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Tony Dixon G4CJC

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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
14 August, 2008

What a belting week on 10 metres and it was not restricted to the weekend either.

4L0A did well from Obcha village in Georgia, as did D4C from Cape Verde Island. There were rumours of South Korea on Ten metres but it came to nought, or a mis-heard call. The WAE contest (CW) undoubtedly helped out with 1029 out of 1419 reported contacts being in CW.

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The 4L0A antenna farm

Monday: N1FSX/B, SQ8MZW, F5ZWE/B, WA4SZE/B, 4U1UN, N8RT/B, EA4Q, N4HLF/B, N7LT/B, W3HH/B, DL1RPG, DO4DXA, F5UKL, F6EGV, K6LG, KB2URI, KD8HFC, KK6D, N9AVY, SM6IQD, VE3VCF, VE7NBQ, W7NBH, WA5MUE.

Tuesday: 3A2MD, YU8/S56M, 4L4WW, LZ1ND, W1RPG, SV3AQR/B, SV9CVY, VE7MTY/B, N8RT/B, 9H1PS, DO3AH, EA5/DL5EO, IO7Y, IS0/IU3SRT, IZ8HUJ, K4AIS/B, K7FL/B, KB9NK/B, KC9GNK/B, KG4KIZ/B, N7LT/B, N7WI, NS9RC/B, NV7LV, SV6HHD, UV5QA, VE1CJB, W7/ON7HJA, W7AIT, WA6APQ/B, WA6MHZ/B, AC6DX, DF7UF, DJ4AX, DO7NPK, ES1A, F6EGV, IN3VVK, K4JPC, K6FRC, K6LG, KB1MGI, KE0UI, KG6ACG, KI6OKU, KK6D, N7DB, S57NCP, SV3DCX, SV7FSF, VE2TKH, VE7NBQ, W5AST, WB2KWF, WB7BBI, YU8GZ.

Wednesday: CN8YZ, EE1DD, E76AQ, 9H4CM, EA1ALE, EA5ADT, CU2DX, DO1KRT, EA3TEN/B, 5N9NDP, EA1GCD, EA1GIB, EB7DX, F5ZWE/B, G0FWX, K6FRC/B, N2MM, VE1CJB, AO2008EXPO, EA1ARW, IQ8OM, IY6GM, KG6ACG, N7LT/B, N8RT/B, SV3AQR/B, SV8FEP, W0KIZ/B, AM08CYQH, F5AD, F5IRH, IG9/IT9RBW, K7FL/B, KC9GNK/B, KE6KMB, KR4HO/B, N5YEY/B, OM3TWM, T77C, W3JK, W3WTJ, WA6APQ/B, WI6J/B, XE2EX, AF6AV, AG4EX, DF1KBN, DK8EY, DL4CQ, DO4DXA, DO7NPK, EA1IO, F5SLD, KE0UI, KG4GVV, KK6D, KQ6PK, M0CCQ, M3OPG, MM0BQN, N6RY, PC1CP, PC5A, PD2J, UT7IL, VE1TK, VE2TKH, VE7NBQ, W1DQ, W2RE, W5AST, W7NBH, W8LR, W9THD, WB7BBI, WD9CVP, WI4L.

Thursday: YU8/S56M, K6FRC/B, OH6A, D44AC, II5EME, SK2AT, ER1TEN/B, OM5PM, OZ/DL2JRM/P, EA3TEN, OM3TWM, WI6J/B, AM7ABV, CT2HXM, EA1ALE, F5ZWE/B, K6LPO, LA4TEN/B, M/SP2CA, M0PRO, SV3AQR/B, AB5WG/B, DS5JMG, EA4Q, IU7SRE, K5AB/B, LY1CX, MU0FAL, NP3HM, R4/UT5UDX, SM0Y, SM6X, VE7NBQ, W6CF/B, WA6APQ/B, WA6MHZ/B, 5N9NDP, EA3TEN/B, EA4Q/B, EA5KV, EI9FVB, G5XW, HA1CW, IA5/IK2SGC, IS0/IU3SRT, K7BUS, KE7UTX, LA4RT, M0URX, OZ5BD, RK3BL, SM5IMO, SM5INC, UA2FX, UT5UBB, VE7MTY/B, VP6DX, 6K0UJ, AD6WL, CT1ENQ, DF8AE, DK5KMA, DL1RPG, DL5LBY, DL8HK, DO4DXA, DO5GU, DO7NPK, F0FGB, F5LVL, F5SDD, F6EGV, F6EWB, G0UIQ, G0UKX, G6LUG, IK4WLU, IK6IKJ, IK7BPV, IW5EIJ, IZ3DBA, KE6QR, KG6ACG, KK6D, KL8DX, M0CCQ, M0CHK, MW0HMV, N7DLI, N7LT, ON3AJ, ON4IG, PD2WDR, RA3CQ, S58AW, SM0EPO, SM6IQD, SM6WET, SN0AXL, SP6EKS, VE7XT, W7NBH.

Friday: AO5KB, HV50VR, YU8/S56M, EA5ADT, AM5SP, LU5DX, TM0FIL, EA4Q, NR5A/B, SV3AQR/B, WA6APQ/B, WI6J/B, XE2EX, 5N9NDP, EA1ARW, EA1EJ, F5ZWE/B, K6FRC/B, N1FSX/B, SM5HUA/B, WB7TIR, 5B/LZ2HM, 7X4AN, CS5BTEN/B, GW3IRK, IS0/IU3SRT, K7FL/B, KB0DWI, KD7RQQ, N7LT/B, N8RT/B, OK0EG/B, 9W2RZL, AC6DX, DF7UF, DK2YL, DL1RPG, DO1OBA, DO4DXA, EA1GPM, EA5EH, EA8CNR, F4DNP, F4FDA, F5GN, F5TGC, F8AOF, G7RAU, KG6ACG, KK6D, KL8DX, M0PRO, N7DLI, PA7FA, VE7NBQ, WD9CVP.

Saturday: D4C, 4L0A, C4I, TC4X, LW4EU, WP3UX, EA8MQ, F5ZWE/B, K4AIS/B, K6FRC/B, UA9CDV, DR1A, EA8BQM, EF8T, LQ0F, LU7HN, PY2MAJ, RZ9OZO, SV3AQR/B, UP0L, BT1OH, KG4KIZ/B, MM0DHQ, CU2DX, CX6VM, EA4Q, EI5GTB, F5UKL, HB3YUL, K0RDK, N5YEY/B, RG9A, RK9AWN, RX9SA, SK0CT/B, UA9CLB, VE7MTY/B, AD5KO/B, CE3BFZ, EA1ARW, IZ8HUJ, KA0PSE/B, KE6TE/B, LS1D, N4PAL/B, N8RT/B, RT9S, W8EH/B, WA6APQ/B, WB0FTL/B, AA3B, AC7XP, DG5MMQ, DH8BQA, DK0OG, DL0WH, DL1RPG, DL4CQ, DO1KRT, DO4DXA, F4DNP, G3SED, G6CRV, HA5PT, IT9BLB, K9RS, KD0AJB, KD8HFC, KG6ACG, KK6D, LA9Z, LW3EX, LY5W, M0PRO, N4CUS, N7LT, RK3QS, RL9AA, S51TA, UA4AQL, UA6LV, UU7J, VE2TKH, VE3VCF, VE7NBQ, W5AST, WD9CVP, YU1ZZ.

Sunday: 4L0A, D4C, C4I, K1DG, DR1A, F5IN, ZC4LI, TC4X, VY2EJ, 4O3A, NN3W, VY2MT, 5B4AIF, DJ4AX, LZ9W, N3RD, YW4D, 7Z1SJ, PW2D, YU8/S56M, DL1IAO, HP3AK, LQ0F, PA3FAO, 5N9NDP, DL9AWI, HS0ZCW, OZ1DYI/P, VE9DX, W1UE, YT5A, DJ5MW, DR3X, EA8MQ, EF8T, I2VZU, IO4T, J43J, K3OO, K5AB/B, K9RS, LX7I, LZ5F, N1BAA, N5YEY/B, PD1DX, PY2NY, SV3AQR/B, UW5U, WA6APQ/B, XE1KK/B, 5B4AIX, AA3B, BT1ON, CX6VM, DK8OL, DK9PY, DL0BO, DL1A, F5ZWE/B, II2AC, IQ0AP/B, IS0KEB, K3WW, K6FRC/B, KC0TPP, SV8/F6IRF/M, TB3AL, WA5GFO, WI6J/B, CU2DX, CX7TT, DL3TD, GI7AXB, HA7UL, HG1S, HG5OJW/QRP, IR3SRT, IW3FZQ/B, K4LJP/B, KG4GVV/B, KJ4DBE, LW4EU, LZ2MDI, N1FSX/B, NA2U, OK0EG/B, OM8A, OQ5M, PU3LYB, PY2MAJ, RX9SA, VE3AT, W0KIZ/B, YP9W, 4L4CC, 4L4CR, AA3B, AC7XP, CT1ENQ, DF1KBN, DG5MMQ, DH8BQA, DJ1AA, DJ5IR, DK0WL, DK3W, DL0WH, DL1CW, DL1RPG, DL1XX, DL4CQ, DO1KRT, DO1YWF, DO2SW, DO7NPK, EA1OD, EA3GLB, F6EGV, G1JJL, G3SED, GM0ELP, HA5PT, IW2FIV, IZ1HVD, K1TTT, K1XM, K2DB, K3WI, K4GMH, K4XD, KD4D, KD7WPJ, KD8HFC, KE4WBO, KK6D, LY5W, LZ2UZ, M0CCQ, MU0FAL, N0OJL, N5EZE, N8LGL, OE9ADW, OH6MW, PA3GDY, PA5KT, PD7BZ, RK3QS, RK9AWN, RN6HZ, S51TA, S56A, SM4SXQ, SP2OFH, SV1CQN, UA6GZ, US5XD, UT7IL, UU2JQ, UU7J, UW2M, UY7C, VE1TK, VE2TKH, VE3DZ, VE3VCF, VE7NBQ, W2YC, W2YR, W3ZJ, WB7BBI, WI4L, YO3DLK, YO9WF.

Roger, G3XBMworked N2MM with 10W and a Homebase10 halo (see Practical Wireless article next month). “ He also says “6m also open with D4C and K1TOL hrd on a vertical.”

VK5MRD, Dave, our work-bound Aussie reporter says,
“Once again very quiet on 10m down here. Nothing heard on Saturday. I noted that the China Olympic station was according to the loggers on 28.495 all I could hear was a murmur. Today
(Friday) I only worked one station VK2CZ David. Better luck next week!

Saturday, “Caught a brief opening on 10m today before I had to get ready for work. Stations worked were VK2FALL, VK2DAG, VK2WPC, VK2SK and VK2AAG. Also the Sydney VK2RSY beacon was audible for most of the day.”

Quite literally as I am writing this report Dave weighs in with,
“Not a bad afternoon today on 10m. I wasn’t on for long but I was able to work VK4CQ, VK2ZMT and VK2FHCM. The Sydney VK2RSY Beacon has been hammering away for the last 3 hours, pity there is not a bit more activity on 10m.”

Thanks Dave for the update from VKland. My son is just applying for citizenship, it must be time he took me on a tour of Sydney’s bars and restaurants again!

GW8XZJ/P worked 9H4DX 5/9 HB9LDR 5/8 on Wednesday and SP3GEM 5/9 II5EME 5/9 on Thursday.
Steve says, “Only worked a few last week because whenever I went on the band it was dead! 9H4DX (Gozo) popped up for a nice new entity/IOTA, then disappeared. Oh well, let's hope conditions are better this week.”

Lastly Martin, 2E0UKL, gets innovation of the week award for working UR3PGW 4/4 rx 4/4 tx (29.600 Mhz F.M.) using
“a vertical antenna (silver rod), ground plane aluminium ladder on shed roof.”

Ah the steps people will take to work DX on 10m (sorry about that!), hope he didn’t stare (stair) at his dial too long, and that he has rung up some new DX. (oh stop it!)

Contests: We have the RDA (Russian) Contest 08:00 Saturday to 08:00 Sunday CW & SSB, Saturday 1200 - Sunday 1200 Keymen’s Club of Japan Contest, CW.

Sun: The sun is blank again and the Perseids were a none event here as we had high wind and rain. Worse, nearly all the county cricket was abandoned. Locally there are no ISS sighting to be had even if the weather was good.

Stoke start their Premiership Title campaign against Bolton at the Reebok. Negotiations are still going on for a striker from Chelsea. (Frankie Lampard fancies Stoke as a great place to live and his missus likes both of the shops.)

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