Another poor week yet again, with only the week end to improve things.
Some good DX about though. OJ0UR (Market Reef), IJ7DX (San Pietro Isl.) and ZD7FT (St. Helena Island) to name but a few.
Most popular DX (three or more contacts, any mode)
Monday DX: PU2WDX, K6FRC/B, W7DXW, HC2/KF6ZWD, EC8CQ, EA8AXB, TY1KS, PY2UA, OJ0UR, K6FRC/B2, EA5HJO/P. Spotters: W7DXW, WB7BBI, SV1ATJ, K8YIO, ND6M, W4GA, W3LPL, W0BLD, VE3FGU, PY2UA, KC9MEA .
Tuesday DX: OJ0UR, MJ0CTR, 7Z1TT, K6FRC/B, TL0A, LW2DOD, GM4ZJI, DL9RDM, DL1REM/P, VK4JGH, TP2CE/B, LU5FB/B, IK6ZEW/B, DL0IGI/B, 9A5BWW. Spotters: 9A7JCY, SV1ATJ, WB7BBI, W7DXW, KE4WBO, ND6M, K7TLX, OM3PV, GM0OAA, YU7NUX, K4AVO, HR1/K2L, G4UCJ, G0DOI, ON3CRD, IZ2RLX, GM4ZMK, EI3JS, CX1FK .
Wednesday DX: OJ0UR, W0KIZ/B, VE7MTY/B, 5T0JL, W0ILO/B, PU2RKW, OH2B/B, LW2DOD, K6FRC/B, GU3UOQ, EI9KC, EA4Q/B. Spotters: W7DXW, SV1ATJ, KM7W, KK4CQN, K7TLX, WB7BBI, N7KN, KF7LGR, US5QEQ, PY1JF, GM4ZJI, YT1T, VE3PZ, PD7RB, OH5TQ, OH1LWZ, EA2DT, DF1KBN .
Thursday DX: OJ0UR, DL0IGI/B, IS0/IW1RGS, TK/DL2RMC, SV1JGX, LZ1670SWS, IZ8GFK, IW3FZQ/B, IK6CWQ, I3CGV, FY5LH, TP2CE/B, SV0XAO, OK0EG/B, N1FSX/B, EA6NZ. Spotters: SV1ATJ, DJ7KG, OH1LWZ, W7DXW, TA2TR, GM4ZJI, S54A, PU2SDX, 9A7JCY, WB7BBI, IZ8GFK, YU7NUX, SJ2W, PD5MVH, GM8LFB, ES5/YL2, EA2CTQ .
Friday DX: IJ7DX, TK4LS, LR5D, PJ4LS, LW2DOD, TL0A, 9A7JCY, 9A4WY, TM89YON, PU4HPC, IQ0GV/B, FM5CD, F4KIN, 5T0JL, 3A2LF, UA5C, PI4DX, LU4ECN, GM4ZJI, F6HRP. Spotters: 9A7JCY, SV1ATJ, F6IRG, DL7JV, OH1LWZ, DL7ADG/P, DC6DY, G7BXU, YO4ATW, W3LPL, UR5FBM, SP7IIT, RK6YY, PA0JED, OE5PBN, LU4ECN, GM4ZJI, F8CRS, F5ASD .
Saturday DX: PY2FDX, IR0LH, 7Z1TT, OH0/ON5UR, R7AW, PU2UEO, PU2SDX, GM0ELP, UR8IW, MJ0CTR, GP3ZME/P, ER4DX, EH8FLH, 4L4WW, ZB2LGT, W5ACM, R7AU, PU2YHF, PQ8RS, OH0I, M0UNN, GM4ZJI, ZA/IW7DZJ, YU1JW, XR2A, WW4LL, UR9QQ, UA2FL, RZ6HWA, RZ4PWL/P, RV6AWL/P, RC7A, PT9BCN/B, PA1NHZ, M0SUF, LZ9A, LU5JLA, KG4RUE, K5AB/B, F/PA2DKW/P, EA8CNR, D9A, CR5LSV, 9A1AA. Spotters: UA4ALI, RM6J, R3QX, NX5M, SV1ATJ, PU2SDX, WB7BBI, R2AT, W7DXW, PA0DX/M, 5B4AIF, PT9IR, DK5TX, UT2UU, UT1IA, R3LC, M3MQR, DL7JV, US2IFK, RK6CM, R2EAA, PT7ZT, IZ8FAV, GM4ZJI, G4ICD, EU8RZ, EA2CTQ, DO4YNH, DH8BQA, DC6DY, 9A7JCY, YU1AST, UT5ERP, SP4JKV, RW6HS, RW3DY, RK6AXY, RA4FP, R9XM, PY5AS, PY2FDX, PU2UEO, PD5MVH, OZ2PJ, LY2J, GI0RQK, F5PKR, F3LW, DK3RA .
Sunday DX: ZD7FT, ZP5DBC, OH0/ON5UR, CW5Z, PU8WWW, SV3AQR/B, EA9/EC7DZZ, PV8AA, OH0I, K4BRA, CA3KHZ, VP8LP, TK4LS, R7AW, G0SXC, CN8KD, 7S5LH, YU1JW, UA6YW, TA3J, SX3B, RA7A, PY2RFF/B, OH6XY, MM0EAX, LZ8E, I3VJW, EH8FLH, EA7IVN, ZS6AK, YO3APJ, UR5UDX, UA4ALI, TL0A, SV2AHT/B, RW6AMP, RN3F, R8MC, PY7AHA, PY2TKB, PY2NDX, OA4DX, LZ5R, LZ2XF, LA9TJA, KF5AMF, JA1NLX/VK4, IZ0CWW/B, IW3FZQ/B, GI7AXB, F1ABE, EA8CXV, EA8CDJ, EA8AFF, D2QR, 5B4AIF. Spotters: DL7JV, LZ2ZG, UT1IA, R2LA, SX1L, OH1LWZ, G3YBT, CT5GFE, W3LPL, WB7BBI, SV1ATJ, ES4RX, 9A7JCY, UR5WCQ, RG3K, R3QX, F4FDA, YO5OAG, R2AT, PD5T, UF8T, S54A, PY2BI, OK2CMW, M0BDQ, EA2CTQ, PY2RF, PU2SDX, PT5T, PA0JED, KK4CQN, F1AEY, D2QR, YO2MSB, UR7GO, TA2TR, SP8GGV, RV6LCI, PY2SRL, PY1MK, OH2KFO, OG8T, M3MQR, K4BRA, GM4WZL, GB4BPL, F4AZF, EA8CNR, EA8CDJ, EA7JB .
Contests: Information from WA7BMN
+ SKCC Sprint
0000Z-0200Z, Aug 24
+ NCCC Sprint Ladder
0230Z-0300Z, Aug 26
+ ALARA Contest
0400Z-1359Z, Aug 27 and
+ Hawaii QSO Party
0700Z, Aug 27 to 2200Z, Aug 28
+ YO DX HF Contest
1200Z, Aug 27 to 1200Z, Aug 28
+ SCC RTTY Championship
1200Z, Aug 27 to 1159Z, Aug 28
+ Kansas QSO Party
1400Z, Aug 27 to 0200Z, Aug 28 and
+ ARCI Welcome to QRP
1500Z-1800Z, Aug 27
+ Ohio QSO Party
1600Z, Aug 27 to 0400Z, Aug 28
Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from DXwatch.com and 425DXnews
Sun: After a weekend of quiet decay, sunspots 1271 and 1272 are growing again.
Last week, a picture of a Perseid meteor taken from the International Space Station became a minor internet sensation. Researchers from the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office have analyzed the image to figure out how big was that meteor? (Spaceweather.com)
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Stoke City FC had a goodish week beating Thun away and drawing with Norwich also away. As usual we should have won, we missed a penalty.
