Tony Dixon G4CJC

Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
29 January, 2009

One of those weeks that started as a damp squib and ended with the swoosh of a rocket.

9A2009ST (Men's World Handball Championship, Croatia) was prominent as was SV8FMY (Samos Island) , SY9CVD (Crete) and TI8II (Costa Rica).

HG5BAMAKO is a genuine call. It is Budapest-Bamako Rally Special Event Station. Bakamo is in Mali. Quite a few Mexican stations about on Sunday, I wonder why?

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Monday: 5B4AHJ, VE1CZ.

Tuesday: W4VIC, S21DX, VP8YGL, VE3FGU, K4JPC, ZL4DH.

Wednesday: S21DX, IW0HLZ, DO5OT, VK2IR, IW0HBY, S21RC, HL4CBX, PD5SS, BX4AQ, 9W2RZL, IZ0HCC/B, VK8VF/B, F5ZVM/B.

Thursday: 9A2009ST, IZ6GSQ, F9IE, SQ9MEE, E72U, F2JD, G0FWX, IZ5ICH, DM3HZN, F5IEP, F6IRG, HA8TP, IT9ZEO, IW2CLM, IZ7HNO, LZ2DF, YO2MFZ, EA7HW, IK6FWJ, IS0SWW, IW0SAF, IZ7ECT, S21RC/P, SP6KEP, 9A5ST, DL1RPG, DO7DU, F5DQK, IZ1MHY, K4JPC, M0CCQ, M0CSI, PA3GND, PD7RB, SV8FMY, US5WCP, YO2IS.

Friday: SV8FMY, 9A2009ST, SY9CVD, FR1AN, SQ9MEE, EA7HMT, HA5AWT, IT9BLB, 9A2009PO, EA1ABT, IC8WIC, IT9WTY, IW0HQG, IZ8DPL, IZ8MBW, LZ2MDI, SP6KEP, 6W/DL2RMC, EA5BZ, EC1KR, EG1OFV, IZ8FDH, SQ9MEO, SV2JAO, SV8/DL8MCA, DK0TEN, DO2XX, EA5DWS, EA5WO, EA6AIP, EB7DX, HA3GR, HB9CCZ, HG5BAMAKO, 9A5ST, DG7MHR, DL4MBY, DL4MP, DL7JV, DL9MCD, DO7DU, EA5CEE, EA5EF, EA5HAB, F4FLQ, F5DQK, F6IRG, G8GXP, HB9ENR, IK0CNA, IW7EBA, IZ0JXG, IZ0MJG, IZ7EUH, M0BSV, M0CKP, PD1AIH, PD5SS, PD7RB, PE2MC, SP3FXC, US0LW, UT3IZ, VE2LCM, SV3AQR/B, F5ZWE/B, IQ8CZ/B.

Saturday: SY9CVD, VP9/N1SNB, SV8FMY, IZ8GDM, EA2IF, 9A2009ST, EC7DX, F5KLF, F5TDK, F5UTN, KJ4SAM, NN1J, W4JAG, WA1HFF, WB2HPR, WN4AMO, 9A5ST, EA8BEX, F5AGB, F5DQK, F5JFU, IW4DXO, IZ8MBW, K4JPC, KB5ZJU, KC2PCR, KC2QXA, KC4TVZ, KD0AJB, KD4CMV, KG4ODX, N0VPD, N3CR, N4QX, N5UCF, N8LGL, N9OOO, ON4LAN, VE3EN, VE3FGU, W8ARY, SV3AQR/B, VE9BEA/B.

Sunday: TI8II, K5RQ, XE2MVS, W3A, FG1GW, F2GL, WP4SK, AC5O, HI9/EA3WL, XF3PAS, PY2XC, WB0VBW, XE2HQI, HR2DX, K4JPC, XE1YYD, YV5MM, HI8PJP, KB1OWT, TK5EP, W2RJO, F2YT, F5DM, F5IN, F5KEE, KB1QZP, N5QK, N6CAS, XE1ZVO, XE2RV, XE2YHR, YV5AMH, AC7XP, AE5BR, AJ4MW, F5AGB, F5MOO, F5RRS, F5UTN, F6BNH, F6KRK, IZ3DBA, JH7RTQ, K0MVJ, K2WOP, K4BTY, KC2PCR, KC4TVZ, KD0AJB, KD5PBR, KG8V, KK6D, KQ6PK, N0OJL, N5KMK, N5PHT, N8HSO, PY2LPP, PY5HOT, VA3TTX, VE2PEP, VE2TH, VK4CQ, W0ZD, W5TFW, W8NVB, WA4HMX, WB7BBI, WE5I, WN4AMO, WN4VCH, XE3DX, ZS2DL, W6PC/B, K6FRC/B, HP6RCP/B, KC8VJD/B, WA6MHZ/B, N4HLF/B, K5AB/B.

Reports:

VK5MRD is still working stuff on Ten Metres, lots of VKs to be sure but JAs and ZLs as well.

Thursday 22/01/2009. Stations heard were:- JA2IGY/b, ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2RSY/b, VK3RMH/b, VK4FICU, VK4CQ, VK4RTL/b, VK4RKC/repeater, VK6RBP/b, VK6RWA/b and VK8VF/b. Stations worked were:- ZL1AA, VK2AU, VK2SK, VK4JGH and VK4ZQ mobile.

Friday 23/01/2009. Stations heard were:- JA2IGY/b, ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2RSY/b, VK3RMH/b, VK4RTL/b, VK4RKC/repeater, VK6RBP/b, VK6RWA/b and VK8VF/b. Stations worked were:- ZL2VB, VK1XP/2, VK2FACY, VK2KLM, VK3HBA and VK6TEN. VK6TEN Doug (VK9ZLH) at the Giles Meteorological Weather Station in Outback Western Australia will be moving to Victoria and will be active as VK3YQS in a few weeks.

Saturday 24/01/2009. Stations heard were:- ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2NSS, VK2IR, VK2RSY/b, VK3KIH, VK3RMH/b, VK4MJF, VK4AJS, VK4MCD, VK4RTL/b, VK4RKC/repeater, VK6RBP/b, VK6RWA/b and VK8VF/b. Stations worked were:- ZL2ADR, VK1DSH, VK1TAR, VK2JKB, VK2FALL, VK2TS, VK2FORX, VK2KTT, VK3BY, VK3PJH, VK3UO, VK3YUN, VK4CQ, VK4AGK, VK4MAD, VK6RO, VK6TQ, VK6LGB and VK8ZMX. I heard Andy ZL2ADR calling CQ on 28.490MHz for ages and I was surprised that no one was going back to him. I called him and we had a good QSO. It was quite late in the evening here in VK5 and it was 12.15am local ZL time.. Here we are now an hour later and I am still hearing the ZL beacons and also all the VK beacons too. But the band is all quiet - guess everyone has gone to bed!

Sunday 25/01/2009. Stations heard were:- ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2BK, VK2HFA, VK2HFP, VK2SD, VK2RSY/b, VK3HGN, VK3RMH/b, VK4FICU, VK4MCD, VK4RTL/b, VK4RKC/repeater, VK6RBP/b, VK6RWA/b and VK8VF/b. Stations worked were:- VK2IR and VK2ZMT.

Monday 26/01/2009. This also happens to be "Australia Day", VI or AX may be temporarily allocated for special events, some of the stations listed were using the "AX" prefix before the normal call sign ie VK5MRD= AX5MRD. Stations heard were:- ZL2MHF/b, ZL3TEN/b, VK2FJPR, VK2RSY/b, VK3YUN, VK3RMH/b, VK4RTL/b, VK4RKC/repeater, VK6RBP/b, VK6RWA/b and VK8VF/b. Stations worked were:- ZL1BYZ, ZL1KP, ZL1AA, ZL2SP, ZL2VB, VK3MTV/2, VK2FHQQ, VK2UZ, VK2FORX, VK2XYA, VK2DEK, VK2FDXR, VK2HJW, VK2FTLJ, VK2NSS, VK2SF, VK2AIF, VK2HAK, VK2HBG, AX2SK/qrp, AX2IR, AX2XZ, VK3LDR, VK3HOT, VK3PXJ, VK3HMS, VK3MJB, VK3ZSJ, VK3FLI, VK4NBP, VK4HDX, VK4JWT, VK4LS, AX4MCD, AX4CQ, VK7HAY, VK7FOXX, VK7GZ, VK7VKV, VK7HDM and VK7AD. Also today I was able to work AX0BP (VK0BP) Bob in Antartica on 20m on my Off Centre Fed Dipole. You can see Bob`s web page here:- http://www.vk0bp.org/

Just before 12am last night I was able to work two VK6 stations on 2m FM 146.500MHz at distance just under 2000km away. I have had a pretty good day today!

Tuesday & Wednesday I am sorry, nothing to report as it has been way too hot over here. I have no air conditioning in my radio shack and it is now 36 degrees C inside. The temperatures here have been awful. We have just had our hottest day in over 70 years at 45.7C and last night was the hottest night on record at 33C at the coldest point but most of the night was around 36C

Rafa, XE2RV, sent in a report.
“Sunday worked: B5ANN, XE2MVS,XE1AO, XE3DX, WB6CMX, K2CYN, KI4LIL all on SSB. We had an opening Sunday morning, I stayed there and called and received comeback calls from south USA. I hope we can get that opening for the DX ARRL contest.”
Rafa, I should think everyone hopes that the ARRL contest conditions are like last Sunday!

Mike, KE5GBC, worked W4JKL,W3REW,WW5NQH,KG4HEY,KC9LDG,WB6CMX on Sunday. He says,
“Opening here for last 3 days in evening hours. Sunday was 3 wonderful hours 5-8pm central time. Worked Florida, north Carolina, Illinois, New Mexico, Arizona. so many stations it was pile up city on some frequencys. Many, many stations heard. checked into 2 nets, and was able to try out my 3 foot Wilson on a 2m ground plane adapter kit. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come. It seems we have a opening ahead and during cold fronts approaching. We will take all we can get. 73”

Absolutely right Mike. Here in the UK we’ve heard very little in the way of substantial openings for a while. We hope for good luck and conditions.

Contests : Saturday 1200 - Sunday 1200 EPC WW DX Contest (BPSK125) and Sunday 2000 – 2359 QRP ARCI Fireside SSB Sprint. That’s pretty well it till next week.

Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m.) Information from DXwatch.com and 425DXnews

Sun: Sun’s blank again. However we do have a green comet on its way toward us. Comet Lulin has an atmosphere containing toxic cyanogen (CN) and diatomic carbon (C2). Both substances glow green when illuminated by sunlight via a process called "resonant fluorescence." At closest approach on Feb. 24, 2009, Lulin will stop 38 million miles short of Earth, so it’s not going to be a problem.

Stoke City won the 2nd half against Tottenham Hotspurs 0-1. Unfortunately we lost the first half 3-0. Doh!
Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium next Saturday. We need a win!

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