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Hoorah, it looks like 10m is on an upturn. The week wasn’t too bad but the weekend was excellent. Dominating the later part of the week was TY1AA (Benin, Africa) with W1AW and 3B9FR holding the early part. T6T (Afghanistan) was also active. Me, I was otherwise engaged at the weekend and so worked nothing.   Andy, M1NIX , worked DP0GVN 5/1 on Friday. “Via a poorly installed dipole at my end” he says. Still you have to start somewhere. Saturday Steven, 2E0NHR, worked EG4GET 5/9. Sunday 5B4AIF 5/9, PX5E 5/9, PR1T 5/9, PY2UD 5/9, HZ1DG 5/9, TA7EB 5/9, HK1T 5/9. I was pleased to get some QSO's on 10m again, also a new country for me. :) Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: W1AW/7, CP6XE, A41PG, VP2ETE, PY2VI, DK3EE, AO8BWC, 5E7R, 4J3DJ, HS0ZFS, S57DX, CN8YZ, WP4U, F5OUX, CX3TQ, ZP6CW, YM7KK/B, PY4TW, PU2YIR, PJ4NX, MW0ZZK, LW2DX, LU5DQ, LU1JHD, EA8DQ, CE4SFG, AM08YB, YV4GE, R14CWC/2, PU5DUD, OM5XX, IZ4ZZB, IZ0VXL, HZ1DG, G4RRA, EH1SDC, 5B4CY/B. Spotters: CA3SOC, LU8DK, F1BBI, 9H1SS, PY1ZV, NP4RA, KA6BIM, ZL2IFB, W3LPL, DO4MM, YO6DDF, YO3AIS, W1AW, TA2AKG, PY2WLN, PY2ND, PY2KEY, PU2WSQ, PP5TG, NA6L, KG7KWK, K7JPF, JF1NUV, IZ6CLZ, G4SKO, F4ESO, EA4AOC, CT2JUT, 9W6EZ, WP4NQR, W7YAQ, VK2HV, UA6BNC, RW3GC, PY7DJ, PY2XU, PU3KTM, PU2RTO, PP5JLC, N2NRD, LI9NKA, IW2JWD, HB9RXC, 4J3DJ . Tuesday DX: 3B9FR, W1AW/7, AO8BWC, W1AW/4, 5E7R, KH2L, S01WS, BG3UPA, ZD7FT, BD7IS, 9W6IVY, 9W6EZ, RI1ANT, AM07KZ, VU2ATN, DU3LA, HT5T, HC2SL, EG8COR, BX4AG, A41PB, 9Z4BM, VR2XMT, PY5YA, PY2VI, OP147MN, NP4RA, E20WXA, DV1NLO, DK3EE, CU3AN, CP6XE, 9W2AHU, 9K9GHL, YS1/NP3J, V73NS, V51WW, V51FH, UN7GN, RA9AJ, R14CWC/9, EG4GET, BG6IMK, AM07LL, YC0IEM, YB4IR/8, VP2ETE, VE1OMI, UN/DL3VU, UK8ZC, RA0AF, PU5AEC, PU1MHZ, PT2SSB/B, LU4JHF, LU4DPL, KP4CPC, KH7XS/W4, JA2FTR, HS5SRH, HS0ZIN, EH8SDC, EH3SDC, EG7SFC, EA2LMI, E73DPR, 9W2WWW, 5R8SV, 3B8FQ. Spotters: CA3SOC, UR4MSF, W3LPL, RW3GC, PU4MHO, OK2MI, LW9DYQ, F1BBI, PP5JLC, LU8DK, KE8M, F/PA2PIM, VE7/IZ7FMM, PD1WO, KX7YT, EA2DNY, DL3VDL, DG5EM, CT2HTM, 2E0NTA, W5LE, W1LIC, RX6B, RN5A, RA9OG, PY1FC, PU1MHZ, OH1MRR, MM3NRX, LU1FQ, KD8JDC, JA8CVH, JA6BGA, G4UCJ, EA3GJO, ZS6DX, YY5MKI, XE2OCM, WS7L, W8LIG, VR2ZLK, UX8IX, UR4IJZ, UR3UI., UA9CNV, RN4CZ, PY4CR, PU2WSQ, PD0MNF/QRP, ON3CRD, NP3RE, MW0ZZK, LU7DUE, LU1QS, K4AVO, JA1KGW, JA1JXT, IZ4TSV, IT9RWB, F1RHS, EA8RM, DL1KUR, BG6IMK, 9W6EZ, 9A7JCY . Wednesday DX: W1AW/5, EH5SDC, KH2L, W1AW/1, BA7QT, 3B9FR, 3B8FQ, DU3LA, CX7CO, BG6IMK, T6T, EG5LEV, 9W6EZ, ZM90DX, K3RA, EG7SFC, EG4ATM, VU2ATN, SF2014ECC, JE1RXJ, HS5SRH, HB9CVQ, EG8COR, EG5GRA, EG5CVF, EG2EIB, AM07KZ, AA4V, 9W6IVY, 7X2RD, YS1/NP3J, VP2ETE, PU2WDX, E20WXA, 3W3B, YL2KF, YL2014W, TA3AX, KH7XS/W4, EG7MAL, EG1CEL, YM7KK/B, VK6RO, R14CWC/9, R14CWC, N7ET/DU7, MI0LJM, LU5ENM, LU4JHF, JU80R, JL1MUT, F4WBN, CA4CBJ, BX4AG, BD1IIJ, 6Y5WJ, 5R8SV, 4K6C. Spotters: KE8M, DG5EM, JA1KGW, ZL2IFB, PU4MHO, W3LPL, F1BBI, YO3BL, UR3UI., KL7YK, RM7C, K5TR, TA2AKG, LU5XP, KD8JDC, DM2DMI, 9W6EZ, YV2FYY, YO6DDF, W7DXW, RX4CD, PY2EM, PP5JLC, PB7Z, KC8YJB, HA6VH, G4SKO, EA4GB, EA3GJO, EA2DNY, E79D, E73KW, DL3VDL, UT5CO, SM4EMO, RW3GC, RK0AWQ, R9CAK, R7TG, R3GO, PY5DD, OZ4ACK, OM3CAQ, NZ9R, NP4RA, NA6L, N7XAZ, N5TM, MI0LJM, M0BSV, LY5W, KC1ACN, JF1NUV, GM4UYE, ES1BA, EA5IFY, EA5FID, BX4AG, BG6IMK, AJ1F, 9A2KD, 2E0SSX, 2E0NTA . Thursday DX: TY1AA, W1AW/5, S01WS, DP0GVN, 9K9GHL, VR2XMT, W1AW/0, HS0ZCW, HC2SL, YU/IV3FSG, VP2ETE, DU3LA, W1AW/1, TM36CDXC, VU2DSI, R14CWC/9, VU2ATN, PY2VI, JH5MXB, IK4GRO, HS5SRH, HS5NMF, HB9CVQ, EG7SFC, EG7MAL, EG5VCE, CX8TC, BA7QT, A71OK, ZP6CW, YY6FEF, VU2GSM, PJ4DX, P29NO, ON2RX, KP4NS, GU3UOQ, EG1RSO, EA8JK, E20WXA, CX3TQ, BG6IMK, 8Q7AF, 4X4OQ, 3B8BAE, ZS3Y, YU/HB9DHG, YC2GYX, YB0NFL, VK6RO, VK6KXW, SV9CVY, SO1WS, R14CWC/6, R14CWC/1, OY1CT, LU7EC, LU1VDF, IY1GMS, G0SXC, EH5SDC, EG5RMA, EG5ELX, EA8BQD, EA8/DD5ZZ, BG3UPA, 9W6IVY, 9W6EZ, 3W3B, 3B8FA. Spotters: YO6DDF, F1BBI, UR8GM, JA1KGW, W3LPL, IZ6CLZ, 9A6T, PA/NL8992, LW8EXS, XE2OCM, UA3RKK, RZ3DN, NP3RE, LU4DPL, KE8M, I4JEE, R0CBC, PY1FC, PU4MHO, OK2MI, LU8DK, LU1FQ, HA6VH, G0JEI, DM2DMI, VK3BY, UA9CNV, SV2HTX, RK0AWQ, PY2WZR, PP5JLC, PB7Z, ON6UQ, LW5HR, HZ1BH, HL1LUA, EA2DNY, DO4MM, DG5EM, AA9RN, ZL2IFB, YO3BL, WP3ZG, UA9UX, UA3YFL, TA2AKG, RW3GC, RV3RM, RT0W, R9LM, R6FAA, R3GO, PY2RMY, PY1WW, PD0LK, OH4SS, IK2HKT, F5MNW, F4BAL, F/PA2PIM, EA3GJO, E79D, DS1JFY, DL2FR, DF7WV, BG6IMK, 9W6EZ, 5B4AIF .   5 or more reported contacts to the end of Sunday. Friday DX: TY1AA, W1AW/5, V5/DK1CE, W1AW/1, VR2XMT, DU3LA, DP0GVN, 3B9FR, K8ND, HS5SRH, W6B, EG5LEV, JY9FC, II9IAIQ, T6T, EG5VAL, A61CK, 9Z4BM, 4Z5MU, ZD8RY, ZD7FT, VU2ATN, PT7ZT, JY9ET, JY4CI, EG7MAL, Z81D, W1AW/0, VP2ETE, VE3AXW, TJ3TS, ZS6TAN, ZS2I, OK1BN, LW5HR, HK3C, CX3TQ, 4Z5AD, R6NS, R14CWC/2, LX/PA3EWP, KH7XS/W4, EG7UDA, EG7SFC, DK3EE, BG6IMK, A41KJ, 9W6IVY, 6Y5WJ, 5R8SV. Spotters: F1BBI, PY5DD, UA4HTT, KB4FOS, VE3AXW, UA0AV, RW9UB, RK0AWQ, RD0A, K8ND, YO6DDF, UR0VR, RA7A, MW0ZZK, XE2OCM, WB2TQE, W3LPL, UA3RKK, ND6M, M0BJL, KC1ACN, IZ0WOY, AD6WL, YO3IPR, VK3BY, UR8GM, RW3WA, RK4NAB, PU1MHZ, PD0LK, OZ2PJ, F4BAL, EA2DNY, 9M2ZAK . Saturday DX: TY1AA, A25TQ, ZW5B, EG8COR, PX5E, ZS9Z, W1AW/1, W1AW/5, PX2A, PR1T, PP5JD, A71EM, 5B4AIF, PU2WDX, ZW8T, PY2UD, LT7H, HK1T, ZX2B, 4X6FR, ZR9C, LU1DBQ, 9J2BO, 7Q7BP, VY2ZM, LU1HLH, EG4GET, CE2MVF, 9K2HN, 8P2K, 4X0T, YS1/NP3J, LT0H, 7Z1SJ, V5/DK1CE, HZ1HZ, EG7MAL, PY5FO, PU1MHZ, HZ1SM, EG7UDA, EG5GRA, ZM90DX, PU5AGM, PP1CZ, LT7F, K8ND, HC2SL, EG7SFC, 6Y5WJ, 4J6RO, VK9NT, PY4ZE, EG5ELX, A92AA, 3G3O, 3B8DB, PY5QW, PR7AB, LX/PB5X, LS1F, HB9HLM, EH5SDC, EG5LEV, EG1DEP, DQ60WAE, 7X2JV. Spotters: DH8BQA, F1BBI, SV1KYC, OH1LWZ, G4SKO, TA2AKG, W3LPL, UR8GM, DJ1AA, G0LGS, PD1B, G0LFF, DL5AZZ, 9A8DX, UA4HTT, LY5W, DF1LX, CT1BXT, ON6NL, IK7BPV, DM3BJ, UA6JFG, PE1LJS, PD3TG, OK1CF, M5BFL, F1AEY, UY2LT, SV2HTX, LW7DBA, G0JEI, DO6LE, SV3EXU, LW3ERZ, G0BSU, SQ9BDB, PU2POP, PA3TOP, IR1X, HB9DVH, DJ2JS, 2E0CNL, PY2NQ, PB7Z, PA4J, OK4PA, N7XAZ, M0BJL, LZ5R, K8ND, JH7RTQ, IK2HKT, HP2AT, EA7LM, DO1GAR, BI7OEZ . Sunday DX: TY1AA, W1AW/5, A25TQ, V5/DK1CE, PX5E, PP5JD, HS5SRH, ZW5B, ZR9C, PX2A, VR2XMT, 5E7R, W6B, VK9NT, PD1DX, GW4BLE, 9K2HN, 4J6RO, EG8COR, PR1T, 6Y5WJ, ZS9Z, ZM90DX, ZL7X, VY2ZM, LU6UO, LT0H, W1AW/1, TM36CDXC, PY2UD, LT7H, ZW8T, W1AW/0, VE3AT, CE2MVF, 4X6FR, W6D, V73NS, K2PLF, HK1T, EG7UDA, EG7SFC, EG1DEP, 4X0T, TI2CC, MD0CCE, KC2QNK, HZ1HZ, EG4GET, A71AE, 5B4AIF, W3LL, VK5PO, PY1VOY, PU5AEC, OA6Q, K3WW, K3OO, EG5RMA, EA5DFV, DR1D, DQ60WAE, A71EM, ZB2JK, W3FV, S01WS, PR7AB, K8ND, F8DGY, EG7MAL, DL5RBW, AY2H, ZS2I, WX3B, W6A, W3KL, VP2ETE, UA9CDV, PU5AGM, PU2WDX, PT7ZT, OD5PY, LX/PA1AW, LU5FLM, HS3ANP, DL2SAX, DK6WL, CA3MRD, AA4V, 9A5K, 4Z5IW, ZX2B, XE2NB, WD5K, WB4CTX, VK2MOD, UA7K, TA7EB, RG9A, PY4XX, PY2SBY, PU1MHZ, PA4PS, N5JR, LX/PA9JO, LW9DHR, LU1JHD, LU1HLH, LU1DBQ, KD4D, K8MR, K4Y, IK0PHY, HG8R, HG7T, EG1CEL, EA8/DD5ZZ, DJ7EO, CX2TQ, A61Q, 8P2K, 7X3WPL. Spotters: PU2PZZ, DH8BQA, LY5W, PD1B, W3LPL, PD3TG, DF1LX, F8DGY, LQ5H, KC2QNK, DJ1AA, 9A5K, LW9DYQ, DF5WW, N2NRD, IR1X, CT1BXT, IZ3ZTZ, F1BBI, 9A7JCY, TA2AKG, IW1CHX, G0LGS, ZR9C, YO3IPR, LU4DPL, K3OO, DO3MKB, WX3B, PY4XX, PU3KTM, PE2K, OE3DEC, LW7DBA, IU0CSH, DG5FFF, CT2HTM, UR5FBM, S57LR, PY2SBY, PD5MVH, LY7Z, KT4ZB, KG4W, K5ZD, JH7RTQ, IK2HKT, HB9DVH, G4SKO, G0JEI, DJ5AN, AD4YQ, AC6DX, 5H9GB, YO4KAK, W9ILY, SV3ICL, RT5G, PY1FOG, PE1LJS, ON3FZT, N7ELL, KV4QS, KI4FSZ, K1TTT, IZ5ILK, F5PCV, EA3HDZ, DK7C, DH5PK, UT5ZY, UR8GM, UA4HTT, TA6CQ/P1, SV1NZX, S52ZW, RU0AI, RA7A, PU5RHT, NA4K, N3QE, KC6FJC, KC4FWS, K8ND, K7ULS, G8HGN, F1AEY, E79D, BG5TOX .   Contests: Information from WA7BMN + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Sep 17 and   1900Z-2000Z, Sep 17 and   0300Z-0400Z, Sep 18 + Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW 1200Z, Sep 20 to 1200Z, Sep 21 + SRT HF Contest SSB 1300Z, Sep 20 to 1300Z, Sep 21 + South Carolina QSO Party 1400Z, Sep 20 to 0300Z, Sep 21 + QRP Afield 1500Z, Sep 20 to 0300Z, Sep 21 + Feld Hell Sprint 1600Z-1800Z, Sep 20 + Washington State Salmon Run 1600Z, Sep 20 to 0700Z, Sep 21 and   1600Z-2400Z, Sep 21 + BARTG Sprint 75 1700Z-2100Z, Sep 21 + Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Sep 22 + SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Sep 24 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Sep 24 and   1900Z-2000Z, Sep 24 and   0300Z-0400Z, Sep 25   Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews September   2014 Sep04 2014 Sep30 Burkina Faso XT2CML [spots] LZ1CLM DXW.Net 20140905 By LZ1CLM fm Bobo Dioulasso; HF; CW SSB 2014 Sep05 2014 Oct10 Cape Verde Is D44KS [spots] EB7DX DXW.Net 20140814 By EA7FTR; 40-6m; SSB RTTY; spare time operation 2014 Sep07 2014 Oct27 Seychelles S79LCA [spots] HB9LCA DXW.Net 20140908 By HB9LCA; 40-6m; mainly CW 2014 Sep09 2014 Oct03 Tristan da Cunha ZD9 [spots] Home Call DXW.Net 20140822 By G3TXF as ZD9XF (CW) and ZS1S as ZD9ZS (SSB) 2014 Sep11 2014 Sep18 Botswana A25 [spots]   N6TQ 20140908 By N6TQ as A25TQ and K5LBU as A25CF fm the Lotsane Safari Lodge; 160-6m; amplifier 2014 Sep11 2014 Sep26 Benin TY1AA [spots] OQRS IK7JWY 20140908 By Italian DX Team 2014 Sep11 2014 Oct08 French Polynesia FO [spots] DF1YP DF1YQ 20140706 By DF1YP as FO/DF1YP fm OC-046 (WLOTA 0465) HF; holiday style operation; QSL OK via Buro or direct 2014 Sep12 2014 Sep21 Norfolk I VK9NT [spots] OQRS DXW.Net 20140825 By VK3QB VK3HJ VK3GK VK3CBV fm OC-005 (WLOTA 1469, WWFF VKFF-392, RG30xx); 160-10m; SSB CW; verticals, dipoles 2014 Sep12 2014 Sep26 Rotuma 3D2AG/p [spots] 3D2AG DXW.Net 20140804 By 3D2AG; 40-6m; mainly CW; yagi + inverted vee 2014 Sep13 2014 Sep20 Market Reef OJ0W [spots] OH3WS OH3WS 20140908 By OH3WS fm EU-053 (WWFF OHFF-038); 40-10m; QSL also OK via OH3WS, Buro or direct; spare time operation; dates may vary due to wx cx 2014 Sep15 2014 Sep20 Papua New Guinea P29NI [spots] G3KHZ DXW.Net 20140530 By G3KHZ SM6CVX K5WQG fm Kranket I (OC-258); focus on 20 15m; mainly CW, some RTTY SSB 2014 Sep18 2014 Sep25 Fernando de Noronha PY0FF LotW DXW.Net 20140901 By PP6ZZ; 80-10m; SSB CW + digital; QSL also OK via W9VA 2014 Sep18 2014 Sep25 Malta 9H3JA EA5IDQ EA5IDQ 20140806 By EA5IDQ; 40-10m; SSB + digital; holiday style operation; QSL OK via Buro or direct 2014 Sep18 2014 Sep27 Dodecanese SV5 PA1FJ Buro VA3RJ 20140807 By PA1FJ as SV5/PA1FJ/p fm Karpathos I (EU-001, GIOTA DKS 016, MIA MGD-013, WLOTA 1570); HF; SSB CW + digital 2014 Sep18 2014 Oct02 Christmas I VK9AN LotW DXW.Net 20140619 By N7QT; 80-10m; CW SSB + digital; QSL also OK via Buro or N7QT direct (w/ SASE + IRC or US$2 for international) 2014 Sep19 2014 Sep22 Eritrea E3 JH1AJT JA1TRC 20140829 By JH1AJT as TBD; mainly SSB, possibly some CW; limited spare time operation; QSL: PO Box 8, Oiso, Naka-gun, Kanagawa 259-0111, Japan 2014 Sep20 2014 Sep25 Surinam PZ5AA LotW 425DXN 20140906 By JH1ROJ; all bands; all modes; QSL also OK via JA1HGY, Buro or direct, or via Club Log 2014 Sep21 2014 Sep25 Papua New Guinea P29VCX SM6CVX DXW.Net 20140530 By G3KHZ SM6CVX K5WQG fm Kiriwina I (OC-115); focus on 20 15m; mainly CW, some RTTY SSB 2014 Sep21 2014 Oct03 Saba & Sint Eustatius PJ5 LotW OK6DJ 20140819 By OK6DJ as PJ5/OK6DJ, OK1FCJ, OK1FPS, OL8R likewise fm St Eustatius; 160-10m; SSB CW + digital; QRV for CQWW DX RTTY; QSL also OK via Club Log, OK6DJ (Buro or direct), eQSL 2014 Sep22 2014 Sep29 Timor Leste 4W6DD JA2VWG ATDX 20140905 By JA2VWG; 40-6m; SSB RTTY 2014 Sep22 2014 Sep29 Timor Leste 4W6LU JA7LU Direct ATDX 20140905 By JA7LU; 40-6m; SSB RTTY 2014 Sep23 2014 Oct06 Nepal 9N7CJ F3CJ OPDX 20140609 By F3CJ; 20 17m; SSB; call sign requested 2014 Sep25 2014 Sep30 Papua New Guinea P29NI G3KHZ DXW.Net 20140530 By G3KHZ SM6CVX K5WQG fm Loloata I (OC-240); focus on 20 15m; mainly CW, some RTTY SSB   Sun: Quiet with a chance of flares: Solar activity is low. However, sunspots AR2157, AR2158 and AR2164 have 'beta-gamma' magnetic fields that harbour energy for significant eruptions.   Stoke were beaten at home by a single goal by Leicester. We had 80% of the possession and 13 corners in the second half. But it’s goals that win matches not pressure. QPR away this weekend. I have ticket, in with the home fans, so I’ll have to cheer silently. And a quick mention of a birthday. Myself and the editor, Richard, G4TUT share the same date, 16th of this month.