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Another dreadful week on Ten Metres except possibly if you
live in Brazil - there were lots of them but not working many stations
each. TG9ANF (Francisco in Guatemala) was popular.
Most popular DX.
Monday: ON4AEK, LU8YSF, VP2MLH, PU5OGE, KH6/N6GQ, OT4A,
AD5VJ, PY2SRB, PU2MJU.
Tuesday: TG9ANF, XF4YW, PY2ZK, PU2KLM, CA5UBR, PY3SB,
PY2RDZ, PU2MJU, PU1PRF, KE4WBO.
Wednesday: PU5OGE, PY2CX, F5OUX.
Thursday: PY2CX, KC2PCR, K2CAZ, PU2TES.
Friday: PU5OGE
Saturday: LU5DX, PY2ZY, VR2LH, EA8BMH, VP8LP, PU1PRF,
VK2FAD.
Sunday: XF4YK, PU5OGE, KB1LKB, LU5DEM, YB0NFL, PY2SRB,
K8RDD, K2MO, F5OUX, F8DGY, LW3EX, KC9GNK, 9W2CBL.
OK/DO1HBK, Marcus says, “I just found your
homepage few days ago. I am so happy now, to have best info about 10m
condx in Europe! Thank you,Tony! I have a question, what kind of 10m antennas
are you using? I am now using a mag. loop, but I heard nothing last week.
Maybe I should change to a dipole.”
I use a Carolina Windom, but Marcus, don’t go thinking I work
or even hear the stations I report as being active. I wish I could. I’m
fairly active but even though I’m retired, family commitments (and
Stoke City and Cricket) often get in the way of things. Having said that
I heard nothing last week or this week so far. This week end I shall be
in Hong Kong so will miss the ARRL 10m contest!!
Carl, VH2LH, reports some success last weekend.
Saturday: VK4CQ 5/8, VK4JOO 3/3, VK4NDX 3/3, VK2MBK 5/8, VK2ACX 5/5, VK3YUN
5/4, VK3UO 5/7, VK4MKE 5/4, VK7HDX 3/3, VK4CQ 5/8, VK3JCS 5/5, VK2ZQ 5/6,
VK3XQ 4/3, VK3HRT 5/3, VK2IZI 5/3, VK2FAD 5/7, VK3MBW 5/4, VK6LOT 5/5,
VK2SD 5/7, VK2FHHS 3/3, VK2UZ 3/3, VK3JCH 4/3.
Sunday: VR10VAC 5/9, VK5FDMR 5/5, YB0NFL 3/3, 9W2CBL 5/5, VK5RD 5/5, VK7HDX
3/3, VK8GMT 3/3. Notice that several of the reports are only signal strength
3 but Q 5. This is easily possible on a quiet band.
Carl says, “Saturday mid afternoon 10m really opened up to Australia
with QSOs made all across the country right down to VK7 (Tasmania). Nothing
however was heard or worked from outside of VK! Sunday similar conditions
with more background noise and a couple of inter Asia contacts.”
I will get to see Carl and his family on my visit to HK next week.
And I have a VH2 licence to operate!
Jim, KZ4DX worked PU2KLM & LU1JEK the previous
week and commented that there were “lots of” South
American stations.
Michael, W5BUS, said, “Hello Tony, well if
you like RTTY and other data then today in Houston, that was where you
had to be, because that was all we had today. Oh well, 73 to all.”
Contests: The premier one is the ARRL 10m contest, (I
will miss all of it!!) from Saturday 00:00 to Sunday 24:00. There is also
the Light House Christmas Lights Contest, from 0001 hrs UTC on December
15, 2007, through 2359 hrs UTC on January 1, 2008. But only on certain
narrow frequencies on 10m. Check out Light House Contest if you are interested.
Sun: Spot 977 is almost imperceptible. Comet Holmes
has now spread out so far that is difficult to fit into the eyepiece of
a backyard telescope.
Still no RF from our illustrious editor. I wait with baited breath for
transmissions from ‘TUT Towers'.
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