Tony's 10m Band Report
Yet again a very odd week with a skew to Monday to Wednesday. The obvious popular DX were 3X2021 (Guinea), NP2J (US Virgin Is), TX5N (again, Austral Is) and A92HK/P (Bahrain).
For those of you who don’t know where the Austral Is are here is a map.
Most popular DX ( Seven or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: 3X2021, TX5N, XE1XR, NP2J, OD5TX, II3WRTC, PP1WW, II0WRTC, JS6RRR, KP4WQ, FY5KE, 9M2SAF, 4L7D, 9J2RD, 4S7VG, VP9IN, PY2XL, AX5SFA, ZS1ANF, S01WS, LU1DX, AX9DX, VU2XO, VK9NT, TI5VMJ, JH4MTE, II1WRTC, YB1RKT, XI0X, VK3NFS, 8Q7DX, 3B9FR, YB1TJ, LZ5DB, JY4CI, IW3IBK, II5WRTC, 9N7AA, 5Z4PA, ZS1UOK, YD2UWF, YC2DBW, JA3USA, HZ1CY, CE1NT/M, 5R8AL, ZT1T, ZS2DL, YB9MX, JA3MIX, JA2GXQ, IK0ETA, FG5GP, DU1IVT, CX2RA, CT2GQA, C91AHV, 8P6ET.
Spotters: LU4DRH, LW2EDM, YC1JEL, LU6YR, LU9DCE, IZ1WYO, WA4IAM, W3LPL, F4BVK, PY4OY, PD0LK, IU3BTY, IZ8NVV, IV3OKO, EA4M, WA2VUY, PP5TG, LZ6DJ, IK8LIK, IW1GGR, LW1DZ, F4CXO, EA5D, 4L1AX, PU8PSF, EA4AC, F5PMW, EA5HYT, JR6RRD, CX4AV, WP4NXI, PY2GTA, HK4SAN, WV4L, VK5COL, PU2MZI, PP5FMM, PD1RK, ON2BDI, NR4A, KB2YCF, DL1NCH, DL1KUR, 4Z4DP .
Tuesday DX: NP2J, TX5N, NP2AR, 3X2021, 3B9FR, PY6RT, YC3DOC, ZT1T, VK6IR, HZ1SK, ZS1ANF, KP4PUA, FY5KE, 8P6GE, 3D2USU, YB0IBM, TT8SN, YD2UWF, YC2DBW, KP2B, 5R8AL, 9N7AA, ZS1OIN, VU2XO, VK2CR, LZ1NK, 9M2SAF, 5B4VL, OX3XR, LU3DK, CX5FK, 9Z4Y, 4X6HU, 4S7VG, 4S7AB, 3D2AG, ZS2DL, WX3B, OT4A, NP3MJ, KP2BH, JT1CO, HZ1TT, FW1JG, 8P6PD.
Spotters: LW2EDM, LW1DZ, LU4DRH, W3LPL, PP5TG, LU9DCE, F4CXO, YC1JEL, WA2VUY, PP5FMM, WA4IAM, LU7DLS, LU6YR, NP4CQ, NN4X, IU3BTY, NR4A, G0DYW, F4BVK, DL1KUR, N2RRA, WX3B, SV4NYZ, JA1JXT, G1EZF, EA5D, PY1OX, K4PI, G4ICD, WB7PMP, W4EO, VK5WU, OK1ASG, NU1O, LZ6DJ, KD9EFO, HA7JN, F8IJV, F1DSZ, EA3IDY, 4Z5ML, SV1YH, SP8ARY, SM2A, PY2ERC, PD0LK, LU9XJR .
Wednesday DX: TX5N, 9N7WE, 3X2021, NP2J, KP2B, FY5KE, 4U1A, HI8RD, ZS1OPB, TZ4AM, XE1XR, II5WRTC, 3B9FR, YV5IUA, TI5VMJ, OD5TX, ZS1UOK, NP3MJ, 9W6EZ, YC2DBW, KP4WQ, SV6JHA, S79VU, CD2JUW, OD5ET, FY4JI, YD2UWF, S53M, PU2MBO, LU6FOV, II3WRTC, DA22WARD, 9A3SMS, 5W1SA, ZS1ANF, PY5ZHP, OK4YL, HZ1SK, ZB2GI, VU2YAP, ON8ON, JT1CO, II4WRTC, II0WRTC, FG4SO, 9N7AA, 4X6HU, ZL2UO, XQ7IR, SP6MAA, EA1DR, CT2GQA, 3D2AG, VU2XO, OT4A, LU3DK, J6/DF8AN, G0FWX, F4DSD, EA3AKP, E70T, C91AHV, ZX4X, WG3C, WA2VUY, TC60TRAC, HC2PY, HB9HLM, FG8OJ, 9Z4Y, 5Z4PA, WP3AV, VK6VZ, UN8LWZ, SX30FO, KC4TVZ, IV3OKO, IU5FJB, IT9IQN, HS3NBR, 7X4AN, 4Z5FW.
Spotters: LU4DRH, LW2EDM, F4CXO, NR4A, W3LPL, F4BVK, SV1BY, F8IJV, LU6YR, PU2MZI, PD0LK, WA2VUY, EA5D, F1UMO, VE3MQ, K4PI, KX3C, HK4SAN, WV4L, PA3HLE, PU4MHO, PP5TG, NU1O, N3TU, KP4AK, PY4OY, LZ6DJ, LW1DZ, K4DY, IZ8VYU, CT1ASM, WA4IAM, PE2GH, IZ1WYO, IU3BTY, G1EZF, SV1YH, ON5PU, N4TUT, JR6RRD, IZ7DJS, IU0KCF, GW7SMV, EA5GJ, EA1AHY, DO9LX, W4KRN, N2TRX, N0UY, LU3EBG, KB2YCF, K4TR, IZ5CML, IZ0MIO, IK3RBJ, F5SDD, F4IZV, EB5ISR, EA5ZM, DL1NCH, 9A3CX, YO3GK, W4NDX, VE9WH, PY4LH, PY2AD, PU8PSF, PA3HFH, MM0GTU, KW4OV, KP3W, IW8ELR, IV3GWX, IU3GKJ, F8CRS, F1TZE, EI2IP, AC4CA .
Thursday DX: TX5N, NP2J, TT8SN, CE2ML, II5WRTC, YT1HA, C91AHV, II3WRTC, II7WRTC, ZD7DL, PY2BN, ZT1T, HA3HA, TZ4AM, ZS5JY, ZS1UOK, V31ZA, PT9BM, LU1JHD, A41KJ.
Spotters: LU4DRH, F4CXO, LU6YR, LW1DZ, NE8P, LW2EDM, W3LPL, PU2MZI, F8IJV, EA5D, G1EZF, PY7XAF, AC2PB, VK5WU, DL7JV, PY2CAT, N3MEQ, LZ3AD, EA8VJ, AK4AM, LU4EFC, G4ICD, EA4FME .
Friday DX: TX5N, 9Z4Y, ZS1OPB, II5WRTC, CE6CGX, C91AHV, 9N7WE, 4S7VG, ZS1ANF, 9J2MYT, 3X2021, YV5IUA, XQ3SK, PY1VOY, LU1DX, KP4WQ, II3WRTC, 3B9FR, YL2SM, PY6RT, PY5ZHP, II7WRTC, CX5FK, CN8PG, A71VV, LU9FHF, KP2M, J68HZ, CX7CO, CT3MD, CE1PTT.
Spotters: LW1DZ, LU4DRH, LU6YR, LW2EDM, PY4OY, PY2ZZ, PP5FMM, KF5AHV/P, DL7JV, YC1JEL, EA3CL, PU2MZI, IK8LIK, G1EZF, W3LPL, PY2IML, IU8JPG, F4BMY, IV3MTU, WA4IAM, PD4RL, LU4EFC, F8IJV, F4GCU, DO9LX, CT1ASM .
Saturday DX: A92HK/P, ZS1OPB, 9N7CI, 7Z1VD, ZX4X, ZS2DL, HZ1SK, CE2ML, II3WRTC, YB0AZ, VP8LP, N4A, J6/DF8AN, ZS1ANF, CE4JZO, 9N7AA, PY6RT, FR1GZ/B.
Spotters: LU4DRH, LW2EDM, LU6YR, F4CXO, LU9XJR, HL1VAU, IZ1WYO, LW1DZ, IK8LIK, EA5AJX, PY2CAT, W3LPL, PY2GFA, PU2RDB, IV3MTU, LU1EEP, EA5D, PY4OY, F8IJV, SV1YH, N8IK, IU8JPG, K5KG, EB5ISR, UN7NII, PU8PSF, LU1DQU, IT9ISI, DL1KUR .
Sunday DX: 3X2021, 9N7WE, TR8CA, CW27U, 9K2JJ, VP8LP, VU2YAP, LW3DG, EA7GAK, LU1DX, ZS1ANF, P29LL, IQ1GE, 5Z4PA, YC2DBW, FR1GZ/B, C83YT, ZS2DL, ZD7BG, A92HK/P, VU2XO, TZ4AM, N4E, FY5KE, 3B8FP, PZ2YT, N4R, KO4SGC, HD200BP, EX0DX, YD2UWF, SX335T, OD5US, J6/DF8AN, FM4SA, 9N7AA, ZS5JY, V51LZ, PP5RT, LU9FHF, CT2GQA, CE1WK, 5X4E.
Spotters: LU1EEP, LU4DRH, LW1DZ, LW2EDM, PY2CAT, VK5WU, UN7NII, IZ1WYO, LU6YR, CX5RN, LZ6DJ, IW6DGJ, F4CXO, HL1VAU, TA2K, F8IJV, F4BMY, PY4OY, EA5D, IZ8NVV, PP5FMM, HA3HA, VK4CZ, SP6NIF, PU2RDB, PU1AJN, PP5FE, IZ8VYU, SV1YH, PY2GFA, OZ1IKY, LU7DLS, JR6RRD, IU8HAO, F5TGC, F4AZF, VK2FR, PP5TG, PP5RP, OM8CW, YC1JEL, PY7XAF, PY5AM, PY1FOG, LU4EFC, KN4YRM, JH7MEV, G1EZF, EA5HYT .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
| MIE 33 Contest | 2300Z, May 4 to 0300Z, May 5 |
| + NRAU 10m Activity Contest | 1700Z-1800Z, May 5 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, May 5 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, May 5 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, May 5 (Dig) |
| + 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW | 0001Z, May 7 to 2359Z, May 8 |
| + RCC Cup | 0300Z-0859Z, May 7 |
| + F9AA Cup, Digi | 1200Z, May 7 to 1200Z, May 8 |
| + ARI International DX Contest | 1200Z, May 7 to 1159Z, May 8 |
| + SKCC Weekend Sprintathon | 1200Z, May 7 to 2400Z, May 8 |
| + 7th Call Area QSO Party | 1300Z, May 7 to 0700Z, May 8 |
| + Indiana QSO Party | 1500Z, May 7 to 0300Z, May 8 |
| + Delaware QSO Party | 1700Z, May 7 to 2359Z, May 8 |
| + New England QSO Party | 2000Z, May 7 to 0500Z, May 8 and 1300Z-2400Z, May 8 |
| + 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint | 0000Z-0200Z, May 9 |
| + ICWC Medium Speed Test | 1300Z-1400Z, May 9 |
| + ICWC Medium Speed Test | 1900Z-2000Z, May 9 |
| + Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest | 0100Z-0159Z, May 10 |
| + ICWC Medium Speed Test | 0300Z-0400Z, May 10 |
| + A1Club AWT | 1200Z-1300Z, May 11 |
| + CWops Test | 1300Z-1400Z, May 11 |
| + CWops Test | 1900Z-2000Z, May 11 |
| + CWops Test | 0300Z-0400Z, May 12 |
| + CWops Test | 0700Z-0800Z, May 12 |
| Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews May 1-Jun 15, 2022 DXCC: Namibia Callsign: V5 QSL: LoTW Source: TDDX (Apr 30, 2022) Info: By ZS2PS as V5/ZS2PS; 80 60 40 30 20 10m; QSL via ZS2PS direct May 1-31, 2022 DXCC: Philippines Callsign: DU QSL: LoTW Source: TDDX (Mar 31, 2022) Info: By W6QT as DU/W6QT fm Subic Bay; 80-6m; SSB FT8; QSL via W6QT; operation to continue until 15 Sep May 3-8, 2022 DXCC: Svalbard Callsign: JW4D QSL: LA4D Source: 4L5A (Apr 12, 2022) Info: By 8 op LA team fm IOTA EU-026 (JQ78tf); 80-10m; CW SSB + digital May 3-16, 2022 DXCC: Andaman Is Callsign: VU4W QSL: TBA Source: DXW.Net (Apr 17, 2022) Info: By YL2GM; 160-10m; verticals May 4-8, 2022 DXCC: Galapagos Callsign: HD8FG QSL: HC2FG Source: TDDX (Apr 29, 2022) Info: By HC2FG fm Santa Cruz I; 6m; FT8 and Satellite; 170w; J-pole, halos; part-time operation May 5-11, 2022 DXCC: New Caledonia Callsign: FK QSL: LoTW Source: TDDX (Apr 5, 2022) Info: By F5NHJ as FK/F5NHJ; HF; CW SSB + digital; holiday style operation May 6-12, 2022 DXCC: San Andres I Callsign: HK0 QSL: PY8WW Source: DXW.Net (Apr 5, 2022) Info: By PY8WW as HK0/PY8WW; 40-6m, focus on 6m |
Earth is entering a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on May 5th and 6th. Rates could be as high as 30 meteors per hour in the southern hemisphere, but only half that in the northern hemisphere. The best time to look is just before local sunrise when the constellation Aquarius is high in the sky. (spaceweather.com)
Footy: Stoke lost away to Middlesbrough last Saturday and play Coventry this coming Saturday with only pride being the prize. Last home match of the season for Stoke. We’ve been fairly mediocre.
Middlesex cricket team however have started with two excellent wins. I must get to watch them at some point soon