Monday DX: T2C, ZF2PG, D4Z, VP5/WQ7X, 6Y/LU9ESD, 4Z4DX, A71/RN1B, HQ9A, XU7AME, EB1DJ, E51JAN, CU4AT, V51MA, IU2IDU, EA8TL, 7Q6M, JV1A, ZS1AFS, UN8LWZ, S01WS, LU1DX, HH2AA, 3W9A.
Spotters: LU9DCE, W3LPL, YB1HR, PD2WL, VK3HAG, EA8BYZ, AH2O, LU6YR, K7STO, WA4RH, CA4CUT, EA8TR, KO4OL, WY6K, AA5HH, 7L4LKK, ON8SAT, LU1EAF, LW5DD, EA5D.
Tuesday DX: XU7AME, T2C, V26RA, V31XX, ZF2MJ, H44RH, E51JAN, YJ0CA, VP5/WQ7X, HQ9A, A52AA, ZL7/SP5EAQ, ZF2PG, 3D2AG, LY5A, 4Z4DX, PY0FR, CO8ZZ, FY4JI, EB1DJ.
Spotters: WA8LE, LU9DCE, W3LPL, TA4/DD1WT, XE1RBV, LU1EEP, VK3HAG, YB1HR, EA5AJX, DF7RG, W4RN, PD2WL, G4CJC, WY6K, WA4RH, OZ5QF, LU6YR, VE3AKV, K7STO, EB1DJ.
Wednesday DX: T2C, A71/RN1B, V26RA, V31XX, E77DX, KP2M, JY5FA, BH7FFR, PY0FR, PJ2/K0PZH, HQ9A, ZL7IO, 4U2U, PJ2/W3ACO, HB0WR, EB1DJ, E51JAN, YJ0CA, XU7AME, VP5/WQ7X.
Spotters: W3LPL, W7BOB, LU9DCE, K6RC, VE2JD, G4CJC, LU6YR, 7L4LKK, WA4RH, W4EO, VE7SNC, K1BZ, MW0HMV, LU1EEP, AB7LW, T2C, DO1AM, MM0ZBH, LU1EAF, HG0NQ, EC4AT.
Thursday DX: T2C, YJ0CA, H44RH, V6SX, PY0FR, ZL7IO, CU4AT, YJ0TT, 5R8BM, V26AG, PJ4K, 3W9A, V31XX, E51JAN, ZF2ZB, ZF2B, DL100TC, CX5FK, 9N1CA, ZF2ZO, KH6J.
Spotters: LU9DCE, W3LPL, LU6YR, KK4WJF, LU1EAF, WA4RH, HK4SAN, 7L4LKK, LW5DD, PY2MLO, KD6FTR, AJ6O, PD1JN, F4BJN, DF7RG, VE2JD, PD3WMA, F5PMW, EA3IE, VK6JUD, N7ZV.
Friday DX: A25R, T2C, PZ5TW, PY0FR, V31XX, 4U2U, CN3A, VU3FWG, HI3T, PJ4K, YJ0TT, LU8EGG, H44RH, CR3DX, 5B4AJC, 5R8BM, E20AX, DL100TC, 5W0RS, OY/EA3N.
Spotters: LU9DCE, W3LPL, YB1HR, KI5NYZ, EA5JLX, VK3HAG, KB2DSR, ON8SAT, LU1EAF, 9A8DX, KC4PX, XM3A, PU4MHO, F4BJN, AA0CW, WA4RH, VU3FWG, KN4CFD, DM2DX, 7L4LKK.
Saturday DX: E51JAN, CN3A, V31XX, T2C, PS0F, A25R, FY5KE, PJ2T, D4C, V26B, ZF1A, PJ4G, PJ4K, J62K, 5W5W, KH6J, CE3CT, PV2G, VK4A, YJ0TT.
Spotters: N8CWU, K4VTE, DK7R, K4BBH, PU2SEX, W5LE, N7MZW, NK9G, N7PHY, N9VPV, PY2HT, N5GI, PY3NT, OH5BM, NK4O, W7VO, LU9DCE, KB2URI, K9PW, NS4X.
Sunday DX: FY5KE, YJ0TT, V31XX, CQ3W, V47T, E51JAN, CN3A, PJ4K, V26B, PV2G, EA8RM, TO5A, J62K, VK4KW, A25R, CR3DX, ZF1A, PJ4G, LU8DPM, KH6J, 8P5A.
Spotters: N3FJP, WW5L, HB9DVH, N7MZW, LY5W, PY2HT, N5GI, DH8BQA, KT0V, K4VTE, DK8ZZ, EA3OH, PY1MK, K9PW, PY3NT, DR0W, KC1ILH, K1RV, K1KI, W3LPL.
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
Mick, G7TNQ, who is a member of Halton RAF Radio Society sent me these 10m contacts. I think he made them all mobile SSB with 100W.
DATE STATION SENT RXED
11.09.23 R2BZ/P 5 9 5 8
25.09.23 G4ZEY/P 5 8 5 7
28.09.23 S01WS 5 5 5 9
09.10.23 ZP5DBC 5 5 5 5
09.10.23 OH5ZZ 5 7 5 7
10.10.23 EW2W 5 5 5 5
11.10.23 TC100YR 5 5 5 3
17.10.23 LZ3CC 5 9 5 5
18.10.23 LU1DX 5 5 5 9
18.10.23 R9IN 5 9 5 9
25.10.23 RW3YC 5 5 5 5
25.10.23 UA3ALY 5 7 5 8
25.10.23 CU2AT 5 7 5 5
Selected Contests: Information from WA7BMN
CWops Test 0700Z-0800Z, Nov 2
NRAU 10m Activity Contest
1800Z-1900Z, Nov 2 (CW) and
1900Z-2000Z, Nov 2 (SSB) and
2000Z-2100Z, Nov 2 (FM) and
2100Z-2200Z, Nov 2 (Dig)
SKCC Sprint Europe
2000Z-2200Z, Nov 2
NCCC FT4 Sprint
0100Z-0130Z, Nov 3
K1USN Slow Speed Test
2000Z-2100Z, Nov 3
YB Banggai DX Contest
0000Z-2359Z, Nov 4
IPARC Contest, CW
0600Z-1800Z, Nov 4
Ukrainian DX Contest
Cancelled for 2023
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
2100Z, Nov 4 to 0300Z, Nov 6
IPARC Contest, SSB
0600Z-1800Z, Nov 5
EANET Sprint
0800Z-1200Z, Nov 5
High Speed Club CW Contest
1400Z-1700Z, Nov 5
K1USN Slow Speed Test
0000Z-0100Z, Nov 6
ICWC Medium Speed Test
1300Z-1400Z, Nov 6
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest
0100Z-0159Z, Nov 7
ARS Spartan Sprint
0200Z-0400Z, Nov 7
A1Club AWT
1200Z-1300Z, Nov 8
Selected Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews
2023 Nov01 2023 Nov09 Temotu H40RH
OE1JUN By OE1JUN fm Pigeon I (IOTA OC-065); HF; mainly CW, FT8 if 6m opens; 100w; wires; dates tentative
2023 Nov02 2023 Nov15 Cameroon TJ9MD (IK2VUC B/d) By IZ8CCW IZ2GNQ F6IRA OK2WX AG4W DL8JJ IZ4COW IU3PMA HB9DHG HB9TOC ON7RN IK5BOH IZ4UEZ fm Kribi; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY FT8; 4 or more stations
2023 Nov03 2023 Nov07 Cocos (Keeling) VK9QO JI1LET By JA3GEP JH6RTO JA1COU JI1LET; mainly satellite, but some HF: 80-6m; CW SSB FT8
2023 Nov03 2023 Nov10 Niue E6AJ
DF8AN (B/d) By DF8AN; 80-6m,incl 60m; CW FT4 FT8 RTTY, perhaps PSK31; 100w; longwires, verticals; holiday style operation
2023 Nov04 2023 Nov19 Marquesas TX7L
LoTW By F6BCW F6EEQ F6FMC F6HBI F5VHQ F5JRX F5LRL F4ISZ F1MNQ fm Hiva Oa I; 160-6m CW SSB FT8 FT4 RTTY; 4 stations; QSL via EA5GL (B/d) or Club Log OQRS
2023 Nov05 2023 Nov10 Bahamas C6A LoTW By WA1JAY as WA1JAY/C6A; 40-10m; SSB FT8 FT4; QRP
2023 Nov06 2023 Dec05 Timor Leste 4W8X
LoTW By DL6FBL + team; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY, perhaps FT8; 2 sites, 500m apart; QSL via Club Log OQRS
2023 Nov08 2023 Dec08 Tanzania 5H3MB LoTW By IK2GZU; HF; SSB CW RTTY FT8; dipoles, ground plane; spare time operation; QSL via Club Log OQRS or IK2GZU (B/d)
Sun: After a two week decline, which reminded some observers of a Solar Minimum, sunspot numbers are bouncing back. The emergence of multiple new sunspots on the solar disk plus a new far side sunspot rotating over the sun's eastern limb is driving the sunspot number back up.
Footy: Stoke win again, 3 in a row. With Stoke it’s difficult to get one in a row. Cardiff at the Bet 365 stadium next. Usually a tough one.
And, rather unusually in recent years, Spurs are top of the Premier League!
Other News: For those who don’t know there is a very useful PC app for programming frequencies, channels, modes etc into transceivers. It’s called Chirp. It’s free (donations accepted). Mostly it gets used to program awkward Japanese hand held transceivers but it can do other stuff too. But getting the right connecting cable is not straight forward as many cheapo ones contain cloned converter chips that now refuse to work. Making your own is easy.