As usual after a major contest the week was a bit slow, some DX but not loads of activity.
TZ1CE (Mali) and TO9W (St Martin) were popular, unsurprisingly. So was V31XX (Belize) and 5H3WX (Zanzibar Is)
I’m still trying to trace an anomaly in my logging program that makes it run very slowly after logging a few contacts. As usual with these things it’s not consistently reproducible.
I have been working FT4 on 20m to get contacts to help find the problem.
Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: 3B9FR, 9Z4FE, J69DS, C92R, 9G5FI, 7Q7CT, TA7K, JA1MLY, 3W3B, ZS6DN/B, ZS1OIN, VK8VF/B, JR3REX, DU3CQ, 4X6TU/B, V51MA, TA1D, RT60ANT, PY1FJ, IT9EJW/B, HS0ZOQ, E20EHQ, D1DX, CE4BRO.
Spotters: LW2EDM, LU4DRH, F4CXO, EA1YV, G0CAS, LU9DCE, G4VPD, EA3TB, TA7K, PY1LV, PE2AE, NA3F, F5BQV, F4UJU, F1BBI, IZ7NLJ, CX9BU, 9H1TX, Z32KF, UR9MU, R4IK, PU1WZY, EI7GL, DL1KUR, RK6FO, R6JY, PP5TG, IT9DAA, F4GZJ, EA7HG, EA3OR .
Tuesday DX: TZ1CE, CE6TK, PJ4/K4BAI, W4RN, VK8NSB, 4L/LY4ZZ, ZS1OIN, F5NBX, 3B9FR, 8G13L, VO1FOG, VK6APK, PY7ZC, PY3EW, LU5AOT, LA5TEN/B, IT9EYA, FR1GZ/B, D1DX, CX1AV, CT9/DL7UGN, 9G5FI.
Spotters: VK3AXI, F4CXO, CX9BU, LU4DRH, VK3ZAZ, LU9DCE, G4VPD, EI7GL, EI2IP, W4RN, OH4SS, YB1LUE, PU2TBK, EA1YV, SV1AIQ, SP5NOF, PU1WZY, IZ5ILK, EI7HBB, WB8VLC, VK4EKA, PY3EB, PY1LV, MM0TFU, KF4WE, KB7YPF, JK1JXB, IT9EYA, F4GXX, CT5KCJ .
Wednesday DX: V31XX, ZD7FT, S01WS, XE1XR, VK2LAW, VK1MA, WB7PMP, KP4JRS, CT9/DL7UGN, CS3B/B, 5Z4VJ, ZD7MY, UT2IP, TR8CA, PY3PZ, IZ1RFT, HP9SAM, FR1GZ/B, FM5DN, CX6VM, 9J2BS, VK6TBR, VK6AS, V31DL, S0S, PY2PZ, PU5SKW, N4TUT, E27AAA, CX8DS, 9Z4FE, 9G5FI, 8G13S.
Spotters:F4CXO, LU4DRH, HA9AL, WB7PMP, KO4BWN, LW2EDM, TA2E, PY1JDX, PP5FMM, PY4OY, G1EZF, RV0APH, CA7OKD, WB7BBI, F4UJU, EI7GL, 9A1VV, W0OGH, R4IK, PU1WZY, EB1DJ, EA4FME, CT7APD, W4RN, VK3DRH, KI5JWA, JA1NEZ, IZ5CML, F6JON, F4AZF, AC4TO, UN7DAT, SM0EUI, N4TUT, LZ5PW, KD9RBC, K4RHS, JK1JXB, IZ4OSH, IZ1RFT, F4GXX, EB5ISR, EA3CL, EA1YV .
Thursday DX: CT9/DL5LYM, PY4AZ, PZ5RA, 5B4VL, V51MA, VK4ABW, E20EHQ, CA3SOC, W6XK, W1MLT, TZ1CE, PY2MZM, LW2DOD, LU7AMG, L21RCA, CX8DS, WA6APQ/B, WA2TMB, PY7XC, PY2XU, PY1FJ, OZ7KJ, N4IRK, KW4YA, KP4PR, KP4IA, K8HF, K4WHP, IZ1RFT, HC1MD/2, CX6VM, AK1K, 9G5FI.
Spotters: LU9DCE, LU4DRH, LW2EDM, LU2NI, F4CXO, PY1JDX, KF4WE, PY2EDU, HA9AL, PP2CS, KO4BWN, SM5EPO, WB7PMP, KD9RBC, PY4OY, PY2ANH, PU2TBK, HS0ZOY, EA5GJ, PY3CAD, PY2WLM, G4VPD, DF5SF, W7MAE, UA7G, PU2NBI, OZ6OM, N6PEQ, MM0TFU, LZ2LG, G0UMP, EW2ABC, EA7HG, DL7AU .
Friday DX: TO9W, TZ1CE, V31MA, FR1GZ/B, PY5QW, ZS6BOS, PP5BT, ED4YAK/B, FR1GZ, V31XX, SX200CJO, KK4PH, IQ1QQ/2, ED4YBA/B, ED1YCA/B, ZS6AF, VK4CZ, TA1D, PY2GZ, OA4DX, LU7DXQ, K8CXM, HC1MD/2, 3B8CW.
Spotters: LW2EDM, F4CXO, PY2EDU, PY4OY, HA9AL, W7JLC, PA3ANZ, DF5SF, 7X2RF, W6NT, PP5FMM, KF4WE, VO1FOG, MM0TFU, IW1DQS, G4GFI, G1EZF, AA9A, WA2HMM, TA1D/4, LU6YR, IW2EAS, F4CZV, DD3VM .
Saturday DX: TZ1CE, ZD7BG, V51MA, TO9W, CT9/DL5CW, 5T5PA, 5Z4VJ, ZL3NB, KP4JRS, 3DA0AQ, VK8NSB, KP4WQ, DB0TEN/B, ZS6AF, VK5DOC, VK3ZH, SV2HQL/B, PZ1EL, PU3RIN, OY6BEC/B, OE3XAC/B, NP2SS, KP3H, HC1MD/2, EA8MU, DL0IGI/B, DK3EE, YM7TEN/B, VK3WE, VK3EW, VK3BDX, SK7GH/B, S0S, S01WS, PY3PZ, PR7RBA, LA5TEN/B, FK8HM, EA8CN, EA1Z, D0WFF, 7X3YOTA, 4Z5UY, 4X6TU/B, 4X6FR.
Spotters: LU9DCE, VK3AXI, F4CXO, PU5WMA, G1EZF, OZ1MFP, LU6YR, IZ8NVV, F6JON, F8IJV, EA8TH, EI7GL, EB1DJ, EA5AJX, DF5SF, WB8VLC, UR5LAK, UA7G, MM0TFU, IZ8GCP, G0CAS, F4CUO, PY2EDU, F4AYI, WW1L, WB5CTS, UR5HVR, R9WJ, OK5ZH, NL8992, IT9XJJ, DH2ID, AH6FC, YB1LUE, VK2SOL, PU1WZY, F6DAY, EB1ALL, DL5RDQ .
Sunday DX: 5H3WX, TI2VVV, PU5DPL, LU5DSH, EL2BG, D0WFF, CX9BU, XT2AW, HK3J, VK5ST, VK2NSS, TZ1CE, RU0LL, PU5CAC, EA8DET, 8P6ET, 3B8CW, ZS6KG, VK5ZX, VK5MRD, VK4ZC, TR8CA, PY2SR, PY1OX, PU3YST, PU2WOO, PU1RAM, PP5MGT, PP5JLA, N7C, N4XPZ, LW6EQG, K7QXG, JG8KGT, JE7KQU, FR1GZ/B, FK8HM, F5NBX, EA3TI, CT2FEY, CS7AUJ, 4X6TU/B.
Spotters: LU4DRH, LU9DCE, VK5WU, F4CXO, KI5OKO, VK2SOL, R6AA, VK3AXI, PY2EDU, LW2EDM, JK1BIB, F4GZJ, EB5EEO, EA5AJX, F6BEE, EB1DJ, VK2BDS, US2IRC, PU9YCZ, PU3YST, PP5RT, PP2CS, KI5QQS, EI7GL, EA7HG, DL8LAQ, DL4MFF, RN3OP, PY2OKB, PY2AB, PY1PM, M0IPU, JA8CAR, HK4SAN, EA7CVF .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
Not much this week except for the ARRL10-Meter Contest, Ten Meters only!
| + ARRL 10-Meter Contest |
0000Z, Dec 11 to 2400Z, Dec 12 |
| + TRC Digi Contest |
0600Z, Dec 11 to 1800Z, Dec 12 |
| + SKCC Weekend Sprintathon |
1200Z, Dec 11 to 2400Z, Dec 12 |
| + International Naval Contest |
1600Z, Dec 11 to 1559Z, Dec 12 |
| + QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint |
2000Z-2300Z, Dec 12 |
| + K1USN Slow Speed Test |
0000Z-0100Z, Dec 13 |
| + 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint |
0100Z-0300Z, Dec 13 |
| + Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest |
0100Z-0159Z, Dec 14 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1300Z-1400Z, Dec 15 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test |
1900Z-2000Z, Dec 15 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test |
0300Z-0400Z, Dec 16 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test |
0700Z-0800Z, Dec 16 |
Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews
Dec 1-14, 2021
DXCC: Dominican Republic
Callsign: HI
QSL: DL2SBY B/d
Source: TDDX (Oct 18, 2021)
Info: By DL2SBY as HI7/DL2SBY fm IOTA NA-096; perhaps 1 day during 2d week fm Saona I (IOTA NA-122) using HI2/DL2SBY; HF; CW FT8, some SSB
Dec 1-10, 2021
DXCC: St Martin
Callsign: TO9W
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (May 27, 2021)
Info: By K9NU W9MK VE2BWL FS4WBS K9EL; focus on 160 80 40m, some 60m; CW,SS, FT8 FT4; QSL via Club Log OQRS
Dec 2-16, 2021
DXCC: Kenya
Callsign: 5Z4
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Nov 3, 2021)
Info: By HB9DSP as 5Z4/HB9DSP fm Malindi; 20 15 10m; SSB, some FT8; 100w; Spiderbeam Quad; QSL via HB9DSP (B/d)
Dec 3-20, 2021
DXCC: Burkina Faso
Callsign: XT2AW
QSL: LoTW
Source: TDDX (Oct 29, 2021)
Info: By DF2WO fm Ouagadougou; 160-6m; FT8 CW SSB; 100w; QSL via M0OXO
Dec 4-14, 2021
DXCC: Dominican Republic
Callsign: HI7
QSL: YT1AD
Source: 4L5A (Nov 28, 2021)
Info: By YT1AD YT3M as HI7/YT1AD; HF
Dec 8-31, 2021
DXCC: Honduras
Callsign: HR5
QSL: F6AJA (B/d)
Source: TDDX (Sep 2, 2021)
Info: By F2JD as HR5/F2JD fm Copan Ruinas; HF; CW SSB + digital; operation to continue until 5 Apr 2022 |
Sun: Just one unspectacular spot.
On Dec. 5th, a magnetic filament in the sun's southern hemisphere exploded. The swirling debris will probably sail just south of our planet on Dec. 10th.
Comet Leonard is rapidly brightening as it approaches Earth for a close encounter on Dec. 12th (35 million km). Just this morning it cracked 6th magnitude, making it barely visible to the unaided eye. Between now and Dec. 12th the comet could brighten another 5-fold to magnitude +4. Small telescopes and binoculars will have no trouble finding the green fuzzball in the pre-dawn sky, although it may remain a challenge for naked eyes.
Stoke beat QPR 0 – 2 last Sunday. QPR missed a penalty, it was a shocker by the usually reliable Charlie Austin. We took our chances and now are in 6th place. Middlesbro’ this Saturday, I’ll be there. They are fairly well placed in the league so it will be tough match. We have drawn Leyton Orient at Stoke in the FA Cup in January. More on that later.
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Четверг, 09.05.2024, 17:58
