Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
01 May, 2006

I’ve decided to split the individual days in to cw and phone sections, sort of.

The sections run from 28.000 MHz to 28.300 MHz for cw and beacons and from 28.300 MHz to 29.999 MHz for ssb, fm, am, sat and anything else. I hope this is useful although of course it does not show the number of actual contacts made as each station is only shown once (unless they are operating both cw and phone).

It would be helpful for me if any one reading this would let me know if separating the two sections like this is of any value. I will not bother doing it if its not worth it.

Monday was a most excellent day for Ten Metre activity with more stations on phone than cw.

Monday Phone:
7X0AD, 9A8A, AA9RN, BU2AO, CN8LI, CT3EE, CU3AD, CX4CR, DL4MT, EA1CGK, EA3GHZ, EA3KN, EA4WR, EA4ZK, EA5EN, EA5FID, EA5IK, EA5RM, EA6LP, EA7FTR, EA7JP, EA7RU, EA7ST, EA8YT, EA9RY, EB7AEY, EC8ADW, EI2IP, EI5FK, EI9FBB, FM5JC, G3VCQ, HA8KW, HK3JRL, HL2AEJ, HS0ZED, I2TAO, I4ENO, I8JOQ, IK0OER, IK0PHY, IK0YVV, IK4DRY, IK4WMA, IK7JTF, IM0/12KEQ, IM0/I2KQE, IT9RJE, IT9TJH, IV3JCC, IZ0AEZ, IZ0COK, IZ0FMA, IZ4DPV, IZ7GXB, IZ8DPL, IZ8EFB, IZ8EJB, JA4AQR, JG1GGU, JH1OJY, JH3CUL, JN1IZR, JN1NDY, K7JE, K8UT, K9RT, KE2ZT, KR4EY, LU1XAW, LU6FOV, LU8EOT, M0BZH, N5GH, OE8HIK, PY5IP, PY8AZT, RN3OK, RV9WP, RX3AGD, RX4HZZ, SP4DM, SV1EHP, SV1EML, SV3BEF, SV3FUP, TI2KAC, TI8CBT, UA3AKO, UA4HBW, UT5UBB, VK4CQ, VK4CZ, VK6HD, VR2MY, VU4/VU3RYB, VU4AN, W4DJ, W5UN, W7JW, WY5I, XE1XR, YC0IEM, YO2LYN, YV0LIX, YY4MP, ZD7FT, ZR6DZ, ZR6HF, ZS1Y.

Monday CW:
5B9CUE, 7J1BBC, 9A2F, 9A7V, 9A8A, 9H1SP, BU2AO, BV7II, DJ4LK, DL5WW, DS4DBF, EA5FX, EI2IP, EI5FK, F4EYE, F5NOD, F8ARR, F8BBL, FR1GZ, HA7TM, I0GOD, I4TJE, IK0YVV, IK2UTT, IK4DRY, IK4MGP, IK4PKM, IK4PLW, IK7MCJ, IT9DAA, IV3YER, JA3FYC, JA4AQR, JH3CUL, JJ2LPV, JR1BAS, KH6AP, LU1FHH/B, LU8EOT, LZ1YG, M0CCQ, OE3BCA, OK1AVY, ON5JY, PA0CLN, PY2LF, PY2RFF, RA9LE, RN3OK, RN6DJ, RU3QR, RV1AC, RV6LO, S58N, SM4LMV, SV1BJP, SV2EVS, SV5FRD, TI0HQ, TI8CBT, UA3AKO, UA3QDX, UA4HBW, UK8UC, UK9AA, UR5FBM, US2WU, UU2JQ, VK4JAM, VK6HD, VK6RBP/B, VR2MY, VR2XLN, VU4RYG, VU4/VU3NZC, VU4/VU3SIC, VU4AN, W3QY, WJ5O/B, YO7CFD, YX0LIX, ZL1TM, ZS1Y.

Tuesday Phone:
AO7SAT, BD7KLO, BU2AO, DS4NYE, IK4GRO, IT9SGN, IZ6BRN, JI1TMH, JN1IZR, KP3T, LU1XAW, LU8EOT, NP4VO, NX5M, PY1SX, PY2CX, PY3CQ, PY3CRZ, SV1BSX, UA4HBW, UA6JD, VK1QC, VK3YUN, VK4CQ, VK4JGH, VK6HD, VU3DJQ, VU4/VU3SIG, VU4AN, W0EWM, W9OL, WB2TQE, WP4U, YV5GRB, YV5JF, YX0LIX, YY4MP, ZS1Y.

Tuesday CW:
4X6ZQ, 4Z4TL, 5T5SN/B, 9H1SP, AA1QD, AA9RN, DK0DX, EA4WR, EA6SX, EA8JF, F11NZB, F4BWJ, F4EYE, F5OUX, F5ZOK/B, F6AOJ, I0KNQ, IK0ZRR, IK0ZRR/B, IK4JPR, IK7LJZ, JA1JXT, JA3FYC, K4DLI, K7JE, K9EL, KN4F, LU1AJH, LU1FHH/B, LU4JJ/B, LU7KAT, LU8EOT, N0FW, N4HLF, OK2ZW, PY2RF, PY2RFF/B, RN9XA, RX3DU, RX3VA, SP5ANJ, SP7SQM, TI8CBT, UA4CC, UA4HBW, UR5MID, UX0UN, VK4CQ, VK6CJL, VK8VF/B, VR2BG, VU4/VU3GRT, VU4AN, W2LK, W4DJ, W5GAI, W6BH, W9OL, WC5M, WD0AFV, WP3C, XE1YJS, YX0LIX, ZS6EU, ZZ2VVS.

Wednesday Phone:
CE3CTG, EA1EVS, F1GV, F4TTR, F6EGV, F8DGY, GJ1EXC, IK1DYS, IK7JTF, IS0KEB, IS0ZOD, IZ0AEG, IZ1GCZ, JI1TMH, SP6EFY, SP9LCV, TZ9A, VK4BYX.

Wednesday CW:
AA5XE, AA9RN, CX3AL, CX4CR, EA4NP, F11NZB, F5TNI, F5ZOK/B, F6AOJ, F6KZC, F8AOF, F8DGY, I0KNQ, IK0PRP, IK0ZRR/B, IK1WGX, IZ0FZM, K2QMF, K3HX, K3TZV, K4DLI, K4MWB, K5GM, K5UO, K6TA, K8IA, K9OT, KC8VJD, KD8ATU, KE1F, LU1FHH/B, N0RQ, N4BAA, N4HLF, N4PQX, N8DX, NF9V, PY2RFF, PY7ZZ, SP2SV, VA3AG, VE2QRA, VK4VCC, W2IRT, W2OIB, W4NTI, W5GA, W6VX, W7YW, W8EH, WC5M, WM3T, WQ5N, WY5I, XE1KK, YV8AD, YX0LIX, ZZ2VVS.

Thursday Phone:
CT1APE, EA1QA, EA2OK, EA5BRE, EI2IP, EI5FK, F4ALP, I0KNQ, IT9EYA, IZ8GBH, K4SUS, LW9EOC, PY4MAB, S57S, TZ9A, W4VIC, YX0LIX, ZS1NL, ZS1OLI.

Thursday CW:
5T5SN/B, 7Q7LA, 9A2CY, 9H1SP, EA1KI, EA2AYD, EA2BVP, EA3AJW, EC4DIJ, EI2IP, EI5FK, F4EYE, F6AOJ, F6CXJ, FR1AN, HP1AC/B, HP1DCP, I0KNQ, I8EMG, IK0ZRR/B, IK8BIZ, IS0GQX, IT9DAA, K0MN, K2ERG, K2QMF, K3TZV, K3ZXL, K4DLI, K4QL, K4SUS, K5LJ, K8DID, K8JA, K8PG, K8UT, K9MM, K9SV, KA1DWX, KA2BZS, KH6HHS, KH6WO/B, KT2Q, KW9K, KZ5J, LU3DYN, LU4ATB, LU6EN, LU7EFA, N2CU, N2TU, N3DB, N3UA, N4BAA, N4PQX, N4TL, N6CW, N6PEQ, N7TY, N9LJX, N9MM, NB4M, NF9V, NO2R, NZ9R, OK1NE, OK1RR, PR8DX, PY2SP, PY2VA, RX6AMV, S51VC, S57S, SV1JMO, UA3AGW, UA4CC, VA3AG, VE1DX, VE2QRA, VE2TZT, VE3DZ, VE3FGU, VE3XAT, VE8AT/B, VE9DX, VK3GK, VK6RBP, VK6RBP/B, VR2MX, W0EK, W0EWM, W2GB, W2GI, W2YJ, W2YR, W3WH, W4ATK, W4DJ, W4VIC, W5GCX, W5JMW, W5PJR, W5VX, W6UC, W6WX/B, W7JW, W8JV, W9OL, W9RN, W9SN, WA1LNP, WA2JQK, WA2PIP, WA4PXP, WA9HMN, WB9GYT, WE9M, WM3T, WN1M, YV0LIX, YV5ANF, YV8AD, YX0LIK, YX0LIX, YX0VIL, YX1LIX, ZL6B/B, ZS1Y.

Friday Phone:
4Z5NB, 6K5AQY, 7X4AN, 9K2RX, BD7OH, BG7JLR, CE5CJB, D2DX, EA3BMU, EA4WR, EA5FDA, EA5QI, EA7ATF, EA7FTR, F4EYE, F5OUX, F8CFU, G4TST, HA7TM, HK4QHD, I5CTE28315, IT9FGA, IW0HBY, IZ5CMC, IZ7CDG, IZ8EEL, JG2TKH, JH0EQN, JH7RTQ, KA1DWX, KP4FES, LU1XAW, LU2VCD, LZ1RB, PP5AR, PY2VA, PY3BSG, S57S, SV1ENX, TI8CBT, VK4ZQ, VK6DU, VK6HAM, VK6JR/M, W6VA, WE6DX, YC0IEM, YC1KEN, YX0LIX, ZL1AA, ZS1QRM, ZS1Y, ZS6BT? ZS6DN?

Friday CW:
5T5SN, 9A1CRD, C31JM, CE6JBS, CX3CE, CX4CR, EA7/G3KDY, EI2IP, EI5FK, F11NZB, F4EYE, F5OUX, F5ZOK/B, F6KZC, I0KNQ, IK0ZRR, IK0ZRR/B, IW0HBY, JG2TKH, JH7RTQ, K0MN, K5AB/B, K5UNY/B, KC9HAV, KH6WO/B, LU1FHH/B, LU2VCD, N8UUP, PY2LF, PY2RFF, PY2RFF/B, UT2UZ, VE8AT/B, VK2RSY, VK5WI, VK6DU, VK6RBP, VK6RBP/B, VK6RO, VK6RZ, VK8, VK8VF, W6WX/B, YV5B/B, YX0LIC, YX0LIX, ZL6B/B, ZS1Y, ZS6DN/B.

Saturday Phone: 5R8FL, 6K5AQY, 7X0RY, AI4MT, BG7JLR, CE5CJB, CN8KA, CN8KD, CN8SG, CX1AV, CX9BP, D2DX, DG0OBU, DG3NDN, DH3RD, DK2CB, DL1KSB, DL3FCG, DL3WJ, DL5MEV, DL5ZL, DL8ZT, EA1KI, EA3BMU, EA3ESE, EA5CIU, EA5GJT, EA5QI, EA7GAK, EA7HZ, EA8/DL3CG, EA8/DL3FCG, EA8/DL6FCB, EI5FK, ER4DX, F0ELQ, F4EGG, F4TTR, F5OUX, F5PFP, F8CFU, FM5JC, G7RAU, HA1ZN, HA5PT, HB9TSI, HB9W, I7LGM, IK2IQD, IK4OLQ, IS0CAK, IS0KEB, IS0ZOD, IT9XTP, IV3IPS, IV3KFB, IW0HBY, IW0HEX, IW0HIU, IW2MWZ, IW7EGQ, IW9HII, IW9HLM, IZ0AEG, IZ0EHO, IZ0HPX, IZ1BDQ, IZ1GCV, IZ3KKE, IZ5BTK, IZ8EMK, IZ8ETW, IZ8GBQ, JG2TKH, K2LS, K5USS, KC2EXO, KE5CCI, KT2Q, LU1ECZ, LU1EF, LU5BOJ, LU6XAH, LW7DUC, LW9EOC, LZ1YG, N5BO/4, N6PEQ, N8UUP, NY5J, OE3JTB, OH5BM, OH5RF, ON7CD, ON7CL, OZ1JVX, OZ3ACQ/MM, PH7A, PH7PCF, PP5AR, PT7CB, PU1KGG, PU2KSQ, PY2BL, PY2DU, PY2DY, PY2RDZ, PY2SHF, PY2VA, PY2XC, PY3APY, PY5EW, PY5WH, PY5YA, RA6GW, RN6DJ, S52RA, SP2JMB, SV1BSX, SV1RK, SV3AQN, SV3DCX, SWL, TA2MW, VK3MDD, VK4CQ, VK6HD, VP8VAO, WE2N, WP3BH, YC1KEN, YO3VU, YO5PBW, YO7CFD, YV4DYJ, YY4LUN, Z22JE, ZD7FT, ZD9BV, ZP3CTW, ZP5DKW, ZP6DYA, ZP8VAO, ZS5NK.

Saturday CW:
4X6ZQ, 4Z5AY, 5T5SN/B, DL0EKO, EI5FK, F5OUX, F5ZOK/B, F6KZC, G7RAU, GW6TYO, I0KNQ, I8EMG/B, IK0ZRR/B, IW0HBY, IW4BET, JA7YAA, JG2TKH, K4JET, KC9GNK/B, LW3EX, N8UUP, PY2NY, PY5WH, RK3QWM, RK9AT, UA3QQ, UA4PBY, VE3GIB, VK4CQ, VK6HD, VK6RBP/B, VK8VF, XX9XX, Z21ANB/B, ZP5DKW, ZS6DN, ZS6DN/B.

Saturday's map

Sunday Phone:
5B4AHI, 9H1AK, 9M6/LA9DL, 9W6SUE, A41MX, A41NN, A92GR, BD5QDA, BD7KLO, CE3SBQ, CN8SG, DK5KMA, DL8MCA, DS4CMY, DZ50HBC, EA7GAK, EA7HW, F5OUX, G0TQN, I0INU, IK5PWF, IK7JTF, IT9RJE, IT9UNY, IV3CIS, IW0HBY, IW0HLZ, IW8RQA, JA1WLO, JA7MYQ, JF6CHY, JG2TKH, JH0EQN, JH1TMH, JH3DPB, JH4ADV, JI1TMH, JJ1RDX, JN1IZR, JP1GUW, KG4INU, LU1LBR, LZ2PB, N1WON, OE5EEP, PU1KGG, PY2EJ, PY2NA, PY2XC, PY5HOT, PY5HXT, PY5TQ, PY5YA, RA3CQ, RA3UT, RN6DJ, RZ6BU, SWL, T88KL, UA3QDX, UZ7HO, VA3AG, VE3IMR, VK2YDD, VK3IO, VK3VSW, VK3YUN, VK4CQ, VK4FLAT, VK5FDMR, VK5UBC, VQ9JK, W5WSS, YC1KEN, YO3BL, Z22JE, ZS1Y, ZS5NK, ZS6B.

Sunday CW:
5T5SN/B, 9J2BO, CT2HTN, DH2DAM, EA3TEN/B, EC3AFI, EI5FK, F4BWJ, F5OUX, G7RAU, HB9CEY, HB9GL, HB9HC, HB9SDB, I0KNQ, I4IKW, I8EMG/B, IK0ZRR/B, IT9CJC, IW0HBY, IW3FZQ/B, JG2TKH, JJ1RDX, KH6AP, LZ2PB, PY1NB, PY4YA, PY5HOT, PY5YA, SV3AQR/B, VA3AG, VA3REM, VK4CQ, VK4JAM, VK6BN, VK6RBP/B, VK8VF, YO7CFD, Z21ANB, ZS1Y, ZS6DN, ZS6DN/B.

Sunday's map

In response to my question about AM on 10m, Roger, G3XBM says “Very quiet apart from local 10FM QSOs here so far.
10m AM? Yes there is plenty of USA AM activity 29-29.1MHz. In the UK the VHFAM group is trying to encourage activity on 29.05MHz AM. See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VHFam/ - treating 10m as VHF at this point in the sunspot cycle.”

Thanks for the info Roger, I would have been surprised if it had all died out. I’m sure there must be some one out there still using a Codar AT1 and an ex WD receiver. (I know, the Codar AT1 didn’t go on 10m, but you get the sense of it.

Contests:
Saturday 6th 20:00 to Sunday 7th 20:00 the Italian International DX Contest. Also 1010 International Spring CW, with various other areas in the US holding “QSO parties” both cw and phone.

Sun: Sunspot 875 still poses a threat for solar flares, not so 876 or 878 and 877 just died away.
A note for your diary. May 8th at approximately 03:00 UTC (11 pm EDT on May 7th), fragment C of dying comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 will pass very close to the Ring Nebula in Lyra. The view through backyard telescopes should be pretty good

‘TUT and me are off to Kempton Park next Sunday, not to put money on the usual mobile cans of dog food that run there, but to attend the West London Radio & Electronics Show. http://www.radiofairs.co.uk

I shall buy a new dual band hand held and check out the beams, rotators, brackets and stuff for my up coming beam project.