Tony Dixon G4CJC

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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
29 January, 2008

Yes, well, least said soonest mended so they say. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday just in there, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday almost non-existent, Sunday OK (ish).

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Monday: MW0CRI, EB1BOA, DO1KRT, HB9CVQ, EA5GS, SM2LIY, LU7VEO, IZ0GKN, EA8TL, DF1KBN, LU7VRO, OZ3BJ, DO1YCL, DL1REM, YO9BXC, PY2CX, M0TNY, IW2NBW, GW4AYJ.

Tuesday: IZ5EME, IZ6GSQ, IT9WTY, 4O/YT1HA, IS0SWW, HB9ZCV, DJ5OW, IZ0GKN, DO4EF, IZ7HNO, M0CCQ, IZ8FTW, G6CRV, EB2FJN, YO9BXC, PA5M, G0UIQ, DK6XZ.

Wednesday: No stations working more than 2 contacts.

Thursday: No stations working more than 2 contacts.

Friday: No stations working more than 2 contacts.

Saturday: 5U5U, N8BMB, CO6XN, VK6JJ, K5PEW, W4ETB, KI4TZU.

Sunday: G0SXC, CT1BOL, EA3NP, WP3DZ, WP4LUU, EA3AHH, EA3TI, EB2FJN, F4EZJ, F8ATM, IW0HBY, VK4CQ, WP4CRG, BU2AQ, DF7IW, DO1KRT, EA7ZY, EB1CFH, EF5K, IQ0AL, IS0GSR/B, LX1AX, ON4IG, ON7CL, VK6ARA, XE2HQI, YV5KM/OA, 2E0BFT, 9M2IDJ, AJ4F, DK8IZ, DL1JKK, DO7NPK, EA1AS, G6CRV, G7RAU, KD7WPJ, KP4SAT, ON4BEN, PD0EMR, PD1AIH, PE9DX, SQ9MEE, VK6ARA.

MW0CRI's giant antenna mast

G0SXC's 10-metre antenna

MW0CRI, David in Cardigan, did well, but why only Monday? Day off work maybe. Nice tower/mast though, wonder how he got planning permission for that?

G0SXC came out a clear winner on Sunday. But again why only Sunday. And just look at this for a Ten Metre antenna. 21.4m boom (70ft)!! on a 3.2 hectare (8 acres) plot, so I guess he’s got the space and few neighbours'

The other Dave, VK5MRD, sent in several reports because of a problem with the editor’s computer.

Friday, he worked 9W2DRL 3/3, heard 28.226 Bcn KH6 BCN, VK9ZLH/3 5/9+30 said “Once again great Sporadic E conditions around VK with too many VK stations to list from VKs 1,2,3,4,6,7,8. Thursday Night after a few CQ calls I did hear a "VU" station trying to come back to my call but I could not pull him in due to a high QRN level. Same night also worked 9W2DRL but conditions were really difficult with high QRN and deep QSB. It sucks being back at work! I know I am missing out on some 10m DX!”
Just be glad you don’t live here it’s really quiet!

Contests: This weekend is the 10-10 International Winter QSO Party. (Why is it’s a “Party”? It’s just a contest under another name) Saturday 00:00 to Sunday 24:00. There are a few sundry other contests (parties).

Sun: Blank again. But asteroid 2007 TU24 is flying past Earth today. Not too close, well out side the moons orbit. Visible in amateur telescopes though.