Tony Dixon G4CJC

Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
20 May, 2009

A week we have not seen the like of for many a long while. I had to change the criteria for Saturday and Sunday to 5 or more contacts in order to fit the list in to a reasonable space.

Sunday had almost 1900 reported contacts alone. The map shows Ten was open all over Europe and North and South America.

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

Monday: 5N/LZ1QK, ZP6DEM, EN500I, TL0A, WP4SK, TR8CA, CN8SG, IS0GQX, FM5AA, IZ8LLH, I0GOD, II0DIVA, HA6NY, K0TPP, LU7FSM, UR5XDV, ZB2FK, 5B4AHK, EC7AMT, IW0HLZ, IZ8MBW, LU7KAT, M0URX, NP2KW, RV9WZ/2, S51GL, 9H4DX, 9W2ZAK, CA3SOC, CT2JTI, DO1KRT, EA5GVZ, EA5HJY, F8IXZ, KP4NIN, LA1YKA, LZ2MDI, PA3GGB, PD0RKC, PE25KP, RA9RR, SM200PAX, UN3GX, UR5WCQ, US5QRW, PY2MTV, UA2FT, UY6IM, UT7IL, DL7JV, DO4DXA, DF7UF, RX9SA, F5PSR, LW3EX, UA6GM, RX3AGD, OH1LWZ, KI7TW, I4USC, YU1SMM, XE3ISS, RW3DD, RN3OK, RA3UT, WB7BBI, W4MOT, MW0VKD, IZ5ICH, IW0SAF, F5DRD, F5DQK, EA7UU, DL4MBY, VE1TV, UA3QY, SV3ICK, SV1RK, RV9WZ, RU9SL, RU4HU, RK3MWL, PE2KP, KD4ESV, K4JPC, IZ1CQZ, F6IRG, EA5BZ, EA2IA, DL3YEE, DL1RPG, DK1IZ, AE5BR, AD5VJ, 9W2LLK, 2E0CNL, IZ0CWW/B, NC4SW/B, DL0IGI/B, IQ8CZ/B, SK5AE/B, SK0CT/B, OE3XAC/B, IT9EJW/B, SV3AQR/B, SV5TEN/B.

Tuesday: EN500I, NP2KW, CN8SG, 5N/LZ1QK, UR5XDV, UN3GX, TL0A, EA9PY, RA9XY, KP4DKE, HK1X, EA5/DL5EO, DL5DXS, UT7IA, SQ9HZM, RN0JJ, OH9TEN, FM5LD, ES5GP, DM0ING, YO9APK, YO2BBX, WP4SK, UR5KDX, UA9CQR, UA3KA, SQ9JYK, SQ7VO, RV9FT, OH6CT, OE3GCU, M0URX, LA2FKA, EA1AJV, DL1AB, DL0IGI, CT1CJJ, 9A0CI, UT7IL, KK6D, DL1RPG, XE3ISS, DS2XBJ, RW3DD, OH8UV, OH7HXH, AF6AV, OH1ZAA, EA4CWB, W4LT, VE3FGU, VE2TH, VE1TV, RX3AGD, RK4PB, RA3UT, PD5SS, OH1LWZ, M0BSV, VE1CZ, RA4FVB, NE8J, KE4WBO, IW9HPE, GM4JYB, EA1XT, DO4NW, DM5JL, DL7JV, DL7AU, DK8NC, DG0DRF, 9W2ZAK, SV3AQR/B, GB3RAL/B, EA4Q/B.

Wednesday: TR8CA, 5N/LZ1QK, 9A0CI, GI7AXB, TL0A, ZL2IFB, ZP6DEM, BD7NWF, 5Z4/RW1AU, DL5DXS, G0LCC, LA2FKA/M, SV1EIW, VK4MA, DM5TI, EU6FN, IW6DRH/M, K9RX, KH6RC, ON7VA, OY3QN, PA3GGB, SK0CT, SM5ZCJ, UA2FHZ, 9A5K, 9W2LLK, AF6AV, EA1FCR, EK6DM, F5OUX, F5ZUU, F8AFC, GM0ELP, I3CGV, II0DIVA, MM0GPZ, MW6VHF, N0RZ, PD5SS, RK4FAD, RU6YY, RW9UU, S59AA, SM4EXP, SM5ACQ, UA2FT, W5ZA, WB2DOC, AC7XP, WB7BBI, DL1RPG, M0BSV, SA6BET, K0TPP, RN3DY, XE2ES, UR5WCQ, OH1LWZ, M0CCQ, LY3W, K7ULS, F5TMJ, PD7BZ, OZ3BJ, LA2FKA, 9W2ZAK, N5XZ, KD4CMV, F8IXZ, YO5OHO, YL2GUV, WX5EM, RW3DD, PA7ZZ, N7DB, KQ4PK, KK6D, IW0UII, DM5JL, W4LT, RA2FT, M6WAD, KD4ESV, IZ8LLQ, IW0SAF, IW0HBY, IT9INO, IK8NII, I1RQJ, HA3JO, GI4NKB, F6IRG, EA2ABJ, DK1IZ, YO3AK, RN3KK, N8UUP, K7TLX, K5AR, IZ8AVC, IT9ENJ, IK5PWN, GM4XQJ, F1JSU, EA1IO, DL9OC, DL8BED, DL1DTC, SV3AQR/B, K6FRC/B, GM8LFB, SK0CT/B, K5AB/B, GM4JYB, W5ZA/B, SK5AE/B, OH9TEN/B, XE2ES/B, WB5QYT/B, W4GZV/B, KD0GZJ/B, SV5TEN/B, N6SPP/B, LA5TEN/B, KO6BB/B, KE6TE/B, EA4Q/B, F5ZUU/B, F5ZWE/B, HP6RCP/B, IT9EJW/B, IW3FZQ/B, IZ0CWW/B, W0KIZ/B.

Thursday: SM200PAX, EA5KV, FM5LD, NP2KW, HI3TEJ, PY2MTV, EA5GPC, EA5HJY, PJ7/K2GSJ, TR8CA, FM5AA, KP4DKE, DJ5OW, WP4N, XF3PAS, ZB2FK, 8P6QA, EA7HEG, F5UKL/QRP, HI3K, LA5TEN, UR5XDV, VE1GBD, 8P6GU, 9A0CI, EA5GCX, EA7ST, EB7DX, EN500I, FM5BH, HA6NL, K0TPP, K5FBS, KP2BH, NP3CW, PH55HD, RA3CQ, UU4JQR, XE1MM, XE3ARV, KK6D, K4JPC, K4ESA, DL1REM, N6EV, K4AAK, K7ULS, DL1RPG, VE1TV, WP4NND, KH7XS, KC4TVZ, EA4TX, DL7JV, CA3SOC, BD7NWF, WX5EM, SM2LIY, RW3DD, KQ4PK, KI4TZU, KD4ESV, 9W2ZAK, WB7BBI, N8UUP, M0CCQ, K6FRC, DJ2OR, DF6WR, AK4NC, XE2EX, WJ5O, W5ZR, W4NFD, W1CTN, W0OGH, VE3HBZ, RX3AGD, PD0PZR, ON4LDI, N7DB, N1GKX, KC5FM, K4TR, K2WOP, IV3JCC, IK4YAZ, DL3YEE, DK6XZ, BU2AQ, 9W2RZL, XE2ES, XE1SGW, EA4Q/B, F5ZWE/B, HP6RCP/B, K5AB/B, K6FRC/B, KD0GZJ/B, OH9TEN/B, SV3AQR/B, SV5TEN/B, W5ZA/B, YB9BWN/B.

Friday: D44TD, FM1FV, HV5PUL, OY1CT, HI3TEJ, TI2ERS, EA8BWL, LZ2009KM, YO2QC, FM5LD, FM5WE, HA5AWT, HA8LLK, OK1GI, ON6LY, PJ4NX, SK0CT, WP4N, YN2N, 9A7PJT, BA7IO, CE3PG, F5AD, FG5GP, FM5AA, GM4ULS, M3GFQ, PA3FAO, 7S6W, 8P6QA, FM1HN, FM5AN, G0NXA, GM8LFB, HK1X, HP1RIS, IW2LLH, IW7EBA, JD1BKW, LA1YPA, LA2FKA, LA5TEN, PU2DU, PY2LOW, SM200PAX, SP9DSD, SV1JGX, VE6CNU, W4BJM, K4JPC, WB7BBI, K4AAK, OK1TC, CA3SOC, K2WOP, OZ3BJ, KK6D, DO1KDL, DL1RPG, AC7XP, VE1SK, NS2X, M6MOF, KI4TZU, DL7JV, DF1KBN, VE7NBQ, VE3FGU, VE2TH, SM5MEK, RN3KK, N8UUP, MU0FAL, IW0UII, F6KHM, F6DDR, 4L6QC, YO5OHO, WX5EM, WB4EJC, W9JA, W7DTG, VE1CZ, UU4JQR, PD1HBW, M0BSV, KH6RC, KC2QXA, F5TDK, F5GKW, BD7NWF, YU1FE, YL2GUV, WP4NND, VE7ABC, VE3DXP, RU6FA, RK3QS, PD0SV, OZ1JVX, N7DB, N6RY, LU2LDB, KC4TVZ, K1SND, IW3SQY, F6IRG, F6EGV, ES1BA, DL5KM, DK3JW, AF6AV, YV4BCD, F5ZWE/B, IQ8CZ/B, IT9EJW/B, IW3FZQ/B, K5AB/B, K8NDB/B, KA7BGR/B, LA5TEN/B, N4HLF/B, SK0CT/B, SK5AE/B, SV3AQR/B, SV5TEN/B, VE4ARM/B, VE4TEN/B, WA6MHZ/B.

5 or more reported contacts

Saturday: 5N/LZ1QK, IZ6GSQ, IS0GQX, LZ1FG, EA1KY, 5V7PM, TA3AX, 5Z4/RW1AU, PU2MTS, PY2XC, E77R, EA5HT, EB5GG, IT9RZU, LZ1ZF, PH55HD, PZ5RA, YO2AOB, 9A0CI, 9A2U, CQ5N, EF5K, II8MDC, IZ1LBG, IZ6BXV, KI4PKW, LY1000CW, PU8TEP, SV2HPY, TC3DEU, W2YC, 4J9M, 6W1SJ, EA5BZ, EA5CP, EA6AZ, EI4II, ER4DX, F8AKC, HG09MDC, HI3K, KH6RC, PX2W, SM200PAX, UA3QNS, VE1CJB, WB7BBI, UR4CWQ, K7ULS, F4AZF, N2MH, LZ3FN, PY2NDX, K4JPC, WI4L, DL6KVA, AC7XP, ES1BA, DK8EY, KG6ACG, KD4ESV, AD5VJ, KK6D, K5AR, K4AAK, YL2GUV, VA2WDQ, RN3KK, OK1IO, N6EV, KH7XS, K3MQ, DK8NC, AA3B, UT5ERP, US7IO, PA3GEO, N7DB, CT1ILT, YO9WF, UU4JQR, UU1AZ, LY6A, LY4A, K7OOS, IW8ELR, F8ATS, F5SLD, EA5FID, EA2AZ, DO4NW, DM5JL, DG5FFF, 2E0CNL, UY7QN, UR5AS, RX3AGD, PD9FJ, PA0DX, N8UUP, K6FRC, IZ1MLQ, IW2NEF, F6EGV, F4EVR, EB3GIE, DO5GU, CT1BXT, 7S6W, K5AB/B, KD0GZJ/B, N3CJM/B, OE3XAC/B, VE7MTY/B, WA6MHZ/B, WB5QYT/B, XE2ES/B.

5 or more reported contacts

Sunday: F5PBM, DL1RPG, PD1HBW, AC7XP, OH1LWZ, DL7JV, PY2XC, F1UMO, LY3W, DL9OC, UA3QIX, AD6WL, RK3QS, PY2CX, UA2FT, PD5SS, F4AZF, SQ2MMG, OH8UV, BD7NWF, YO5BBO, XE2ES, UR2LX, RW3DD, RV9CX, PP5XX, IK4ALM, DK1IZ, AA3B, YO9BXC, UA0AV, SV1EIA, M0CCQ, K4JPC, G8LIY, F8AKC, DO2JP, CT1BXT, UU4JQR, UA4FBG, UA0SC, RN3KK, PA2V, HB3YDL, DO2JSA, DL6KVA, 2E0CNL, YV5JGO, WP4NWP, RX3VA, PY2IQ, PD5CW, KG6ACG, IZ7HNO, IZ7DJS, IZ2LRT, IZ2CPO, IW0UII, IK3VUU, HA7UI, GI0RQK, DO1KDL, DJ5TD, XE3ARV, UT5ERP, UR4CWQ, SP6GVU, RX9SA, RL3AF, RD3ATT, PY2IU, PA0DX, OK1IO, N2MH, MW0ZZK, KE4WBO, IZ8NVV, EB1BSV, DK8NC, DJ3BO, DF1KBN, YL2GUV, WB7BBI, UT7IL, UA9APA, UA3XAC, SQ9JYK, SP3SPK, SP3HSZ, RZ9OO, RX3AGD, RW3ADB, RV3DHC, RA3UT, PY2MR, PY1ZV, PD9FJ, PD0ADR, IZ8IBC, F6EWB, F6EGV, EA1KE, DK4WF, DG6OBP, 2E1IIP.

Myrton N1GKE, on CW worked WP4N, WP4NND, KF4GDX and K4FT but he also heard FM5LD, KE4KAA/B, KD5CN/B, WK4DS/B, NA7US/B and K4DP/4. There is definite relief in his words when he says, “Nice to hear 28Mhz activity again in the NE US”.

Stephen, callsign, 2E0POW is one of an increasing group of people using PSK31 on Ten. But he was also working QRP and mobile. Beat that! He worked OM7ASP 5/8, UA2FFW 5/7 and HA5AWT 5/5.

No report from Dave VK5MRD, probably lack of sleep getting up in the night to check out the new baby.

Contests.

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

Sun: Fading sunspot group 1017 is a member of new Solar Cycle 24, so not quite blank this week.

Over the past five days, spacewalking astronauts have replaced a camera, reenergized a spectrograph, swapped batteries, installed new gyros and much more. Thanks to their efforts, the Hubble Space Telescope is in working order again.

Stoke beat Wigan 2 – 0 in the final home match of the year. It was quite emotional. Shame that although I live only a few tube stops away from the Arsenal ground I cannot get a ticket to the last match of the season away at the Emirates against Arsenal. It would be good to see the City do the double on them. What ever happens we should finish 11th place and maybe could get to 10th. Good for a team that no one gave a chance to at the start of the season.

England win the (very short) series against the West Indies. They really (WI) didn’t want to be here. It was way too cold. They had to have hand warmers given out at every drinks break.

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