August 14, 2014 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing Services 5

Hardly anyone has worked anyone else this week. Conditions have been really poor, even a contest failed to lift things. There was some DX about (apart from W1AW) VK9EX (Christmas Is), PT2AC (Brazil), XW1IC (Laos), P3F Cyprus), PR1T (Brazil) and S01WS (Western Sahara). Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: W1AW/0, VP5/K9HZ, W1AW/4, PY5YA, PW8PM, HT5T, FR4NT, ZL2IO, 9A7JCY. Spotters: PU4MHO, VK4CQ, KT0A, K6ERF, K0TPP, G0JEI, 9W6EZ . Tuesday DX: VK9EX, W1AW/4, LW6DG, YL2014L, HZ1SK, W1AW/0, NP4RA, PY2VI, PU3SSC, OM5DX, FR4PV, PU8MET, PU5AEC, PD1DX, LU7YS, IW4EGX, CX3TQ, 9W6EZ, 5H1NE. Spotters: G0JEI, ZL2IFB, 9W6EZ, PU4MHO, UA6JFG, PU2WSQ, PA3HCL, OY1DZ, MW0ZZK, YL2LW, RZ3DN, PU3KTM, PU2RTO, PR7RC, LI9NKA, KG7LEX, DL7JV, AA9RN . Wednesday DX: W1AW/1, W1AW/2, CE3YG, ZS6JP, HS5SRH, VK6RO, PU2WDX, ED4YAK/B, CA7CAQ, 9K2/SP4R, 7Z1HL. Spotters: CA3SOC, K2LE, K4RIT, G0JEI, ZL2IFB, UR3CTB, W3KX, UN7GN, SV2JAO, CA7CAQ, AA9RN . Thursday DX: PT2AC, XW1IC, PY2EYE, W1AW/1, OA6Q, IW4EGX, HB9CVQ, PY5PWR, PY2FDC, PU5ETC, PU5AEC, LU1VDF, HZ1SK, G4BIM, CA7CAQ, T32TV, SK5A, SJ2014ECC, RW7T, R14CWC/3, PY2VA, PU4EKC, FR4PV, EA1FW, CE4SES, AM07IZJ, 9W6IVY, 9K2WA, 9A7JCY, 7Z1HL. Spotters: 2E1RDX, PY5PWR, RZ3DN, 9W6EZ, 9A8DX, PY2RMY, PU4MHO, UA3RSG, SK90ZK, K2LE, JF1NUV, HS5SRH, ZL2IFB, SK2AT, PU1MHZ, PP5JLC, G4SKO, EA8RM, CA7CAQ, 9A7JCY . Friday DX: W1AW/1, S01WS, CA7CAQ, PY2EYE, YL2CB, PT2AC, YO4RIU, SF2014ECC, PT9KK, K9GY/VP9, HS5SRH, W1AW, UR5GDX, PA5CA, OA6Q, IZ1WYO. Spotters: CA7CAQ, G0JEI, DL7JV, PU4MHO, MM3NRX, PD5T, ND6M, PY5PWR, PD3TG, PU1MHZ, K2LE, WB4HUC, SK2AT, PY2RMY, PU2YYP, CT1AOZ, 9A7JCY . Saturday DX: W1AW/2, AN8GTC, WB4CTX, C21BN, NN1N, 7Z1SJ, UN7GN, PY2SBY, KH0/JF2SQB, E20WXA, W1AW/1, UP0L, KP4NS, K9GY/VP9, EF6, EA8/DL3GCS, DK3EE, WA5LOU, UA9CDV, RG9A, PY8AA, PY2RN, PU5AEC, PU4HPC, KC4TVZ, IT9/IW0HBY, HS0ZKG, A43MI. Spotters: JF1NUV, KA2FIR, ND6M, KB9GSY, G0JEI, UA9UDR, DL5LYM, DJ6QT, UN9GGH, UA4HTT, PE1HWO, PY2RMY, PU2RTO, KE4PCQ, 4X6TT, WA5LOU, W3LPL, UR7GO, R7TG, PR7RC, F8IJV, EA8IM, EA4AK, EA3GJO, DL1RWN, DL1DSW, DL1A . Sunday DX: PR1T, P3F, PY2NY, E20WXA, A41KJ, TC2C, PU2WDX, 9Z4BM, PY2SHF, PX2F, PP5/HB9CJX, II2E, HG8R, ED4YAK/B, EA3VM, CX9AU, BA7QT, B4YOG, 9A7JCY, 7Z1SJ, 7X2ARA, YQ6A, RM9I, PY4ZO, PY2SBY, PY2RN, PY2RH, PU2KMZ, OE3K, NP2P, KD4D, JG1VGX, J28NC, F5ZWE/B, EA3BFX, 9W6IVY. Spotters: JF1NUV, F8IJV, YQ6A, DL5JQ, DJ4AX, DL5MAE, PY2ALC, KC2QNK, AA3B, N1FXP, HA5PP, DK3GI, YT7AW, PY2SBY, PA8N, G4PRJ, 9W6EZ, YO9WF, XQ1KZ, UA4HTT, SP9FZU, PY1KG, PA9M, LW1EB/X, KH6RC, JA7MVX, HA6VH, G7BXU, EA1VR, DL8NBJ, DL1A .   Contests: Information from WA7BMN A few more contests but nothing major. + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 13 and   1900Z-2000Z, Aug 13 and   0300Z-0400Z, Aug 14 + SARTG WW RTTY Contest 0000Z-0800Z, Aug 16 and   1600Z-2400Z, Aug 16 and   0800Z-1600Z, Aug 17 + Russian District Award Contest 0800Z, Aug 16 to 0800Z, Aug 17 + Keyman's Club of Japan Contest 1200Z, Aug 16 to 1200Z, Aug 17 + North American QSO Party, SSB 1800Z, Aug 16 to 0559Z, Aug 17 + Feld Hell Sprint 2000Z-2200Z, Aug 16 + CVA DX Contest, CW 2100Z, Aug 16 to 2100Z, Aug 17 + ARRL Rookie Roundup, RTTY 1800Z-2359Z, Aug 17 + Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Aug 18 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 20 and   1900Z-2000Z, Aug 20 and   0300Z-0400Z, Aug 21   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 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 July   2014 Jul07 2014 Aug15 Vietnam XV2G [spots] See Info DXW.Net 20140805 By UA3AA; HF; CW; QSL: Andy Gromov, PO Box 873, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA; operation expected to continue until Nov 23, 2014 2014 Jul27 2014 Aug16 Nauru C21BN [spots] JH1NBN DXW.Net 20140718 By JH1NBN; 80-6m; SSB 2014 Jul31 2014 Aug31 Brunei V85 [spots] YO8RCW ATDX 20140805 By YO8RCW as V85/YO8RCW; 20m; SSB August   2014 Aug01 2014 Aug14 Tonga A35UO [spots] G4BUO DXW.Net 20140718 By G4BUO fm Tongatapu; HF; CW; holiday style operation; exact dates unclear 2014 Aug01 2014 Aug15 Corsica TK50O [spots] LotW 425DXN 20140725 By F5OZF F5RXL fm EU-014; QSL also OK via F5RXL, Buro or direct 2014 Aug03 2014 Aug15 French Guiana FY [spots] Home Call ATDX 20140805 By PA3FHD as FY/PA3FHD and DL3LUM as FY/DL3LUM; HF; exact end date not clear 2014 Aug03 2014 Aug17 Turks & Caicos VP5 [spots] K9HZ DXW.Net 20140804 By K9HZ as VP5/K9HZ; 80-10m; CW SSB, perhaps RTTY; holiday style operation 2014 Aug03 2014 Aug18 Mauritius 3B8 [spots] NI5DX 425DXN 20140809 By HB9ARY as 3B8/HB9ARY fm AF-049; 40 20 17 14 12 10m; SSB, some CW 2014 Aug10 2014 Aug15 Mariana Is NH0J [spots] LotW JQ2GYU 20140708 By JQ2GYU JJ2VLY fm Tinian I (OC-086); 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via JJ2VLY 2014 Aug10 2014 Aug24 Balearic Is EA6 [spots] Home Call 425DXN 20140809 By SQ9UM as EA6/SQ9UM and SQ9C as EA6/SQ9C fm Mallorca I (EU-004); 40-6m; CW SSB RTTY PSK 2014 Aug10 2014 Aug28 Montserrat VP2MPX [spots] IK2DUW DXW.Net 20140520 By IZ2DPX fm NA-103 (WLOTA 1475, FK86vs); 160-6m; SSB; QSL OK via Buro or direct 2014 Aug12 2014 Aug22 Grenada J3 [spots] AI5P DXW.Net 20140716 By AI5P as J3/AI5P; 40-10m; mainly CW; wire antennas 2014 Aug13 2014 Aug17 India AT5RP [spots] VU2LU 425DXN 20140802 By VU2UR VU2LX VU2LU VU2GGM VU2JHM fm Pamban I (AS-173, activated only once before) 2014 Aug16 2014 Aug17 Dodecanese SV5 SV5AZP SV5FRI 20140806 By SV5AZP SV5DDT SV5DKL SV5KKA as SZ5RDS/p activating Stroggli Islet and Ipsili Lighthouse (EU-001, KM46tc) 2014 Aug16 2014 Aug23 Cape Verde D44TLO ON4BR ATDX 20140730 By ON4BR fm Boa Vista I (AF-086); 40-10m; mainly CW 2014 Aug21 2014 Aug24 Morocco 5E7R EB7DX DXW.Net 20140805 By EA7FTR EA5HPX EB7DX fm Rabat; all bands; all modes 2014 Aug21 2014 Aug29 Ascension I ZD8N G3ZVW DXW.Net 20140730 By G3ZVW; HF; mainly CW   Sun: Solar activity is very low. None of the six sunspots poses a threat for strong flares. The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks, Aug. 12-13, as Earth passes through a stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle. Forecasters expect peak rates of 30 to 40 meteors per hour, less than usual because of the glare from the waning supermoon.   Stoke kick off the new Premier Soccer season with a home match against Aston Villa. We should beat them. And of course we have the 5 th and final test against India starting Friday, I have a final day ticket for that. I hope it goes that far!