Tony Dixon G4CJC

Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
04 June, 2009

We live in unusual times. A great start to the week, then a dip and a belter of a weekend for the WPX contest.

Despite 10m being open N - S in the USA and to Europe with some South African traffic there was little to the UK or to VK. Good job the weather here is hot at the moment as there is little radio, even less soccer and the cricket doesn’t start till next Friday.

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

Monday: EY8MM, TM0M, MJ/DL7AFS, C4SV, ZP6CW, LZ2009KM, 4O4A, ZB2FK, 4L8A, 4O2D, HB9CVQ, VU2NKS, SN50RS, F8ATS, 4L1FP, YR8A, US8ICM, SV5/DL3DRN, SV2CUI, KB7TGR, HA5JI, G0SXC, FM5AA, EB5GG, UK9AA, UK8GDW, PH55HD, M0EDX, K7UGA, EU2MM, EN500I, EA9PY, CT2IVH, A61SA, ON175BR, M0CHK, LY5W, LX8RTTY, HA8AAA, ER1EA, DL0IGI/B, DF2DM, 9W2ZAK, 4U1ITU, DL1RPG, EA1FAQ, RX6BH, DL7JV, K4JPC, DL9OC, M6MOF, WB7BBI, IZ7DJS, F5PBM, UA2FT, PD5CW, KB7CJ, UT0EA, UA4FBG, RX3AGD, RL3DX, OH1LWZ, AD6WL, M0CCQ, KC4TVZ, EA7UU, W7DTG, RA3ZSE, PD1HBW, K7ULS/P, EA5GHD, DO5GU, RA3CQ, F4EVR, F4AZF, UR4UDI, ON4EDM, N1LQJ, EA5ASQ, DO2JP, AD7UZ, UA4ALI, SV1ENX, PD3LHS, OK1TC, OH8UV, IZ8EJB, HB3YFC, HA8LNN, HA5OKQ, EA1AST, DO4NW, CT1EBM, W4NFD, US6UA, UR4CWQ, UA3QR, UA3GAF, UA0AV, RW6HP, PA0DX, ON4LDI, ON3LX, KA5DWI, IZ6GSQ, IZ5JMZ, IW8RRL, EA5HAB, EA1OD, DO7DU, DL8HK, DH8BQA, SV5TEN/B.

(3 or more contacts, any mode)

Tuesday: K1IED, KI4PKW, KV6O, OH9TEN, EA1GHQ, C4SV, K4ESA, K4JPC, UT7IL, G8MIA, N6EV, RN3KK, DL1RPG, W4NFD, RA3LW, N2MH, KD0APY, F6IRG, DL7JV, WX5EM, DG8MFV, W8ARY, VE1CZ, PD1HBW, GI4NKB, EA2ABJ, UR5LAK, RZ3DZF, RX6BH, OH4TY, LY3MR, DS2XBJ, DK1IZ, EA4Q/B, SK5AE/B, SK0CT/B, F5ZWE/B, OH9TEN/B, K5AB/B, IQ8CZ/B, W5ZA/B, OH5RAC/B, F5ZUU/B, EA3TEN/B, IT9EJW/B, SV3AQR/B, RX0AT/B, OM800AB, IQ8CZ/B, EA4Q/B, DK0TEN/B, IW3FZQ/B, I0KNQ/B, EA3TEN/B, F5ZWE/B.

(5 or more contacts, any mode)

Wednesday: PD1DX, 7X2ARA, ZP6CW, CU2KI, VE7MTY/B, SX9JZ, T77C, ZL2IFB, LX1NO, BA7IO, 4L/UU0JM, 1B1AB, WB7BBI, F5VLY, N6EV, KK6D, K4JPC, RX3AGD, DL1RPG, 9A1CEU, YT2T, W7ULV, UT7IL, HA6NY, WP4NND, OH7HXH, KU7Z, K4AAK, F5OUX, DL7JV, RX0AT/B, WB5QYT/B, SV5TEN/B, K7FL/B, SK0CT/B.

(3 or more contacts, any mode)

Thursday: ZD7FT, RX3AGD, 9W2ZAK, N7DB, 9A1CEU, WB7BBI, W7DTG, KC4TVZ, XE2HUM, RW3ADB, YL2GUV, WX5EM, KQ4PK, WA6APQ/B, WA6MHZ/B, VE4TEN/B.

(5 or more contacts, any mode on Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

Friday: U4MIR, RK9AWN, BA7IO, 5Z4/RW1AU, 4J9M, SY2WT, II6AN, BD7NWF, 4L8A, 1B1AB, UR4MWC, E73W, CU2KI, BD7LMT, 7Z1HL, DL1RPG, UT7IL, KK6D, F5VLY, DL7JV, KQ6PK, RW6HP, KJ4EJO, DH8BQA, 9A1CEU, UA4CR, UA3QY, OM0AAO, DL1REM, W4ZW, VE1CZ, UY7QN, RZ3ATE, RX3AGD, K4JPC, K0ABC, EA6FG, OE3DXA, LY5W, DL9OC, OH5RAC/B, SV3AQR/B, IT9EJW/B, F5ZWE/B.

Saturday: WN1GIV, CS9L, UU7J, WE3C, E73O, LU1HF, EG8DIA, C4N, ZL2IFB, LZ9W, E73C, BA7IO, UW1M, UP6P, CU2X, 9A2U, VE3DZ/VP9, NR4M, AN8R, 3V9A, TA3KZ, EC1KR, NZ1U, S57AW, LY7A, JA6WIF, AO3T, YT3M, RK9QWM, R210ASP, OH0Z, EA8URL, 9A3VM, YR8A, WW4E, RA9A, OH1RX, CN3A, C4I, BA8AG, SX9JZ, OH4MDY, ET3JA, ES9C, UR5LO, UP4L, RX9SA, RM3Q, OG6N, EA5GS, 9A800VZ, ZL1BYZ, UN9GD, UA9CLB, UA9CDC, RG9A, PU2MTS, OH3JF, OH0EC, NH6P, N0NI, EF8M, AB1HZ, 4X0A, UU5WW, US5XD, UA9TF, SV1ENG, RO4W, RA6AX, NE8J, KD4D, HA8TP, G6PZ, EX2X, EK3SA, EF5BM, EE2W, EB7DX, CU3HQ, UA6AA, DL7JV, RV3MI, WX3B, WB9FIU, OH1LWZ, WB7BBI, DK8NC, PE1HWO, K4JPC, UA3QIX, RU3BU, F5TDK, EA1OD, RA6AU, DO4DXA, DL7AU, RK9AD, KK6D, PY2XC, UT4UFL, UA3QJJ, RW3DD, RN9RQ, RA9MX, OM2VL, WN4VCH, W2YC, RA9LE, OH6MW, KB7CJ, DJ1AA, WP4NND, UA4FBG, SV6CZQ, S58M, S51AY, RW4AA/9, NP3D, KO1U, YT7AW, YO9BXC, UT0RM, RA6YDX, OE3GCU, NQ2F, KA5DWI, JH7RTQ, HA8LLK, EA5GX, DQ4W, UR4CWQ, M0BVE, KG6ACG, KE6QR, K7TLX, K5NZ, K4CZ, 9A3XV, UT4XU, UA4CDT, UA2FT, SV1EML, RW9UU, PP5EG, PD5CW, OP4A, NF4A, N6EE, KQ6PK, KH6RC, KC4TVZ, DH8BQA, 9A1CEU, W1RM, UN8PY, UA1OOX, S51TJ, OH6CT, LB3KB, K7OOS, HA2EQD, DK8EY, DJ5MW, 9K2HN, 9A2KD.

Sunday: BA7IO, LU1HF, UU7J, UA9CLB, S57AW, LZ9W, ET3JA, 9A2U, BA8AG, AO3T, WN1GIV, E73O, CS9L, 9A800VZ, YT2T, C4N, 9A3VM, 4U1ITU, YT3M, WE3C, VR2ZQZ/P, UP6P, RG9A, OH0EC, JA6WIF, IZ5ICH, EA9IE, EA8URL, E73C, ZW5B, UE80MC, 4L0A, UZ2M, UP0L, RA9A, G6PZ, C4I, A73A, RX3DCX, RL6YXX, OQ5M, E72U, 4X0A, YU/N8BO, VE3DZ/VP9, RK3ER, RK3DXZ, OH1RX, IR9Y, EG8DIA, E7DX, E21EIC, B7M, Z35X, UW1M, UW1G, UR5LO, RU3UR, RU1A, RM3F, OG7X, HS0ZEE, EI2JD, AN8R, 1B1AB, YO5ALI, W5VX, UX2X, US5XD, UA9QM, UA9FAR, S51GL, RX6AH, RT4M, PU2MTS, NX5M, EF5BM, EA8MQ, EA6IB, DH8BQA, CU3HQ, 9A7PJT/QRP, ZL2IFB, YT0A, YR8A, UX6F, UP1G, UA3R, RZ3TZL, RK9QWM, RF9W, OH4MDY, LY7A, LX1SF, LN3Z, IS0AFM, HA7SBQ, EX2X, ER1RR, EF3A, EB7DX, EA4EUI, DJ1AA, WB7BBI, RW4AA/9, AD6WL, DL7JV, UA4ALI, S54O, UA6AA, RN6HZ, RA9LE, DL6KVA, DL1RPG, UA3QIX, UA2FT, KK6D, IK0XBX, US6EX, F5TDK, K4JPC, OH1LWZ, NF4A, HA2EQD, UX2KA, RA6AU, F4AZF, EA1OD, OM2VL, DK8NC, UU5JBO, NK7Z, UA1OIZ, SV6CZQ, SI0E, RV9WF, RK9AD, F4TTR, UA9CGL, PY2XC, PD1RH, OP4A, DF1PH, UT4UFL, UR4CWQ, UA3QY, UA0AV, S52W, RW9WA, RV3ZN, KB7CJ, EA4EED, EA3ALV, DH9SB, WX3B, PR1T, N6ML, N2NL, JA1QGT, IS0/IT9VDQ, IO4T, DQ4W, 9A3XV, WA4IAM, PA6OI, OZ1LXJ, KO1U, F4FPG, UA0SC, RW3DY, RU9DD, RU6CQ, OK8MI, OK1XV, M0BPQ, JK1NMJ, EK6RSC, DL9OC, YV6BTF, XV1X, WI0WA, W4NFD, UT7IL, UT5ERP, UT4XD, UA3QJJ, SP8TJU, SP4K, SM4EMO, RX9SA, RW9SZ, RA9JR, RA3CQ, OM3AG, OH6MW, OH0Z, G3XBM, EA7OT, DL2SWN, 9H1SP, WP4NND, UR5LAK, RZ3TX, RV3MI, RU3BU, RA9DZ, RA6YDX, PY5FB, N6NKN, N5QQ, IZ8OFO, IV3JCC, IK3QAR, EC1KR, DO4DXA, DL9YAJ, DK4WF, DH5MM, DG4DW, VE7MTY/B, SV5TEN/B.

Andy, G6OHM (nice call) wanted a list of 10m repeaters in the Netherlands. I used DL6XB but he lists only 1 and the info is sparse. “29.670 29.570 PI____ NETHERLANDS Leeuwarden No Planning in Locator:JO23UE. Responsible:VERON” which is not really helpful. Sorry.

On Tuesday, Adam, callsign K1OCD, heard: W6PC/4 at 459 sigs RI. Which is more than I heard!

Same day, Tuesday, Pavel, CO7WT says, “Band is dead in any mode only noise at 14:00z on 02/06/09 at FL11BJ”. Same here but I’m not sure exactly what the FL11BJ bit is. Anyone know?

Carl VR2CB is returning to Hong Kong in a few weeks time so we can expect more activity from there.

Contests:

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

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