April 3, 2014 Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services11 TX6G (Raivavae Island) A fantastic week and 10m culminating with the CQWW WPX contest with over 10,600 contacts reported on Saturday and over 11,400 on Sunday. TX6G (Raivavae Island in the Australs) was most contacted during the week with D3AA (Angola) and VK9MT (Mellish Reef) at the weekend. VK5MRD, Big Dave has sent a quickie reports in. “Great to hear from you mate. I have called into GB3LV via IRLP a few times but I have not had much luck. I am very busy with my business and it only gives me a short break in between jobs or my lunch break. I know one day soon we will catch up via either IRLP or Echolink. Hope your enjoying your new Icom! Catch you soon mate.” Soon Dave will be out of summertime and we may have compatible time for a chat. TX6G (Raivavae Island) 9W2FOR, Fauzan , sent in this. Worked YF1AR/8 5/9,P29FR 5/9,BG7SDV 5/8, DK3EE 5/9, TJ3AY 5/9, MW0ZZK 5/9 and heard JE1RXJ 5/9, VK9MT 5/9, IZ3LEV 5/9, VU2UUU 5/7, II0SPQR 5/9, IK2YXP 5/9, EA1XI 5/9, IT9HCS, EB5WC 5/9, 9K2WA 5/9, YB1FNO 5/9  “I'm just going back from Indonesia for vacation. Lots of antenna types that I found there. Hope one day I can upgrade my antenna system too. This week I worked 4 new DXCC Countries and 1 special event callsign. So thanks again. Bye 73” Nazmi, 9W2GSG , sent in this report for last Tuesday. Worked VK3BD 5/9, RC0LAG 5/9, JA4GQD 5/9, ZL2WHO 5/9, VK3LPJ 5/9, VK4FXAC 5/9, ZL3PX 5/9, VK3HJD 5/9, DV2XXX 5/9, JQ6QNQ 5/8, JF3MYU 5/9. He says,“Hi Tony. I want to wish all the best and good luck for all 9M land stations and also all station in the world who are in the CQ WPX contest on this weekend 29-30 march 2014. Enjoy DX on 10m..deep condolences for crew and passenger of Malaysian air lines aircraft MH370...73 from west Malaysia..Jumpa Lagi!!!”  It doesn’t look good for the plane. We have a rather obscure phrase here in the UK, “The show’s not over ‘till the fat lady sings.” Which means roughly “Until we know definitely then anything is possible”. 9W2VVH, Arie is in fine form. “Hi Tony... senyum selalu . Here is my report. Thursday Mar 27. Wkd only XX9LT and heard 4K6FO. Friday Mar 28 - Wkd SP8K, YO7AOT, UA6YD, OK1XC, YO6PSD/M & UT7LA. Heard AC6DX. Mar 29 & 30 - Participating in CQWPX SSB Contest as 9M4CSB in SOSB 10M categori. Wkd 123 stns 32.3k points.” Pretty good but some of guys in the contest were many 1000s of contacts. Not me I just worked a few stateside and Russian stations. Steve, VK3MEG sent this. “Hi, just a quick report. Over 50 countries worked on 10m in CQ WPX ,including the Aland islands, Kenya, Mozambique, Reunion, Mayotte, JT1BV. Lots of 10m activity here, did work TZ6BB with my 100w and 5 element tri banders and a rare contact from VK3. Plenty of others, 106 countries worked on 10m ssb this year from vk3. lastly David ZS8Z with a 5/9 report into Melbourne on Tuesday”I get the feeling that Steve wrote that all in one breath. Steven, 2E0NHR worked (R0000o must be a typo), E77A, J43TR and UN7JX. Let me know what that first one was Steven. Most popular DX (Ten or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: TX6G, ZL7AAA, W1AW/KH2, J8/LY2IJ, FO4BM, T6DD, VP2V/SP6CIK, MJ/K8PT, W1AW/5, 8Q7TS, VP2V/SP2FUD, VU4K, J8/UA4CC, C6AMM, 9M2TO, NP2KW, 7P8PB, CX7CO, VU2BGS, CE2/CX1EK, FO8WBB, 6Y5WJ, VU2XO, HS5NMF, VP2V/SP9WZS, DU1/JA3FJE, ZL2OK, N1CC, HS0ZKX, EU7LA, 5B4MF, TO6D, KC4TVZ, DU9RG, HL5BMX, 9K2RA, 3D2FJ, 3B9FR, YL2SM, XE1XR, KH0/SP5APW, HB9CVQ, CO6LC, AP2NK, 7X4AN. Spotters: W3LPL, F8DGY, NK3Y, VA3TPS, OE4AHG, KF7TSK, LZ1CJU, WA3GM, LW1EB/XE2, 9A7JCY, N8NWT, IT9CLU, CW30A, HK2PMR, N0TW, KR6E, K2WO, UA2FT, N9VMO, HA6VH . Tuesday DX: TX6G, W1AW/5, W1AW/KH2, ZL7AAA, VP2V/SP9FIH, VU4K, MJ/K3PLV, J8/LY2IJ, J8/UA4CC, RZ22WW, TO7BC, RI1ANT, 9M6XRO, W1AW/4, 9M2TO, UP4KEDR, LW6DG, VK9MT/MM, C6AMM, VP2ETE, P29NO, 5V7MP, 5B/NT2X, MJ/K8PT, EX8MLE, 8P6DR, JA4FHE, CO6LC, FO4BM, EH5HCO, DU9RG, 7P8PB, UP6KEDR, TO6D, TF3ML, RO22AA, RA80KEDR, KH0/SP5APW, 6Y5WJ, RZ0AF, JT1BV, J52HF, HK0/UA4WHX, 9W6EZ, VP2V/SP6AXW, UP2KEDR, LY24A, JY4CI, A41KJ, 4K6FO, UK9AA, K6YRA, ZP6CW, V31MA, SP9ATE, FG4NN, CU7MD, 5V7BJ, ZB3R, KC4TVZ, K5WE, HP2/IK5RUN, CT9/DL3KWR, 9A4W, ZS6JM, YB9WAN, UP80KEDR, UP0KEDR, TJ3AY, TA1BX, T77C, S58N, R2014E, OY1CT, NP4JS, LM1814, HL2DC, CT9/DL3KWF, 9V1YC. Spotters: W3LPL, F8DGY, KF7TSK, HA6VH, IZ6CLZ, CT2HTM, UA0WW, UA0LOF, PA1MR, PY1WX, OE4AHG, KF6A, W6LAX, W2SFD, PY1FOG, NN6CH, LZ2DJA, NK3Y, LW1EB/XE2, K7GSE, DC9JVN . Wednesday DX: TX6G, HH2/N5JR, VP2V/SP9FIH, FW5JJ, DU9RG, J8/LY2IJ, TO4C, JT1CO, CE2/CX1EK, HH2/N5JC, VU4K, ZL7AAA, FR/F5MNW, 5B/NT2X, 7P8PB, W1AW/0, VR2XMT, PJ2/VE7KW, 5V7BJ, EH5HCO, VP2V/SP9WZS, 9W6EZ, KH7DX, CO6HLP, ZF35LC, VP2V/SP2FUD, FM4NB, 9M2TO, ZD7FT, SV5BYR, HI8JQE, TJ3AY, LW6DG, ZS6JM, VK9MT/MM, TG9AHM, T32TM, RI1ANT, P49Y, KH0/SP5APW, JY4CI, HL5BMX, FK8CE, V44KAI, RZ0AF, HL2DC, CT9/DL3KWF, BG2AUE, 4K6FO. Spotters: W3LPL, HI8CSS, LW1DZ, HA6VH, VA3TPS, YO6DDF, KH7DX, LA1YKA, W8DEO, K2OF, YO7NE, 9W6EZ, KE4WBO, IZ0MIO . Thursday DX: TX6G, PJ2/N3RD, ZL7AAA, FO4BM, W1AW/0, DU9RG, KH0/SP5APW, HK0/UA4WHX, HH2/N5JR, 5B4AJC, VU4K, 5H3MB, CE2/CX1EK, 8P5A, W1AW/1, WL7E, 7P8PB, CT9/R9DX, 9K2HN, VP2V/SP9FIH, FW5JJ, RI1ANT, HZ1SK, HL1LUA, CT8/OH6KZP, 9W6ZUL, YV4DNN, FM4NB, ZF35LC, TO4C, J28NC, HI3/N3SY, 4S7VG, ZP8/K2DER, VK9MT/MM, UP0KEDR, EP3HF, CN2TX, 9W6EZ, R11BIA, CO8LY, 9M2TO, W100AW, VR2XMT, MS0OXE, EH5HCO, CN8KD, C6AMM, V55A, TJ3AY, T6DD, SV5BYR, PJ4NX, PJ2/DL8OBQ, CO8ZZ, A61CK, OM5XX, KC4TVZ, K0TT, HZ1PS, EA9KB. Spotters: W3LPL, IZ6CLZ, LZ1CJU, HA6VH, N1GKX, JO3JIS, YV6BFE, UR5IRM, PU4MHO, PA1MR, N0TW, 9W6EZ, WD9RON, PD9CN, LW1DZ, DM2DMI . Friday DX: W1AW/1, TX6G, FW5JJ, W1AW/0, 5B4AJC, VP2V/SP6AXW, 9K2HN, ZL7AAA, ZP8/K2DER, PY2DJ, PJ2/VE7KW, 7P8PB, EA8/WP3A, VU2SWS, HH2/N5JC, MS0OXE, VP2ETE, NH2KY, J52HF, SV5BYR, 5V7MP, VU4K, PU1PHC, TO7BC, T6T, T32TV, T32TM, FK8DD, D44AC, CO6LC, A71A, SV9FBG, PJ2/DL8OBQ, HR1AAB, HK1X, HH2/N5JR, 9A2DQ, US2YW, DU9RG, D44CF, YV1RDX, UK9AA, R2014ME, P29NO, KH7Y, EY8MM, ES5/YL3AJA, E70A, CN2TX, A65BP, 9M2IDJ, XE2I, UP4KEDR, KG1E, CE2/CX1EK, 7X2ARA, V85TL, SP8K, RM22MM, R11BIA, HL2DBP, FO8WBB, CT9/DL3KWR, CS9/PD3EM, 6Y5WJ, 5W1SA, 5E5E. Spotters: W3LPL, UR5WCE, DL1HBT, IT9CLU, UA2FT, ON3SAT, CW30A, VA3TPS, K7BX, K3AXR, IZ7DMT, KC9CDW, 9A7JCY, KA2FIR, IK5YOJ, 9A8DX, WA3GM, PA1MR, N9PWM, K0ZR, IZ6CLZ, 9A8M, US5ZCW, RA7A, N9VMO, IK1WXD, YV5ESN, PE5EP, OP4L, OE4AHG, LZ1CJU . Saturday DX: D3AA, H27A, EA8MT, D4C, ZF1A, NH6P, HK1X, CN2AA, PX5E, GW9T, 4V1JR, PJ2T, WP2Z, 5E5E, ZP8T, 9K2HN, 8P5A, 9A1A, DA2C, CR3A, VK4KW, EB8AH, OH0JFP, JO3JIS, CX2TQ, ZM1A, LO5D, CQ3L, T6T, P33W, G8DX, E77A, DL1NX, VR2/IV3TAN, KH7XX, ES9C, ZV2K, TM0T, P49Y, PQ5B, JH4UYB, TO7BC, JT1BV, ZZ2T, ZY2B, YV4NN, UP6KEDR, EI9HX, EF7X, CW5W, B4L, YS1YS, S50A, KQ2M, EI7M, 9M4DX, VP2EC, TM6M, SV5BYR, OA4SS, LX1NO, KZ5MM, IR9W, II9P, XW0YJY, TX6G, SX9C, NP2P, LP1H, EA8TX, CT9/R9DX, A61ZX, 9A5BWW, PV2P, PS2T, J42T, DR1A, C4A, ED9K, DQ8N, TC3D, PY1NX, PU1PHC, OK4PA, LW6DG, CE3CT, 4L8A. Spotters: F1UVN, XE2B, S53K, UN2G, LY2FN, W4EE, F5NBX, SO8W, PY3APY, W6TK, UT3UZ, W1MD, PD1B, YT0Z, S52W, AE5BR, VK7XX, N9NA, K1FJ, K9GY, NN4F, KS2G, K0JPL, WA1N, A92AA, YO4KAK, WJ2D, R7HF, NB3R, N6VH, N8YQX, N3MAV, NX3L, NM5H, IK4VET, K6JEB, NE1C, NQ4I, N7ELL, 9A73P, W3LPL, W4DTB, DL7ON, VE5RI, RT3M, 2E0CNL, YO7FB, F4DVX, W4JAM, KT4ZB, DJ5AN, W3SFG, KE4WBO, KC4HQS, W1UJ, PG5V, SI5R, N1API, W4KW, VE5MX, UA0LOF, N3QE, N2FF, YV6BFE, G0LGS, RA0SAA, CT7ABP, IZ2OAM, NF4A, N6QQ, W4HLD, RX3Z, K1SD, RZ1OA, RD8D, OZ1IKY, IK0OPS, HA6VH, F5DRD . Sunday DX: VK9MT, TX6G, D4C, D3AA, ZF1A, PX5E, 4V1JR, VK4KW, 9K2HN, ZM1A, HK1X, OH0JFP, KL7RA, GW9T, LO5D, 5W1SA, EA8MT, ZV2K, PJ2T, 8P2K, 4L8A, WL7E, PU1PHC, CT9/R9DX, W1AW/1, ET3AA, 5E5E, YT0Z, WP2Z, VR2/IV3TAN, ES9C, 8P5A, T32AZ, P40W, K2SSS, E7A, CR3A, 9M4DX, KQ2M, JO3JIS, CX2TQ, SO9T, JH3PRR, G8DX, EI7M, BY5CD, 9A1A, XE1H, PI4DX, NH6P, E77A, DA2C, CQ3L, OK4PA, LW6DG, YV4NN, VU2RCT, VK6IR, UZ2M, PP5FB, NE9U, LZ4TL, CT2IVH, 9A5BWW, ZM90DX, SN8B, PQ5B, EA8TX, CE3CT, A73A, WN1GIV, TO7BC, P33W, KP4BD, JJ1ZNF, II9P, FW5JJ, 5Z4T. Spotters: XE2B, UN2G, N3QE, LY2W, K1FJ, SO8W, W4EE, DK8EY, R7HF, OX5M, UW1WU, 9A73P, N3QXC, VE3RZ, NQ4I, KS2G, NN4F, W1MD, AG6RB, W3LPL, WA7LNW, YT0Z, RN7F, WA1N, NM5H, UT5ERP, G0LGS, N9NA, F5NBX, N4CF, KA0LDG, WD4IXD, W1MA, KK4TXZ, 2E0CNL, NF9V, SV3ICL, RZ3AZ, RK9UE, DH0GHU, CT7ABP, 9A8DX, 9A1IW, PG5V, KN5S, NO8D, N6QQ, IK8GYS, IK4VET, AE5BR, RO9A, K6JEB, F1UVN, VA7FC, HL1VAU, UA9UX, N1QEH, W4KW, AD1C, W5JDF, RA4FUN, OE9ICI, N3MAV, N2FF, NB3R, NT3S, W9TVX, W6KY, KT4ZB, DC3RJ, YO9WF, OE1W/P, K9GY, 9A4M, WJ2D, ON6SX, G0PZA, DJ5AN, 5Q2J . Contests: Information from WA7BMN + NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1800Z-1900Z, Apr 3 (CW) and   1900Z-2000Z, Apr 3 (SSB) and   2000Z-2100Z, Apr 3 (FM) and   2100Z-2200Z, Apr 3 (Dig) + QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party 1200Z, Apr 5 to 2359Z, Apr 6 + Texas State Parks on the Air 1400Z, Apr 5 to 0159Z, Apr 6 + Missouri QSO Party 1400Z, Apr 5 to 0200Z, Apr 6 and   1400Z-2000Z, Apr 6 + Mississippi QSO Party 1400Z, Apr 5 to 0200Z, Apr 6 + SP DX Contest 1500Z, Apr 5 to 1500Z, Apr 6 + EA RTTY Contest 1600Z, Apr 5 to 1600Z, Apr 6 + ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 8 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 9 and   1900Z-2000Z, Apr 9 and   0300Z-0400Z, Apr 10 Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews 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 Mar16 2014 Apr16 Cyprus SBA ZC4MIS [spots] AG6IP 425DXN 20140329 By AG6IP fm Akrotiri; 40-10m; SSB + digital; QSL also OK via Club Log; operation to continue for 5 months 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 Mar25 2014 Apr05 Guinea Bissau J52HF [spots] I3LDP DXW.Net 20140326 By 2 Verona DX Team ops fm Cumura; 20-6m; SSB RTTY 2014 Mar28 2014 Apr09 Mellish Reef VK9MT [spots] 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 Apr05 Cape Verde Is D44TEG [spots] HB9EBT DXW.Net 20140301 By HB9EBT fm Tarrafal, Santiago I (AF-005); 20-10m; CW PSK RTTY; QSL OK via Buro or direct 2014 Mar31 2014 Apr18 Curacao PJ2 [spots] Home Call DXW.Net 20140327 By DL1HTM as PJ2/DL1HTM and DH2AK as PJ2/DH2AK; HF; SSB April   2014 Apr01 2014 Apr15 Dominica J79DB [spots] 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) 2014 Apr04 2014 Apr15 Senegal 6W F4GPK DXW.Net 20140310 By F4GPK as 6W/F4GPK fm Le Somone; 160-10m 2014 Apr04 2014 Apr18 Tonga A35 LotW DXW.Net 20140115 By GM3WOJ as A35V and GM4YXI as A35X fm Tongatapu I (OC-049, AG28hw); 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via N3SL 2014 Apr05 2014 Apr12 Madeira CT9 F5SGI F5SGI 20140226 By F5SGI as CT9/F5SGI; 80-10m; mainly CW; QSL OK via REF Buro or direct 2014 Apr05 2014 Apr17 Easter I CE0Y CE1WFN DXW.Net 20140304 By CE1WFN as CE0Y/CE1WFN; HF 2014 Apr05 2014 Apr18 Bonaire PJ4H LotW DJ2VO 20140322 By DJ2VO DL3KMS DK7AN; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via DL3KMS 2014 Apr05 2014 Apr20 Morocco CN2CA PA9M 425DXN 20140322 By PA5CA PD0HPP; 80-6m; SSB; mobile fm 4x4 vehicle in Moroccan desert 2014 Apr05 2014 Apr30 Botswana A22LL LotW 425DXN 20140322 By ZS1LL; QSL also OK via ZS1LL 2014 Apr07 2014 Apr14 Dominican Republic HI7 EA5ZD ZP9MCE 20140109 By ZP9MCE fm Punta Cana beach; 40-20m; CW; QRP; holiday style operation 2014 Apr08 2014 Apr15 Palau T88QX LotW DXW.Net 20140213 By DF8DX fm OC-009; 40-10m; CW, some SSB; QSL also OK via DF8DX 2014 Apr09 2014 Apr17 Ogasawara JD1AAI JD1AAI JA2NQG 20140220 By JA2NQG; CW; some activity in JIDX CW; QSL also OK via JA2NQG 2014 Apr09 2014 Apr20 American Samoa KH8 DL2AWG DL2AWG 20140202 By DL2AWG DL6JGN PA3EWP as TBA fm Ofu I (OC-077); 40-10m; RTTY CW SSB; 600w; ground planes Sun: There are six sunspot clusters with two showing the possibility of M type flares. And Stoke City win again 1 – 0 against Hull City. We are now at 10 th in the Premier League and 40 points and will remain in the top flight for another year. Chelsea away this Saturday at 17:30 and it’s on Sky TV.