Tony's 10m Band Report
Top spotter was LU9DCE but CX2SA got in there too.
One QSL I like from last week was TM43CDXC, the Clipperton DX Club.
Most popular DX ( Five or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: V31XX, FH/OK1M, 5K0YD, 9Z4Y, J20EE, KC1KUG, CX5FK, PJ2/K8ND, D2UY, 3D2AG, PZ1EL, E77DX, CE5DSQ, 9Z4FE, V51MA, ZF2RX, XE1XR, 9K2NO, VU2TMP, 5B4AIF, XQ4CW, W3MLJ, VK4DX, VE2CSI, TR8CA, N1WRK, 4L2M, 3C/TA2OM, TF2MSN, PA50PKZ, T77LA, IU2MCW, EG8MRG, CE1TT, ZZ2OO, VP2EIH, VE3VN, LU1DX, EC5K, EA3AR, CA2YWW, 7Z1IS, ZF2OO, WH7T, WD4NGB, W3UCA, VE3KAF, TF/K5KG, OJ0/LB5SH, LY2AX, KC4TVZ, IV3OKO, I5KAP, CN8SG, CN8NOA, CN8AM, 9W8HAZ, 3D2TS.
Spotters: LU9DCE, LU4DRH, PP5FMM, CX2SA, VE2JD, YC1JEL, PU2XYT, LU6YR, LU1EEP, HK4SAN, W3LPL, 5B4AIF, LW2EDM, PP5TG, F4CXO, EA3EDU, DO4ZH, W2ODH, KB2YCF, F4BMY, PU3YKW, ND4X, AC2PB, OM8CW, F8ASG, EA5AJX, W2KA, PY1LV, OK1M, LZ6DJ, G4CJC, EA3CL, 9A1AY, W3MLJ, VE2TKH, ON3UA, LW5HR, KC2NGH, K2SG, IZ7HNO, IZ7DJS, F5VBD, F5SRH, ES2IPA, EB5EEO, EA4BU, EA3B, DL3MSM, TA4RC, PD1RK, OE4EIE, N3MVX, N1LID, LU1WCL, KN4UND, KC2PC, IZ0VNJ, IU2EFB, IK4ZIF, HA5CPN, G0VAX, F1TZE, EA8DHC, DK3AX, CT1EWY .
Tuesday DX: 5K0YD, A43KSA, D2UY, TR8CA, ZD7FT, SU9VB, PV200BR, LU1COP, JY5IB, LU7YZ, ZL7/K5WE, VP8LP, CA2YWW, VU2TMP, TA3NE, PY2EX, PP2CC, 5B4CY/B, V51MA, V51M, V51LZ, PY3PZ, PU2TWZ, PP5XA, LU5FC, JT1CO, CE5DSQ, 4A2B.
Spotters: CX2SA, LU4DRH, LU9DCE, LU6YR, PU2TWZ, PY2RT, 9A5O, OZ5QF, F4CXO, KB2YCF, TA2E, PP5TG, PY4OY, IZ0MIO, EA3EDU, YC1JEL, WA5TXY, PY2EDU, SV1HFE, M0RWA, LZ3AD, IU7GSJ, F5VBD, EA3B, W9OSI, PA8DX, ON4PE, DO1AM .
Wednesday DX: 5K0T, 5K0C, 9K9KSA, J20EE, D2UY, CX5FK, 5Z4VJ, FO5QB, LU7YZ, PY3PZ, PJ2/PH2M, LU3DK, E71A, 5H8HZ.
Spotters: LU9DCE, LU4DRH, EA5D, LU6YR, HK4SAN, YC1JEL, F4CXO, SM2A, PU2TWZ, KK4A, TA2E, ZL2CC, KN4UND, IW1CHX, SV1HFE, PU2XYT, PP5TG, LU9XJR, HS2AQG, EA5UB, EA3CL, W3LPL, PY9DM, ND4X, LU1DQU, IU2MCW, IT9IAU, EA9PB, EA1YV .
Thursday DX: 5K0C, J20EE, 5K0YD, FY5KE, FO5QB, 8Z92ND, PU4MDO, FW1JG, 5Z4VJ, WD4NGB, CX5FK, DH1KJ, CX1AV, P29LL, EA3AR, D2UY, 9K2NO, 4U1UN, PY4RGS, JT1DN/5, 9K9KSA, VK6IA, LU1DX, BX3ACG, 3D2AG, PY5ZHP, PY2FDC, N9GQA, JX/LB4MI, HB9CVQ, HB0/DL5YL, FH/OK1M, CE3MRO.
Spotters: LU9DCE, LU6YR, YC1JEL, WA2VUY, LU4DRH, F4CXO, VK4CZ, PP5TG, G0DYW, F1TZE, W3LPL, IZ0MIO, EA3EDU, DL5TT, PU3YKW, SM2A, F1UMO, N4AU, K4PI, K2SG, F4FRQ, EB5ISR, KI4TXP, KF4WE, IZ2TXQ, E73S, DL6EV, NN4X, N4TUT, K4FLH, IW3RUA, HA5CPN, F4GXX, DL1NCH, 4Z4DP, W2KA, VP2EIH, TA0B/5, PY4OY, OE1CIW, IW1DQS, GM4ATA, G1EZF, F4BMY, EA8AIN, EA4FME, 9K2HS .
Friday DX: 8Z92ND, D44BM, P29LL, 7Z92ND, V31XX, CT3IQ, VU2XO, JW0A, 5Z4VJ, CE2LE, HZ92ND, 7Q7EMH, 4M5MAG, VU2DSI, OD5VB, CE5DSQ, N7CCD, LU5UEA, JY5HX, PU1JSV, D2UY, WD4NGB, PZ1EW, PY3PZ, OD5PY, YB1SNS, VU2TMP, PY3PDR, PU4MDO, HS2AQG, 3C/TA2OM, EL2BG, EA1RCI, DD5XX, 4X6HU, 4X6FR, 3B9FR.
Spotters: CX2SA, LU9DCE, F4CXO, YC1JEL, PP5FMM, LU6YR, HI5MAH, PU2XYT, W3LPL, EA3EDU, KB2YCF, G8OO, LZ6DJ, 5B4AIF, F1TZE, EA9PB, PU3YKW, N0UMF, AC4CA, WA2VUY, VK4CZ, PD2SHB, PA2PKZ, GW7SMV, 6E2RCG, 4Z4DP, PY1LV, OH6IH, IZ7GLL, G0DYW, F5MNW, F4UJU, EA5D, DO2HQS, UN7MBV/7, OZ5QF, IZ1MHS, IW2ENA, IK3ORE, HZ1ES, EA5UB, DL4MFF, DD5DD, CE3VNH .
8 reported contacts for the weekend.
Saturday DX: SU9VB, P49X, TZ4AM, 5W1SA, JW0A, PZ5RA, FK8HA, LT6M, CR3SI, AZ1D, LU7HN, PV2K, CX5A, TR8CA, CX2DK, VU2XO, HZ1CY, HH2AA, Z62NS, VU2DSI, VP8DLB, PW2L, N6SS, KH6ZM, KE6GFI, FY5KE, E2WRTC, A43KSA, 4L8A, VK4SN, V85RH, TI0RC, KT7E, KP2B, TG9ADQ, LU6ETB, 3D2AG, PY2KJ, PR2E, A92HK/P, 9M4BCN, 9K9KSA, ZS3Y, WQ6Q, P29LL, D2UY, ZF2WB, W5PR, PP5JR, ON4BW, OD5VB, 4M1W, 4A2B, 3G3R, PY5ZHP, LW1EUD, K6NR, J69Z, CO8NMN.
Spotters: LU9DCE, PY2EBD, YV5EVA, W3LPL, N0EO, LU6YR, DL1GME, KK7CZE, W4EE, VE3DZP, PP5FMM, K6IT, PU2XYT, PU2XFF, N6QQ, HL1VAU, ZV2F, VA3LR, KP2B, HK1S, K7VIT, F8IJV, F4CXO, SV1RK, PP5TG, K0TC, N1JM, LU8DCH, K5VIP, K3IE, SP9RQH, PU2TWZ, HI5MAH, F1TZE, DK8ZZ, W4GHV, UN7MBV/7, TA7I, KX1X, KF4WE, IZ0MIO, VE2HEW, VA3ROC, PY3DZ, OK1ALX, NX3Z, NS4X, NF1O, N6GP, G1EZF, F5PMW, AE0DX, W4RN, PA6Q, OG100AA, NK5G, N1DID, KR6C, F4BMY, EA2BV, AD6E, AB9YC, VA2QR, NG7M, N9VPV, LU1DX, KC2IEB, JW0A, IV3OKO, DJ5AN .
Sunday DX: TZ4AM, YJ0DA, CR3SI, D2UY, CR3DX, D44BM, LT6M, VU2DSI, CX5A, CR3W, PZ5RA, HI8AT, CX2BAH, OD5US, OD5TX, Z62NS, PW2L, LU7HN, SU9VB, FY5KE, PV2K, JW0A, CX2DK, 9K9KSA, 5W1SA, 5K0YD, VU2XO, NJ4P, LV1F, LU6ETB, KP2B, E71A, 3G3R, V85RH, P3X, LU7YZ, HD1A, AZ1D, YI1WWA, TI0RC, EA8DED, CX2AQ, ZS3Y, ZD7BG, YB3IZK, PY2GTA, P49X, IZ4BOY, IU5APK/P, HZ1CY, CE3KEY, 5R8AL, ZS1WY, PU2WDX, PJ2/K8ND, JT5DX, IS0SWW, BD4QA, 5K0C, 4M1W, VU2ZMK, PY5AMF, PY4EK, LZ105IN, LU5DF.
Spotters: LU9DCE, CX2SA, W3LPL, PP5FMM, LU4DRH, WJ2D, N4QS, PY2EBD, K3ABE, IZ8NVV, W4GHV, VA3LR, G4UCJ, N1DID, LU1EEP, K3IE, DK1IP, YC1MCD, LX1ER, KE9SA, JI3KDH, HC1FQ, K4TR, N2JF, IK3ORE, ZV2F, PY1FJ, IV3ONZ, AD6E, W4TTY, TM3Z, PU2RDB, F4BMY, WM5L, F1TRE, DO2HQS, W4RN, VA3WB, K6IT, EB5A, WB7PMP, OK6DJ, NX3Z, N6GP, IU5APK/P, EA5IPM, DK8ZZ, WA2VUY, W4EE, SP6NIV, N6QQ, LU6YR, KB2YCF, K6JS, CE4CBJ, YC3TKH, WB9TFH, VE2TKH, VA3FF, SQ4JEN, S51CAB, KP2B, IV3OKO, IK2XSL, G4LPP, E21EIC, DL5ASK, DK4VY, DK2AT, AE0DX .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
| K1USN Slow Speed Test | 2000Z-2100Z, Sep 30 |
| + Collegiate QSO Party | 0000Z, Oct 1 to 2359Z, Oct 2 |
| + Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest | 0600Z, Oct 1 to 0559Z, Oct 2 |
| + TRC DX Contest | Cancelled for 2022 |
| + Oceania DX Contest, Phone | 0600Z, Oct 1 to 0600Z, Oct 2 |
| + Russian WW Digital Contest | 1200Z, Oct 1 to 1159Z, Oct 2 |
| + California QSO Party | 1600Z, Oct 1 to 2200Z, Oct 2 |
| + SKCC QSO Party | 1800Z, Oct 1 to 1800Z, Oct 2 |
| + RSGB DX Contest | 0600Z-1800Z, Oct 2 |
| + K1USN Slow Speed Test | 0000Z-0100Z, Oct 3 |
| + ICWC Medium Speed Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 3 |
| + ICWC Medium Speed Test | 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 3 |
| + Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest | 0100Z-0159Z, Oct 4 |
| + ARS Spartan Sprint | 0100Z-0300Z, Oct 4 |
| + ICWC Medium Speed Test | 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 4 |
| + A1Club AWT | 1200Z-1300Z, Oct 5 |
| + CWops Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 5 |
| + CWops Test | 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 5 |
| + CWops Test | 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 6 |
| + CWops Test | 0700Z-0800Z, Oct 6 |
| + NRAU 10m Activity Contest | 1700Z-1800Z, Oct 6 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, Oct 6 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 6 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, Oct 6 (Dig) |
| + SKCC Sprint Europe | 1900Z-2100Z, Oct 6 |
| Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews Sep 16-Oct 16, 2022 DXCC: Chagos Callsign: VQ9SC QSL: WB2REM Source: WB2REM (Aug 26, 2022) Info: By WB4GHY; 160-10m; FT8 (mainly f/h) SSB; spare time operation; to continue until Nov 6 Sep 17-Oct 2, 2022 DXCC: Vanuatu Callsign: YJ0DA QSL: VK4MAP Direct Source: DXW.Net (Sep 15, 2022) Info: By VK4MAP fm IOTA OC-035 and IOTA OC-111; HF Sep 18-Oct 9, 2022 DXCC: Dodecanese Callsign: SV5 QSL: LoTW Source: DXW.Net (Sep 8, 2022) Info: By LA6OP as SV5/LA6OP fm Rhodes I (IOTA EU-001); 40-4m; mainly FT8 SSB; LoTW only Sep 19-Oct 19, 2022 DXCC: Equatorial Guinea Callsign: 3C QSL: TA2OM Source: TDDX (Sep 20, 2022) Info: By TA2OM as 3C/TA2OM fm Malabo; HF; FT8 SSB; 100w; ground plane Sep 23-30, 2022 DXCC: Christmas I Callsign: VK9XX QSL: LoTW Source: VK3SN (Sep 19, 2022) Info: By VK3SN; 80-10m; mainly SSB FT8; check local afternoons and evenings; holiday style operation; QSL via EB7DX Sep 25-Oct 6, 2022 DXCC: Bermuda Callsign: VP9 QSL: Club Log OQRS Source: TDDX (Sep 2, 2022) Info: By SP9FIH as SP9FIH/VP9 fm FM72nh; 30 17 15 12m; SSB RTTY FT8; perhaps LoTW upload Sep 26-Oct 6, 2022 DXCC: Bermuda Callsign: VP9 QSL: DL1YAF (B/d) Source: DXW.Net (Sep 27, 2022) Info: By DL1YAF as VP9/DL1YAF fm Smith's Parish; HF; CW SSB FT8 FT4 Sep 27-Oct 2, 2022 DXCC: Guam Callsign: JD1 QSL: JE1XUZ Buro Source: DXW.Net (Sep 26, 2022) Info: By JE1XUZ as 8J4S/JD1; HF Sep 27-Oct 5, 2022 DXCC: French Polynesia Callsign: FO QSL: LoTW Source: TDDX (Aug 29, 2022) Info: By K6VVK as FO/K6VVK fm Moorea; 160-6m; SSB CW FT8 FT4; holiday style operation; about 1 hour/day Sep 28-Oct 11, 2022 DXCC: Namibia Callsign: V5 QSL: HB9BFM Source: TDDX (Sep 8, 2022) Info: By HB9BFM as V5/HB9BFM fm nr Gobabs; 20m; Olivia; check 1600-1900 Sep 30-Oct 4, 2022 DXCC: Guam Callsign: AH2 QSL: LoTW Source: DXW.Net (Sep 6, 2022) Info: By WA7WJR as AH2/WA7WJR; HF; QRV fo Oceania DX Phone Contest; QRV fm K-0110 and K-0762; QSL via WA7WJR Oct 1-15, 2022 DXCC: Marquesas Callsign: TX7G QSL: Auto QSL Source: DXW.Net (Jun 22, 2022) Info: By F6BCW fm Hiva Oa; 80-10m; CW SSB, perhaps FT8 RTTY Oct 2-17, 2022 DXCC: Maldives Callsign: 8Q7TD QSL: IK1TTD (B/d) Source: IK1TTD (Sep 15, 2022) Info: By IK1TTD fm Fasmendhoo I (IOTA AS-013); mainly 20m; end-fed wire, vertical; spare time operation Oct 5-17, 2022 DXCC: Comoros Callsign: D60AE QSL: LoTW Source: 4L5A (May 6, 2022) Info: By F4AJQ F1ULQ F2DX F4AZF F4ESV F5AGB F5NTZ F8AVK F8EFU F8GGV DL3GA HB9GWJ ON7RN EI5GM EI9FBB fm IOTA AF-007; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY FT8 FT4 + QO-100 satellite; dedicated to F5NQL (SK); QSL via Club Log OQRS, F5GSJ Oct 6-13, 2022 DXCC: Mariana Is Callsign: AH0 QSL: LoTW Source: DXW.Net (Sep 6, 2022) Info: By WA7WJR as AH0/WA7WJR fm Rota I (IOTA OC-086) HF; QRV fo Oceania DX CW; will try to activate K-9713 thru K-9716; QSL via WA7WJR |
Bright auroras were sighted in multiple locations around Iceland, Norway, and Canada. They even dipped into the United States with green pillars over Minnesota and Wisconsin.
We're not sure where the instigating CME came from. Probably, it is one of two CMEs that left the sun on Sept. 23rd. Neither was supposed to hit Earth and, indeed, this was not a direct hit. The off-target CME passed nearby, snowplowing dense (73 protons/cc) solar wind plasma onto Earth's magnetic field. The sudden load triggered the geomagnetic storm. (spaceweather.com)
NASA's DART spacecraft hit asteroid Dimorphos on Sept. 26th--an incredible, dramatic bullseye 11 million kilometers from Earth. DART took this picture of Dimorphos only 11 seconds before impact, revealing it to be a boulder-strewn rubble pile. Asteroid
Footy : England lose to Italy 1 – 0 and then draw against the old enemy, Germany 3 – 3. Not a good competition for us really, played 6 won none.
Cricket: England lost the last T20 to Pakistan by 3 runs. It now stands at 2 games each with three more to play. However, Middlesex, my county team seem to be doing well against Worcestershire. Rain just stopped play. We need a win to get promoted