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Oh so thin this week. Not much activity, not even the CW contest at the weekend made it a bumper weekend although it was better that during the week. I won’t mention W1AW, there was variety in the DX but not much of it. There was a maritime mobile, TA4/PH2M/MM. Not heard one of those for a while. Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: W1AW/7, W1AW/KL7, WB4CTX, NN1N, EH8HSJ, ZY14PI, ZD8RY, TB7BZC, PT22ZXR, FS/K9EL, F6DXE, AG5Z. Spotters: G0RBD, W4GA, R0CBC, KL7RA, F1BBI, EA8RKL, 9A7JCY . Tuesday DX: W1AW/KL7, AM07JZ, PT77ZT, W1AW/7, ZY14AL, EC1AJL, N9UOM, EH8HSJ, AM05WW, ZY14PB, YY1MAV, YY1JLV, WP4U, PU1SKS, EA4EUI, AN07DX, AM04SG. Spotters: KL7RA, YO4LHR, N9UOM, EB1DJ, DL2TG, AL2F, W7DXW, SP3HSZ, N7FLT, M6NTL, IK7GUW, EA5ASQ, DM4KL . Wednesday DX: W1AW/3, EF6, AN01DJ, ZY14PA, W1AW/9, ZD7FT, PT77ZT, AO07ABV, AO05SP, YM7TEN/B, SV2AHT/B, N1CC, LA5TEN/B, IZ2BVN, IW3FZQ/B, AM03PP. Spotters: ZL2IFB, G4SKO, N3OC, F5PCV, W3LPL, DC3MF, PD3DMN, IW1CHX, DO3MKB, WB6PSY, W9OO, SP3HSZ, PE1LJS, ON6SX, IZ2SNY, IK8GYS, I5KAP, F5VNA, EA5DY, AD5WB . Thursday DX: W1AW/3, W1AW/9, ZY14PB, LU5FC, YO9GJY, J400EG, AM07JZ, KC4TVZ, TZ6BB, DL0IGI, AN01DJ, ZX14PE, ZB2TEN/B, TA2AKG, SV1JDZ. Spotters: YO4LHR, HA6ZQ, W3LL, UR8GM, N3OC, W2BVH, UA6HJT, AI9T, W3LPL, DC0KK, W4WJ, PD5MVH, G0JEI, F1BBI, F1AEY, AD5WB . Friday DX: W1AW/9, ZY14PB, PT22ZXR, AN01DJ, KP2/K3TEJ, ZX14AM, AM08BLV, 7X5NZ, SK7GH/B, PA3ECZ, ZW20AS, YO9GJY, UR3CTB, TA4/PH2M/MM, OZ7IGY, OH5SHF/B, LU1EZ, KD0ZQN, HZ1SK, G0OPB, FS/K9EL, AO05SP. Spotters: YO4LHR, R3BM, IW1BCO, W7NBH, W7DXW, G4SKO, LU7YW, KO1U, IZ7DMT, AA9RN, WB8RFB, TA2AKG, SP9FZU, PA3ECZ, N5PHT, KG7KWK, K9ZO, K1DM, K1AMF, IN3KLQ, RW6MKK, PY5DD, K3SEW, EC7ABV, DF6DBF . Saturday DX: LU5FC, ED1R, EA0JC, S57DX, W1AW/3, EA1WS, AM04FTV, AM06AZ, W1AW/9, EC2DX, AM01SB, ZA/IK2RLM, EB1DJ, AM05GX, EB3CW, YY1YLY, YO5OHO, EA1BLI, EA1BEP, 9Z4BM, TA2AO/4, ED1T, DF0IA, D2FJZ, AM07KZ, 9A3OS, PI4DX, GA700BOB, EC1DD, EA6AZ, EA3NN, EA1MW, EA1HNZ, EA1ET, D44TS, C31VM, AM09CD, ZY14PA, WP4OLB, US5MDA, UF6VG, RW0CD, RG7T, PY22XB, MN0CCG, LZ7A, K7AUO, IZ6BXV, I5KAP, GT3ZME/P, EC1CT, EC1AJL, EB2AM, EA8CZM, EA5KY, EA5CRC, EA4LU, AM07JZ. Spotters: TA2AKG, EA5FID, 2E0CNL, F5NBX, IK8GYS, DC3MF, YO3IPR, G4SKO, 9A7JCY, GI4SZW, UA9CDC, R3BM, PI4DX, IZ7DMT, EA2CYJ, 9A2X, W7DXW, IZ0CUX, I5KAP, F6IRG, PE5EP, PD5MVH, N9UOM, N9LD, KG7KWK, IS0ANY, HB9DHZ, F5PCV, EA5KY, E73GRS, W3LL, US6IKF, R2GBA, PY8WW, PA3GEO, MI0LJM, KG7IQZ, GM6NX, ED1R, EB5RR, EA7ITM, DO1RWM, CT5JNU, 9A2EU, 9A1AA . Sunday DX: ZY14AP, W1AW/3, ZY14AL, S57DX, ZX14RS, CE5JZO, PY2VM, ZY14PB, WM2W, W1AW/9, PY2WAS, PY2EYE, PU22YZP, LZ7A, LU6DPP, KH6RS, K4LM, IK8OFW, HA4XH, EA0JC, ZX14RJ, W3LIF, UR9MC, NH6JC, N4SVC, IN3VVK, EF6, ED8B, EA8AMY, EA8AJO, D44TS, AM01ABT, YU100CER, YP0C, W6TRW, UX0FF, UA7D, TA2AWZ, RW0CD, RA3Y, PY5YA, PY3MM, PU2XIZ, PA3AAV, OF3ERTC, OD5PY, MN0CCG, KB1YRS, K2NJ, F5RHD, EF8U, EB2AM, EA8CYL, EA8ACW, DL0IGI, CX7CO, CT2IUK, 9A/S51TA, 8J2VLP. Spotters: LU6DPP, W4LVH, YO4LHR, W7DXW, W4EE, KO1U, 5B4AIF, R3BM, ZL2IFB, SV2HYH, W4GA, SV2HTX, PD0HMF, N2DUI, KG7IQZ, EC9BT, KW4RZ, IT9DDS, W4EG, W2MEB, S51DX, PY2WO, PY2EW, PU2RTO, PU2KNM, KE8M, KD2FLY, I4YEL, EA5KY, DO2DP, YV5GRB, YO3IPR, W3LPL, UR6HCF, UA1OOX, RW0CD, PY5ZW, PY5DK, PR7AB, N4DMX, MI0LJM, LW3EX, KK4KWZ, KG7LEX, KC5BYE, KB1JDX, JR2YIH, JH7RTQ, IZ5ILK, IW1CHX, G3NGD, F5SIH, F5MVT, DL5ASK, DL1RI, DJ5JD, CT5JNU, CE3SBQ, AC2N, AA3B .   Contests: Information from WA7BMN + NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1700Z-1800Z, Jul 3 (CW) and   1800Z-1900Z, Jul 3 (SSB) and   1900Z-2000Z, Jul 3 (FM) and   2000Z-2100Z, Jul 3 (Dig) 13 Colonies Special Event, INDEPENDENCE WEEK 1300z, July 1st and 0400z July 7th. + Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest 0000Z, Jul 5 to 2359Z, Jul 6 + DL-DX RTTY Contest 1100Z, Jul 5 to 1059Z, Jul 6 + Marconi Memorial HF Contest 1400Z, Jul 5 to 1400Z, Jul 6 + DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest 1100Z-1700Z, Jul 6 + QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint 2000Z-2359Z, Jul 6 + ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Jul 8 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 9 and   1900Z-2000Z, Jul 9 and   0300Z-0400Z, Jul 10     Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews June   2014 Jun17 2014 Aug19 Minami Torishima JD1 [spots] JA8CJY DXW.Net 20140616 By JG8NQJ as JD1/JG8NQJ; HF; CW; spare time operation 2014 Jun25 2014 Aug06 St Kitts & Nevis V47JA [spots] LotW W5JON 20140429 By W5JON fm Calypso Bay, St Kitts; 160-6m, incl 60m; verticals + 6m yagi; QRV for IARU HF, CQWW VHF, IOTA contests; QSL also OK via W5JON direct; W5HAM will use V47HAM on occasion 2014 Jun26 2014 Aug28 Svalbard JW [spots] RW6HS Direct ATDX 20140618 By UA3IPL as JW/UA3IPL fm Spitsbergen; HF; QRS CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, JT65; G5RV 2014 Jun27 2014 Jul03 Svalbard JW [spots] JJ8DEN VA3RJ 20140627 By JJ8DEN as JW/KH0PR fm Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen I (EU-026, WLOTA 0125, JQ78tf); all bands; all modes; QSL OK via JARL Buro or direct 2014 Jun27 2014 Jul04 Iceland TF [spots] LotW ATDX 20140526 By ON6KE as TF/ON6KE fm EU-021 (WLOTA 2975); HF; CW SSB JT65; QSL also OK via eQSL, no paper QSLs 2014 Jun29 2014 Jul07 Chad TT8ES [spots] IK3GES ATDX 20140629 By IV3FSG; HF; SSB + digital; end date unknown 2014 Jun29 2014 Jul06 St Martin FS [spots] eQSL ATDX 20140616 By W7NZJ as FS/W7NZJ fm NA-105 (DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383); 20 17 15m; CW + digital July   2014 Jul01 2014 Jul07 Dodecanese SV5 [spots] OK6DJ VA3RJ 20140327 By OK6DJ as SV5/OK6DJ fm Rhodes (EU-001, GIOTA DKS-006, MIA MGD-028, WLOTA 0045); HF; holiday style operation; QSL OK via Buro or direct 2014 Jul01 2014 Jul07 Laos XW6OU [spots] E21EIC VA3RJ 20140627 By AG6OU fm Vientiane; 20m; mainly SSB; QSL also OK via eQSL; length of stay unknown 2014 Jul01 2014 Jul13 Corsica TK [spots] F1MDT ATDX 20140610 By F1MDT as TK/F1MDT; 40 30 15 12 10m; RTTY PSK JT65 2014 Jul03 2014 Jul07 Samoa 5W0ML RM2A ATDX 20140526 By RM2A fm Upolu I (OC-097); HF; CW SSB 2014 Jul05 2014 Jul15 St Pierre & Miquelon FP LotW KV1J 20140213 By KV1J as FP/KV1J fm Miquelon I (NA-032); 80-6m; SSB CW RTTY; QRV for DL-DX RTTY and IARU HF contests; QSL also OK via KV1J direct 2014 Jul05 2014 Jul15 Namibia V55HQ   DJ7JC 20140630 By DL team for IARU Contest; individual ops QRV Jul 5-15 using V5 call signs (QSL via home call) 2014 Jul05 2014 Jul19 Corsica TK14CC LotW 425DXN 20140620 By F8BBL; 80-6m; mainly CW, some SSB + digital; QSL also OK via F8BBL, REF Buro or direct 2014 Jul07 2014 Jul17 Guadeloupe TO5MJ LotW ATDX 20140520 By F5LMJ; 40-10m; CW SSB + digital; QSL also OK via F5LMJ and eQSL 2014 Jul08 2014 Jul11 Jersey GJ LotW WJ2O 20140425 By WJ2O as GJ/WJ2O/m 2014 Jul08 2014 Jul12 Fiji 3D2ML RM2A DXW.Net 20140526 By RM2A fm Nanuya Balavu I (OC-156); HF; CW SSB 2014 Jul08 2014 Jul21 South Cook Is E51QBV K2QBV K2QBV 20140604 By K2QBV fm Rarotonga I (OC-013); holiday style operation 2014 Jul09 2014 Jul13 Palau T88KH BM2JCC OPDX 20140630630 By BM2JCC fm Koror I (OC-009, PJ77fi); 80-6m; SSB 2014 Jul10 2014 Jul13 Bermuda VP9 OH1VR ATDX 20140610 By OH1VR as OH1VR/VP9; HF; CW 2014 Jul10 2014 Jul13 South Cook Is E51AND E51AND Direct 425DXN 20140607 By E51AND fm Mauke I (OC-083); SSB + slow CW; 100w; 43 foot vertical w/ 30 radials   Sun: 8 sunspot clusters with big sunspot AR2104, which emerged over the weekend, having developed a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbours energy for X-class solar flares. So far, however, the sunspot has been relatively quiet, producing no more than a few minor C-flares.   So far so good with the World Cup. No team seems an obvious winner, but with France and Germany through (just about) to the ¼ finals in hard fought matches it’s looking good. Murray got knocked out at Wimbledon. Well it’s only tennis