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Very little activity on Ten Metres with the odd DX stations still about, S01WS (Western Sahara), 3E100PC (Panama), XR7FTC (Chile) ZP6DYA (Paraguay) and of course W1AW. CE7FKG is operating XR7FTC Punta Tres Cruces Lighthouse ARLHS CHI 115. He is actually on the Island of Chiloé and he looks fairly cold. On Saturday he worked F5HNQ S57DX 9A2NA RY7G G4ELJ DF9OO I4GAS and heard 9A7JCY. Sunday worked UR3CTB IK7UXU IK6HRB IZ8VHV HB3YFC SV2HTX and heard IK7GUW. I worked no one. Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: W1AW/1, KH0/JF2SQB, CA7CAQ. Spotters: CA3SOC, KE4WBO, CA7CAQ, ZL2IFB, LU1EXR, KB3VLW, K2LE, HR1/K2L, DB5ZP . Tuesday DX: S01WS, W1AW/2, W1AW/1, ZD7FT, CX7CO, SO1WS, LY3X, R14CWC/3, OZ7IGY/B, ER1TEN/B, 3E100PC. Spotters: F8IJV, G4SKO, DB5ZP, ZL2IFB, G0JEI, CA3SOC, W1FP, R7DW, PU2RTO, PP5JLC, N2MM, MM3NRX, KB3VLW, K0TPP, IN3KLQ, DO5PAD . Wednesday DX: W1AW/5, S01WS, VK4RCQ/B, N5XZ. Spotters: VK4CQ, ZL2IFB, ND6M, RY3D, R7DW, N0ZNA, G4SKO . Thursday DX: W1AW/5, CA7CAQ, F5ZUU/B, CE3DNP, 7X2ARA. Spotters: N1PCE, CT2IWW, ZL2IFB, JF1NUV, CA7CAQ, VE3HBZ, K0MB . Friday DX: W1AW/5, EA4URE, LY25W, OM0CS, IS0KEB, IS0DCR, CA3LMO. Spotters: PY2FDC, ND6M, LY8O, G0JEI, PU1MHZ, IS0ANY, PU2YVW, NB5N, LY5W . Saturday DX: W1AW/5, ZP6DYA, HS5SRH, XR7FTC, UA4HTT/P, OK1CF, CE4SES, CA7CAQ, R7AW, PU2KMZ, OH1AF/LH, LW1DZ, UA3SAQ, RC6U, PU8WSA, KH6ZM, AO8LH, YB69RI, UP6P, UA9CDV, UA6G, S01WS, RT9A, RK9AX, RJ4P, RD0A, PY2SE, PU2YZP, PU2WDX, PT7ZT/P, PT7ZT, NN1N, IZ1PKV, DK3EE, A71OK. Spotters: JF1NUV, CA7CAQ, UA3RAW, RX9CAZ, PY2VI, UN7GN, JA7OWD, RW3SY, RA9SKL, R1DX, PU2SGT, EA2KV, W2REA, N9UOM, LU1QS, GM8LFB, G0LGS, YD1DXM, UN4PG, SV2HTX, RW4HO, RA3ATX, R7AY, PU2KMZ, IZ6CLZ, IZ4TNN, IZ2SQS, HP1RY, CE7FKG, 2E1RDX . Sunday DX: W1AW/5, XR7FTC, CA7CAQ, PU2KMZ, XR7FTC/LH, UA9MA, RL3A, R7AW, PU5AGM, YB69RI, UP6P, UA4HTT/P, RT3F, RC7I, RC6U, R4WAA/P, CX7CO, CP6/DF9GR, UA3SAQ, RW1CW, RU9WZ, RM2U, RK9CYA, R9LM, R3GM, R0SR, PY5YA, PY2VI, PU1YGM, OT2X, OA4DX, LU6DPP, JA1BPA, IZ6CLZ, EA2RCF. Spotters: JF1NUV, RA3ATX, RX9CAZ, RX0AK, KC2QNK, UA4HTT/, UA1OIZ, R7FO, CA7CAQ, ZL2IFB, SV2HTX, RA9SKL, RT7T, PW8BR, N1PCE, XQ1KZ, UN9GD, UN4PG, PY1FOG, PU1MHZ, LW3EX, UA4NAL, SP2XF, S54X, RW3SY, RW3DY, RT9J, RT5G/P, RK6AXY, RA3CQ, PY2VI, PY1NSC, N8PR, IZ6CLZ, IZ1RZO, F4DJG, EA1CYK, CT1BXE, CE7FKG, AI4SB, 9W6EZ .   Contests: Information from WA7BMN + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 20 and   1900Z-2000Z, Aug 20 and   0300Z-0400Z, Aug 21 + Hawaii QSO Party 0400Z, Aug 23 to 0400Z, Aug 25 + Kansas QSO Party 1400Z, Aug 23 to 0200Z, Aug 24 and   1400Z-2000Z, Aug 24 + QRP ARCI Welcome to QRP 1500Z-1800Z, Aug 23 + Ohio QSO Party 1600Z, Aug 23 to 0400Z, Aug 24 + CVA DX Contest, SSB 2100Z, Aug 23 to 2100Z, Aug 24 + SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Aug 27 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 27 and   1900Z-2000Z, Aug 27 and   0300Z-0400Z, Aug 28     Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews June   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 Jul31 2014 Aug31 Brunei V85 [spots] YO8RCW ATDX 20140805 By YO8RCW as V85/YO8RCW; 20m; SSB August   2014 Aug06 2014 Aug27 Cambodia XU7AEX [spots] F6CTW DXW.Net 20140819 By F6CTW; 20 17 15m; CW 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 Aug16 2014 Aug23 Cape Verde D44TLO [spots] ON4BR ATDX 20140730 By ON4BR fm Boa Vista I (AF-086); 40-10m; mainly CW 2014 Aug16 2014 Aug26 Timor Leste 4W [spots] LotW ATDX 20140818 By PE7T as 4W/PE7T and N1YC as 4W/N1YC; 80-10m; CW SSB; PE7T QSL also OK via PE7T, N1YC via W5UE 2014 Aug20 2014 Aug24 Palau T88DF LotW VA3RJ 20140816 By JH2DFJ; 160-6m; slow CW, SSB RTTY SSTV WSPR JT65A 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 2014 Aug22 2014 Aug25 Svalbard JW SQ9DIE DXW.Net 20140814 By SQ9DIE as JW/SQ9DIE; 40-6m; SSB RTTY; holiday style operation 2014 Aug23 2014 Sep01 Trinidad & Tobago 9Y4 AI5P OPDX 20140721 By AI5P as 9Y4/AI5P; 40-10m; mainly CW; wire antennas 2014 Aug24 2014 Sep07 Crete SV9 LZ1PM LZ3FN 20140801 By LZ3FN; all bands; mainly CW; QRV for YODXC 2014 Aug26 2014 Sep15 Chagos VQ9XR LotW DXW.Net 20140724 By N7XR fm Diego Garcia; 160-10m; SSB RTTY CW; high power; SteppIR BigIR, Spiderbeam; dipoles; QSL also OK via Club Log or N7XR direct (no IRCs) 2014 Aug26 2014 Sep02 Mariana Is KH0 OZ0J DXW.Net 20140620 By OZ0J as KH0/OZ0J fm Saipan I (OC-086, USi NI002S, WLOTA 1333, QK25uf); 80-6m; CW + digital; QSL OK via OZ Buro or direct 2014 Aug28 2014 Aug31 Palau T88UN JH1UVV ATDX 20140809 By JH1UVV fm OC-009 (PJ77fi); holiday style operation; QSL OK via JARL Buro or direct: Takashi Nakamura, 3-525-8 Chigase Ome, Tokyo 198-0043, Japan   Sun: Six decaying sunspots, no chance of flares. Stoke lost 0 – 1 to Villa. They weren’t any better than us but they scored. Hull away this weekend but it’s on TV so no sweat. I didn’t get to see the 5 th day of the England v India test at the Oval as it was all over well before then! I will see them at Lord’s on Friday in a one day match again