Tony's 10m Band Report
A good week in general with four contacts needed at the weekend to get into the lists. I did work Sri Lanka and the Falklands on Ten with Azerbaijan and Kenya on 20m. I chased 9N7CI (Nepal) for a while but no joy.
Most sought after were 9N7CI (Nepal), VU4W (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), 5Z4VJ (Kenya) and plenty of others.
Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: 5Z4VJ, T77LA, 7Z1VD/M, 4X74HU, CX5FK, HZ1CY, A41DX, 9H1TT, 5X7W, FM5DN, PY4OT, PP5AM, LU1DX, KC4TVZ, CX8DS, SU9VB, KP4WQ, IK5YZZ, 7Z1VD, PY2XL, PU6NEM, II5WRTC, CX5ABM, CP6UA, CE2ATS, 9A1BHI, YG3FAP, XQ7IR, XQ1KN, WG3C, VU2XO, VK3NFS, V44RR, TR8CA, PS7KM, PS2GOB, PP6EOJ, LU9ERV, K5GO, J72IMS, IX1IIU, IK4LZH, EH40URV, DO1KRT, DL2OE, CX2RA, CT2GQA.
Spotters: LU6YR, LU9DCE, LU4DRH, LW2EDM, F4CXO, PY2AD, EA7KJE, F5UOU, EB1DJ, EA5AJX, EA1YV, PY2GTA, F1DSZ, 4Z5PT, PU2MZI, IU2IDU, F4BMY, PP5RP, LZ2PG, KD4BVG, KC4AAW, IU2NUB, PY2ACA, PU1WZY, F6JON, EI2IP, EA5UB, DL1KUR, CX4AV, WA4IAM, SQ6PLE, PU9OJZ, PU4MHO, PT2WWV, PS7KM, PP5TG, MW6WFF, KB0JI, K5GO, K4PKM, IU4FIR, IK3ORE, GW7SMV, F5MNW, EA3CL, CX4DI, CT1ASM .
Tuesday DX: 9N7CI, ZP/OK2WX, 5Z4VJ, 5X7W, CX6DZ, PY2VM, VP5MA, II0WRTC, 9M2MDX, VU4W, PY2XL, FR5FC, PR7AR, HS5XWY, DD5XX, A61EK, 4S7AB, ZS6AYE, ZS6AF, ZL1ACE, SX335T, HP9SAM, CE2ATS, C83YT, ZS1ANF, ZL3TEN/B, YC1MCD, VU2XO, TR8CA, KC4TVZ, K0EFW, HP4RWE, F5OUX, DG6SA, CX1AV, CQ3J, 9K2HS, 9J2REK.
Spotters: LW2EDM, F4CXO, LU4DRH, LU6YR, VK3MW, LU9DCE, EA7KJE, LZ3AD, HS2AQG, DL1KUR, YC1JEL, WB8VLC, PY2VM, EA5AJX, SP6CIK, OH1POR, JR6RRD, EA1AHY, SQ6PLE, F8IJV, EI2IP, IU4FIR, EA7CB, EA3CL, CT1ASM, TA6B, PY1ES, LU1EEP, KG2H, KD4BVG, IZ1WYO, IU1JCZ, BG8DIV, 4Z5PT .
Wednesday DX: FY5KE, II9WRTC, PZ2YT, J69BB, ZL3IO, VK2OO, KP4WQ, EB1DJ, 5Z4VJ, CT3MD, DH1KJ, YC2DBW, 9J2MYT, 5B4AIF, SV1RRP, PZ1EW, A71AM, YY8HBO, YB2CRN, SV6JHA, PZ1EL, LW1DG, KP4PUA, HI8HRD, ZL1RQ, VK3KTT, MW0ZZK, LU9HAT, KO4DCR, II5WRTC, HH2MPJ, FM/DL7VOG, EB5AG, 4X6TU/B, VU4W, VK3NFS, VK2FR, S54E, LU8GCJ, LU1DX, KP3V, KP2B, KC4TVZ, HP9SAM, HD200BP, F5NBX, EH7IR, EC1DD, DO1KRT, D44PM, CS9ABS, 4Z74OC, 4S7VG, 4O2IPA, 3D2SP.
Spotters: LU6YR, PP5FMM, EA5D, NP3F, LU9DCE, IZ1WYO, F8IJV, EA1AHY, ZL1HX, PY2IML, EB5ISR, EA1U, 9Z4Y, YC1OVY, YC1JEL, LU4DRH, G1EZF, F4CXO, XE1RBV, PY2ACA, PU2MZI, ND4X, K9KA, IU1JQM, CT1ASM, SV1LHZ, PP5TG, LU9XJR, JR6RRD, IZ0MIO, IV3OKO, IU8JPG, EB1DJ, 4Z5PT, ZL3IO, W3LPL, PU2TWZ, NC6V, MW6WFF, IW4DUV, HS2AQG, EB1BCG, EA7FDW, EA5UB, EA3CL, DC9JVN, 4Z74TL, ZL3PAH, VK2RI, VK2FR, SP5XMU, PY2ZZ, KD4BVG, KD2YJX, IZ5MMK, IZ5DKG, IU1OPK, IT9CAR, HK4OBA, F5OJN, F4HRS, F4GMM, EA8TL, EA7JWF, EA5HYT, EA3B, EA2ATV, DL4QB, 7X2HF .
Thursday DX: VU4W, TT8SN, V51MA, PY1FJ, II9WRTC, C83YT, II3WRTC, II0WRTC, OD5TX, A91WTIS, ZS6RHL, VK2GJC, KC4TVZ, IK1JPV, HD200BP, HC5VF, 5Z4VJ, ZL3TEN/B, YD1CZE, YC7URE, YB2CRN, XQ1CY, WG3C, W6JPL, VP8CLE, VK6AL, SV1SJJ, PY7ZC, PY1EZ, PU2MIW, LZ3ND, K5TLL, HP9SAM, ED4YBA/B, DR90TJU, CT1FSG, CE3YG, A41ZZ.
Spotters: ZL1HX, YC1JEL, LU6YR, LU4DRH, MW6WFF, PY4OY, G1EZF, LW2EIY, LW2EDM, PY5AM, PU2MZI, F4CXO, TA2K, PY1FJ, PP5TG, HA5CPN, EB5ISR, EA4BU, DJ4JB, VK2SD, LZ3AD, IV3JER, F5UOU, F1BBI, EA5D, DO1BWO, W4RN, TA1CQ, SV1YH, SQ7FZR, SP1NL, IU0CSH, HC4ER, F4UJU, F4CYQ, F1TDA, EA5RKE, DJ6TF, CX3AT, CX1LA, WB8VLC, VK6DW, VK2XAX, VK2HV, PU1WZY, N4NG, LU9DCE, KD4BVG, KC4LZN, IZ0MIO, HA7ME, HA2ETP, EA7FDW, EA3CL, CT1AZN, CT1ASM .
Friday DX: ZD7FT, 9J2MYT, XQ1KN, VU4W, II9WRTC, IG9ITO, TT8SN, LU1JHD, FY5KE, 5Z4VJ, PZ1EL, PX5GOB, IZ1RFT, FM/DL7VOG, FK4QX, CX5CDV, CT2GQA, ZS6AF, WP3B, TG9ADM, PY2ANB, PU2OKF, J72IMS, II5WRTC, II0WRTC, FK8HM, EA1CYK, W4RN, VK6OZ, TR8CA, PY2BN, IW7DHC, HD200BP, CT1ILT, 9N7WE, ZS1EC, XQ7IR, W2ZQ, VK6IR, PU4MMZ, OT4A, LW2DAF, LU5FC, K6PA, IT9IRL, HZ1WTIS, HC5VF, F5OUX, EC8AUZ, CX6DZ, CT3IQ, CN66ZG, CE4JZO, 9M2DA, 7X2ARA, 4X6HU, 3B9FR.
Spotters: PP5FMM, LU6YR, WB8VLC, LU4DRH, EA5UB, PY4OY, EA5D, NP3F, EA7CB, TA2K, PY5AM, W4RN, PY1FJ, KB2YCF, IT9CPO, W5ETL, W0OGH, KB0JI, EA5AJX, W6GY, W3LPL, ND4X, KG5KIF, IT9IRP, F1DSZ, EB5ISR, WA2VUY, VK2XAX, VK2HV, TA0B/5, LU9DCE, JR6RRD, IU2NKC, IU0CSH, HC5RF, F5UOU, F1TDA, EI7GUB, EA4FLS, DC9JVN, YC1JEL, W4DD, SV1GFM, SP9MAV, PU1WZY, DL4MY, DL1NCH, CX4AV, CT1ILT, VK4CZ, PY7XAF, PP5TG, LW2DAF, KC7PJI, KC4AAW, IZ5DKG, HC4ER, G0DNV, EA4FME, EA3HXQ, EA3CL, E74O .
A minimum of 4 reported contacts needed for the weekend
Saturday DX: VU4W, T42ITU, VP8LP, PY2EX, IZ1RFT, FY5KE, VK3NFS, PP5RT, 5Z4VJ, IG9ITO, KP4PUA, D44PM, 9A3XV, 9A1UN, ZS1UOK, TT8SN, PY1VOY, K3FBI/2, HZ1WTIS, HB9TRY, CS5NRA, CE0YHO, 9N7CI, ZP/OK2WX, ZL3P, VK6AS, CX6DZ, CX1AV, 9J2MYT, 9J2BO, XE1XR, WP4L, VP8CLE, V4/K2KA, PY3VK, PY2FZ, PU1JAH, LU5FC, LU1HHT, KP4JRS, IS0DCR, HS0ZJF, FY4JI, FW1JG, FR1GZ/B, C83YT, 3DA0AQ.
Spotters: LU4DRH, LW2EDM, LU6YR, LU9DCE, PP5FMM, EA5D, F4CXO, YC1JEL, KC4AAW, PY4OY, HS0ZLT, F4BMY, PY5AM, PY3EW, PU2RDB, F8IJV, EA7FDW, WA2VUY, EA3CL, WB8VLC, W3LPL, PY2OKB, PY1JR, PA3ALK, PY2RT, PY1FJ, N4PX, KB2YCF, JR6RRD, AD8AL, PY2ACA, PU1WZY, N8UOA, K5BL, JG2KJU, IZ1WYO, HL1VAU, ZP5ZDM, ZL3P, TI2VVV, TA0B/5, SV1FTX, PY2EBD, PY2AD, PU2UBY, LS5H, KB0JI, IT9GSZ, IK8LIK, IK6OIN, G4PVM, F4CYQ .
Sunday DX: VU4W, VU2XO, VR2XAN, 3B9FR, HH2AA, KP2M, 9J2MYT, VK5SFA, PY2WH, 9K2GR, ZS1UOK, 9K2HN, VK6IR, PP5RT, FR1GZ/B, 9N7AA, TR8CA, LZ2YO, A71KK, PS2GOB, II0WRTC, EC1DD, D44PM, ZL3IO, WG3C, VK2BY, T42ITU, PY6HD, PY2TMV, LU7HW, J72IMS, CE2SCZ, 9K2OW, SX335T, PZ1EL, PU2MBO, PS8RV, PP5KW, OD5ET, M0DXR, LU9HVR, HP1RIS, FR5CU, EK1KE, E20AX/P, DP0GVN, DL0UM, BD7BM, 4Z4DX, 4S7VG, ZL3TEN/B, ZD7BG, YC2DBW, VP8LP, VK5IR, VK2HJ, SV1FTY, PY1EZ, PP5FJ, OY6BEC/B, LZ5R, LZ1WR, LZ1JZ, KC4TVZ, IZ1RFT, HI3EAL, FY4JI, DL5YM, CX5CBA, CX2RA, CE3KEY, A41KJ, 9K2HS.
Spotters: LU6YR, EA1AIW, LU9DCE, F8IJV, EA5D, LW2EDM, PT9MD, F4CXO, PU2MZI, PY2ZZ, LU7DLS, ZL2CC, HL1VAU, PY1RK, N8PUM, SP7IIT, IZ1WYO, EA5AJX, DC9JVN, WB8VLC, IV3OKO, EA7CB, ZL3P, UN7NII, SV2OIX, PY4OY, PY2MPF, LZ3AD, KV5J, BH6KOK, SV1NZR, SP6NIF, PU1WZY, PP2CS, OZ1IKY, LU4DRH, IT9IAU, HS0YNM, G4ICD, EX0DX, EA7FDW, EA1AHY, DL1YKQ, YC1JEL, W3LPL, SV1SMX, PU2RDB, PP5KW, LZ1UK, IZ7GLL, IT9XJJ, HA5CPN, G4GFI, G1EZF, EA3CL, DL7IG, CT5GOJ, 3B9FR, ZP5ZDM, YU1YV, WA4IAM, SV1FTX, PY6GOE, PY2TMV, PY2POA, PU2MIW, PP5TG, N8IK, LZ5PW, LW3DG, K3EWZ, IT9JGX, IK3PCZ, GM4ATA, F4AIF, EA4FME, EA4BU, EA1YV, DV6XDS, BG8SRK .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
| UN DX Contest | 0600Z-2100Z, May 21 |
| + YOTA Contest | 0800Z-1959Z, May 21 |
| + EU PSK DX Contest | 1200Z, May 21 to 1200Z, May 22 |
| + His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW | 1200Z, May 21 to 1200Z, May 22 |
| + Arkansas QSO Party | 1400Z, May 21 to 0200Z, May 22 |
| + Feld Hell Sprint | 1600Z-1759Z, May 21 and 2000Z-2159Z, May 21 |
| + K1USN Slow Speed Test | 0000Z-0100Z, May 23 |
| + QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint | 0000Z-0100Z, May 23 |
| + ICWC Medium Speed Test | 1300Z-1400Z, May 23 |
| + ICWC Medium Speed Test | 1900Z-2000Z, May 23 |
| + Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest | 0100Z-0159Z, May 24 |
| + ICWC Medium Speed Test | 0300Z-0400Z, May 24 |
| + SKCC Sprint | 0000Z-0200Z, May 25 |
| + A1Club AWT | 1200Z-1300Z, May 25 |
| + CWops Test | 1300Z-1400Z, May 25 |
| + CWops Test | 1900Z-2000Z, May 25 |
| + CWops Test | 0300Z-0400Z, May 26 |
| + CWops Test | 0700Z-0800Z, May 26 |
| Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews Apr 28-May 26, 2022 DXCC: Botswana Callsign: A25VR QSL: VE7VR Source: 4L5A (Mar 14, 2022) Info: By VE7VR; HF 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 10-25, 2022 DXCC: Rodrigues I Callsign: 3B9 QSL: HB9DBB Source: TDDX (May 17, 2022) Info: By HB9DBB as 3B9/HB9DBB fm Port Mathurin; 15m; CW SSB FT8 + digital; 100w; Buddipole, vertical May 11-24, 2022 DXCC: Martinique Callsign: FM QSL: LoTW Source: TDDX (May 11, 2022) Info: By DL7VOG as FM/DL7VOG fm Trois Ilets; 40 20 10m; CW FT8, RTTY on demand; 100w; G5RV; QSL via DL7VOG or Club Log OQRS May 13-17, 2022 DXCC: Palau Callsign: T8 QSL: See Info Source: 4L5A (May 8, 2022) Info: By JR3QFB as T88JH (QSL via LoTW, JR3QFB) and JK1SZX as T88SG fm Koror I (IOTA OC-009); 160-6m; CW SSB + digital May 6-20, 2022 DXCC: Albania Callsign: ZA QSL: LoTW Source: DXW.Net (May 16, 2022) Info: By G4PVM as ZA/G4PVM, IK8LOV MM0NDX likewise fm Kashar; HF; CW SSB FT8 FT4; QSL ZA/G4PVM via EB7DX, ZA/IK8LOV via IZ8CCW, ZA/MM0NDX via EB7DX May 21-27, 2022 DXCC: Aland Is Callsign: OH0 QSL: LoTW Source: OG55W (May 9, 2022) Info: By OG5O as OH0/OG5O, OH2HOD as OH0/OH2HOD fm IOTA EU-002 (KO09cx); 160-6m, incl 60m; FT8 FT4 CW; QSL via Club Log OQRS May 21-Jun 2, 2022 DXCC: Mauritius Callsign: 3B8 QSL: DF3XY (B/d) Source: 425DXN (May 13, 2022) Info: By DF3XY fm IOTA AF-049; 40 30 20m; mainly FT8 May 21-Jun 4, 2022 DXCC: Martinique Callsign: FM QSL: ON4RU Direct Source: ON4RU (Mar 19, 2022) Info: By ON4RU as FM/OQ3R fm IOTA NA-107; 160-10m; CW; holiday style operation May 22-Jun 8, 2022 DXCC: Gambia Callsign: C5C QSL: LoTW Source: DXW.Net (Jan 31, 2022) Info: By F5RAV F5NVF M0NPT; 20 15 10m; CW SSB FT4 FT8; possible sidetrip to Bijol Is (IOTA AF-060) using C5B; QSL via F5RAV direct (3 US $ or IRC and SAE) Callsign: C5C QSL: LoTW Source: DXW.Net (Jan 31, 2022) Info: By F5RAV F5NVF M0NPT; 20 15 10m; CW SSB FT4 FT8; possible sidetrip to Bijol Is (IOTA AF-060) using C5B; QSL via F5RAV direct (3 US $ or IRC and SAE) |
Footy: The Premier League continues to its final weekend with a few things left undecided. Top will be Manchester City or Liverpool. Manchester City can only lose it themselves.
Cricket: Middlesex have won three and drawn two. March on the lads from Lord’s!