Most popular DX (Top 20 or more contacts, any mode each day)
Monday DX: 5X3K, OX3LX, ZD9W, VK9LAA, 5W0LM, A62A, V31XX, PY4JW, 3X1A, CT9/UR9IDX, T22T, 6W/IV3FSG, 3D2AG, W1AW/1, 8S80AA, SV1HAV, ZL7DX, VR2ZQZ, EB1DJ, OE3DIA.
Spotters: LU9DCE, W3LPL, YB1HR, AI6US, PY2CAT, KB6PR, 4L7CE, XE1RBV, WA4IAM, LW5DD, PY1LV, N9ZI, N7OMS, K6RC, DL4MFF, NR4A, NT5TM, PD1JN, KK4WJF.
Tuesday DX: 5X3K, T22T, TX6D, 3D2AG, OY1OF, MM5DWW, S57DX, A22EW, 5W0LM, V31XX, PA3GMD/B, 9H6XPO, 9A9RR, W1AW/4, EB1DJ, 4Z4DX, YU7RCI, XE1XR, LY5A, F5NBX.
Spotters: LU9DCE, W3LPL, YB1HR, WA4IAM, EA3CU, TA3APW, KK4WJF, OK1WCF, KB6PR, N4NT, EA5AJX, M7AWF, GW7SMV, G1EZF, ES0IA, NK9O, KD2WDR, DL4MFF, 7L4LKK.
Wednesday DX: 5X3K, 5W0LM, TX6D, 9N7AA, S01WS, V31XX, LU1DX, KH6XX/W0, T22T, 4X5IG, JY4CI, EB1DJ, CU2CO, 4K50DHC, W1AW/5, V31MA, ZL7DX, VP9/DL1AWD, CX3AT, A22EW, 7Q7CT.
Spotters:LU9DCE, KB6PR, YB1HR, G4CJC, LU6YR, WB9OVV, W3LPL, PP5FMM, LW5DD, WA4IAM, JR6RRD, PY1LV, YC1JEL, PU2TWZ, F4TXU, KA3JAW, AE0Q .
Thursday DX: 5X3K, 5W0LM, TX6D, V31XX, 5R8BM, T32AN, FY4JI, JG1OUT, A22EW, ZP5DBC, 4Z4DX, 3B8BAR, LU1DX, CX3AT, 9H6XPO, 6W/IV3FSG, 4U1A, ZF2OO, PJ2ND, DU3/F4EBK, 9A7JCY.
Spotters: LU9DCE, YB1HR, PP2RR, VK3HAG, YC1JEL, LU6YR, W3LPL, EA5D, EA4I, WA4IAM, AJ6O, TA3APW, ES2IPA, SP8NFO, 7L4LKK, N5GI, G1EZF, IV3JER, F8IJV, EA2GR.
Friday DX: ZD9W, 5X3K, 5W0LM, 6W/IV3FSG, TX6D, ET3AA, LZ3ND, FY4JI, T32AN, 9A9O, 5R8BM, 5B4AQE, PU1JSV, SX52OA, EY7AD, 9K2JJ, 4K50DHC, DO1KRT, 4L4NW, 2E0PL.
Spotters: LU9DCE, KB2DSR, W3LPL, CA4JWI, G4CJC, YB1HR, VK3HAG, SV1VS, AJ6O, VK6JUD, PP2RR, N9ZI, KK4WJF, KF9AF, K1RE, F4PZN, EA5AJX, SM2A, N7OMS.
Saturday DX: TX6D, 5X3K, N6O, VK9LAA, VK4KW, VK4A, PI4COM, 3X1A, VL4R, DK3EE, 3D2AG, 5W0LM, S79VU, S52WW, Z62NS, VK6IR, K6M, W6TCP, VK6NE, VL2A, K6XX, DX3A, CT1EHI.
Spotters: LU9DCE, W3LPL, KE4KY, VK3HAG, W4EE, LU8DRH, VE2JD, K0TC, WB2WPM, YB1HR, VE1FSM, N7OMS, AF5J, HB9DVH, K4SBZ, ES2IPA, AI4DB, KU8Y, KI5ZYU, K0ZR, DL0SX.
Sunday DX: TX6D, W8S, 5W0LM, A71/RN1B, PJ2ND, V31XX, ZL7DX, ZD9W, N6O, JJ0PKS, 4U1A, ZF2VE, S51DX, 5R8BM, A22EW, TA7I, 6W/IV3FSG, V51MA, PJ4SON, VP9/DL8ALU, VK4KW, OM6DN, EL2EF.
Spotters: W3LPL, LU9DCE, YB1HR, K0TC, EA5D, AB5KM, VE1FSM, WA8ZBT, W4EE, LU6YR, DL0SX, F4IFK, WO2E, WA4IAM, K3MM, F8IJV, KP4KGP, LW5DD, EA5AJX, WY6K, KA3JAW.
If anyone reading this would like to send me their 10m contacts I will gladly use their contribution in these pages.
Email: G4CJC10m at tonev.uk
Selected Contests: Information from WA7BMN
CWops Test
0700Z-0800Z, Oct 12
NCCC FT4 Sprint
0100Z-0130Z, Oct 13
K1USN Slow Speed Test
2000Z-2100Z, Oct 13
Makrothen RTTY Contest
0000Z-0800Z, Oct 14 and
1600Z-2400Z, Oct 14 and
0800Z-1600Z, Oct 15
Nevada QSO Party
0300Z, Oct 14 to 2100Z, Oct 15
Oceania DX Contest, CW
0600Z, Oct 14 to 0600Z, Oct 15
Solar Eclipse QSO Party
1200Z-2200Z, Oct 14
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
1200Z, Oct 14 to 2400Z, Oct 15
Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB
1200Z, Oct 14 to 1200Z, Oct 15
Arizona QSO Party
1500Z, Oct 14 to 0500Z, Oct 15
Pennsylvania QSO Party
1600Z, Oct 14 to 0400Z, Oct 15 and
1300Z-2200Z, Oct 15
South Dakota QSO Party
1800Z, Oct 14 to 1800Z, Oct 15
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest
2300Z, Oct 16 to 0100Z, Oct 17
ARRL School Club Roundup
1300Z, Oct 16 to 2359Z, Oct 20
ICWC Medium Speed Test
1900Z-2000Z, Oct 16
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest
0100Z-0159Z, Oct 17
A1Club AWT
1200Z-1300Z, Oct 18
Selected Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews
2023 Oct01 2023 Oct31 Vanuatu YJ0TT
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TBA By NC7M N7JI K6VHF W6UC NG7E fm Port Vila; 160-6m + 23cm EME; CW SSB + digital; exact dates TBA; all ops will have personal call signs
2023 Oct02 2023 Oct15 French Polynesia TX6D
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LoTW
aft 6 mos By DK1BT DL4WK DL6SAK DL7BO DL7UFR fm IOTA OC-046 (BH52gm); 160-10m; CW SSB + digital; QSL via TX6D OQRS or DL7DF (B/d)
2023 Oct04 2023 Oct15 Marshall Is V73AH
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LoTW By DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct
2023 Oct05 2023 Oct17 Swains I W8S
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M0OXO OQRS By DJ9RR DL2AMD DL6JGN KO8SCA NG7M PA2KW PA3EWP PA4WM PA5X PG5M ; HF; CW SSB FT8 RTTY; 6 stations
2023 Oct10 2023 Oct22 Mayotte TO8FH
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LoTW By F1DHX F1ULQ F2DX F4AZF F4DLM F5NTZ F5UOW F8AVK F8EFU DL3GA HB9GWJ ON7RN; 160-6m; CW SSB + digital; QSL via Club Log OQRS or F5GSJ
2023 Oct10 2023 Oct23 Niue E6AM
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LoTW By LZ1GC; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS or LZ1GC (B/d)
2023 Oct10 2023 Oct30 Tuvalu T2C
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LoTW By DL7VEE + team fm Funfuti (IOTA OC-015); 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; 4 stations; QSL via DL4SVA
2023 Oct12 2023 Nov06 North Cook Is E51JAN
Club Log OQRS By SP9FIH fm Manikiki Atoll (IOTA OC-014, AH99lo); HF
2023 Oct18 2023 Oct24 Malta 9H LoTW By OE3SGU as 9H/OE3SGU and NR6DX as 9H/NR6DX fm St Paul's Bay; 40-6m; CW SSB FT4 FT8; holiday style operation; QSL via Club Log OQRS or OE3SGU
2023 Oct18 2023 Oct30 Micronesia V63AH LoTW By DL2AH fm Kosrae (IOTA OC-059); 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct
Sun: Sunspots are giant islands of magnetism floating on the surface of the sun. Usually their magnetic poles are well separated, plus (+) and minus (-) far apart. However, there is a sunspot now facing Earth with multiple poles mixed up and jostling together:
A magnetic map from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the magnetic architecture of sunspot AR3460. It has many magnetic poles with + and - pressed together in close proximity. This could lead to magnetic reconnection and a strong, Earth-directed solar flare.
Footy: Stoke lost 2 – nil to Leicester just before the International break. We are now 4th bottom just above QPR. Next match is against Sunderland in two weeks.
Other News: The cricket is getting better. England beat Bangladesh but Stokes still cannot play. I must admit I’m very doubtful about us winning. Same for the rugby, but we’ll see.