May 15, 2014 Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services3 Tony Dixon G4CJC Yet another odd week as we swing into the summer doldrums. Can’t be summer everywhere tho’ can it? I will expect all you guys where it’s going to be winter to send in reports! W1AW still striding forcefully on. 7Q7VW (Malawi), PY0F/UA4WHX (Fernando de Noronha) and JD1BMH (Ogasawara Is) were all very popular. I worked no one as I was away on the island of Gran Canaria taking in some much needed sun and relaxation. Now I’m back and open for business again. And the time to send in reports is by 12:00 UTC on Wednesday or before please. Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: W1AW/1, 9W2FOR, AM8RC, ZD7FT, 9W2ZHL, 9K2NH, PY2VI, A71EM, ZS6JM, JD1YBT, AM9RC, 9W6KON, LU8EEM, LU5DQ, PY2VA, LW1DZ, CX6DZ, 5R8UI, ZS3Y, VU2XO, VK2GWK, LU8DY, K5UZ, HR1AAB, ED7AKV, EA6AM, YV5MD, UK8FAI, PY1MT, GM0HCQ/MM, CX3TQ, CP6XE, ZS6AI, VK6RO, UN7TK, PY3PDR, PT8CW, LZ69VZ, JD1BLY, IZ6CLZ, HL2ZBD/3, F1RHS, E20WXA/M, 9J2BO, S59YY, PY5YA, PU2YYP, PP8ZAC, LZ2HR, LU5MR, LU3DW, LU1WI, LU1VDF, HB9HLM, CX7CO, CX2DA, BA4TB, 9M2RDX, 7X3FG. Spotters: LW1DZ, JF1NUV, IZ6CLZ, UA2FT, W1TJL, IW1CHX, 9A7JCY, LZ4TU, IS0DDW, IK0SOR, CT1HMN, WP4OXB, SP9LCV, PP5BB, KG7KWK, IK0OPS, HB3YNJ, 9A8DX, WB6PSY, WB4IUY, W3LPL, W1AN, VE3FGU, SQ9KCZ, PY2SBT, PP5JLC, ON8VB, ON3SAT, OH4SS, KB1W, K5UZ, IS0CTX, F4CUO, EC5CFV, YY5MKI, YY5DAR, YY4CEG, YO9ILA, W3KX, VK2HV, UR5YAE, SV3ICL, SP7SQM, PY2EM, KQ4SJ, KK4SBH, K8PO, K5CM, JL1WPQ, IZ8VDY, IK7MOI, F5SDD, F1RHS, EA4GOY, EA4GB, DO3MKB, CE2EP, BA7QT, AA9RN . Tuesday DX: W1AW/7, PY0F/UA4WHX, SX5LA, W1AW/1, VP2ETE, PY2VA, AM8RC, HS0ZIN, CN8YZ, YB0IBM, WP4NVA, LU5DQ, 9A7JCY, ZL2IFB, LU5VAT, 9M2BAL, OA4CN, HA8LNN, 3B9FR, ZS6AI, PY7ZZ, PJ5/K6NAO, 4Z66NX, ZP6CW, ZD7FT, YL2GUV, YI1IRQ, WP4OUH, JD1YBT, CE2MVF, PY2WSB, PP8ZAC, OE9MMH, CX6DZ, LU1JHD, KP4KLT, JD1BMH, DK3EE, AM9RC, 4Z66TL, VU2XO, TA1BX, RV6AVU, LU5FLM, LU1YT, ED5EJ, BV8SI, 9W2GEO, ZS6TAN, S51DX, RW6A, PY5YA, PY3PDR, PY2SPT, PY2ROE, PY1MT, PY0/UA4WHX, OK1CF, LU8DY, LU7YWC, LU3ARE, LU1WI, KK4-NWW, FM1AG, E20WXA, CA3LBF, 4Z66AD, 4Z5LA, 4Z1RZ, 4S7AVR. Spotters: HI8MU, JF1NUV, IK0SOR, 9A8DX, KE4WBO, R9GM, PU2SUB, PU2SEH, IT9CZJ, LZ1VDR, LU3ARE, W3LPL, RX9CAZ, 9W6EZ, TA2AKG, PY2VI, PR7LV, KQ4SJ, IZ2KEC, CT5KAO, SM5XGQ, PY2EM, PP5JLC, PD3DMN, LU5VAT, KG7KWK, IK1WXD, EA1OD, DL9JM, YO9ILA, W7RN, W3EP, W1TJL, VK5MTM, UA2FT, RP69AH, RA4FK, PY2REK, ON7ZM, LU1QS, KQ6PK, KD9ASA, KD2FLY, JA1SWL, IZ6RTH, IW1ARK, G4SKO, F8AOF, ES5GP, EA6ALW, EA5IAO, DU1KA, YV5JF, YO6PMX, XE2EX, WF2S, WB4HDC, UT7ZZ, UT5ZC, UA4WHX, SV8BHN, SQ7VO, SP2LIG, R6JY, PY1MHZ, PR7BCP, PE2K, OE3ZJC, LU4DPL, KV4UL, K1HTV, JH0INP, IZ6CLZ, IZ0ZWS, I8KFR, HB3YNJ, F4ELR, EC5CFV, EA5ASQ, DJ1UJ, CX5RN, CT1AOZ, CE2EP, AA9RN, 4Z1TL . Wednesday DX: W1AW/0, PY0F/UA4WHX, PJ5/K6NAO, VP2ETE, YV1KK, TO6A, WP4NVA, ED7AKV, CX3TQ, FG4NN, TJ3AY, 9K2NH, YY1YLY, PJ4DX, 9W2MZY, W1AW/7, AM4RC, 9M2TO, PY5QW, NN4F, JD1BMH, AP2TN, NH0J, EA7IC, ZS2CR, LU5DQ, 9W2FLD, V44KAI, PY2XU, PU5DUD, M0BJL, ED5DY, ED5BY, AM9RC, VU2XO, OE7DXT, NP4JS, MN0CCG, LU5EOI, AM7RC, 9A7JCY, TA1BX, SX5LA, PY2VYB, PU2YZP, PT7ZT, PG200KMAR, OA4CN, LU8DY, HI8MU, EA9UG, DO5MAT, CX7CO, 7X3FG, XE1XR, WP4OUH, W2KV, TA1D, RP69Z, RM5D, R6NS, LZ69VZ, LZ4OC, LZ2HR, HR5/F2JD, EC1YL, CU3AK, CE3JMM, BG6IMK, BA7QT, 9W6EZ, ZS1CBT, VY0SNO/B, RT5A, RP69KA, RA5B, R3BA, PY5UP, OS11M, ON7BL, OH2LZC, LW2DX, LU5ALE, LU2DO, LU1YT, LJ5WB, KP4NS, JA1OTT, IT9SUQ, GM0SDV, ES1BA, ED5DM, ED3CW, DL3RAR, CT2IGB, BD1IIJ, A92HK, 9K2OD, 9A6T. Spotters: TA2AKG, HI8MU, JF1NUV, IN3XSV, 9A8DX, PY2RMY, CX5RN, PU4MHO, PP5JLC, LU4DPL, IZ6CLZ, UA4WHX, N3ADF, KE4WBO, HA6VH, F4AHJ, IZ1YKQ, CA4OMT, YO9ILA, SV3ICL, MI0LJM, KC0JRW, IK0OPS, EC1CLG, EA4GB, CE2WZ, YB9KA, UA4HTT, SV1DAR, PY2VI, PU2SEH, ON8VB, OH4SS, OH1LWZ/M, OH1LWZ/, IZ5ILK, I8YAV, I0CMD, GM8LFB, G0JEI, EA7ZZ, 9A7JCY, YB6NE, WD8ZRQ, UA6HGM, UA1ZGK, SV2HTX, PU3SSC, PU2OKE, PD2WDR, PA3EVY, PA1MR, OM7ASP, OK1KTI, OH5MD, MM0BSM, LA1EOA, KG7KWK, KD2FLY, IZ8EEI, IW8DCS, IK1ZOD, IK0SOR, GW4TPG, GJ6TMM, F5LCT, EA7JIF, EA6XQ, EA4TX, DO3MKB, DL2MRK, CT2GLH, 9W6EZ, 9A6T, Z32ID, WP4NVA, W8RLS, UT5EAM, UA2FT, SP7SQM, SP3HSZ, SP2LIG, RU3DOK, PY5WW, PR7LV, ON6ZM, ON6MS, ON3RY, OE9KFV, M1DDV, LZ3YY, LZ2PT, LU1QS, K1HTV, JA1SWL, IZ5OQX, IZ0RPZ, IW2JWD, IU2BZX, IK2WSA, HB9LCW, HB9DHZ, G1URJ, F5VOL, EA8JK, EA5XX, DO1THG, CT2FUY, CE2EP, CA3SOC, BA7QT, AA9RN, 7X2GK . Thursday DX: 9K2/SP4R, 7Q7VW, XW4ZW, J28NC, W1AW/0, 9M2TO, JD1BMH, NH0J, 9M2MSO, JD1YBT, FR4NT, BH4SYG, AP2TN, JT5DX, A71/WT2NY, 9W2FLD, ZS2CR, A61CK, 9W2ZHL, VU2UUU, VK6RO, TA7AO, LY10EU, LU5DQ, LM2T75Y, K6FRC/B, A92HK, A71AM. Spotters: IZ6CLZ, LU4DPL, 9A8DX, SV2JAO, PU4MHO, PU2VTN, NP3CW, IZ3ZTZ, EC5CFV, VK2HV, RA4FK, LY2XW, KE4WBO, JA1SWL, TB7BLA, SP8UFR, R7GR, PU2OKE, ON8VB, OH5MD, N9VMO, JD1XXX, DL5ZAA . Friday DX: 7Q7VW, W1AW/0, PY0F/UA4WHX, PY7RP/6, 3B9FR, 9M2TO, SX5LA, 7Z1TT, AM8RC, ED5EJ, PY1MT, CE2/CX1EK, WP4NVA, VK6RO, PY2VA, J28NC, CE3YG, A92HK, V44KAI, LU8YE, CX1FU, CT3FT, ZL4PW, V25N, TI2CC, RP69O, PY2VI, PP5BI, LU3YE, CX3TQ, CA7CAQ, AM4RC, 5R8GX, 4X6HU, ZS6DEN, YI1IRQ, VU2RAK, RP69KA, PY7ZZ, PY7RP, PY1WDS, LU8DY, KP4NS, JY4CI, EY7AD, EP3HF, ED7AKV, DL3RAR, BA7QT, A61DJ, 9J2BO, 7X3F. Spotters: KE4WBO, PU4MHO, IZ6CLZ, W3LPL, RX3XC, LU4DPL, EA8EE, YB9KA, WA4WHX, RU3GB, LU6EOC, IK1ZOD, F5MNW, 9A7JCY, WP4NVA, V73NS, UA4WHX, TI2CC, RW4HM, R7CA, PY4EP, PP5JLC, PE5B, PE2K, PA1MR, OZ7OX, KQ4SJ, IS0CTX, F4AHJ, DL2YBG, CT5JNU . 5 or more contacts (for the week end) Saturday DX: JD1BMH, W1AW/0, YY1YLY, PJ2/PF4T, RI1ANT, PY0F/UA4WHX, CE2/CX1EK, CB44CC, PP5BI, AM8RC, NH0J, PU2YZP, ED5BY, XQ1KZ, V650XG, UR5TW, LZ2JA, ZL4PW, JD1YBT, CX1FU, CN8YZ, YI1IRQ, PY2VA, EA8CVZ, D2QV, CE2MVF, 4L8A, 3DA0VV, ZS2AL, ZD7FT, V25M, PY5YA, PY2VI, OD5LN, LZ9W, CX2DA, A92GE, YV5AAX, VP2ETE, UN6P, SV5BYR, 9V1RN, 9K2/SP4R, 9A7JCY, 4U1ITU, YV1KK, VU2ATN, VP8LP, VK5SFA, UN7AB, PU5CBA, P29FR, KP4WQ, KM4ABV, J79WTA, ED5FL, ED5DM, E20WXA, C4Z, 3B8/M0RC. Spotters: JF1NUV, ND6M, W3LPL, PU4MHO, PY2RMY, IZ6CLZ, WP4OXB, PY2OK, IZ3ZTZ, CA3SOC, UR8GM, 9Z4BM, ZL1BYZ, PA1MR, JH3PRR, JA1SWL, DL5ZAA, 9A7JCY, UR5TM, UA2FT, TA2AKG, R7FO, KC0JRW, F4DVX, EA5IEB, DL1HBT, ZL2IFB, UN4PG, R3RT, R3DQ, PY4EP, OE1GNA, KK4INP, KB4FOS, JA8CVH, IT9BYG, IK7MOI, EA2DNY . Sunday DX: 7Q7VW, AM8RC, J43VHF, W1AW/0, YY1YLY, YL2014W, JD1BMH, CX1FU, WP4NVA, RM4I, WB4AAA, CE2/CX1EK, ZS2AL, XQ1KZ, RW0AR, E29BUQ, BD3MH, 9K2NH, 3D2KM, V73NS, UN7TK, RX1CQ, LZ2JA, LU5FC, KC4TVZ, J79WTA, J43VHF/B, A71AE, 3W1T, UR5TW, UB7K, UA4M, RG6G, RA5A, PY2JY, PU2WDX, PP5BS, LU5AB, JA7OWD, IK7MOI, EA8CVZ, DK3EE, BD5XX, BA7QT, A61DJ, 9K2/SP4R. Spotters: R7FO, WP4NVA, RT7T, UA4M, LW9DYQ, YL3CW, RM4I, PU4MHO, R9XC, KA3KDL, IT9AUG, WP4OXB, PU2YVW, KE4WBO, N0LNK, F4DJG, CX7OV, YO9ILA, UF8T, R8XF, PY2KC, PU2KNM, PD3BVI, OZ1DJJ, JF1NUV, JA1SWL, HA9AL, EA5IEB . Contests: Information from WA7BMN Quite a few contests this week with the Holyland and YU contests maybe dominant. + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 16 and   1900Z-2000Z, Apr 16 and   0300Z-0400Z, Apr 17 + ARLHS Annual Spring Lites QSO Party 0001Z, Apr 17 to 2359Z, Apr 22 + Holyland DX Contest 2100Z, Apr 18 to 2100Z, Apr 19 + TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest 0000Z-2359Z, Apr 19 + Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest 0600Z, Apr 19 to 0559Z, Apr 20 + Nebraska QSO Party 1200Z, Apr 19 to 1759Z, Apr 20 + CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest 1200Z, Apr 19 to 2359Z, Apr 20 + Michigan QSO Party 1600Z, Apr 19 to 0400Z, Apr 20 + EA-QRP CW Contest 1700Z-2000Z, Apr 19 (20-10m) and   2000Z-2300Z, Apr 19 (80m) and   0700Z-1100Z, Apr 20 (40m) and   1100Z-1300Z, Apr 20 (20-10m) + Ontario QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 19 to 0500Z, Apr 20 and   1200Z-1800Z, Apr 20 + North Dakota QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 19 to 1800Z, Apr 20 + Feld Hell Sprint 2000Z-2200Z, Apr 19 + YU DX Contest 2100Z, Apr 19 to 0500Z, Apr 20 and   0900Z-1700Z, Apr 20 + ARRL Rookie Roundup, SSB 1800Z-2359Z, Apr 20 + Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 21 + Low Power Spring Sprint 1400Z-2000Z, Apr 21 Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews. It is holiday time and there do seem to be several short DXpeditions about. 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 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 May28 Mauritius 3B8 [spots] EB7DX DXW.Net 20140107 By M0RCX as 3B8/M0RCX; 40-6m; SSB + digital 2014 May04 2014 May18 Liechtenstein HB0 [spots] DL5DRK DL4HTK 20140228 By DL4HTK as HB0/DL4HTK; 80-10m; CW SSB PSK RTTY 2014 May05 2014 May20 Guadeloupe TO6A [spots] F6AML DXW.Net 20140420 By F6AML; 40-10m; CW SSB; holiday style operation 2014 May06 2014 May16 Crete SW9XB [spots] LotW DJ9XB 20140427 By DJ9XB; RTTY; QSL also OK via DJ9XB 2014 May06 2014 May21 Malawi 7Q7VW [spots] DK2WV DXW.Net 20140428 By DK2WV and DJ9AF fm Karonga; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY 2014 May07 2014 May15 Antigua V25 [spots] 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 [spots] 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 [spots] 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 [spots] 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 May19 Isle of Man MD [spots] Home Call 425DXN 20140510 By DM2VC as MD/DM2VC and DL9BBE as MD/DL9BBE fm EU-116; 80-10m 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 May17 Micronesia V63PSK [spots] 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 [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 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 May16 2014 May18 Botswana A25GF ZS6AYU ZS6AYU 20140425 By ZS6AYU; 40-10m, perhaps 6m; vertical; dates tentative; holiday style operation 2014 May19 2014 May23 Zimbabwe Z21GF ZS6AYU ZS6AYU 20140425 By ZS6AYU; 40-10m, perhaps 6m; vertical; dates tentative; holiday style operation 2014 May20 2014 May27 Norfolk I VK9DAC 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 Sun: 7 sunspot clusters with AR2060 maybe flaring M-class style. Today, the sun's atmosphere is split down the middle by a canyon-shaped coronal hole. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the chasm, which is almost directly facing Earth. (spaceweather.com) Stoke City duly beat West Brom and Newcastle lost to Liverpool so Stoke climb to their largest-ever total of 50 points and their highest position of 9th. The new season awaits after the playoffs and the World Cup. There’s no escape from the footy this year!