Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
29 May 2006

Another pretty good week on ten metres with Thursday being a phenominal phone day.

Obviously the CQ WW CW contest boosted things on the weekend for cw enthusiasts but none of it spilled over into the phone section.

For example, check out the difference between the two modes: Saturday, phone stations 54, cw stations 428. Sunday, phone stations 97, cw stations 588. Graphically it's easier.

Saturday's CW map

compared to

Saturday's phone map

Even some activity (on cw) from ZL but not VK, those guys are having it tough at the mo’. Still the Ashes tickets are on sale next week and I have a bid in for 5 days in January ’07 at the SCG. Unfortunately my son, who lives spitting distance from the SCG and has promised to get tickets has gone diving and surfing in Samoa. I think that is really inconsiderate of him.  Still, I suppose I can get the tickets using my credit car and his address, I hope!!

Monday: 5N8ND, 5N8NDP, 6W1SA, 7X4AN, AB0QN, AI2I, AI4MT, CN8SG, DF8TH, DG3NDN, DL1KSB, DL1NUX, DQ2006F, EA1AHO, EA5FJF, ES1GE, F4ALP, F4EYE, F5PEU, F5TDK, F6IIT, FG5GP, G3JDT, G7KHF, GW4AYJ, I4GAS, IK4LAI, IK6DLK, IK7XNF, IW7EBE, IW9HLV, IZ5CML, IZ5EME, IZ8BLV, IZ8DPL, IZ8ETW, JW0HZ, K3IXD, K9MY, K9OB, KB9MJN, KI4AOC, KP2L, KU4YW, LU8EOT, LZ2DF, M0CCQ, MI0BPB, MM0GPZ, MM0SMD, N2ZX, N4AWU, N9BX, OE3TAC, OK1DOT, PU1KGG, PY1EG, PY2DXX, RV3YM, RX3ALL, S57S, SM5YOC, SP2JMB, SP2MKO, SQ10DJG, SQ6CNM, SV1GSA, TZ9A, UA3AFJ, UN9GC, UU2JA, UU5JA, VE3FGU, W0AC, W1PTX, W4MDL, WA9FM, WP3HU, YL3GFT, YO5BEU, YO5OEF, YY4MP.

Tuesday: 2M0AZC, 4Z5DW, 4Z5JO, 4Z5NB, 7S2AT, 7X4AN, AH8M/M, AI4MT, CE4SES, CX2IR, CX4KM, DD3DJ, DF2DM, DF6GF, DG2NBN, DH3RD, DJ4AX, DK0BER, DL1FDH/P, DL1OFD, DL3AWH, DL3PN, DL5WW, DL7AYM, DQ2006M, DQ2006Y, EA1AHO, EA1AKS, EA1ALE, EA1BLI, EA1CBX, EA1EVS, EA1IO, EA5FWW, EA5XU, F4BHW, F4EUN, F5LCT, F5LIW, F5MFO, F6AOJ, G0UNJ, G0WCK, G0YLM, G1JCW, G4YUM, G5XW, GI4VIV, GM0KET, GM0VIK, GW1FXL, GW3RIH, GW4AYJ, HB9TSI, IK2RZY, IK2WXW, IK7XNF, IW0BYL, IW1FPK, IW8DCS, IZ2KTF, IZ8EKL, IZ8FTW, IZ8GNH, JA2AXB, JA4GXX, JE4QCF, JH0EQN, JH0JDJ, K4BRI, K4OZ, K8DID, KA2FHN, KB3NR, KC2R, KC4WQ, KC8HQS, KC8IM, KD4WOV/M, KF4OFI, KP4SQ, LA5RNA, LU7DR, LY2PX, M0CCQ, M0CHK, M0TPS, M0VPE, MI0JWW, MI0JZZ, MM0NDX, MM0OVK, N1WSD, N2XDR, N3ELK, N4LF, N8, N8NWA, OE1DWC, OE3SJA, OE4EMS, OH1JO, OH6KET, OH8GZQ, OK2BKV, ON4AXU, ON4CT, ON7RK, OZ1MFP, OZ4PAX, OZ4VW, PC5W, PY7MV, RA0BA, RA3CQ, RA3QTW, RA9MX, RA9WOX, RA9WOY, RD4WA, RK3QS, RN6DJ, RU3ZO, RU9MX, RV3BA, RV3ID, RV3YM, RW0AA, RX1AX, RX3AU, RX9UGW, RX9WN, RZ3GF, RZ6BS, S57S, SA4ANT, SH0W/P, SM2DR, SM5ZBJ, SM6LIF, SM6WET, SP1DID, SP1RFC, SP2JMB, SP2QCU, SP3DSC, SP3EWP, SQ2SAT, ST2M, SV1ENX, SV1GRN, SV1UT, SV3EXU, TI2ENA, TZ9A, U4MIR, UA0BA, UA1NAN, UA3QG, UA3QIX, UA3TCJ, UA4CR, UA4LU, UA6LV, UA9CES, UA9JSN, UA9MP, UA9OGG, UA9ULU, UR4UDI, UR5FBM, UR6IST, UR7GW, US8ICS, UU6JJ, UX0HO, UX1LJ, UZ7HO, VE3FGU, VY2WA, W0RTV, W8RAN, W8VHO, WA4BLL, WB4EZ, WB4YRZ, WP4NEG, WP4NIX, YY4MP.

Wednesday: 4L0ABC, 4Z5DW, 4Z5FW, 7Q7BP, 9V1AA, AB2KC, AI4MT, CN8SG, CT1IUA, CT4NH, CU2/DL2OE, DF1CH, DG2NBN, DG6DN, DH6NAX, DJ4AX, DK7LA, DL1NUX, DL6DAF, DL7BA, DL8QS, DQ20006Y, DQ2006M, DQ2006Y, EA1AIW, EA8AH, EI2IV, EI7FY, ER3ZZ, ER4DX, ES1GE, F1EDY, F4ALP, F4ECJ, F4EYE, F4FDA, F4OKR, F4TTR, F5CQ, F5OUX, F5VIG, F8CMF, G0FWX, G0GWX, G1WUU, G6CRV, G7RAU, GI7THH, GM0KET, GM4WZL, HB9CIC, HJ4OBA, HZ1SK, I0KNQ, IK7BPV, IW0HBY, IW9HLM, IZ2KTF, IZ3GHP, IZ8EKL, J69EF, JR4KTR, JW4GHA, K4NAU, K4SFC, K9OR, KB3KTR, KB5OHC, KB8ORD, KD4GRK, KD4WOV/M, KF4MDX, KF7NN, KN4F, LA2LI, LA2MOA, LA3ANA, LA9BM, LG5LG, LU1XAW, LU5GDL, LU7DKK, LU7FQR, LY1CX, LZ1QI, M0BZH, M0CCQ, M0GZS, M0SGB, MI0JZZ, MI0LJM, MM0DXH, MM0NDX, MW0CXH, N2XDR, N2ZN, N3ELK, N3PG, N5HYP, NZ0T, OE1DWC, OH2TM, OH3GBS, OH5GEU, OH7AZL, OH7RJ, OH8GZQ, OK2BKV, ON4KHG, OY1CT, OY4TN, OZ1MFP, OZ2DAN, PE2AE, PY7MV, RA0BA, RA1WZ, RA3AKF, RA4LW, RA4PTA, RA4SD, RD4WA, RK3FA, RN0JJ, RN3ZC, RN4ACQ, RN6HZ, RU6FZ, RV3NA, RV6HT, RW4HNC, RX1CN, RX3AU, RZ1OM, RZ3DW, RZ4FA, S9SS, SF0F, SM2DR, SM2LIY, SM2YSW, SM2Z, SM3CXS, SM4DDE, SM7XFD, SP0TPFK, SP2MKO, SP4DM, SP7XIH, TI8CBT, TK/DL4FF, TZ9A, UA1NAN, UA3ECA, UA4CC, UA4CR, UA4WKW/4, UA6LV, UA6UDV, UA9CES, UA9CGL, UN9GC, UR5FBM, UR5IOZ, UR6IST, US3IFB, US8ICS, US8IMB, UX0UN, VE2CNX, VK2ACM/W5, VO1HE, VY2WA, W3QH, W4ABW, W5WAZ, W7JW, W8VHO, WA0FQK, WB0WIV, YO3AK, YO8SSB, YO9HP, YT150Z.

Thursday: 2E1LEC, 5B/KI0BP, 5B4AHY, 5N8NDP, 6W/EA4ATI, 6W1OM, 6W1SA, 7X0RY, 7X4AN, 9A1CEU, 9A2Y, 9H5DH, 9Z4GB, AI4MT, BP5WG, BU2AO, CE2VQD, CE4SES, CN8IG, CN8KD, CT0HPA, CT1AOZ, CT1CJJ, CT1DVV, CT1ELF, CT1EPJ, CT1EUB, CT1ILT, CT1IZU, DB3MA, DB6ZU, DC3FR, DD3DJ, DD4CKW, DF8QB, DF9YK, DG0OBU, DG1KRJ, DG2LBF, DG8NFB, DG9FCV, DH2DAS, DH4BAO, DH4FAJ, DH6NAX, DJ2MKR, DJ3AK, DJ3AS, DJ4PT, DJ7YR, DK3SE, DK5E, DK7LA, DK8AF, DL1KSB, DL1NUX, DL1SMA, DL3DCC, DL4EAX, DL4MA, DL4YBC, DL5ZL, DL8MDH, DM1FG, DO1SC, DQ0A, DQ2006/M, DQ2006B, DQ2006C, DQ2006H, DQ2006M, DQ2006O, DQ2006P, DQ2006R, DR2006C, DR2006O, DR60SBG, DS4DRE, EA1AHO, EA1AJV, EA1AKS, EA1ALE, EA1AWR, EA1BIJ, EA1CBX, EA1MR, EA2AFV, EA2IA, EA3BSE, EA3EJI, EA3EVL, EA4ZB, EA5BVO, EA6ADL, EA7GAK, EI9FBB, ER4DX, ES1GE, F4BWJ, F4CTJ, F4EFI, F4EGG, F4EMY, F4EUR, F4MBZ, F4TTR, F50UX, F5ASD, F5NBK, F5NPK, F5OUX, F5RD, F5TDK, F5TVG, F6AOJ, F6BBO, F6IIT, F6JON, F8CMF, FG5GP, FM1HN, G, G0DNO, G0FWX, G0HSA, G0YLM, G1MYA/M/QRP, G1VRH, G3JDT, G3PCG, G3WLV, G4HAK, G4JJS, G6CRV, G6SFP, G7EYP, G7PAF, GB7CGL, GI0VJE, GI7AXB, GI7THH, GM0GTT, GM0HTT, GM0TGE, GM3POI, GM4FDM, GM7TUD, GW3PYD, GW4AYJ, HA5BGP, HB9CIC, HB9DHG, HB9JOF, HB9TII, HB9TSI, HB9TSU, I1APQ, I4ENO, I5DOF, I5MXX, IK0PRG, IK0TUM, IK1WJN, IK2XYI, IK4GRO, IK5IFH, IK7XNF, IK8YFU, IS0IGV, IS0KEB, IT9DFI, IT9SGN, IV3KFB, IV3RJT, IW0HBY, IW0QO, IW2MWZ, IW3HXR, IW8RSB, IW9GYL, IZ3EYZ, IZ3GHP, IZ3KKE, IZ5CML, IZ6BRN, IZ8CGS, IZ8DPL, IZ8EJB, IZ8FTW, IZ8FWN, JA4GXX, JA6WJL, JW4GHA, KB3KBR, KB3KTR, KB3NR, KC2NMZ, KD4WOV/M, KG4SVX, KI4MF, KP2L, KP2NMZ, KQ4PK, KT2Q, LA1VNA, LA2FKA, LA4UOA, LA5RNA, LA8MJA, LB2IF, LU1CIA, LU5GDL, LU7DR, LW7DUC, LX1AX, LX1LW, LZ06KM, LZ1QI, LZ1YG, LZ4BU, M0BJL, M0CCQ, M0GER, M0IKB, M0NRH, M0SGB, M0VPE, M1EFT, M5DND, MI0FDS, MM0NDX, MM0SJH, MM0SMD, N0AFT, N2MUN, N2XDR, N3ELK, N3PV, N4LF, N4NN, NA5Q, OE1SOW, OE2GEN, OE3BCA, OE3EMC, OE3GCU, OE3JTB, OE3SJA, OE6JUD, OE7FRH, OH7RJ, OK1UNL, OK2BKV, OK2UKR, OM3MM, ON3WAB, ON4LAN, ON4LJA, ON5EN, ON5GM, ON7CD, ON8AB, OR0A, OZ1MFP, OZ2BKK, OZ2DAN, OZ6DX, OZ6Y, P40W, PA1MVL, PA1WLB, PA3C, PA3EWP, PA3FAO, PA3GGB, PA3GRM, PB9FN, PD0EMR, PE9RP, PP5WG, PT7VB, PU1KGG, PY1KW, PY1KX, PY1NX, PY2KX, PY2SAA, PY2SBY, PY7MV, RA0BA, RA1AY, RA3QPY, RA9KM, RA9MX, RA9OH/QRP, RA9WE, RN3OK, RU0AJD, RU9CK, RU9HZ, RU9VA, RV1AC, RV6YZ, RV9JD, RV9UF, RV9WZ, RW3CW, RW9WA, RX3AU, RZ4FA, RZ6HB, RZ9OO, S57S, S59ABC, S9SS, SM2LIY, SM3OSM, SP1RFC, SP2JMB, SP3HDU, SP4DM, SP9GFI, SP9LCV, SP9UOP, SQ5HG, SQ9ACH, SV1EIA, SV1ENX, SV3AQR, SV9CVY, SV9GPV, TF3IT, TF3ZA, TG9NX, TI8CBT, TZ9A, UA0BA, UA1FA, UA1ONY, UA3QDX, UA3WU, UA4CR, UA4FRL, UA9, UA9CES, UA9CGL, UA9CK, UA9MA, UA9MGC, UA9MI, UA9MP, UA9OA, UA9OHH, UA9UID, UA9YF, UN7PBY, UN9GC, UR4UDI, UR5LAJ, US8ICS, UT3GE, VE1DX, VE1TK, VY2WA, W2CR, W2HTW, W3HAL, W3ORU, W3WDJ, W4VIC, W5UZI, WA4ASJ, WA4PGM, WA5TEV, WP4SK, YE3P, YE6P, YO2LYN, YV4DVJ, YV4DYJ, YY1RDX, YY4LUN, YY4MP, ZS6WAB.

Thursday'map

Friday: 2E1LEC, 2M0AZC, 4X6TT, 5B/KI0BP, 9K2HN, CT1DVV, CT2IVH, DB1NT, DB4BIN, DC2YY, DC3FR, DF3DT, DG8FBV, DG9BBZ, DH2UAK, DK5KMA, DK8OL, DL1FCU, DL1FK, DL2ARD, DL3VNY, DL3VZL, DL4YR, DL6FCB, DL7IO, DL8ZT, DM1FG, DM4DX, DQ2006E, DQ2006F, DQ2006L, DQ2006M, DR20006N, DR2006D, DR2006N, DR5M, EA1ABT, EA1BUL, EA1ECD, EA1EVS, EA3EVL, EA5FJF, EA5GHD, EA5KY, EA6/DL1KBQ, EA7/G3KDY, EA7/G3KVY, EA7GAK, ER4DX, ES1GE, F1ADG, F1TXI, F4BWJ, F4CWZ, F4DJG, F4ENU, F5ASD, F5NPK, F5PHW, F5RBB, F5TDK, F5TVG, F6HI, F8DGY, G0FWX, G0KRT, G0LUC, G4ACS/M, G4CUS, HB9AA, HB9AFI, HB9CNY, HB9CPH, HB9TII, HZ1IK, I5ZJK, IC8FAX, II2CSV, IK0TUM, IK8UIG, IN3YGW, IS0IFA, IS0IGV, IV3KFB, IV3RJT, IW0BYL, IW0HBY, IZ0EHO, IZ1EGT, IZ1GDB, IZ2KTF, IZ3GHP, IZ3GWJ, IZ6KBL, IZ8ETW, IZ8FTW, IZ8KIA, JA4FHE, JA5MXP, JG3MBL, K0LWV, K1ESE, K3OO, K4NAU, K8MEM, KB3FRX, KB9, KD4WOV/M, KD5LEP, KD5OWO, KE4ZQO, KT2Q, LA8BM, LZ1YG, M0BSV, M0CCQ, M0FAK, M0SGB, N3ELK, N8EHP, NN2E, NP2B, OE1SOW, OE3BCA, OE3JTB, OE6BMG, OE6JUD, OE7/ON6ID/M, OK1AQW, OK1BYR, ON3WAB, ON4LAN, ON7CD, ON7USB, OO5P, OZ7AM, PA0ION, PA2MRT, PA3FAO, PA3GVI, PA7ZZ, PD0EMR, PD0RXK, PE9RP, PP5WG, PY1LJ, PY2NQ, PY2VA, PY3BA, PY3SB, PY4OY, RA0ALM, RA3QPY, RA4CX, RA4PPO, RA9MAB, RA9MX, RK50SAB, RU3QR, RU6FZ, RX1AX, RZ6HJP, S56SD, S57S, SM3LXH, SP1RFC, SP3GXH, SP3HDU, SP3J, SQ10DJG, SQ5HG, SQ6CNM, SY8V, UA1FA, UA3QDX, UA4LU, UA6JCC, UN7AB, UN9GC, UR7GW, US8ICS, UT7EC, UT7GX, UT7ND, UW1GZ, UX1IL, UX4UA, UY7QN, VA2JOT, VA3ES, VE2HAY, VE3FGU, VE3VEU, VE9KEN/P, VY2WA, W0BC, W0BT, W3ZKY, W5JGE, W5THT, W7JW, W9RDA, WA2CKP, WA2UJX, WB2HWW, WB9OWN, WK8A, WP4NEG, XE1CQ, YE6P, YI9DXX, YL3HA, YR0HKW, YU7TESLA, ZP3CTW.

Saturday: 4Z5PT, AG4PZ, CE4SES, CN8IG, CO3VK, CX4KM, DG3NDN, DK3SE, EA3SD, EA7BAX, EA7GAK, EA7GYU, EA8BA, EC1AEU, ER4DX, F6AXD, HQ5, IK6CWQ, IV3GUY, IW9HRV, IZ1GDB, IZ8GNR, JA4GXX, K0NJ, K0NJ/M, K4KAL, K6QG, K9AKS/8, KE5FRF, KG8VT, KJ7BS, KS4IO, KT9M, LW7DUC, M0CCQ, M5BFL, N3TVV, N4DPU, N9OOO, PY1/IV3GKE, RA0ALM, SV9GPV, T77EB, TZ9A, UN9GC, UR5FBM, W4WLC, W9ETA, W9IMS, W9IRL, WA8YUZ, WN4AMO, WP4BL, WP4NPZ.

Sunday: 5N8NDP, AE4BC, AO7, CE4WJK, CN8IG, DF3OJ, DK0KC, DK0PM, DL0IGI/B, DQ2006S, DQ2006X, DQ200X, DS2BGV, EA3AJW, EA3SD, EA5BWR, EA6ADL, EA7GAK, EA8ADM, EA8BOA, EA8JA, EA8RCP, EI5FK, ER4DX, F5OUX, G8XGO, H44A, HK3SGP, HL2IFR, IW4DVZ, IW7EBA, IZ0CKJ, IZ8GGF, JA4FKX, JE1SYN, JH1OJY, JR0JCB, K5ILJ, K5JDB, K5WPN, KC2HAS, KC5BYE, KF4NI, KH5, KI4EZZ, KI4GIP, KP3A, KW5JDB, LW7DUC, LY2CX, M0CCQ, N3ELK, N3PG, N4DP, N5MEG, N5VEI, N9SZV, NF5G, OE3SJA, OH8GZQ, RA0BA, RA1OK, RA3CQ, RA3QPY, RA9SD, RA9WW, RW1QN, RW3CW, RZ1OM, RZ3DX, SM2Z, SP2ESG, SP4DM, ST2M, SV1BSX, UA3AFJ, UA3AMD, UA3AUH, UA4WBE, UA6CW, UA6JCC, UA9MP, UN9GC, UR5IOZ, UR6IST, UY7QN, W4HV, W5GJJ, W5WAZ, W9N, W9RDA, WA4VY, WA8MEA, WB4M, WB4UKL, WP4NIX.

Apologies are in order from me to Carlos. The picture published last week was of PY2XC’s house and beam (and blue sky). Sorry about the typo Carlos.

I had a short note from Dom, VK2YDD, bemoaning the poor conditions in Oz. The 28MHz group on Yahoo Groups is still hanging in there. It’s at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/28_mhz/

Brian MM1HMV heard LA5RNA 5/7 16.26z, IW1FPK 5/7 at 18.59z and TZ9A 5/3 19.45z all on Tuesday. Keep reporting in Brian its good to know how things are in all parts of the UK.
Mike, OZ1MFP reported hearing M0TPS at 5/9 also on Tuesday.

Contests: Well oddly enough, there I am saying I’m not a cw lover (and I’m not) but I’m off to participate in NFD (more commonly known as IARU Region 1 Field Day) this coming weekend with the lads from Lichfield. I just hope the weather improves, still lots of good beer and curry help. I’m just there to “tote that barge and lift that bale” along with pull that halyard and wind up that tower and cook breakfast on Sunday morning. Other contests: nothing much really not even the following weekend.

Sun:
The Sun has a rash and it's getting worse. Small sunspots are popping up everywhere. The latest is active region 890, the second new sunspot in as many days.

No co-incidence that we are having increased 10m activity then.