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Tony's 10 Metre Band Report
03 October 2006
Dull, dull ,dull! The only persistent presence on the 10m
band were the IOTA stations.
Still it is now October and hopefully things will improve
as we move toward the CQWW SSB contest at the end of the month.
Not many reports from readers this week. Steven,
G7BXU let me know that he is using a Yaesu 1000MP Mark-V (200W)
to a home made G5RV. Those rigs are very well thought of indeed, although
I’ve never used one.
Most popular DX.
Monday: M0AIA, SK6SA/R, LA5UF, EB3EPR, DK5KMA.
Tuesday: PY5HOT, CX3AL, IW0HBY, ZP6WKA, PY2DN, PY1CW,
PT2HF, ON4DAMIAN, CX1AV.
Wednesday: YX5IOTA, PY3RDR, YX1IOTA.
Thursday: YX5IOTA, IW0HBY, PY5HOT, 3XM6JR.
Friday: YX5IOTA, LU1XAW, TU2/F5LDY, CQ10DL.
Saturday: YX5IOTA, ED8FPA, LU3HS, VP8LP, PY5HOT, PY2DY,
CX1AV, YV5EU, UT1FG/MM, PY2SHF, PR7AE (Brazil), LW7DUC, FG5GP (Guadeloupe),
CE3SBQ, YY4LUN, PY5YA, PY2YW, NP3CW, F5OUX, EC4DPC, EA1ALE, VK4CQ, 7Q7CE
(Malawi).
Sunday: PY5YA, LW9EOC, T80B (Republic of Palau), CE3SBQ,
PY2DN, JE1LET, CE4SES, XQ3SIX, LU1MI, G3ZQH, EA3EVL, YT150YT (Special
Yugoslavian), XE1CQ, VR2LH, VK8NSB, SV8/DL8MCA, SP9LJD, MX0BCQ/P (Craven
Club UK), M0BZH, LU8EOT, LU3HS, JT800OK (Czech expedition to Mongolia),
IZ2KSF, HA506NF (Hungarian Special Event), G4NOK, EA4WF, EA3IM, CX1AX,
9H3QH.
 PY5HOT
(cool callsign) was also very active as were plenty of other South American
stations.
The ON4DAMIAN is a genuine call.
For details check out http://www.obox.be/on4damian/
So is 3XM6JR (Guinea) though I’ve not come across it before.
Contests: Big contest of the weekend has to be the Oceania
DX Contest 08:00 Saturday to 08:00 Sunday. Hopefully it will bring in
the VK/ZL rare DX. Check out http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/
for the rules. On Tuesday 10th we have the 10-10 International Day Sprint
from 00:00 to 24:00. Not much else. We eagerly await the CQWW.
 Sun:
Spot numbers 913 and 914 seem innocuous. However we do have a new comet,
Comet Swan. At present, it is too dim for the naked eye, but the comet
is a spectacular sight through binoculars or a small telescope. In Leeds,
UK, Tony Cook took this picture of the comet’s flared tail.
For those of you who are interested there is a new version of BPQ32 available.
John Wiseman, G8BPQ, who wrote BPQ, has retired and is apparently afloat
off the Scottish coast. He has renewed interest in BPQ and has produced
many worth-while amendments. It is still in Beta version but if you are
keen to try it you will need to join the BPQ32 user group at Yahoo groups.
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