Tony Dixon G4CJC

Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
22 July, 2009

Well, a cracking Saturday but a bit down the rest of the week. Most popular over the whole week were KH7XS (Big Island Contest Club, Hawaii)
and 3A2LF (Monaco)

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

Monday: A61E, TA1BX, C31PP, K5AB/B, IT9AUG, A61C, 9M2GET, WB7BBI, N8RT, K7TLX, KD7SVR, ON5QRP, RA3CQ, YT3TPS, KA5DWI, EA2URD, AD6WL, A61BK.

Tuesday: 3A2LF, 5N0OCH, VP9400KD, F4DPT, C31PP, F5ZWE/B, CT1JOP, TM1MV, CS28MCF, LM9K75Y, IW0CZC, CT9/DL1CW, F4AZF, DL1RPG, PA0DX, WB7BBI, K7TLX, HA5JI, N7DB, SP9RQJ, N8PUM, DO5GU, M0CCQ, VE2TKH.

Wednesday: LY3W, TL0A, 3A2LF, IS0GQX, HZ1SK, EA4TL, CT2IVH, F5ZWE/B, EB1LA/B, EA4Q/B, SV3AQR/B, S57S, ES5GP, A61BK, PA0DX, F4AZF, WB7BBI, DL1RPG, N8PUM, RX3AGD, K8MEM, DE7ATC, SP9RQJ, OE5HWN, RL6YXX, M6MOF, M0CCQ, IK1MDF, GM4ZMK.

Thursday: EA3AR, EA8CAC, IK0GHB, F6KSV, CT9/DL1SBF, 5N0OCH, NQ4I, I5ZSS, HZ1SK, EA4Q/B, LU5FC, KH7XS, IZ8DXB/B, IQ7TA, F8EZE, F5ZWE/B, F5VHY, EZ8BP, EA7IJB, EA5HEN, DL1RPG, F4EJW, UV5EOZ, WB7BBI, PA0DX, W8LR, IK7BPV, N5XZ, KE4WBO, K7TLX, F6EWB, XE2WK, W8PC, NQ2F, GM4EWM, F4EPP, DK8NC.

Friday: KH7XS, Z30U, II7PT/E, F5ZWE/B, YC9MDX, II7PT/A, F5ZUU/B, E74Y, SV3AQR/B, SV2MAP, PG4M, F5ZVM/B, EA5ADT, EA4Q/B, DM0ING/B, 4L1FP, UU9JQ, RZ0SZZ, NS9RC/B, KH2L, IZ8DXB/B, G4RCG, E20WXA, PA0DX, DE7ATC, DL1RPG, OY3JE, WB7BBI, RX3AGD, M6MOF, KE4WBO, SM0IHR, HA5TI, K2WOP, IK7BPV, GW3VVC, DL1REM, RA3CQ, ON3VHF, KF1Z, F6EWB, 9W2ZAK, YT3TPS, UT7IL, RX9AM, KA5DWI, K4JPC, F4EJW, EA5RQ, DH8BQA, RN0SA, LB5RD, G7OGX, DO5GU, 9W2RZL.

Saturday: JA7OWD, KH7XS, DK1NO, 8Q7VR/MM, UA9UZZ, KL7J, 4X0A, RK9QWM, LA4TEN/B, LA3S, II7PT/G, 5B4AIF, UA9PC, RZ0SZZ, RW9WW, LX1NO, HA0ML, 9A800VZ, 5B4AGM, SV3AQR/B, R33CM, OH2B/B, F5ZWE/B, DK6XZ, SP9QMP, SP4Z, RZ9IR, RV9CP, RU9WZ, RU0SU, R33CA, NE8J, IT9EJW/B, F9IE, DO4DXA, DM3BJ, 9A2X, 8S4S, UA0AV, DL1RPG, RU3AT, PA0DX, UA6AA, RX9SN, KO1U, RW9WA, LZ3FN, WB7BBI, OY3JE, K4EM, I5NXH, VE9HF, RN9AA, GW3VVC, SJ2W, RV3DHC, F5TDK, UX1IL, RZ9OO, RL9AA, KC4TVZ, IK7BPV, G0OTT, YU1ZZ, SM0IHR, RK9AWC, M0CCQ, G8UBJ, 2E0CNL, PA7ZZ, EA6CA, EA5RQ, DH8BQA, UT7MW, UA3AKO, RU9DD, RL3FO, RA3LW, PY2XC, LZ2ZG, K8MEM, K4JPC, JA6WIF, HA6KNX, EA4CWB, EA2BCT, YT2AAA, UA4LDP, PD0RKC, DO1YWF, DE7ATC.

Sunday: KH7XS, HA8LLK, EA5RQ, EA4TL, YV5SSF, G4WBB, 9W2ZAK, PA0DX, DL1RPG, WB7BBI, VE2TKH, K4JPC, DE7ATC, WA4IAM, SM0IHR, K8MEM, YY5GYM, DL9OC, KB1RDL, G4RCG, F5TDK, EA8EU, AL7GA.

Tuesday Edward, MA3009SWL heard: I5NZR 5/9, IZ3KVD 5/8, DO1MHZ 4/8, F1EAY 4/8, HA5JI 5/8, DJ5RQ 5/8, DK1NO 5/9.
Edward works with a Yaesu FRG 8800 receiver and a long wire 8m high with Global AT-2000 atu. Thanks for the info Edward.

This is Dave, KV5MRD’s report,
“Sunday 19/07/2009. Stations heard were:- 9W2ZAK, VK2RSY/b, VK2TS, VK2ZMT, VK2APG, VK3LPG, VK3CE, VK4RTL/b, VK4KY, VK4HMO, VK6RBP/b, VK7HDX and VK8VF/b. Stations worked were:- Only VK4CQ. Wish I could have worked more stations The radio was whilst I was busy doing other jobs like "House work" and changing Nappies!”

Contests: A bit of a dull week coming for contests on Ten Metres with just the RSGB IOTA of any consequence.

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

Sun: Sun’s blank again but the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century is about to begin. It starts just hours from now at 9 p.m. EDT on July 21st (0100 UT on July 22nd). The path of totality crosses many major cities in India and China, setting the stage for possibly the best-observed eclipse in history.

Evidence is mounting that something hit Jupiter no more than a few days ago.

The impact site was discovered by amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley on July 19th,
using a 14.5-inch telescope at his backyard observatory in Murrumbateman, Australia.

On July 20th, Dennis Simmons of Brisbane Australia recorded a movie of the impact site. Movie (spaceweather.com)

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