Tony Dixon G4CJC

Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
13 May, 2009

A really switch-back week with Wednesday and Friday poor, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday good and Sunday phenomenal!

Monday looks to have been good in to the UK
with a whole clutch of G stations in the list. Unfortunately I was otherwise engaged as it was a public holiday here and “Phenomenal Sunday” did not happen for us in the UK.

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Monday: II0DIVA, TL0A, JD1BLY, KH6RC, TG9AWM, HB9CVQ, SQ9JYK, E74A, FG5GP, FM5LD, UR5WCQ, KH7XS, US6EX, EU2MM, HA5MA, KB7BGS, US7TJ, V88/EA3NT, YL2GUV, 4A5M, 5B4AGM, 9A3BSL, 9W2RZL, AF6AV, DF1KBN, DL4HG, HA5MO, IZ1LBG, PD3LHS, RD4WA, SV2JAO, UR5EPG, W5JLC, W5OU, W6VA, 9W2ZAK, AC6DX, AC7XP, BD7NWF, DF7UF, DJ7KG, DK1YP, DK2EA, DK5CCA, DL1RPG, DM5CT, DM5JL, DO4NW, F5DRD, F8IXZ, G0KYA, G1TDN, G3TMB, G7FSI, G7PUN, GI4NKB, IT9EJW, IW0HPT, K0ABC, K4AAK, K4ESA, K5AR, K6LG, K7OOS, K7ULS, K7VVF, K9KDS, KA5DWI, KI7TW, KK6D, KL7OO, LW3EX, M0CCQ, N4QV, N4QWZ, NA0V, OH1LWZ, OH8UV, OM5PM, OZ3BJ, PU5AAD, RV3NA, RW3ADB, SM0OGQ, UA6GZ, UT0EA, UT7IL, UY6IM, UY7QN, W7DTG, WB7BBI, WP4NND, WP4ZO, XE3TT K8NDB/B, KA7BGR/B, KO6BB/B, IT9EJW/B, N4HLF/B, OE3XAC/B, K5AB/B, K6FRC/B, OK0EG/B, SV3AQR/B, SV5TEN/B, WI6J/B, XE3D/B.

Tuesday: KH6MB, KH7XS, N5XZ, KH6RC, 4A5M, KL7OO/W7, N0NM, XE2HQI, K0DU, SV9GPV, XE2EX, IK2CIO, JE1LET, AF6AV, IQ0RM, KH6HC, LA5TEN, RN0JJ, SM5VOC, W7FA, W7IU, XE1BAP, XE1FAS, WB7BBI, K7ULS, KL7OO, N7DB, M6MOF, KK6D, W7DTG, K7OOS, AD6WL, XE3ISS, W7NBH, NA0V, KL8DX, K6FRC, JH7RTQ, F6EGV, VE7YJ, KI7TW, SA6BET, LW3EX, KG6ACG, KD0APY, KB7PYF, K5AR, IZ8FDG, IZ2DPX, 9W2RZL, OH7X, KD8HFC, JH3EDG, IW0HPT, G8HGN, F6ITS, DF7UF, BD7NWF, XE3DX, XE1SNG, SK5AE/B, K6FRC/B, SK0CT/B, WA6APQ/B, VE7MTY/B, SV5TEN/B, N6DXX/B, WB5QYT/B, WA6MHZ/B, WI6J/B, KO6BB/B, KE6TE/B, K5AB/B.

Wednesday: JA7OWD, JR7DXE, WH0V, XE1RK, KH6MB, JE1LET, AB7LK, WB7BBI, JH7RTQ, KK6D, AF6AV, KH6RC, JR7CJS, LW3EX, KQ6PK, K6FRC, UU4JQR, N7DB, N5XZ, K7OOS, JA1QGT, AC7XP, W7BBQ, N0KE, KD7UO, K7ULS, K6FRC/B, KA7BGR/B, XE2ES/B,.

Thursday: 5F1ROM, 7X4AN, 8S5C, CN8QN, EA4FLY, EA5FL, EA8CEQ, EA8UP, OZ5BD, SA6A, SA6AIN/6, SM5ELC, SV9CVY, TL0A, W6BJH, W7ULV, ZB2FK, ZP6DEM, LW3EX, BD7NWF, SM6CTQ, EA3AR, KK6D, SM6UQL, SM5EPC, WB7BBI, F5PSR, ES5QA, W7DTG, SM6WET, OH8KVY, LY3W, KD4ESV, K7TLX, WP3PW, PY5EW, OZ3BJ, N7DB, N6SPP, N0OJL, LW4HBR, IW0UII, IW0SAF, F4FJH, EA3NU, AI6O, XE2ES/B, K7GFH/B, K6FRC/B, IQ8CZ/B, DL0IGI/B.

Friday: PY2XC, ZP6DEM, UN3GX, FJ5DX, WB7BBI, N7DB, KK6D, KE4WBO, WJ5O, K7TLX, GM4FDM, PY2CX, MM0TFU, K0TPP, DO4DXA, BD7NWF, XE2ES/B, WA6APQ/B.

Saturday: 8P6QA, 9A2U, 9W2RZL, 9W2ZAK, BA7IO, C4N, CT1FMX, DO4DXA, DO8SAB, EA1ALE, EA7ST, EA8BWL, EN500I, HA5MO, II0DIVA, IZ1LBG, IZ3DBA, IZ8NVV, LU5FC, LU6FGH, LU7EC, LU7VCH, LZ9R, OE4VIE, P43JB, PU2SYM, PY2CX, PY2MAJ, PY2ZK, PY5AQ, RK3EXA, RP3AF, RP4H, T77NM, TL0A, UA6YD, US5XD, UW8I, UZ2M, VR2UW, VR2XMT, XE2ES/B, YL2MU, YO8TOH, ZP5AZL, ZP5WYC, ZP6DEM, PY2SRB, UT7IL, CA3SOC, UY6IM, UR7EU, PY2XC, KE4WBO, LW3EX, DQ4W, 4L6QC, RN3KK, RA3GFG, PU2WDX, LY2BAW, IK4VET, UY7C, UA4ARL, RA3CW, OZ3BJ, K4JPC, IZ5EBL, G7RAU, EO64JP, 9A5BGN, WJ5O, UZ7HO, RP3D, RK3QWW, KK6D, KC8NZJ, DJ2OR, 9W2LLK, YV5JGO, YO8KGA, WB7BBI, VK4CQ, VE2VIG, RP3GMW, RM3M, PY6HD, K1FE, JA6WIF, IW0UII, EA2DNA, DL5YM, DL4MBY, DL1RPG, CT1BXT, 9W2CBL, 9H1DM, K5AB/B, SV5TEN/B, SV3AQR/B, HP6RCP/B, F5ZUU/B.

Sunday: TR8CA, RP6A, UU0A, OH8KA, RL6YXX, UA6LV, FM5AA, IT9ABY, IT9WKU, UU5WW, UA6GR, VR2XMT, 5N/LZ1QK, RP3AF, ZP6DEM, OH8GZQ, SV9CVY, TL0A, 5F1ROM, EN500I, RG9A, UA6AK, UW1M, 9W2RZL, EO3Q, IK6CWQ, RA6EE, RK3EXA, RX9SA, SX2CM, YC9MDX, YO3CZW, IZ2CPO, IZ8AVC, LU1ECZ, PY2EX, RG6G, RU1A, RZ6HWA, SV1JMO, UA6YA, UZ2M, YO4QZ, BD7NWF, DL0IGI, DQ4W, EA5DM, FM1HN, OH6CT, OH8JSZ, OH9TEN, RV6AKA, RZ9IR, UA6AAY, UR7GO, EA4Q, ER4DX, F5OUX, FG5GP, JA6WIF, JD1BMH, LZ9R, OH1LWZ, PU2WDX, PY2XC, RK3AWE, RP3UNN, RP4H, RP6X, SQ9HZM, SV8FMY, UA6HRR, VK4CQ, YL5T, 4L1UN, BA7IO, C4N, CN8YE, DV1JM, EA7GAK, EA7ST, F5AMH, G0KNX, HA8TP, IK1ZYO, LY2PX, OH8KVY, OK2MI, OZ4VW, PT8KK, RA3TUE, RA6AED, RK3FJ, RN9S, RP1A, RP7X, RT3T, RT9S, RV6AOZ, SP5DZC, SQ5BPF, SQ9JYK, UA6AA, UA6YH, UN7GCE, UR5FEO/P, UZ5Q, VK8NSB, YO8TOH, ZP5WYC, RA9A, UY6IM, RN3KK, UA2FT, UA4WJW, DL6KVA, DO4DXA, IT9EJW, UT5ERP, UA3QIX, RL3AF, UA3ARC, HA7UG, UR5WCQ, RN3DY, UY7QN, UA4HBW, DL9OC, RT4M, LY2KZ, GW8IZR, DK4WF, UU4JDD, RL3DX, IK7BPV, CT1BXT, YL2GUV, UY7C, RU3EG, OE3JTB, M0CCQ, KE4WBO, JH7RTQ, G0FWX, UA3QNS, SQ7BFC, RW9WA, PY5SN, ON6MX, NP3CW, LW3EX, IW7EBA, IW0UII, HL2KXT, HA9PP, G0OTT, F8BON, F6CHT, DL7JV, CT1ILT, UU4JQR, UT7UJ, UA3DUJ, RX3VA, RW9UU, RU3EJ, RP3D, RA4FVB, PY2CX, JA6WJL, IZ8MBW, IZ8EPY, IK4TVP, ES4TIX, EA8CK, EA5WP, DM5JL, DK3JW, YL7X, UT7IL, UT0EA, US0KW, UA6GM, UA3QY, SQ2LYF, RW3DUY, RU6FA, RP4NKF, RN6DJ, RK9AD, RD4WM, RD3WC, RA6XR, RA3ZSE, RA3UT, PY2EL, PD0RKC, PA7ZZ, PA3GSM, OZ3BJ, ON4ALY, OK2CLW, OE2LCM, N7DB, JA6ZPR, JA1RTS, IZ8NVV, HB3YFC, GM4JYB, F6ITS, EA3GHZ, DL1GCY, 7L4IOU, SV5TEN/B, DM0AAB/B, DL0IGI/B, SK5AE/B, LA5TEN/B, F5ZWE/B, SV3AQR/B, OK0EG/B, OH9TEN/B, SK0CT/B.

The most excellent report of the week is once again from VK5MRD, Dave. In his own words,
“Great news, I am now a Dad. My beautiful wife had a baby girl
7 lbs, 11 oz and 4 weeks early too. She had a 22 hour labour but in the end she had to have an emergency C Section. Both Mum and Bubs are doing fine. I have not had much luck getting my wife to go for her Ham Licence as yet so now maybe I might have a chance with Bubs once she gets a bit older Hi Hi! I guess that means I won’t be around on the radio much from now on.....”

However he did find time to get on the radio?:

Friday 08/05/2009. Stations heard were:- BG7AHU, JA2IGY/b, VK2RSY/b, VK4RTL/b and VK8VF/b. I am still hearing some weak US stations out there too but they were way too weak for me at the moment to pull out of the QRN. Stations worked were:- Only VK5’s.

Contests:

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

Sun:
The image on the right is a magnetic map of the sun. Two active regions are circled.

Their polarity identifies them as members of
new Solar Cycle 24, but they lack the dark cores required of true sunspots. So, in spite of these lively magnetic imprints, we can still say "the sun is blank--no sunspots." [SOHO/MDI]

Space shuttle Atlantis is chasing the Hubble Space Telescope around Earth. Today, Wednesday, May 13th, the two spacecraft will rendezvous for a service call that will extend Hubble's life until 2014. Both Atlantis and Hubble are visible to the unaided eye when they pass overhead in the night sky. Check the Simple Satellite Tracker to see if you are favoured with a flyby. More from NASA

Now Stoke will stay in the Premiership next year I can relax and enjoy the final 2 games of the season, Wigan at home and Arsenal at the Emirates (if I can get a ticket!!).

The start to the cricket season looks good, but the West Indies are not the Aussies, so we’ll see.

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