June 10, 2014 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing Services 2

Another poor week but the weekend did rescue things. SO1WS (Poland) popped up for a short while. I have big doubts about that one’s authenticity. ZX14 and ZY14 stations proliferate and are of course special Brazilian calls for the World Cup starting Thursday with Brazil v Croatia. I did manage to work an EB1 and an EA5 on PSK31 but then got sidetracked by a man calling to fit our new gas cooker on three different occasions, well you have to eat.   2E0NHR, Steven managed to hook YU9DX 5/8. “At last! made first QSO for ages on 10m....”. Do I note a sense of achievement there Steven or is it relief? I always start to feel the antenna feeder must be broken, but invariably it’s poor conditions. And where are our Malaysian colleagues lately, I’d like to know?   Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: W1AW/7, W1AW/0, D2/HB9EFK, ZX14RJ, S01WS, YL2GUV, YL2014W, TM5FI, MJ0ASP, LU3MCJ, DQ60WAE, 9A7JCY, HK1MW, YO7CDB, SP7DSI, OK1CF, LY2PX, E77AW, 4O7ML, SN777EL, PY2ING, PU5CSF, OE4JHW, K3SOM, I5KAP, I0KNQ/B, HK1T, F5OUX, YL2CB, T77C, SV5/DL3DRN, RA3AJT, PE1GNP, OK2BQN, K4JEE/B, I2RR, HP0CC, F4HIK, EA4GNP, DL6CD/QRP, DF9PE, 9A7PJT, 3B8FA. Spotters: F4AHJ, G4SKO, UA6G, F4ESO, CA3SOC, N1PCE, 9A7JCY, KB3VLW, PP5JLC, OK1XVW, OE5IIO, IK0SOR, I5KAP, DO6RBA, W1IE, RA3ALC, PD3BVI, IZ7DMT, IW0FUW, AE1N, YL3CW, WX7MB, M0ZZM, I3FGX, WI4L, W2DFC, UT7IL, S57MM, PD0HCV, NW0M, IQ5SK, F8GDP, F8ETK, DL1GME, 9A8DX . Tuesday DX: ZX14RJ, ZY14PB, ZX14PR, W1AW/7, W1AW/0, ZX14RN, ZV20GPDX, CP6XE, ZP6CW, PY1WDS, MN0CCG, 3B8FA, YO3IMD, TZ6BB, PU5CBA, OK0EG/B, OH5SHF/B, EG7FAS, EA8OB, DL0IGI/B. Spotters: ZL2IFB, G4SKO, SV2AYT, G8HGN, DF7IW, KE4WBO, YO6DDF, SV2HTX, PY2RMY, PY1MX, MI0LJM, KI0KB, IZ6CLZ, EA8AJY, 9W6EZ, YL2GUV, W7BQ, PU2KNM, M0ZZM, IV3VBM, HA6VH . Wednesday DX: ZX14RJ, ZX14SP, 8P6/EA3GUO, W1AW/4, ZX14MG, PY7AHA, ZY14PB, TM70UTAH, PY2VI, KC4TVZ, CT1IUA, A71OK, 4S7AVR, ZX14RR, TA2AD, PU2WDX, KP2/K3TEJ, KK4YUY, EA8CVZ, YC6HAI, VK6TQ, PU1MHZ, KJ4UGO, IR1ALP, EB1DJ, EA5FL, EA2BCT, DQ60WAE, CT1EGW, 5B4CY/B. Spotters: ZX14MG, OH1LWZ, KE4WBO, PY2RMY, IZ6CLZ, PY1TV, YO4LHR, PU2YAK, PU1MHZ, KQ4SJ, KJ4JTQ, KD9ASA, F6AOJ, CT5JNU, ZY14PB, YB7GRN, PU1RSN, PR7ZAJ, IZ7DMT, IK1UGX, EA4GOK, 9W6EZ . Thursday DX: S01WS, ZY14PB, ZX14RJ, SK5A, ZV20GPDX, ZX14SP, 9A7JCY, YL2014W, ZX14MG, SK90ZK, YY6FEF, OH1Z, IU4BJR, ZX14PE, YV1KK, YO3IMD, TR8CA, SO1WS, SM6UQL, SM5ALJ, RZ6LY, PY3ZY, PW8JB, PU2WDX, PT2ZXR, PI4DX, OZ7S, LX/DJ1AA/M, IZ5WTV, IZ3ZTZ, IZ1VWX, EA8BQD, 9A7PJT. Spotters: ZX14MG, PY2RMY, SV2HTX, KO1U, IZ3ZTZ, ZY14PB, SM5GMZ, IZ5ILK, F4CUO, DL1HBT, IK0OPS, DO6RBA, YV5TNT, YO4LHR, PR7LV, KD9ASA, IT9BUN, G4SKO, SV9FBM, PW8JB, PV8BR, PR7ZAJ, PD3TG, OZ3ABU, OE5IIO, KD9BAA, JF1NUV, IZ7NLN, IN3/DC3MF, IN3/DC3, HB9DEU, HA5UY, G1XOW, F8GDP, DJ1MD . Friday DX: YU9DX, S01WS, HZ1SK, ZX14SP, W1AW/5, FS/W6IZT, ZY14PB, 9K2WA, 9A3PM, DL0IGI/B, ZX14PR, IW3IBK, D3AA, D2FJZ, OE3XAC/B, LU8FF, KM4ABV, 9A2T, ZY14AL, YU7NUX, T77C, PY2FDC, PU5AEC, PU2YYP, PU2VYD, LU7EC, KF2GQ, IQ8CZ/B, DF9PE, CE2MVF, 4X/PA9LUC. Spotters: PY2YRC, IZ3ZTZ, DL1HBT, KO1U, ZY14PB, VK6KXW, EB1DJ, W5RY, S51RU, PU2OKE, IZ4DTZ, F1BBI, EA2DT, YO4LHR, PY2STK, PY2RMY, PU2KNM, F8GDP, UT5ZC, TA2TR, KQ4SJ, IZ4TNN, IW7DHC, IT9DVZ, IK0SOR, CE2WZ, CE2MVF, 9W6EZ . Saturday DX: ZA/ON4CCV, W1AW/5, YU9DX, J6/G0VJG, ZX14PR, TM70UTAH, ZX14SP, ZX14PE, D3AA, 4O7ML, ZY14PB, ZY14AL, ZY14MS, ZX14MG, ZX14BA, 4S7VG, ZA/IK2RLM, YU100CER, YO9GJY, NR4DL, KP2/K3TEJ, HA3NU, ZX14AM, TM70JUN, W1AW/4, MW0ZZK, FM5BH, CE2MVF, 4X4UE, ZY14RR, YL44WFF, VK4WIL, OD5TX, MU0FAL, LU8FF, IS0HQJ, F4GKN/P, EA8/UT5UDX/P, AB1OC, 4X1WQ, ZY14GO, ZX14RN, YL2014W, PU2YVW, PU1CWP, PP8DA, PP5ZP, LZ2HR, IZ2FOS, IY4EY, II5LDV, D7AA, CW30A, CS5DX, 4X/PA3CGJ, ZD7VC, YL2014L, TM70UTHA, SA1CKU, PY2LPM, PU5AEC, PU4HAS, PU2YYP, PP5BN, OK1CF, LX3PM, IZ5WTV, HB9EBV/P, GI3XRQ/P, EA8CVZ, DK3EE, D2FJZ, 9A7JCY, 4X6HU, 4X4DZ. Spotters: CA3SOC, ZX14MG, UR4UDI, PU4HAS, SV3ICL, DF1LX, ZY14PB, PU2YVW, IK0OPS, PU2SEH, PD3TG, LU6EOC, PU9DCB, PU1KGG, PD5MVH, IW1CHX, WB6PSY, SV2HTX, EA7JQT, EA2CYJ, PY2WO, PY2NQ, PU9FDO, PP5JLC, PE5B, LU7DAF, KK4INP, IZ3ZTZ, IK0SOR, UY2LT, PY5DD, PU2RTO, PU1RSN, IZ3ZLT, I0DJV, HA7JTR, DL8QS, DH8BQA, YO9BCM, UR8GM, PY4HGM, OE5CSP, N1PCE, MW0ZZK, IK3HHX, HK3CW, HA6VH, F1BBI, 9A6T, YV5TNT, YT1HA, TA2AKG, PY2VI, PU2YYP, PP8DA, PH2M, PD3JAG, PD3DMN, PB5X, OK1UNL, M0YBC, LU4FAL, KW4RZ, KQ4SJ, JF1NUV, IZ2ZSH, IW3ILM, IK4ADE, I3FGX, F8BNU, F4PCM, F4GAJ, EA5IFY, EA4AOC, EA2DT, DL9DAC, DL3ML, AB1OC, 2E0CNL . Sunday DX: YU9DX, ZX14RJ, W1AW/4, ZX14PE, ZY14PA, ZY14AL, ZY14PB, ZY14MS, ZY14MA, ZD7FT, LU3XUC, BW/VK2HSL, ZY14SE, ZX14RS, HA3FTA, ZX14SP, TM70UTAH, PZ5RA, ZY14SC, ZD7VC, LU4XPE, LU3XYL, ZX14CE, VK5SFA, TM70JUN, TA6CQ, LW6DG, LU1XU, D2FJZ, 9A7JCY, R9AE, PY1NX, OA4CN, DJ4EL/P, 5R8UI, ZY14PI, ZX14MG, ZS6TAN, YL2014W, YL2014L, TM70DD, E79D, 5T0JL, US7TJ, TA4ED, SV2AHT/B, EY7AD, EA8JK, CX2TQ, ZX14SC, ZX14DF, ZS2XD, ZS2AL, ZD7PT, ZA/ON4CCV, Z32ID, VP2ETE, UR9MC, PY5YA, PU2YYP, PU1CWP, OM5DX, IT9SUQ, HZ1DG/P, HG3M/P, EA8/UT5UDX/P, EA7IYQ, DF1CHB/AM, CS5DX, 9V1RN, 4Z1TL, 4O7ML, YO3IPR, YD1GCL, W1AW/5, US5IQ, UN7QF, UK8AR, UA9MA, SV2CLJ/P, SN777EL, S50BCC/P, RW0LEA, RM3F/P, PY2STK, PU5AEC, PU2CLR, OZ/DJ8VW/P, OE100FM, NP2X, LU8DCF, LU7YWC, LA9TEN/B, IZ0OWO, IS0DCR, IQ8CZ/B, HB9BZM, GM0IQI, EW8DX, E73E, DQ60WAE, DM3C/P, DK3EE, DK0MN/P, CE3YG, C4Z, 9W2MZY, 4L8A. Spotters: IZ3ZTZ, SV3ICL, JF1NUV, TA2AKG, 9A7JCY, YO4AAC, EA5IFY, PY2RMY, EC4DEX, DL5WW, R7FO, PY2PAL, PY1CMT, PE2K, IZ6CLZ, IZ1NEZ, IN3/DC3MF, HA6VH, CT1ISH, UR8GM, PY5ACC, F1BBI, EA2DT, EA2DNY, ZL2IFB, YO9GVW, IZ0RPZ, IN3KLQ, UT7IL, SV2HTX, PY3KV, PU3KTM, ON8ON, IW1CHX, IK6FBB, EA8AJY, DO1TNP, CX5RN, CX1TS, YO3IPR, UA6JFG, SV2LZX, SV2HYH, SV1PAJ, R7HF, LW4DVA, LU1XU, IK0OPS, G8HGN, E79D, CT1BBU, YT2KID, YO6DDF, RW4CLF, PY5DD, PY5AJ, PY1TV, PU3SSC, PR7AYE, PP5JLC, PD3DMN, IZ8NVV, IZ7DMT, HA3FJF, G4SKO, DM4DX, DM2GM, DG5PI, ZX14MG, YO9BCM, XE1UYS, VK4CQ, UT4WA, SQ3MVD, SQ2OTU, SQ2LIA, S54O, S52W, R6LE, PY2WND, PY1KG, PU9FDO, PU3TDB, PU1RSN, PU1JAM, PR7ZWW, PI4TUE, PD8A, NP4RA, N4KG, LU7XVL, EB4GRT, EA7JQT, DO4MM, CT1FUH, CT1EJB, CE2WZ, BV2DQ, 9A3SM .   Contests: Information from WA7BMN + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 11 and   1900Z-2000Z, Jun 11 and   0300Z-0400Z, Jun 12 + DRCG WW RTTY Contest 0000Z-0759Z, Jun 14 and   1600Z-2359Z, Jun 14 and   0800Z-1559Z, Jun 15 + Portugal Day Contest 1200Z, Jun 14 to 1200Z, Jun 15 + QRP ARCI QRP Shootout 1500Z-2100Z, Jun 14 (CW) and   1500Z-2100Z, Jun 15 (SSB) + GACW WWSA CW DX Contest 1500Z, Jun 14 to 1500Z, Jun 15 + West Virginia QSO Party 1600Z, Jun 14 to 0200Z, Jun 15 + Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Jun 16 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 18 and   1900Z-2000Z, Jun 18 and   0300Z-0400Z, Jun 19     Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews. And as befits the summer doldrums the list is shorter than usual. 2014 May27 2014 Jun21 Corsica TK [spots] F4FWN ATDX 20140527 By F4FWN as TK/F4FWN; 40-10m; SSB June   2014 Jun04 2014 Jun18 St Lucia J6 [spots] G0VJG VA3RJ 20140530 By G0VJG as J6/G0VJG fm NA-108 (WLOTA 1336); 40-6m; all modes 2014 Jun05 2014 Jun15 Albania ZA [spots] 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 [spots] G4DFI G0VJG 20140211 By G0VJG as J6/G0VJG fm NA-108; 40-6m; SSB; verticals 2014 Jun07 2014 Jun21 Bahamas C6ATT [spots] K2TTT K2TTT 20140503 By K2TTT fm New Providence I (NA-001); 40-6m; holiday style operation 2014 Jun08 2014 Jun27 St Martin FS [spots] LotW DXW.Net 20131202 By K9EL as FS/K9EL fm NA-105 (DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383, WW Loc FK88); 160-10m; QSL also OK via K9EL and Club Log 2014 Jun09 2014 Jun15 Belize V31 [spots] AF6WU ATDX 20140522 By AF6WU as V31WU and AF6KJ as V31DV; HF; SSB PSK31 2014 Jun09 2014 Jun27 St Martin FS LotW VA3RJ 20140605 By K9EL as TBD fm NA-105 (DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383); 80-6m; dipoles and verticals, 3 ele yagi on 6m; QSL also OK via Club Log 2014 Jun10 2014 Jun13 South Cook Is E51 [spots] E51AND Direct DXW.Net 20140608 By E51AND as E51AND/p fm Mauke I (OC-083); SSB + slow CW 2014 Jun14 2014 Jun15 Ethiopia ET3AA N2OO OPDX 20140609 By K4ZW; some RTTY 2014 Jun15 2014 Jun25 Cyprus 5B IZ4AMS 425DXN 20140607 By IZ4AMS as 5B/IZ4AMS; focus on 12 10 6m; QSL also OK via Club Lob 2014 Jun16 2014 Jun26 Dodecanese SV5 LotW ATDX 20140530 By OK1QQ as SV5/OK1QQ fm Kos I; HF; QSL also OK via OK1QQ and eQSL 2014 Jun19 2014 Jul02 Grenada J38DR W9DR Direct W9DR 20140302 By W9DR fm NA-024 (FK92ef); 6m, 50.115 MHz; breakable beacon; 5 ele yagi   Sun: A whole collection of sunspot clusters with 2080 and 2086 looking like they may give us some flares. Tuesday X-rays and UV radiation from a double flare created a wave of ionization in Earth's upper atmosphere, altering the normal propagation of radio transmissions over Europe.   The world cup starts soon so fill the fridge with beer and sort out the peanuts and crisps. On a completely different topic, I note the death of much loved comic Rik Mayall aged 56. The episode of Bottom where he and Aide go camping on Wimbledon Common is the funniest thing ever, bar non!