Tony Dixon G4CJC

Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
08 January, 2009

Very thin this past week, some DX about and folk calling them and then leaving the band. Nice to see some Gs, G0FWX, G7RAU and G8GXP made it into the list, some VKs and ZLs in there too, mainly working each other.

Most popular DX
(three or more contacts, any mode)

Monday: V51AS, W8GWP, N4RK, ZS1WE, ZS1O, 9W2VVH.

Tuesday: 9W2IBR, LU5FB/B, BA6QD, YO5AMH, WY5I/B, VK7GK, PY5EW, PY2SHF, KE4WBO.

Wednesday: W1CTN, VK2IR, HC4MZ, 9W2IBR, VE3FGU, KB1OWT, K2WOP, 9W2LLK, W1RPG, N1EU.

Thursday: ZL1BYZ, KQ6PK, N7UQ, 9W2IBR, KE7TRJ, SA6A, ZL4CZ, ZL4PW, 9W2VVH, K2WOP, KD5PBR, KK6D, PY2XC, SM1TDE, VK4IM, VK5GX, W5WW, WB7BBI, WE5I, YO5BBO.

Friday: 9W2IBR, E44M, VK5MRD, ZL3PAH, DL2SER, DO4DXA, IW0SAF, ZL1AA, ZL2SP, ZL4CZ, 9W2VVH, G0FWX, G7RAU, G8GXP, K4ESA, M0CCQ, PY2RDX, PY2XC, VK2HV, VK2IR, WE5I, ZL2ADR.

Saturday: JA3JOT, PU3CAL, 9A2GA, KC4TVZ, KH6RC, N6QQ, VK6IR, VK2HEW, VK6VCK, ZL1B, K4ESA, K4JPC, K5AB/B, K6FRC/B, KE4WBO, LW3EX, VK2XZ, VK5HRT, W1PR, W5AJ, W7ISG, WB7BBI, XE1EX, ZL1AA, ZL3TE.

Sunday: S21RC, VR2VBV, SQ8MZW, IW5EEY, ZS6DN, ZL3TE, ZL2SP, K5AB/B, WI6J/B, K6FRC/B, KK6D, WB7BBI, K4JPC, AF6AV, LW3EX, WE5I, PY2XC, 9W2LLK, K4AAK, VK2XZ, VK8NSB, PU2OKE, KD5PBR, KD4ESV, 9W2VVH, ZL1BYZ.

Harold, KC2BPP, has only just found this column, where have you been these last few years?

He says, “Tony, no conditions at all. Just me and my local pounding the brass to see if anyone come back. But now that I found your page. I will keep you up to date here in NYC.”
And he worked WA2LOT 5/9 who is also in NY so a local contact really. Still more than I’ve had!! And look at this shack, pretty much like mine and I suppose lots of others around the world.

Triple busy Dave, VK5MRD, is next up.
“Thursday 01/01/2009. Stations heard were:-ZL4QJ, ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2RSY/b, VK3FORX, VK3RMV/b, VK3RMH/b, VK4DMJ, VK4CQ, VK4RTL/b, VK6JRT, VK6RWA/b, VK6RBP/b, VK7AAD and VK8VF/b.
Stations worked were:- VK2DAG, VK7HAY, VK7HDX and VK7NT. Been busy so not many for today’s list .”

Friday 02/01/2009. Stations heard were:- ZL2VB, ZL2OK, ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2FA, VK2ADK, VK3FM/2, VK2RSY/b, VK3ECH, VK3YUN, VK3MJB, VK3RMV/b and VK3RMH/b.
Stations worked were:- ZL1BR, ZL1KP, ZL4CZ, ZL2ADR, ZL2SP, ZL1GQ, VK2FDXR, VK2BJ, VK2SH, VK2HV, VK2ZMT, VK2SD, VK2IR, VK2TDN, VK2MJW, VK2SF, VK3MBW, VK3ACT, VK3ABC, VK3AW, VK3ARK, VK3FASW, VK3HQ, VK3MJ, VK3TKB, VK3EL, VK3FBKS, VK3YTT, VK3HHJ, VK3TKQ, VK3HBA, VK5MFW, VK7FGGT, VK7QF and VK7OW.

Saturday 03/01/2009. Stations heard were:- BD4CZX, BD4CJ, 9W2LLK, JA3JOT, JR3JFZ, JA2IGY/b, ZL4GK, ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2PRF, VK2GE, VK2HBG, VK2VFV, VK2RSY/b, VK3FRC, VK3RMV/b, VK3RMH/b, VK4CQ, VK4RTL/b and VK8VF/b.
Stations worked were:- ZL2BJA, ZL4CZ, ZL4QQ, ZL2ADR, ZL1KP, ZL1UIJ, VK2GKA, VK2NA, VK2IPK, VK2BV, VK2SF, VK2HBI, VK3HQ, VK3TKB, VK3EL, VK3MJB, VK3HBA, VK3NI, VK7FWWF, VK7FMAC, VK7FGGT, VK8ZMX and VK8VTX.

Sunday 04/01/2009. Stations heard were:- S21RC, 3D2BA, 9W2LLK, JG1HQA, JA2IGY/b, ZL4GK, ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK1XP, VK1HWVK2HBI, VK2RI, VK2AU, VK2AH, VK2VFV, VK2VHF, VK2ZMT, VK2BJ, VK2RSY/b, VK3HOT, VK3ZOT, VK3RMV/b, VK3RMH/b, VK4CC, VK4FDJBVK4RTL/b, VK7FMPR, VK7DY and VK8VF/b.
Stations worked were:- ZL1BDY, ZL2BPT, ZL1TMF, ZL2OK, VK1DI, VK5UK/1, VK2GJC, VK2XZ, VK2YVG, VK2SF, VK2NA, VK2UZ, VK2HBG, VK2MBD, VK2IPE, VK2FTLD, VK3VIN, VK3GND, VK3BBB, VK3FGRC, VK3XYX, VK3NI, VK3MJB, VK3HJA, VK3HBA, VK3TKB, VK4FDJB, VK4JGH, VK4CQ, VK4FICU, VK5NJ, VK6IR, VK6ZLO, VK7FWWF, VK7DIK and VK7ZGK.

Monday 05/01/2009. Stations heard were:- ZL2IK, ZL3WM, ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2IR, VK2XZ, VK2IPK, VK2BMS, VK2RSY/b, VK3LB, VK3RMV/b, VK3RMH/b, VK4RTL/b and VK8VF/b.
Stations worked were:- ZL2SP, ZL4AD, ZL1BDY, ZL2APF, ZL1BVA, ZL1BOA, ZL2GW, ZL2ALJ, ZL1LK, ZL2KP, ZL4TGT, ZL4TLG, ZL1TMF, ZL1KK, ZL2NFN, ZL1MGM, ZL2MAT, VK2AU, VK2APE, VK2JKB, VK2FDTM, VK2XF, VK3FM/2, VK3HBA, VK4FICU, VK4JGH, VK7HAY and VK7JGD.

Tuesday 06/01/2009. Stations heard were: ZL2IK, ZL2MAT, ZL1AQ, ZL3RW, ZL1MGM, ZL1ALZ, ZL1CR, ZL1ADP, ZL4TGT, ZL1KP, ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2IR, VK2JKB, VK2RSY/b, VK3TCP, VK3YUN, VK3AHL, VK3RMV/b, VK3RMH/b, VK4JGH and VK4RTL/b.
Stations worked were:- ZL1LU and VK3FIZZ. Busy Busy Busy.

Wednesday 07/01/2009. Stations heard were:- ZL2PB, ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2RSY/b, VK4RTL/b, VK6RWA/b and VK6RBP/b.
Stations worked were:- VK3ALZ. . Busy Busy Busy.”

Well loads of stuff worked there Dave mostly VK and ZL but lots of other juicy DX. Even with the VKs and ZLs, Oz is such a huge place that they’re not really locals. So get as much operating in now before the babe arrives 'cus I bet you’ll do less of it when it does arrive.

Nothing from Mitchel in South Africa this week nor from Carl in Hong Kong. I would guess that Carl is back at work in the Middle East or maybe in Africa somewhere.

Contests: Saturday 00:00 - Sunday 24:00 Hunting Lions in the Air (SSB & CW). Saturday 12:00 - Sunday 23:59 MI-QRP Club January CW Contest. Saturday 14:00 – 18:00 Midwinter Contest (CW) and Sunday 10:00 – 14:00. Saturday 18:00 - Sunday 06:00 North American QSO Party (CW). Sunday 00:00 – 23:59 SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW). Sunday 06:30 – 08:30 NRAU-Baltic Contest (CW) and ) 09:00 – 11:00 (SSB). Sunday 09:00 – 10:59 DARC 10m-Contest (SSB & CW). So quite a few spread around over the weekend to keep you on your toes.

Sun: The first sunspot of 2009, which appeared yesterday in the sun's southern hemisphere, has fizzled out. The sunspot's dark core coalesced, then dissolved again in just under 24 hours.
That was enough time to measure the sunspot's magnetic field, however, and the polarity of the field identified the spot as a member of new Solar Cycle 24.

Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3), discovered in 2007 by a Strait-bridging team of astronomers from Taiwan and China, is swinging around the sun and approaching Earth. Astronomer Karzaman Ahmad sends this picture taken Jan. 7th from the Langkawi National Observatory in Malaysia.

And news from G4TUT, the editor.
He didn’t get 'On Air' at all over the festive season! End of news item. However his comment is that he probably heard as much on Ten Metres by not listening as I did by listening and calling CQ. And, damit, he’s right!

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