Tony Dixon G4CJC

Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
31 December, 2009

Well its not been a good week for Ten Metres.
Yet again I had to go down to just two or more contacts for inclusion in the list. Of the few stations active CT5JZX (Portugal) was popular as was OY6FRA (Faroe Islands) on Saturday.

Most popular DX (two or more contacts, any mode)

Monday: ZL2IFB, VK7ZE, VK6IR, VK3EW, LU3EAS, KH6QR, HI8CJG, LW3EX, 9W2RZL, PU2UAT, ZL4DH, S56P, PY2XC, PD0RKC, 9M2IDJ.

Tuesday: YY5TAV, ZS6RJ, PY4MAB/BNC, PY4MAB/B, K5DDJ, FM5AN, VA3WU, PY4MAB, 9W2VVH, ZL2IFB, YV5GRB, UR4EZ, PU2UAT, K4ESA, HB9ELV.

Wednesday: CT5JZX, VK6IR, W3MTP, PY2XC, LU4JJ/B, LU3HFA/B, KU4XO, EA5HHY, N3FA, KE4WBO, HB9ELV, VK7ZE, PY2PAL, KD4ESV, F6KDF, 9W2RZL.

Thursday: CT5JZX, ZS6RJ, ZS10WCS, ZS6DN/B, ZR1ADI, YO5BBO, TI2TL, PY5YA, PY5EG, PY4MAB/B, IZ8NVV, IK4GRO, PY4MAB, PY2XC, PU2KSQ, PR7ZY, LU4JJ/B, KS3X, KG4UBD, K5AB/B, F2IL, PU1LND, F5IEP, 9M2IDJ, NP3CW, LW3EX, PY2SHF, PU2UAT, PU2BFG, KB2SEO, K5LJ, K4JPC, I4MOW, F6EWB, AA5EY.

Friday: PY2XC, LW2EIY, F8AOF, YO5BBO, XE2WWW, IT9AUG, AN5CRM, 4A1DXXE, EA7HUF, ZL2IFB, IZ1PNT, IZ0EYP, IT9AUH, F5IEP, EB5BTG.

Saturday: OY6FRA, ZR1ADI, FR1AN, Z21ANB/B, VK8PDX, PY5YA, YV5TAV, YV5SSF, PU2KDI, IT9AJP, AN5CRM, 9W2RZL, LU5FF, 9W2CBL, YV6BXN, YV5KG, VK6HZ, UA6LIE, PU1LND, PD5MVH, PA9RD, K4JPC, IZ8NVV, IZ7GIT, IZ6MPV, IW8DON, F4ENK, F0FHZ, EB5BTG, EA5GTQ, EA1KE.

Sunday: EA8TL, CT5JZX, IK4GRO, KH7DX, UA1WBV, PY4MAB/BNC, PY4MAB/B, LU8EML/BCN, LU1EXR, YY5CHJ, W4AQL, VK6IR, VK6IA, PY2PAL, NN1D, LU7DLY, LU8EML, K9MU, K4JPC, VK3FZ, VK2DWG, DL9DAC, 9W2CBL, YV6BXN, VK3EW, VK2SPR, TA7AO, PY4MAB, PU2WDX, PU2VDC, PU2UJG, PU2TEA, LU6FAH, K1TAX, EA3NT.

John, 2E0MOC worked G6JXA 5/9 on Saturday evening on Home Counties Net. This is on Saturday night, 9pm, 28.500 MHz.
On Sunday he worked G0KRT 5/9, G1UAI 4/5, G1SKR5/2, M6HVS 5/9 which was also on the Home Counties Net.

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