Tony’s 10 metre band report

February 22, 2016 I suppose it wasn’t too bad at the weekend for the ARRL CW contest but it was thin Monday to Thursday. Most popular TL8TT Central African Republic), V26M (Antigua & Barbuda), D4Z (Cape Verde), PJ4(various Curacao), XR2K (Chile) and XX9D (Macau). A special mention for LU9DCE who managed to be very sought after AND do lots of spotting. Me, I worked nothing all week and was away in VK for the contest. It was CW and not my favourite mode anyway.   Most popular DX ( two or more contacts, any mode) Monday DX: TL8TT, V5/DJ9KM, NP3KV. Spotters: IK2HKT, LZ1QI, SV3DVO, SP4A, SP2FVN, PU5LHF, HB9DCO, F4FQH, EA6TH, DL8JS, DJ9KM . Tuesday DX: TL8TT, CA1LEW, PY6KM. Spotters: IK2HKT, PY3EW, R6FY, YT2U, YB1UUN, PU5LHF, IZ5CML, IK8IOZ, IK3ERN, I4LCK, HB9DCO, HA6VH, HA3MN, F5PLC, EA5IK, DL7CX, DL2HRT . Wednesday DX: V26M, XX9D, LU9DCE, KF4MS/B, WA6APQ/B, PU1RDX, OE5IIO. Spotters: LU5DF, LU9DCE, PW8GTS, PU4MHO, OE5IIO, K6ICS . Thursday DX: D4Z, LU9DCE, TI5/N4YDU, XX9D, PJ2/N1ZZ, JY9FC, H2017PFO, 8P5A, PJ4/W1MD, NP3KV, P4/NE9U, Z21LV, PY2NGN, 5B4CY/B, V4/N8WD, V4/K4ZGB, PJ2/W9VA, P49MR, JY9FP, EA9ACD, 5P90EDR, 4X6TU/B, YM7TEN/B, YM7KK/B, VK6RBP, V43Z, TI5/N4YDY, TI/N4YDU, SV1LHZ, PY2PD, PU2LHA, OF3077F, N6KOG, LU4CJM/Z, KI6PMD, A5A. Spotters: LU9DCE, F4CXO, W3LPL, P40W, WB7PMP, VE2EVN, K4ZGB, PU5LHF, PB1HF. OZ9QV, NZ3O, N6QQ, LU1HVK, K4MM, F5IN, ZS4TX, WI9X, W6RMC, W4OC, UT1DX, SP0T, PU4MHO, N4BLH, LU7XZ, KN5G, K7MOA, HB9DUR, EA9ACF, EA6TH, CE7SOY, BG3UPA, AA0AW Friday DX: PJ4/K1QX, ZV8SA, LU9DCE, D4Z, PJ4/W1MD, CE2SQE, XX9D, ZW8S, V43Z, XE1XR, PQ7L, NP2/N3RD, KH6/NA2U, P40W, V26M, PY2CX, 9J2BO, NP3KV, K5KG/KP2, CE2LML, XF2L, TI5/N4YDU, PY7BR, PY4NY, KA6VHA, ED8URT, PU2UAF, LU5FLM, 6E0C, ZV2K, ZF2MJ, XE2JS, PW5T, PJ4/K1KX, PJ2/W9VA, LU3HV, LU2AQU, CE2RZJ, V4/K4ZGB, UN9GWA, PY7BC, PY4MY, PY3AA, PU2KNM, PP7DX, PP1WW, P4/W9RE, LU9DW, LU8HH, LU2DAJ, KH6GA, FM/UT5UGR, CX8DS, 5B4CY/B. Spotters: LU9DCE, W3LPL, PU1KDX, PU5LHF, PU2LEW, WB7PMP, PY3EW, W6ZAR, PY2KG, PY1FOG, XE2EX, WE3C, PY5AP, PY2ZK, PY2CX, PY1CH, PU2KQG, PU2KNM, NK3Y, N5HC, LW5DD, LU5FCI, KC0WCM, AC6DX, XE2AU, WB3DYE, W2REA, PY7BR, PY1JR, PU4GOD, PU2UAF, PU1VFC, PU1JVB, PP5BZ, N7RD, LU3JMT, K6PO, K6DDS, K2ADA, YV5HNJ, WI9X, WA0BZA, W9EBK, W7TX, W6KY, W5TN, W4FFW, VA3ARI, UT1DX, UN7GQ, SM6IQD, PY5EW, PY3KN, PY2HP, PY2GZ, PY2FUL, PY1YU, PY1SX, PU5SKW, PU4MHO, N9PWM, N4WV, N4SDB, N4CO, N3TD, N2TU, N2DDX, LW3EX, KM4SII, KD8YVD, K6AAB, K4ZGB, K4MM, K4FLH, K3WTF, K2XR, K0YR, HZ1BH, F4CXO, EA7JMJ, CE2RZJ .   (3 or more reported contacts for the weekend contest.) Saturday DX: XR2K, ZV8SA, LU9DCE, CW5W, KH6LC, A61M, YI9/IT9ADT, IT9ADT/YI9, 8P5A, 9K56NLD, PW2D, ZV8V, TI5W, PJ4X, A41NN, PJ2T, CE3AA, TO7A, OC4PE, ZW6AJU, ZL3X, P40W, 9H2017EU, XX9D, TI8/AA8HH, R2017M, PY4YY, LU2FE, ZM4T, VP2MVV, D4C, ZW1M, ZS6WN, PY3AA, PW5T, P40R, A92AA, ZW8S, ZM1A, W3LPL, NP2N, LW5DPG, CW5B, ZV8WAB, WE3C, V43Z, PY1GQ, PT5N, PT1BR, LW8DQ, KH7Q, KH7M, FY5FY, 4X4FR, 3XY3D, ZV2K, ZR6GR, YB9K, XX0XX, VK2DX, PY2RTB, PU5BOY, PU2SDX, PS2T, PQ7L, NP3X, KP2M, ED8URT, CE2RZJ, CE2MVF, CA3HSC, A31MM. Spotters: LU9DCE, VA2WA, PU1KDX, NR1R, N5XJ, NN4X, N6QQ, KC4EOG, WB8VLC, PU2KNM, NK3Y, K1RV, PY2CX, KE2D, HA9AL, AC5K, 4Z5ML, YO3IPR, WI9X, W2PJ, VE2ZT, PU2YPY, N5HC, KM4SII, KE8M, K3PP, ZV2K, W4EE, W3GVX, PY1BA, NM5H, K5SNA, K4HQK, DO5BK, W7USA, PY8ZE, PY1FOG, PU2SDX, N8LR, KL7RA, K9GY, K6RWM, IU0DMP, HZ1004SW, HZ1004S, AB2DE, WW3S, WJ2D/4, WA6LIE, PY4KP, PY2DY, PY1RN, PU2WOW, PU2LEW, PQ8SL, NO0L, N4IQ, N4BLH, N3FJP, N3AE, LU2EM, KB9DAK, KA1O, K5TR, JA3YBK, IW1GJR, EA2BV, AB2E, 9A7JCY . Sunday DX: XX9D, PJ2T, XR2K, TI8/AA8HH, PJ4X, TI5W, LU9DCE, 8P5A, CE2MVF, KH6LC, PW2D, P40R, CW5W, PY2NY, PS2T, P40L, A31MM, PY4YY, P40W, CE3AA, CX2AQ, ZF1A, TO7A, KP2M, KH7Q, D4C, 6Y2T, HP1ELV, 5J0NA, ZV2K, LU3CW, KH7M, EG5ANT, CE2AWW, V3M, PY2HP, PW5T, PP1CZ, LW1EUD, KH6TU, HK1MW, E51DWC, 9J2HN, VP2MVV, V3T, V26M, HP3SS, ZW1M, ZF9CW, LW6DW, HC1WBT, ZZ2S, W3LPL, PY2KC, PY1GQ, PU4PHR, PS8HF, PP5BLU, NR4M, NP2N, KL7RA, EA2LMI, YY2EDF, WH7W, WE3C, V43Z, UN7NU, PP1WW, PJ7AA, PJ2/OE3GEA, OZ90EDR, LU8ADX, LU7DIR, LU4EG, LU2DAJ, J75Y, HP1RN, FY5FY, ED8URT, CW5B, CA6CGX, A61HA. Spotters: K6RC, W6KY, NC6K, W4EE, LU9DCE, PU4PHR, W7SW, KI5GF, N6QQ, KM4SII, KG0AQ, K4OY, KA6BIM, W5PR, N4RJ, WB8VLC, KE2D, NG2O, K4IU, W7USA, PY3EW, NG7M, KK7JS, KE8M, KC4EOG, KB9DAK, AD8J, VE4EAR, NN4X, KY7M, AC5K, W4UX, NM5H, NK3Y, NF3R, N5RP, N0AH, WA8ZBT, W2YC, W0VX, UN7NU, RW0CD, PY2HP, N6YEU, K6CU, K0EA, AA1V, WW3S, WB7PMP, W2RD, VE5SF, PY7BR, NS9I, NK1Z, N6DBF, N5PV, K5ZO, K1RV, AK9B, AD1C, AA5VU, YY2CVP, WJ2D/4, W5TN, W0AIH, PY4LDS, PY2CN, PU5DUD, PU2KNM, NY2PO, NV9L, N9NA, N6GP, N6GEO, N5XJ, LW5DPG, K5TR, K3PP, K3LR, EU1EU, BH4QYX .   Contests: Information from WA7BMN + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Feb 22 and 1900Z-2000Z, Feb 22 and 0300Z-0400Z, Feb 23 + REF Contest, SSB 0600Z, Feb 25 to 1800Z, Feb 26 + UBA DX Contest, CW 1300Z, Feb 25 to 1300Z, Feb 26 + South Carolina QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 25 to 0159Z, Feb 26 + North American QSO Party, RTTY 1800Z, Feb 25 to 0559Z, Feb 26 + High Speed Club CW Contest 0900Z-1100Z, Feb 26 and 1500Z-1700Z, Feb 26 + North Carolina QSO Party 1500Z, Feb 26 to 0059Z, Feb 27   March 2017 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 1 and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 1 and 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 2 + NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1800Z-1900Z, Mar 2 (CW) and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 2 (SSB) and 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 2 (FM) and 2100Z-2200Z, Mar 2 (Dig)     Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews. January   2017 Jan06 2017 Feb28 South Shetland Is LU1ZI [spots] LU4AA TDDX 20170106 By LU4CJM fm Carlini Antarctic Scientific station; also using LU4CJM/z; 80 40 20m; CW; 100w; G5RV; spare time operation 2017 Jan19 2017 Mar09 Guadeloupe TO7D [spots] LotW TDDX 20161215 By F6ITD fm Baie Mahaut, Desirade Island (IOTA NA-102); 160-6m; SSB CW + digital; 500w; dipoles; also FG/F6ITD; QSL also OK via F6ITD 2017 Jan31 2017 Feb28 St Lucia J68DH [spots] VA3EGG OPDX 20170206 By VA3EGG fm IOTA NA-108; 40-10m; SSB; 100w; wires February   2017 Feb05 2017 Feb26 Guinea 3XY3D [spots] F5OZC DXW.Net 20170124 By F5OZC F8DQZ fm Kassa I (IOTA AF-051); 40-10m; mainly CW 2017 Feb06 2017 Feb28 French Guiana FY [spots] F6CKD DXNews 20170209 By F6CKD as FY/F6CKD; HF 2017 Feb09 2017 Mar03 Senegal 6W2SC [spots] LotW HA3AUI 20161201 By HA3AUI; 20-10m, other bands on request; CW; 500/100w; Spiderbeam; QSL also OK via HA3AUI direct; start date uncertain 2017 Feb09 2017 Mar11 Rwanda 9X2AW [spots] DF2WO Direct TDDX 20161214 By DF2WO fm Kigali; mainly PSK31 JT65 RTTY + QRS CW; QSL also OK via M0OXO (preferred); begin date uncertain 2017 Feb10 2017 Feb24 Guantanamo KG4 [spots] LotW TDDX 20170117 By W4WV as KG4WV, KG9LB as KG4AW, KE4KDY as KG4DY, W4ZYT as KG4ZK; QSL also OK via home_call and Club Log 2017 Feb10 2017 Feb26 Lesotho 7P8 [spots] HA5AO OQRS K5GS 20170130 By HA5AO as 7P8EUDXF; 40-10m; spare time operation 2017 Feb11 2017 Mar10 Surinam PZ [spots] eQSL TDDX 20170214 By PA3BVK as PZ5JW and PA3EHS as PZ5HS; 40-10m; CW SSB PSK 2017 Feb13 2017 Feb26 Macao XX9D [spots] LotW TDDX 20161130 By XX9LT DJ9KH DL2AWG DL2HWA DL2RNS DL3HRH DL4SVA DL5CW DM2AUJ DM2AYO DL7VEE; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; 3 stations 24/7; focus on NA; QSL also OK via DL4SVA (DARC Buro or direct) 2017 Feb13 2017 Feb27 San Andres & Providencia 5J0NA [spots] LW9EOC LW9EOC 20160927 By LW9EOC; 160-6m, focus on low and WARC bands; CW SSB RTTY; QRV for ARRL DX CW 2017 Feb13 2017 Mar07 San Andres & Providencia 5K0N [spots] AA4NC AA4NC 20161014 By AA4NC; QRV for ARRL DX CW and SSB using a 5K0 call sign 2017 Feb16 2017 Mar05 Pitcairn I VP6EU [spots] LotW PA3EWP 20160927 By DJ9HX DK2AMM DL6JGN PA3EWP fm IOTA OC-044; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; 2 stations, at least 1 QRV 24 hours/day; 600w; beam + verticals; QSL also OK via DK2AMM and Club Log 2017 Feb17 2017 Feb25 Sint Maarten PJ7 [spots] LotW TDDX 20161206 By OH2IS as PJ7/OH2IS fm Philipsburg; 80-10m; mainly CW, perhaps some SSB RTTY; 1kw; vertical, dipoles 2017 Feb17 2017 Mar13 Burkina Faso XT2SE [spots] IK3GES DXNews 20170213 By IV3FSG fm Ouagadougou; 80-10m; SSB RTTY PSK31; spare time operation; QSL also OK via Club Log 2017 Feb18 2017 Mar26 Antigua V21ZG [spots] LotW TDDX 20170209 By DL7AFS DJ7ZG; 80-6m, including 60m; SSB + digital; QSL also OK via DJ7ZG direct or Club Log 2017 Feb19 2017 Feb25 Vietnam 3W2MAE [spots] DL5MAE DXNews 20170217 By DL5MAE fm Mui Ne; 20-10m; CW SSB 2017 Feb20 2017 Mar02 Austral Is TX5T [spots] M0URX OQRS TDDX 20161111 By VE7KW VA7DX W5RF fm Raivavae I (IOTA OC-114); 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; hexbeams and spiderpoles 2017 Feb21 2017 Feb24 Juan Fernandez CE0Z DF8AN TDDX 20170102 By DF8AN as CE0Y/DF8AN fm Robinson Crusoe I; mainly CW, RTTY, PSK, MFSK; 100w; longwires; QSL OK via DARC Buro or direct 2017 Feb21 2017 Mar07 Uganda 5X1O EA5GL DXW.Net 20170204 By KK7PW; 40 20 15 10m; CW SSB WSPR, perhaps JY65; spare time operation; check early mornings and late afternoons local 2017 Feb21 2017 Feb28 Cayman Is ZF2 LotW W9XS 20170206 By KA9P as ZF2SC and W9XS as ZF2FB; 40-15m + satellite 2017 Feb22 2017 Mar07 Barbados 8P9AL LotW DXNews 20161129 By KG9N fm IOTA NA-021; HF; wire verticals, dipoles, longwires; QSL also OK via KG9N (for this operation only – reissued call sign) 2017 Feb23 2017 Feb26 Uganga 5X8EW SM1TDE OPDX 20170213 By SM1TDE fm Entebbe; 40-10m; CW; QSL also OK via Club Log and possbily LotW 2017 Feb24 2017 Feb26 Cayman Is ZF2AM   TDDX 20170208 By K6AM; for CQ 160m SSB contest 2017 Feb24 2017 Feb26 Dodecanese SX5R SV5DKL SV5DKL 20170201 By SV5DKL SV2DSJ fm Rhodes (IOTA EU-001) for CQ 160m SSB contest 2017 Feb24 2017 Mar26 Guadeloupe FG F1DUZ 425DXN 20170211 By F1DUZ as FG/F1DUZ fm IOTA NA-102; HF; SSB; QSL OK via REF Buro or direct 2017 Feb28 2017 Mar26 Antigua V21ZG LotW 425DXN 20170217 By DL7AFS DJ7ZG fm IOTA NA-100; 80-6m, incl perhaps 60m (5357 kHz, PSK and SSB); SSB + digital; QSL also OK via DL7AFS (DARC Buro or direct) and Club Log March   2017 Mar01 2017 Mar03 Guinea Bissau J5UAP LotW HA3AUI 20161201 By HA3AUI; 20-10m, other bands on request; CW; 100w; Spiderbeam; QSL also OK via HA3AUI direct; begin and end dates not clear 2017 Mar03 2017 Mar05 West Malaysia 9M4IOTA 9M2OOO DXW.Net 20170214 By Kuala Lumpur DX Team fm Tioman I (IOTA AS-046, Rompin District, Pahang); 80-10m; CW SSB + digital ARRL International DX Contest, Phone (Mar 4-5, 2017) Check here for pericontest activity too. 2017 Mar04 2017 Mar11 Bahamas C6APY LotW DXNews 20170214 By M0VFC M0IDA M1ACB fm IOTA NA-054 (FL15do); mainly 40-15m; CW SSB; QSL also OK via M0OXO     Sun: Two stable sunspots with nothing much activity there.   Stoke City have had a week off warm weather training in Dubai. They play Spurs away on Sunday, and will need to play out of their skins to get any points. Time for Berahino to score a hat trick (3 goals). Follow us Now you can help Tony to compile his ten-metre report. Tell him about any stations you’ve heard on the 10-metre band in your part of the world, or tell him if you’ve also found the band to be dead. Use the form in the pop-up window to record the details of any stations that you have heard during this week.  • Click here to send Tony your report Advertisement

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