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Tony's 10 Meter Band Report
30 May 2007

As I write this edition, the rain is pouring down and I have S8 noise on the Kenwood 430.

The wife’s car is at the garage to have its ABS sorted and I’m awaiting a call to tell me to pick it up as well as empty my wallet into their cash box. Garages and plumbers, both expensive!

This week has continued more or less where it left off last week, but the weekend gave us a bumper pack of DX.

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Monday: 6W/IZ2DPX, LG5LG, ST100S, 9A8DST, 9U0VB, IP8IPY, EG7MV, 9A950DX, MM0EAX, AO5GS, 9H1SP, CE4SES, EA1KY, 7X4AN, SV3DCX, OH6QU, GM6TW/P, GI7AXB, A52AM, 6H1TRP, YY5ABU, S54O, LZ1KSP, 3XM6JR, WP3HV, T77M, SK2AT, S59DKR, ON4LJA, OH1LWZ/M, IZ7KHR, F6DZU, EA1AKS, CA5WQO, 9A3OS, TU2/F5LDY, SV9GPV, S51GL, PD3AHW, OZ2MLS, OH1JO, LY3X, IZ6GSQ, HF70COP, EC5RN, EA1ALE, DO2DT, DL9URZ, DJ3HJ, CE5JZO, AO5MB, F4OKR, SP7TES, PD0EMR, PD0EBF, IZ8FTW, IW1DQS, G6CRV, DB4BIN, DL4CQ, SM7FMX, RA3CQ, PU2VGA, PD0WR, IV3RJT, EA1FAE, DH3RD, CT2HTM, PD0RKA, OE1DWC.

Tuesday: J5UAP, 4J5A, 3XM6JR, ON4LJA, 3Z50KCR, EC5RN, T77M, 7X4AN, BG6IQD, LA6KOA, LY3W, OH1JO, OM0ATP, 6W/IZ2DPX, 9U0VB, A52AM, EI7JN, F4DZY, SA4AQW, A41MX, AO5GL, EA2CNU, G7PAF, IK7NYD, LY2PX, OH3GBS, SA5N, TR8CA, UK8OM, AA8IA, DL1XM, DL7BA, F4EPP, F4EZJ, F4FDA, F4OKR, G0UIQ, G6CRV, I0DLP, IK7BPV, IZ7FLP, IZ8FTW, LA6TPA, OP4L, PD5X, RL3WX, RN6AH, SK2AT, SM2LIY.

Wednesday: 6W/IZ2DPX, ER4DX, OH2K, ES5TV, YU1FW, UV5EOZ, A52AM, OK1CF, T94CT, W9IMS, 5H0RS, BG6IQD, EU1UN, IH9YMC, LY4A, LZ/LB9JE, DO2ML, EK6YL, EU6AF, FM5AA, IS0AFM, IZ5ICH, LZ1CAR, RA3LO, RN6AH, S51AY, S57S, UT5ERP, UT7IL, YO3HKW, 5B4AHS, DJ5VB, GM6TW/P, GW6TW/P, IK0YUS, IS0/DL2RBB, N5MT, OH1JO, PD0RKC, UA1AKJ, UR7HTZ, YU7BPQ, DG5AAG, DH3RD, DK1YP, EA1FAE, EA1IO, EA5EHY, F5OUX, F8ASG, HB9OAU, HB9TSU, I2FUM, IW9CTJ, IZ2DPX, IZ6GSQ, IZ8EKL, IZ8FSL, IZ8FTW, IZ8KZN, LY3W, LY4Z, M0CCQ, ON7WB, PA3ETL, PD0EMR, PU2VGA, PY2MTV, RZ3ATE, RZ3FW, SP6QKX, SQ6MIP, UA4CR, UA6WRU, UX1IL.

Thursday: 3XY5M, PY2VA, UV5EOZ, TA100FB, PY5HOT, A52AM, Z35T, IR8IPY, R3AA, 9U0VB, PD0RKC, SK2AT, 9A/OO6N, 9A3GS, IZ8ELM, LA5WNA, RU3FN, S51AY, HB9CVQ, IN3ZNR, IQ3UD, IR1ALP, IZ2FOS, OH1JO, RZ3DZF, S57S, SV8/DL8MCA, T77EB, UT7MW, WR5G, XU7TZG, YU1ACR, DK7LA, DL2SWN, DL4CQ, DO1YHM, DO6GZ, G6CRV, G7IZR, HB9TUD, JA4GXX, M0CCQ, OZ2PM, PD0EMR, PU2VGA, RA3CQ, RV6LO, RX3DU, RZ3DYY, UR5FBM.

Friday: LG5LG, AO7SIX, DL8KAC, DO6GZ, EX2M, G3OZN, OM3SEM, SE50A, 5P4VM, 9A9A, DB1CD, DO1SSB, EB2CYQ, EI3GRB, GM7TUD, LY2PX, M1IOS, ON4LJA, RU2FA, CT1ILT, DO1YHM, DO9ST, EA1IO, G6CRV, IK8YTA, M0CCQ, PY2ZY, RA1OZ, RK9AWN, RN6DR, RW4PL, RZ3ATE, US6IOT.

Now the next two days were the days of the CQ WW WPX CW contest.

Saturday: Of a total of 2309 contacts 301 were SSB, just 13%.
Here are the major players:
CW (10 or more contacts) - LW9DA, TA2ZAF, EF8M, DR1A, 5D5A, RU1A, OM7M, CT6A, NQ4I, L55D, LY7A, IU9S, UW5W, T97M, LR2F, KH6LC, NX5M, 9A7A, YE1ZAT, US5XD, RU6CQ, KN4Y, ES5Q, EE8A, UU7J, UT4ZG, UA9CLB, TM7XX, K3OO, GI4NKB, F5IN, 3XD2Z, WP3C, UZ5UA, UK8UC, UA6AF, HZ1EX, GW3NJW, EX2X, EX2M, 4K9W, NN3L, N0NI, HE70FG, HC8N, C4M, 9A2U.

SSB (3 or more contacts) - HV0A, UV5EOZ, TR8CA, PY2TO, HG200B, 9U0VB, 6W/IZ2DPX, MI0JZZ, SP4R, TA100FB, F4EZJ, G1SSL, YO8TNB, EU7SA, EW8AM, OH1JO, SV2GWY, EI7JN, HB9ZCV, I3CGV, JA2DYI/MM, SP5IT, WH6LU, ZP8VAO, DO1YHM, F4FDA, G7IZR, IW0SAF, IZ2DPX, KB0ZUU, KQ6PK, M0CHK, MW0DNF, OE1DWC, PD0EMR, PU2VGA, RZ1AG, UR4EYN.

Sunday: Of a total of 2265 contacts 549 were SSB, just 24%.
CW (10 or more contacts) - IU9S, LW9DA, TA2ZAF, RU6CQ, WP3C, EF8M, DR1A, VQ97JC, HZ1EX, C4M, T97M, P33W, NX5M, UP0L, NQ4I, 6W1SE, SK2T, RL3AB, IM0/K7QB, HA8FK, 3V8BB, TC3D, S57S, RV2FW/1, RU1A, P40L, EX2X, CT6A, C4I, 3XD2Z, EA5FV, LY7A.

SSB (3 or more contacts) - 6W/IZ2DPX, EG1FAS, C31JM, EA3EVL, XU7TZG, EA1IR, ST100S, BG6IQD, A52AM, CE3PG, GP8LED/P, IK4DCX, PD2BA, F4EZJ, I3THJ, IP8IPY, OR1Z, SV3DCX, IA6IPY, IW5ELR, UN7MMM, VU2NKS, 9A2NA, AO5AT, EA1AQO, PD1DX, 2E1KJB, 9A3MN, CT3FQ, EA3BHR, EC7ABV, F5OWT, I5QNJ, JA2DYI/MM, OE1PFC, OE7AJT, ON3EL, ON4PO, PA3FAO, PY2SF, SV1JRF, 9A3BCG, CT1EUB, EA1IO, EA3GLB, EA4AGI, G6CRV, IW7EBA, IW9CTJ, IW9HMQ, IZ8BGY, IZ8FTW, PD0EMR, PD0RS, PU2VGA, RV1AC, SV1FXN, UA3ARC, UR6IST.

So a good week and weekend for all.

IZ2DPX in 6W, Senegal, was prominent as was 3XY5M, J5UAP, 3XM6JR (all Guinea) and 4J5A (Azerbaijan).

The weather here was appalling. Very cold, only 8°C, windy and wet. Never the less we did manage to beat the Windies in the 2nd cricket Test Match by an innings and a few hundred runs.

Contests: It’s the IARU CW field day for region 1, 15:00 Saturday to 15:00 Sunday. The Lichfield group should have been entering this, as we did last year, but there are equipment and operator problems. (Not me, I just supply tea/coffee/beer and cook the food.) There is also the SEANET contest (Thailand).

Sun: Not much happening, just one tiny sunspot 958, and nothing on the other side ready to rotate into view.