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A quite extraordinary week with DX being workable on all days but Friday - just before the contest being the best day by far.
Naturally CW was the mode preferred on Saturday and Sunday but there was a fair amount of spin off into the phone section. All the calls in the lists below were only for the phone section and for three or more reported contacts.
Difficult to spot an outright most popular DX but 5U5U (Niger) was up there (again!), as was E77AA ( Bosnia-Herzegovina), OT2A (Belgium) and LY600W (Lithuania). And as you can see not many Gs.
Most popular DX
Monday: A92GR, 5D0IPY, 7Z1SJ, 7X4AN, SV5AZP, CT2IVH, TA7KA, A92HB, PU2UEO, CN8SG, EB7DX, SV9GPV, A61TX, ER4DX, 4Z4DX, EA8CQW, EC8APQ, EG7CDG, IW9HII, R90LPU, RA3CQ, SV9CVY, UR5MW, 5B4AHJ, 9H4DX, CN8IG, EA7IBK, EC5RN, M/F5KEE/P, SV5/DL3DRN, TB2MTK, VE7NBQ, 9W2RZL, CT1HMN, EA5HBM, F4EZJ, F4TTR, F8CRS, GW4AYJ, HE9JYN, I0KNQ, IK0RWX, IT9MRZ, IW1DQS, IZ1NDZ, IZ5ILK, KC2PCR, KD0AJB, KG6ACG, KU4XO, MW0HMV, OE1DWC, OZ3BJ, PE2MC, PY2TVI, RN6HZ, RW3DD, RX3AGD, UA4FBG, UA6AA, UR5ZRL, US5QR, VE6TC, YO3CBZ.
Tuesday: 5N8NDP, TT8FC, EA5FL, EA7IBK, DO1KRT, EA8YB, EC8ADS, PU2YHF, PY5HOT, OH0PM, EA5/DH5KAW, EA8IK, HB2008GL, I0KNQ, IZ1NDZ, AG5Z, CT1DIN, EA5LV, EA6/DL1KBQ, EG7CDG, PE2KY, RX0SA, SP3GXH, 9A1CCY, 9V1QQ, CT1HMN, DL3YEE, DO5GU, DO7DU, F1CGN, F4EZJ, HB3YDL, IK8YHO, IT9MRZ, IT9PCU, K2WOP, K3OO, KC0TPP, KG6ACG, KL8DX, MW0HMV, OK4RQ, ON4TSF, PD5SS, SQ2BXI.
Wednesday: 5U5U, LY600W, UY0CA, TT8FC, HA800NAR, 5N8NDP, UR5XDV, EA1GDX, YO5KUC, YL3GDR, SM2HQW, LZ08KM, IZ1NDZ, 4Z8AY, YT2VPA, UT7IL, SM5CAK, RV9WJ, RN3ZLQ, PU2UEO, M/F5KEE/P, IT9ACJ, IQ4AX, HA5CAR, HA5BZR, EI9JF, EA5GPC, EA2CCG, YL3GDR, PD5SS, RX3AGD, DO7DU, CT1HMN, UT5ERP, RN6HZ, PH1MRF, LY2AE, I0KNQ, UA4FBG, SM2LIY, E74KC, DO1EJK, DG1OAM, SQ2BXI, SP1MHZ, S57NCP, OK2ZDL, IZ2KPE, IW1DQS, IK0RWX, HA5AZZ, EA7IBK, DO1KRT.
Thursday: LY600W, PY2VA, T77NM, PU2YHF, 5U5U, SQ9DJG, 5N8NDP, HB2008OK, OE2008OHO, 5B8AD, PY5HOT, 4L1FP, 7X4AN, HA8LLK, OE2008A, PU2LSM, PY2DU, UA1AKJ, UA9SW, CN8SG, DO8CW, EU3AR, PU2KLM, RD4WM, UA9CK, UN7MMM, LY1TR, M/F5KEE/P, RA2FCE, SP5KP, SP6KEP, SQ5WAA, UR3PGW, UR5KDX, YU8/LZ1BJ, Z35W, DG4NFI, DL5MG, DL8RCB, DO1KRT, DO1MGN, DO4DXA, DO5GU, DO7DU, F4EZJ, F8AKC, HG9SM, I0KNQ, IS0AWZ, IZ1NDZ, IZ5ILC, KD0AJB, LA2FKA, M0BSV, N3RRR, OE3GCU, OE3JTB, OZ1MFP, PD0RXP, PD5SS, PH1MRF, RA3AET, RA6YY, RK3XWO, RK9JWV, RV9WJ, S57NCP, SP1MWK, SQ2BXI, SQ7RL, UA3KW, UA4FBG, UU9JQ, YL2PP, YL3GDR, YO8RFS.
Friday: E77AA, 5U5U, OJ0J, 3V8SS, HA8LLK, TC37F, DO1KRT, HA806NF, PP5KR, TM5B, EA1ABT, OH2FDQ, LZ08KM, YO5ALI, 3V8ST, LY1TR, ZD7X, 9W2DI, A92HB, EU3AR, HB2008X, IF9Z, IK1JPV, LA1EOA, OE2008C, OE2008JTB, PU2UEO, SP9MRO/8, UA3TCJ, UV5EOZ, 4K9W, 4X4DZ, 5B/AJ2O, 9A0W, E21EJC, LY2PX, UA4LM, UA4YA/P, IZ6BXV, OE2008U, OK2SAI, ON7CL, RK6AW, SG7A, SP5EPP, SP9KDA, SV9CVY, T6AB, UN7MMM, YT3M, 4L1FP, 4Z5LA, 5B/KC2TIZ, 5B8AD, 9A3BSL, 9A4W, 9A9YY, 9K2HN, DJ0DX, ES1AV, GI7AXB, HA801CW, IQ4AX, IZ0IWC, IZ8EPX, OE4XLC, RA4LW, RA6LW, RV9LM, SP9ODY, T77C, UV5QA, 9A1CEU, BG7NWF, DK6XZ, DL8RCB, DO1YWF, DO4DXA, DO4YNH, DO6KDS, DO7DU, EA5XY, EA7IBK, EA7TN, EB3TC, ES4TIX, EU1SW, F1CGN, F5RRO, F6ITS, F8AKC, G0PPM, G0UIQ, G1JAJ, GU0SUP, HA5CAR, HA5UY, HB3YMM, HE9JYN, I2FUM, I2ROQ, I4YEL, IK2TYP, IZ1NDZ, IZ3GNG, IZ3GOO, IZ7LJM, IZ8MBW, K3OO, KD0AJB, M0CHK, MM0BQN, MW0HMV, N3RRR, OK1IO, OK4PA, OZ3BJ, PD0EMR, PD0HNL, PD1RK, PD2J, PD5SS, PD9FJ, PH1MRF, RA9MX, RD4WA, RK6CM, RN0SA, RN3DY, RN6DJ, RN6HZ, RU3VV, RV3GK, RW4PL, RX3AGD, RX3DQX, S57GB, SP3HSZ, SP3SPK, SQ3LVO, SQ7RL, SQ9MEE, UA0AV, UA4LDP, UA9MA, US7IO, YL3GDR.
Saturday: OT2A, BG7NWF, EX8MAT, PY5HOT, PU2UEO, F4EZJ, HB2008EM, IZ1NDZ, JY4NE, 5U5U, C31JM, DO1KRT, EA1ABT, EI8JR, HB2008OK, HB2008Z, HC7AE, II9LXCT, IR3GM, OZ/DL9ABF, OZ1ADL, PD1DX, S51GL, 7X4AN, EA6/DL1KBQ, EC8ADW, G0SXC, HB2008FS, HB2008X, LY1TR, SQ8LSC, 4L1FP, 5N8NDP, F1ADG, F5ZTW, IK2TDM, IK6CLD, MM0GPZ, OZ/DL9ABF/M, PU2KLM, RA3CQ, TM5B, VY2RU, 5B4AHY, EA1BTK, EA3BFX, EI5IX/MM, EI9HX, F5CAC, F5OUX, GI7AXB, GM7TUD, HB2008TI, HB9FAW/QRP, IF9Z, IW5ELR, LA0EM, LA5RNA, LA6KOA, M3PNQ/P, MM0BSM, OE2008M, ON40BAF, ON6MG, OY9R, RA0BA, RN3QKG, RV3DMZ, RZ3DZF, S57EA, SP5EOS, SV1CQN, UN8LA, YL3GBF, YU8/LZ1BJ, 4Z5IX, DG5FFF, DL2DCX, DO1YWF, DO3MK, DO7DU, EA5HAC, EA8CEQ, F6KAT, G4DJC, G6CRV, HB3YDL, HB9CIC, HB9TII, HE9JYN, I2FUM, IK7BPV, IT9GCG, IW1DQS, IW7EFC, IW8RQA, IZ0IWC, IZ1MLQ, IZ2GNQ, IZ2LWE, IZ3GOO, IZ5JMZ, IZ6GSQ, M0BSV, M0CHK, MM0NDX, OE3WMA, OH6X, OK1IO, ON6LEO, ON6NL, OZ3BJ, PA0MJM, PA3RBM, PA7WB, PD0HNL, PD2J, PD5CW, PD5SS, PE2HHN, PH1MRF, PY2DU, RA3AET, RK0AB, RN3DY, RW6HKF, RW9FN, RX3AGD, SQ3LVO, UA0AV, UA0BA, UR5ZRL, UT5ERP, UT7UV, YL3GDR, YL3GIE.
Sunday: OH0/PA3BAG, HB2008FS, OE2008A, OZ/DL9ABF/M, IF9Z, 5U5U, EA4TG, RA0QW, YL2MU, 7X4AN, ER3CT, EW8CM, OE2008M, TM0G, EC8ADW, MM0SJH, MW0ZZK/P, T77C, UX0KN, F5RAV, GB1SRI, GI7AXB, HB2008MH, IZ1NDZ, LY1TR, OE2008OHO, OH0/PA3ALK, OK1AQW, PA3FAO, RW6HS, SQ1ST/MM, TM5B, DH1TS/P, EA5/DH5KAW, EI5IX, F5CAC, G0BLB, G0SXC, IQ1AO/P, IZ7DOK, KD4FNI, OHO/PA3BAG, ON4AEO, PD2WS, RA0UAC, RA3CQ, RA3LCW, RZ6LY, SF700BF, SK7OA, SM2DR, SP9UML, UA2FHZ, YU8HI, 2E1RDX, 4Z5NU, 4Z5PT, DH0GDE, DK1TF, DL1JKK, DL2DCX, DL2SWN, DL3RTL, DO3MK, DO6DD, EA2IF, EA8CEQ, EB3TC, EC5CFV, EI9FVB, F4FEP, F4JLC, G6CRV, GM0GMN, HA5OKQ, HB3YBD, HB9FS, HB9OCR, HB9TII, I2ROQ, IT9FGA, IW1DQS, IW7EFC, IZ3GOO, IZ5JMZ, IZ7NLJ, KD0AJB, LU6DKT, MM0NDX, OE3WMA, OE6WSF, OH1GYG, ON4LFE, PA3HCF, PA4LA, PD1D, PD2J, PD5SS, PE2MC, PH0Q, RA0CGT, RA3AET, RA9MX, RL3AW, RN0SA, RN3DY, RV9WF, RZ3ATE, S57NCP, SM6011, SP3SPK, SP4DM, SP6QKX, SQ7BCE, SV1ENX, UA0AV, UA3ARC, US5QR, US7IO, UT4IZ, UT5ERP, YL3GIE.
Last Wednesday Dave, 2E0BHQ, worked DO1KRT 5/7 28.4700MHz 15.02, S51K 5/7 28.4679MHz 15.39 and DK0BMW5/7 28.4850MHz 15.50. Saturday DJ0DX 5/9 28.4699MHz 09.43, EA5GCX 5/7 28.4780MHz 10.44, DJ3BO 5/8 28.4640MHz 11.38, EA1GAR 5/7 28.5300MHz 12.02 and IZ6BXV 5/7 28.5100MHz 12.22 all times UTC. He says lots of stations were on the band, well it was a contest.
Rudy, PD5SS gave me almost a minute by minute report of his activity
”Thursday worked UA9SW 5/9, UN7AB 5/7, UA9CK 5/9+10, Nice conditions with Russia today. Friday 4K9W 5/7, OJ0J 5/9+10, 3V8SS 5/9, 3V8ST 5/9.Later 5B/AJ2O 5/7, 4X1VF 5/9, 4L6DL 5/7, ER5GB 5/9, UA9AL 5/7 at 20:30 UTC.
Saturday EX8MAT 5/9, 4L1FP 5/9, UA9CMI 5/9, 4Z4UT 5/9+10, W4WTB 5/6, 5N8NDP 5/9, PY5HOT 5/9+20, OY9R 5/9+10. I heard: 5U5U 5/9, worked by my brother PA3GND. There were very good conditions with former Soviet Union and all Europe on Sporadic E. Sunday UA9FAR 5/9, RA9FF 5/7, ER3CT 5/9.
Monday, 4X6KF 5/9+10, UN7MMM 5/9, 4Z5KA 5/7, RU9HZ 5/7, UA0AV 5/7.”
Excellent stuff keep it coming in Rudy.
Thursday Steve, GW8XZJ, worked S57S 5/9 and LY1TR 5/9 and heard YL3GDR 5/7, SM4EXP 5/7, IK1JBV 5/6, DJ7GS 5/5, SQ6HZC 5/7, SP9CCD 5/7 and YL3GCH 5/6. He has only just found these pages, where has he been this past few years?? Best let him explain.
“Hi Tony, I've just got back into the hobby after a lay-off of 15 years, and discovered your brilliant column which I look forward to reading each week. I grew up with Steve GW4BLE and 10 was always my favourite band, I can't wait for a few sunspots! I worked S57S and LY1TR during a tea break, using my FT817 - 5 watts to a Miracle Whip! Only on 10.. I also have a Kenwood TS570D running 100 watts, so I'm looking forward to many QSO's on 10. 73's ,”
I’ll take that as a compliment then Steve. I lived in Cardiff and Caerphilly for a while in the late 60s and early 70s and met Steve a few times at rallies and up at Blackwood. I’m in contact fairly regularly with another ex GW Kevin, GW4BCB who is now VK4UH (was VK5KJ till he moved to Brisbane.) I wonder if you knew Kev. Others were GW3ZQN, and GW3ZQG, GW3RVF and others who I can’t bring to mind.
Contests: There is a Kids Contest 14:00 Saturday to 22:00 Sunday and nothing else really, well after last weekend everyone is exhausted.
Sun: Weeny spot 997 has already faded into obscurity. This week the news has been full of the Phoenix landing on Mars and the most excellent photos taken.
When Phoenix parachuted to the surface of Mars on May 25th, it landed in the middle of a great field of polygons. One of the first pictures beamed back to Earth shows a typical trapezoid about 15 feet across.
The polygons are created by the repeated expansion and contraction of subsurface ice as seasonal Martian temperatures rise and fall - or so the theory goes. Phoenix's robotic arm will soon test this idea by digging into the ground.
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