Interesting weekdays but no great activity boosted by a bumper holiday weekend. Lots of DX about and a variety of spotters with W3MRG leading the way.
DX wise a few V5s (Namibia), KC4AAA, (Amundsen-Scott south pole station), 3D2AG/P (Fiji and Rotuma), XX9LQ (Macau, China’s gambling island), 9U3TMM (Burundi) and ZL3IO (New Zealand).
From last Thursday Paul, VK2HV sent in 3DA0NJ, LU9FFZ, CX6DZ, SP5IT, DL2AN, 4S7AB, F4FPG, G0UWK, E77DX, YI1RZ, A65CB and HB0CC.
Dave, VK5MRD, did manage a spell of radio either side of New Years, working VK2NRL, VK2ALN, VK2BOW, VK2FERM, VK1PWE, JR1AYW and VK2EAI.
Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: KC4AAA, V5/DJ2HD, VP8LP, ST2AR, KG4AJ, 9X0PY, VA6POP, ZS6HA, VR2XLN, 9J2BO, 5H3CMG, ZL3IO, V31NB, TG9NX, VU2XO, V51YJ, HS0ZEE, PJ7TM, KP2/SM4KYN, KC4TVZ, VR2PX, JD1BLY, 9A6R, ZS2I, ZP5DBC, ZL4PW, ZL1SLO, VK8NSB, VK6ARI, V25RV, SV9JI, SV5KKU, RA0SP, PU3MWD, OD5PY, LX1AX, KP4BZ, J28RO, IK2CIO, GI7AXB, G0UWK, ET3AA, EA8OM, AU50GOA, AL7TC, WP4JSP, VU2DK, VR2WQT, VK0TH, UP20IT, UN7AB, UA9CK, UA0WW, TI8II, PU5JOY, PU5IKE, PP5MQ, ON6MM, M0UNN, LU7EC, KL7SB, KL7IWC, KH7Y, KD4NMI, EA8/PD1DX, CX7CO, 9Q6CC, 8P6ER, 6Y5WJ, 5R8AL, 4K85K.
Spotters: LU9HQS, HI8SAR, PD5SS, 9A7JCY, PU2KNM, CT5GFE, W3LPL, DK7UC, PY3LD, OH5MD, LZ2ZY, KK9DX, K7GSE, 5H3CMG, XE2B, VK4CQ, RV3FV, PU5JOY, N7DB, N4VN, K5BG, JA0BBW, G0KSC, EA6RF, ZL2USB, YV5JF, WP4NYZ, W4IMD, VA6POP, UY5BO, PY2MTV, PY2EB, PU5IKE, OS8A, OK2AOP, MM1BMK, KK2I, KF5MXQ, K6III, IK7YZG, IK0OZD, HA3MG, GI4SNA, 9A1CBM .
Tuesday DX: V5/DK1CE, KC4AAA, 4T100MP, HS0ZGQ, CX7BZ, C6ANM, VK0TH, V31NB, ZL3IO, V25RV, P29FR, 9Q6CC, TI2/AA8VL, HI3TEJ, WL7O, ET3AA, CX6DZ, 5N6/YL2SW, YS1JBL, XX9LQ, WB2REM, VK5HT, JD1BLY, HS0ZJU, BV100, ZL4CZ, WP4JSP, W8ERN, VR2UW, VE6BUM, TJ3AY, PU5IKE, OY1OF/M, K8LEE, IK6CWQ, HS0AC, AA1LC/KH2, 5R8AL, ZS6GRL, YO9HP, WP4LUU, W3LPL, VR2XLN, PY5EE, PY4MAB/B, PV8ADI, PU5JOY, OY1OF, OA1F, KQ7W, KL2YV, KC4TVZ, IT9CCR, HS0ZIN, HK7/WH6R, EA8/DH2MS, CT7AEQ, BX4AN, 9Z4/W2ADA, 5B4CY.
Spotters: WP4LUU, N0TW, W3LPL, G0KSC, W4IMD, N1IW, PY1ZV, K8LEE, ZP9MCE, WA3YRI, VK3JEF, UA4FCO, PU2KNM, NO7B, MM0BQN, W4VQ, VK3FGRC, VK2HV, PY5EE, PY3DX, PU2LRZ, PU2BFG, PU1RTP, PU1CWP, P43A, LY3W, KP4UNO, IZ1NDZ, HI8SAR, EA5HRI, BV2KI, WP4I, WB6PSY, W1UJ, VK5PAS, VK5MTM, VK4VDX, UA9UDX, PY4MAB, PY2EB, PY2ABN, PY1NS, PU5IKE, PU2KIV, PU1KTZ, PP2FRS, OK2AOP, N9ZI, N6AJG, N3DG, LU8DK, IT9CCR, G0TSM, E77DX, DL5FCZ, AA8VL .
Wednesday DX: 3D2AG/P, XX9LQ, ET3AA, CX5BW, TJ3AY, P29FR, KH7Y, CX7BZ, VE6AO, V44KAI, KG2A/VP9, KP3A, HZ1DG, HS0ZGQ, CX7CO, CX6DZ, 4T100MP, VU2XO, VK2IZI, OA4CN, KP2/SM4KYN, ZT1T, ZS6RXY, V31NB, TI2/AA8VL, PY7XC, PU2LEP, PT9BCN/B, OS8M, ON4CB, LU9FFZ, KB1VZY, JM7OLW, EB1BSV/M, EA2CCG, DL1EK, CE3FZL, A61LL, 5B4AIN.
Spotters: ZL3IO, W3MRG, ZL2IFB, W4IMD, PU2BFG, KF5HIQ, OE4VIE, K3SOM, GI4SNA, N7DB, W4EG, VK2HV, KA6AYJ, IZ1NDZ, F5IEP, VK5MRD, VA2BOY, PA3HGY, OK1FHI, LU6EVD, HI8SAR, DK7UC, W4UEF, VK5PAS, VK3FZ, PY2LED, PD2BA, ON8ML, LU1JHD, KF5MXQ, KB8O, AK5X, AA8VL .
Thursday DX: V5/DJ2HD, V5/DH3WO, KG2A/VP9, VP8LP, VK6ANC, JT1CS, JD1BLY, FM5BH, OA1F, EK6TA, PZ5RA, WP4JSP, PU5IKE, KP3A, 3DA0NJ, 3D2AG/P, ZL4PW, Z21LS, VK0TH, V25RV, TK4LS, PP5BS, JS6RRR, 4S7KKG, 3DA0TM, W1S, VK2IR, OE3GCU, KP2/SM4KYN, KL2YV, HK3C, EA8/PD1DX, 8P6ER, 4S7AB, ZL3IO, VK2IZI, V5/DJ2DH, SV9ANK, PJ7TM, IQ3LE, HK7/WH6R, HA0DU, CX7CO, 4J85W, ZS6TAN, VU2PTT, VP9/KG2A, VK6VCK, VK3VCE, VE4ARM/B, TK5EP, SV2CXI, PT9IR, ON4TO, N5XZ, LY2PX, KN3M, J8/PE1IGM, D2QR, 5N6/YL2SW, ZT1T, ZB2FK, XE1RCS/B, W1AW, VY0SNO/B, VU2DSI, VK7JCR, VK5MAV, VK4NM, UP20PL, UP20CH, UA0WW, RV4LC, PY5SP, PP5BI, OZ1IKY, OP4L, NN6EE, KP4BZ, KD4POJ, KC4TVZ, K5GJR/B, K1IED, IK6CWQ, IK2SND, HS0ZIN, FM5WD, F4EZJ, CX7BZ, 6Y5SJ.
Spotters: W3MRG, N0TW, LU9HQS, PY1PDF, PU5RDA, N7DB, I1YTO, PU5IKE, DL4MFF, W3LPL, RN3AKK, PY1WX, PU2POP, IZ1NDZ, HA6VH, F5UOE, ZL3IO, XE1AO, W4IMD, VK5MRD, UR5YAE, PY2XC, NQ4I, G1CWP, G0KSC, DL7JV, YO5OHO, WB7BBI, RV2FW, RN3DJF, PU2KNM, MM3NRX, M0BSV, LZ2DF, KP4UNO, KN3M, K7OOS, K4TR, IK4HPS, F1RHS, EA2DNY, DK7UC, YV5ESN, YO5ALI, YO4RFR, W4VQ, VK2HV, VA3DX, UA9CCP, UA4ALI, SV2HTI, SQ2RCM, SP7SQM, SM4EMO, RA3CQ, PY1ZV, PU1MMZ, PU1JOR, PH2A, ON4LDK, N4VN, N1LG, LU8DK, LU7HZ, KL2YV, KG6WIK, JJ1WKX, IZ3DBA, HB9ICE, HA8KW, HA2EQD, F6GCP, F5IEP, CN8YZ .
Friday DX: CX7CO, 9U3TMM, ZL3IO, EA8/PD1DX, 3DA0TM, P43E, TF2JB, JD1BLY, CX7BZ, 4T100MP, HI3TEJ, CO6LC, ZS6TAN, KP3A, HS0ZIN, 5N6/YL2SW, ZL4PW, T6BP, OK2ZV, ZS6FDX, VU2DSI, V51GB, S56P, PZ5RA, PU2POP, FR8NE, 5R8FL, VP8LP, PJ7TM, KC4TVZ, K4NV, JY5HX, ET3AA, 3D2AG/P, 3B8/HB9ARY, XE2HQI, VU2BGS, TJ3AY, OZ1LH, KG9N, FG5LA, EO20X, EM0RSE, EK6GB, YS1JBL, VU2XO, UT5EO, PU5JOY, PU5IKE, P34E, N7XM, M0UCK, LU7YS, IK2SND, II2MM, FP5EJ, FM5BH, ER1MM, EC6AAE, DL0IGI/B, A61BK, 3B8CF.
Spotters: W3MRG, W5MAM, NQ4I, PY3FOX, UA9UDX, PY1WX, PU2POP, PD5SS, G8DX, G0KSC, F5IEP, W4IMD, VK2HBG, UA1BJ, PU5OSB, PU5JOY, PD2GCM, OZ1MG, OZ1LH, K0FTC, JH7RTQ, EA1TX, DO1KRT, DL9OLI, YY2ACA, XE2B, WD9DZV, WB4EJC, W6KY, W4VQ, W3LPL, VK8PDX, VK4QH, UT5UN, S54A, S53OQ, PY5ACC, PY2COY, PY1PDF, PY1NS, PU9ATH, PU5RDA, PU5IKE, PT9VR, PE1RUS, MM3NRX, KD6KWZ, KC0CF, JA2DYI, IZ3GOG, IZ1NDZ, HZ1BH, HA6VH, HA3GR, G0LFF, EW1DX, EB5RR, EA7IQH, EA6AFV, DL1HBT, CE5PHI, 9A6ZT .
(FIVE or more contacts, any mode)
Saturday DX: 9U3TMM, BV100, OD5PY, CX7CO, ZL1SLO, VU2DSI, EY7AD, BU2AQ, 9Q6CC, A65EE, PZ5RA, PV8ADI, VR2XMT, V5/DK1CE, PP5BS, 9J2BO, 4K9W, VR2UW, UA9UDX, K3N, JS6RRR, HA3FTA, M6TET, KH7Y, D2QR, 6Y1X, 4S7KKG, VP9HE, UA0WW, PU5JOY, N3KS, JI1LET/JD1, ZL1RD, VK6LC, V51GB, TF3Y, N8XQM, K6JSS/KH6, HI3TEJ, CE3FZL, CE1CRG, BV100ROC, AB0QN, ZS6PMS, YL2LW, UK8FCK, S56P, PY3PA, OD5NJ, KP3A, KG9N, K1ZR, IZ0PED, CE4WJK, A41KJ, W7RN, UP20BEW, PY5SP, PU2POP, JD1BMH, CT3AS, BX4AL, 3DA0NJ, W1S, VU2SMN, VK4AAR, UP20TO, UN9GW, TJ3AY, TG9AWM, PU5ATX, ON6IX, OK6DJ, LU9HQS, HP1/IZ6BRN, G0OPB, BD7ANX, 9M2TG, 4L1HD.
Spotters: W3MRG, UA9UDX, OE5MPL, IZ0RDM, DH8BQA, W4IMD, LU9HQS, SQ2RCM, PY1NS, KF5MXQ, DL4MFF, PU5RDA, PU1CWP, 9A3OS, PU5JOY, PU2BFG, HA6VH, UA7G, M6TET, VA6POP, RK9UE, PU2KXM, N7DB, KD6WKY, JH7RTQ, DO2JP, PU9FDO, KK1Z, IZ0PED, HA3HV, F4FRG, EA7IXG, EA2CTQ, 9A7JCY, YU2VZ, YO8OU, VK5GX, VK2HBG, PY1WX, HL1VAU, G0KSC, F4FVI, CT5GFE, BV2NT, AG5T, WA3YRI, W3LPL, UT5UN, S54A, PU5NAQ, PU2POP, PE2K, PD2WS, N2MEE, KP4UNO, IZ1NDZ, G7TWC, G0MBA, EI7GUB, EA3GOP, DK7UC, CT2JNK, CT1ETX, AK4ML, AA5AU .
Sunday DX: ZL3IO, EA1CYK/P, ET3SID, ZL1SLO, 5V7SI, VU2BGS, VK0TH, HH2/HB9AMO, VR2VBV, HS0ZIN, EY7AD, VU2RBI, LU7HZ, A45WW/M, OD5PY, 9X0PY, ZS1ANF/3, VK8NSB, KG2A/VP9, K3N, EA8AM, VK2DX, RV9YP, R9UAG, CX7CO, JD1BLY, 6Y5/KD8EZU, ZL1ALZ, YV5DTJ, YI1RZ, TJ3AY, IK6CWQ, CE6WUW, BY1TTY, A71/JY5FX, 4S7AB, ZL1UPB, VU2RCT, UA0WW, TR8CA, TF2JB, OA1F, NP3CW, LU1FAM, G0UWK, D2QR, 3D2AG/P, VR2XLN, VK4LAT, KP3A, ZL4PW, VU2JOS, UN8GV, TG9AWM, TG9ADM, RW9Y, P29FR, KC4TVZ, FO/N6JA, EA1CYK, DJ7ZZ, A65BP, 9K2UU, 9A1HDE, 5N6/YL2SW, 5B4AIZ.
Spotters: W3MRG, W4IMD, LU9HQS, PU5RDA, DJ7ZZ, 9A7JCY, ZL3IO, DH8BQA, OH1RF, KF5HIQ, YO5OAG, RK9UE, W4AKO, UA7G, RM8W, UA9UDX, SQ2RCM, SP7SQM, N0TW, EA8BMG, WB8B, W3LPL, SP1MWK, KF5MXQ, HI8SAR, WB5KSD, WA3YRI, UT9LB, PY1WX, ON8ON, KJ6NTL, G1CWP, W4LT, VK2HV, UX0RR, RA6ARI, KN3M, IZ3DVU, IZ0RPZ, F6IHY, CT5GFE, ZS1RJQ, ZL3TE, W4MNM, W0GXA, VK8NSB, RZ3FW, RW3QM, RW3PK, PY1MK, NQ4I, LW5HR, LU3DAT, LU1JHD, KK1Z, KE4CJS, KD4YDD, K4BRA, IK7BPV, IK3HHX, HL1VAU, GM4WZL, F6FHO, EA6AEZ, EA3GXD, DL5WW, CX6DZ, 9A3OS .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
| + PODXS 070 Club PSKFest | 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 7 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 7 and |
| + QRP ARCI Pet Rock Celebration | 1500Z-1800Z, Jan 7 |
| + ARRL RTTY Roundup | 1800Z, Jan 7 to 2400Z, Jan 8 |
| + SKCC Weekend Sprint | 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 8 |
| + DARC 10-Meter Contest | 0900Z-1059Z, Jan 8 |
| + Midwinter Contest | 1000Z-1400Z, Jan 8 |
| + Kid's Day Contest | 1800Z-2359Z, Jan 8 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 11 and |
Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from DXwatch.com and 425DXnews
| November | |||||||
| 2011 Nov24 | 2012 Jan10 | Reunion | FR | F6CAM | DXMB | By F6CAM as FR/F6CAM | |
| 2011 Nov26 | 2012 Jan09 | Haiti | HH2 | LotW | 425DXN | By HB9AMO as HH2/HB9AMO; spare time operation; QSL also OK via HB9AMO; exact start date not clear | |
| December | |||||||
| 2011 Dec02 | 2012 Jan16 | Namibia | DJ2BQ | DJ2BQ | By DJ2BQ as V5/DJ2BQ | ||
| 2011 Dec09 | 2012 Jan09 | Rotuma | 3D2 | 3D2AG Direct | VA3RJ | By 3D2AG as 3D2AG/p fm OC-060 (RH87); 80-6m; SSB CW; 100w; battery and solar power | |
| 2011 Dec12 | 2012 Mar10 | Sri Lanka | 4S7KKG | DC0KK | DXMB | By DC0KK fm AS-003; CW + digital; dipoles | |
| 2011 Dec19 | 2012 Jan04 | Togo | 5V7MA | F4FOO | VA3RJ | By F4FOO fm Sokode; 20-10m; SSB; QSL OK via Buro or direct; spare time operation | |
| 2011 Dec20 | 2012 Jan10 | United Arab Emirates | A6 | LotW | VE6LB | By VE6LB as A6/VE6LB fm Dubai; focus on 12 10m; mainly CW; 100w; G5RV; QSL also OK via VE6LB, Buro or direct, as well as eQSL | |
| 2011 Dec21 | 2012 Jan13 | Namibia | V5 | DL1ZU | DXMB | By DL1ZU as V5/DL1ZU; CW PSK RTTY SSB | |
| 2011 Dec23 | 2012 Jan08 | Palau | T8 | Home Call | DXW.Net | By JH0IXE as T8CW, JA0FKK as T88XC, and JL3TOG as T88KI; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY PSK31 JT65A | |
| 2011 Dec24 | 2012 Jan07 | Rwanda | 9X0PY | SM6CPY | DXW.Net | By SM6CPY; focus on high bands; QSL OK via Buro or direct | |
| 2011 Dec26 | 2012 Jan05 | Namibia | DH3WO | DH3WO | By DH3WO as V5/DH3WO | ||
| 2011 Dec26 | 2012 Jan05 | Namibia | V5 | DH3WO | DK1CE | By DK1CE as V5/DK1CE | |
| 2011 Dec26 | 2012 Jan16 | Namibia | DJ2HD | DJ2HD | By DJ2HD as V5/DJ2HD | ||
| 2011 Dec28 | 2012 Jan04 | Burundi | 9U3TMM | IV3TMM Buro | DXW.Net | By IV3TMM fm Bujumbura (KI46qp); HF; SSB RTTY | |
| 2011 Dec28 | 2012 Jan07 | Madeira | CT9 | LotW | MJ0ASP | By MJ0ASP as CT9/MJ0ASP; QSL also OK via MJ0ASP | |
| 2011 Dec30 | 2012 Jan07 | Ogasawara | JG7PSJ Direct | OPDX | By JD1BMH fm Chichijima I (AS-031); 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY | ||
| 2011 Dec30 | 2012 Jan08 | Palau | RA0FF | DXW.Net | By RA0FF | ||
| 2011 Dec31 | 2012 Jan13 | Namibia | V5 | DL1ZU Buro | OPDX | By DL1ZU as V5/DL1ZU | |
| 2012 | |||||||
| January | |||||||
| 2012 Jan01 | 2012 Jan31 | East Kiribati | T32AU | LotW | DXW.Net | By VO1AU; exact begin and end dates uncertain; QSL also OK via VO1MX direct | |
| 2012 Jan02 | 2012 Jan07 | French Guiana | F5KDR | DXW.Net | By F4ACR F4CRE F4DNU F5OQK F6AIM FY5LH fm Royale Islet (SA-020, WLOTA 0911); HF; all modes | ||
| 2012 Jan02 | 2012 Jan09 | Benin | TY | JA1PBV | OPDX | By JA1PBV as TBD; mainly CW, some SSB | |
| 2012 Jan03 | 2012 Jan06 | Cambodia | XU7 | Home Call | DXW.Net | By UA9YAB as XU9YAB and UA9YPS as XU9YPS; includes side trip to AS-133 | |
| 2012 Jan05 | 2012 Jan08 | Alaska | KL7 | See Info | N3QQ | By NL8F N3QQ UA9OBA as KL7RRC/p fm NA-240; QSL via N7RO, except Europe via UA9OBA | |
| 2012 Jan05 | 2012 Jan10 | Bermuda | VP9 | LotW | 425DXN | By WW3S as VP9/WW3S fm NA-005; QRV for ARRL RTTY Roundup; QSL also OK via WW3S | |
| 2012 Jan05 | 2012 Jan31 | Dominica | J79XB | VE2XB Direct | OPDX | By VE2XB; 160-10m, perhaps 6m | |
| 2012 Jan07 | 2012 Jan08 | Curacao | PJ2N | LotW | OPDX | By N6EE W6XK fm Signal Point (SA-099, WLOTA LH-0942); QRV for ARRL RTTY Round-Up; QRV before and after using PJ2/N6EE and PJ2/W6XK; QSL also OK via NN6NN direct | |
| 2012 Jan07 | 2012 Jan10 | Mariana Is | KH0 | Home Call | OPDX | By JE4SMQ as KH0K and JO3FRH as KH0UY fm Saipan (OC-086, USI NI002S, WLOTA 1333); 80-6m; QSL OK via JARL Buro or direct | |
| 2012 Jan08 | 2012 Jan16 | Sint Maarten | PJ7 | IK2QPR | 425DXN | By IK2QPR as PJ7/IK2QPR fm NA-105 | |
| 2012 Jan08 | 2012 Jan22 | Bonaire | PJ4B | PA8A Direct | PA3GVI | By PA8A; include $2 + SAE for QSL | |
| 2012 Jan11 | 2012 Jan15 | Palau | T88SM | See Info | DXW.Net | By JA6EGL; QSL direct: Hakata Radio, PO Box 232, Hakata, 812-8799, Japan | |
| 2012 Jan11 | 2012 Jan21 | British Virgin Is | VP2V | GM0LVI | ATDX | By GM0LVI as VP2V/GM0LVI fm Cooper I; 20-6m; CW SSB | |
| 2012 Jan11 | 2012 Jan24 | El Salvador | YS3 | LotW | VA3RJ | By IW2CXJ as YS3/IW2CXJ; 40-10m; CW; 100w; vertical; QSL also OK via IW2CXJ direct or eQSL | |
Sun: There are 5 or so sunspot clusters but not a great deal of activity from them.
Stoke City did fairly well over the Xmas period, drawing 2 and wining 1. In fact, in the Premier League we have only lost once, to Man City (doesn’t everyone) since mid November and we are currently 8th.