, HI8JQE. Spotters: W3LPL, F8DGY, UA0LOF, PU3KTM, DL1HBT, LU4DPL, YO4AAC, PY2SBY, UR5UCS, LA9NKA, IZ7DMT, TA2AKG, OE6VHF, IK0OPS, WA3LKT, VK2HV, TA1BM, RA22XF, IT9BYG, DF5WW, W9RFX, VK3FZ, UA9CSR, PA1MR, N7RD, JH8XVH, JG2KJU, 9A9TT, PU2KXC, OE3MZC, N9OOO, HA6VH . Contests: Information from WA7BMN There is really only one contest this week. And this is the one for all those special, short callsigns/prefixes that you never hear at any other time + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 26 and   1900Z-2000Z, Mar 26 and   0300Z-0400Z, Mar 27 + CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB 0000Z, Mar 29 to 2359Z, Mar 30 Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews. March   2014 Mar01 2014 Mar28 Surinam PZ5VC [spots] ON4AVT DXW.Net 20131108 By ON4AVT; mainly PSK 2014 Mar06 2014 Apr02 Madeira CT9 [spots] Home Call 425DXN 20140215 By DL3KWR as CT9/DL3KWR and DL3KWF as CT9/DL3KWF; focus on WARC bands; CW + digital 2014 Mar07 2014 Mar31 Togo 5V7DX [spots] LotW OPDX 20140309 By I1FQH fm Kpalime Village; focus on 12 10m; mainly CW, some SSB; QSL also OK via I1FQH, Buro or direct; exact end date unclear 2014 Mar12 2014 Mar29 Curacao PJ2 [spots] DK5ON DK5ON 20131009 By DK5ON as PJ2/DK5ON fm SA-099; 80-6m; SSB RTTY PSK CW 2014 Mar14 2014 Apr03 Lesotho 7P8PB [spots] LotW EI7CC 20140304 By EI7CC; fm 7P8CC; holiday style operation; QSL also OK via EI7CC, EI Buro or direct 2014 Mar14 2014 Apr11 Tanzania 5H3MB [spots] LotW 425DXN 20140201 By IK2GZU fm Ilembula; QSL also OK via IK2GZU, Buro or direct 2014 Mar16 2014 Apr08 Reunion FR [spots] F5MNW DXW.Net 20140214 By F5MNW as FR/F5MNW; HF; CW 2014 Mar19 2014 Apr01 Br Virgin Is VP2V [spots] Home Call SP9FIH 20140122 By SP2FUD as VP2V/SP2FUD, SP6AXW SP6CIK SP9FIH SP9WZS likewise fm Anegada (NA-023, FK78ur); 160-6m; SSB RTTY CW 2014 Mar20 2014 Apr01 Austral Is TX6G [spots] LotW G3XTT 20131203 By G3BJ G3SVL G3TXF G3WGN G3XTT G4JKS G4TSH fm Raivavae I (OC-114); all bands; CW SSB RTTY; 3 stations; K3s + amplifiers; beach vertical arrays; QSL also OK via G3TXF and ClubLog OQRS 2014 Mar20 2014 Apr01 Chatham Is ZL7AAA [spots] VE7NY VE7NY 20140207 By ZS1FJ VE7NY OE2SNL ZL1GMB; HF; SSB CW RTTY 2014 Mar21 2014 Apr04 Mayotte TO7BC [spots] DL7BC DXW.Net 20130908 By DL7BC; 20-10m, perhaps 40m; QSL OK via DARC Buro or direct; QRV for CW WPX SSB Contest 2014 Mar23 2014 Mar30 Andaman Is VU4K [spots] W4VKU OQRS DXW.Net 20140127 By W4VKU fm Port Blair; 40-10m, possibly 80m; SSB RTTY 2014 Mar23 2014 Mar30 Mariana Is KH0 [spots] SP5APW DXW.Net 20140321 By SP5APW as KH0/SP5APW fm Saipan I; HF 2014 Mar23 2014 Mar31 Fiji 3D2FJ [spots] LotW VA3RJ 20130926 By K0UU fm Beqa I (OC-016, WLOTA 0215); 80-10m; CW; QSL also OK via K0UU direct; holiday style operation 2014 Mar23 2014 Mar31 Togo 5V7 [spots] Home Call PA3CWN 20140207 By F5MVB as 5V7MP and F5AOW as 5V7BJ fm Avepozo; 80-10m; CW SSB; QSL OK via REF Buro or direct (US$2 or 1 IRC, w/ SAE) 2014 Mar28 2014 Apr09 Mellish Reef VK9MT M0URX 425DXN 20131026 By DJ9RR DJ7JC HA5AO HA5UK IV3YER K3EL K5GS KE4KY VK3HJ WA6O W2LK fm OC-072; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; OQRS available CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB (Mar 29-30, 2014) Check here for pericontest activity too. 2014 Mar29 2014 Apr02 Mayotte TO5NED F5NED 425DXN 20140322 By F5NED fm AF-027; HF; CW SSB 2014 Mar29 2014 Apr05 Cape Verde Is D44TEG HB9EBT DXW.Net 20140301 By HB9EBT fm Tarrafal, Santiago I (AF-005); 20-10m; CW PSK RTTY; QSL OK via Buro or direct April   2014 Apr01 2014 Apr15 Dominica J79DB LotW DXW.Net 20140319 By DB4BJ fm NA-101; HF; QSL also OK via DB4BJ, DARC Buro or direct (Martin Klar, Kuckucksweg 5, Oldenburg D-26131, Germany) 2014 Apr02 2014 Apr14 San Andres & Providencia 5J0X LotW N7UN 20140222 By N7QT AB1UH W4VAB N7UN fm San Andres I (NA-033); 80-10m; CW SSB; holiday style operation; QSL also OK via N7QT, Buro or direct (no IRCs) Sun: There are 6 sunspots with sunspot AR2014 directly facing Earth. It has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbours energy for M-class solar flares. Stoke City beat Aston Villa to a pulp 1 – 4, our second double of the season (home and away win). We are now in 10 th place in the Premier League. Hull at the Brit this Saturday, it’s another six pointer. I’ll be there.