Tony Dixon G4CJC

Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
03 February, 2010

Wow talk about chalk and cheese, it’s more like a bicycle v a Ferrari. Look at Saturday and Sunday. OK the weekdays were not good but the two days at the weekend make a stark comparison.

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

Monday: ZS6RJ, PU5OGE, LU9WFH, 5N50K, 9W2VVH, IK5YJY, PU2PPK.

Tuesday: OY1OF, BD4CZX, LA5TEN/B, SK5AE/B, SK0CT/B, OY2J, LA9DAA, PY2EM, LA4TEN/B, G0UNJ/M, EI9JU, 5R8FU, MM0TFU, EI5FK, PV8DR, ZL4DH, KE4WBO, LU8EML, GM4ZMK, 9M2IDJ, SM4EMO.

Wednesday: VE1CZ, 9M2IDJ.

Thursday: IW3FZQ/B, EA4Q/B, 9M2IDJ, GM8LFB, MW0CND, KA1DWX, LU8EML, GM4ZMK, EI5FK.

Friday: F4EJW, EA7IBK, IZ5MMB, EA5NA, EA2DNR, S58AL, IK1VDN, EA5BZ, EA4AOC/M, DL4RAN, OE3DIA, PU2USV, GM8LFB, F1SNB, 9W8WAT, 9A5ST, PD0EMR, M3OPG, F8BNU, DH8BQA.

Saturday: F6REF, F6IRG, 9M2IDJ.

Sunday: YP1WFF, F5UTN, K2USA, F6KNB, F5DM, F2DX, 3Z85IARU, RN3DY, F6REF, F5MUX, EW2MA, W4DRA, TM57M, ON3RSC, F5OUX, KJ4NRN, KG4YDD, KC4TVZ, HA5MA, GI4SNA, G0SXC, F6IRG, EA1SB, YP1WF, W4FHC, VA3MO, UT4WT, UA3QNS, SQ85IARU, RV3LE, PD5CW, OK2KO, N4SLO, MW0CND, IQ4AX, IK3STG, G4EHT, G0UNK, F5ZWE/B, F5VHY, F5RRS, F5RAB, EW2CC, EC1AJL, EA2CTQ, TM0ANT, SQ2JAM, SP6KEP, SP2QCU, S54KM, PD1ALW, MI0RRE, LA4TEN/B, KG4WHO, KF4HUD, KA1VHF, K2DAG, IZ5HSK, IZ4DIW, IN3ZNR, HA0ML, F6KRK, F6KJX, F5MFI, F2GL, DH5PK, AC4DJ/B, DL6KVA, PY2KC/DL, PY2KC/D, F8BNU, HA7UG, DH8BQA, KO1U, HA7PL, F6ARC, AB1KW, AI0M, PE1NCS, I4EUM, M0CCQ, EA1AST, N8HSO, KF4MND, K4JPC, K4ESA, 9A5ST, SP6MQO, DL8UKE, VK4FTDX, OE1DWC, M3GFQ, F6KAT, F6BNH, 9W2RZL, VE3YXO, VE2WTX, VE2FET, PD0FSB, N9OOO, KC9QVG, KB1JDY, K2HAT, HG0NOJ, HA0DX, G0PPM, F6GOX, F5LDY, F1JRD, AJ4F, YO2LDC, YL3GIE, YL2GUV, W5JDG, W2MEB, SQ3HXD, SP3MGM, SM4UWB, N9PUZ, LY3W, KC9PTD, KC8NZJ, K2WOP, IZ5ILK, G7RAU, G0TYS, G0GKH, F8AOF, F6DKQ, DO7DU, AE4DL.

Dave, VK5MRD, managed to get some in today.
“Wednesday 03/02/2010. Stations heard were:- ZL3TEN/b, ZL2MHF/b, ZL6B/b, ZL2FB, JA2IGY/b, JA2DYI, BG8FZ, VR2B/b, VK2RSY/b, VK2FAD, VK2GAW, VK3RHF/r, VK3RMH/b, VK4RTL/b, VK6RWA/b, VK6RBP/b, VK7RSC/b, VK7JCW, and VK8VF/b. Stations worked were:- VK1DI (SSB and FM repeater - VK3RHF/r and simplex), VK2XF, VK2SF, VK2JDE, VK3YUN, VK3HJA, VK4CQ, VK5CZ and VK7HDX.”
Dedication to the cause, pity you missed Sunday as it seemed pretty good although I can only see one VK in the Sunday list.

Bob, K4ESA, says,
“Fourth day in a row of 10 meter Es here in Atlanta. Tonight is the best so far, double hop into CA, AZ. Started working Fl at 7:15 EST (00:15 UTC) , then TX, CO, CA, K4AAK and I am still working Robert WA5JDU at 1:30AM.”
That would be Sunday through to today, Wednesday.

M0BPQ, local to me, says
“Hi Tony, I have been using my SDR on 10m, with CW skimmer monitoring the beacon band. I am often surprised about the level of activity, but assume this is winter Es?”
I would say it certainly seems that way. Lets hope the last few days activity continue.

Contests: Listen out for the 10-10 International Winter contest.

Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from DXwatch.com and 425DXnews

Sun: One measly sunspot, 1043 that’s all we got! But at least it is the new cycle type.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids.

Astronomers have long thought that the asteroid belt is being ground down through collisions, but such a smashup has never been seen before.

Stoke bought a goal keeper in the latest transfer window and managed a draw against Sunderland as well. Blackburn this weekend, a must win.

Our local 70 cm repeater, GB3LV, located in north London (IRLP Node 5600 / EchoLink Node 155403), now has monitor and map pages that enable interested people to see in real time who is/was connected via IRLP or Echolink and where they are.
The info is live and should update itself. These pages are available by clicking on either of the links below:

• GB3LV Monitor

• GB3LV Map