Top dogs were VK9CY (Cocos-Keeling Is), VU7A (Lakshadweep Is), TO9W (St Martin Is), T32TT (East Kiribati) and VP2VMM (British Virgin Is) but there were loads more stations on all modes.
I worked W1A on 10m FT4, he has a particularly special QSL card. This call is used by various groups across the US for special events.
Monday DX: VK9CY, XW3DT, TO0GL, 9L5M, HS0ZOO, TO9W, PJ7PL, W1AW/KP4, FM8QR, VO2LAB, K2SSS, 4W8X, VP8FLY, AU2JCB, YV5RAB, VP2V/KD4D, S51DX, F4IVV, CA3VAK, 5H3FM, 3W9C.
Spotters: LU9DCE, W1UU, EA5D, W3LPL, WA4IAM, KQ4JJI, G4CJC, VE3FAC, KK4WJF, IZ1252SW, PD1JN, LU6YR, AA5HH, WA4Q, PU2MZI, PD2WL, EA7BPO, DL0SX, WA4RH, SP5MXG, S52BB, OE5SLN, M0KRI, LW5DD, LU1QSL, KN4DMB, GW0PLP.
Tuesday DX: VU7A, VK9CY, VP2V/K2KW, AU2JCB, TO9W, PJ2ND, TO0GL, T32TT, XW3DT, 6Y8LV, 9L5M, P40L, W1AW/KP4, CN23JIM, 7Q6M, YV5RAB, YM3VBR, MW0YVK, HS0ZOO.
Spotters: LU9DCE, PU2ONX, W3LPL, KN4IVD, EA5D, VE2JD, LU6YR, LU1QSL, LU1EAF, KF4DDJ, HF7X, EA5UB, W6JWK, IZ1252SW, KA8JIL, HZ1LR, EA5RT, YB1HR, WA1NHZ, KD2WDR.
Wednesday DX: TO9W, VU7A, 7Q6M, T32TT, XW3DT, VK9CY, NP2AR, PJ2ND, FY5KE, VP2V/K2KW, LU4DJB, HI8/VE3MZD, P40L, OG1XMAS, J48F, AU2JCB, A41NN, PV8AL, PP5RT, PJ4SON.
Spotters: LW5DD, YB1HR, W3LPL, IZ1252SW, WA4RH, PP5FMM, AB6BR, W9NXM, LU1QSL, HZ1LR, EA5JLX, WA2VUY, F4CYQ, EA1FCH, 2I0EVH, VE2JD, PY1JDX, HK4OBA, HK4MYH, F4BJN.
Thursday DX: T32TT, W1AW/KH6, XW3DT, TO9W, P40L, LU1DX, VU7A, 7Q6M, VP2V/K2KW, KP4WQ, BI4VIP, AU2JCB, VR2ZQZ, TM4YOTA, FT8, FM8QR, HI3QMT, 9Z4A, YV5YV, W1AW/5, VP2VMM, VK8NSB, PY2RIO, LU4DJB, CE2ML, 9A0YOTA.
Spotters: LW5DD, EA8TR, EA5JLX, YB1HR, EA5D, ZW2WSP, W3LPL, PU2ONX, IT4TIM, DG8NCO, W8DEO, K6RC, F4FDR, VK2JJM, ST0P, PP5FMM, N5FTY, LU1QSL, 7L4LKK.
Friday DX: T32TT, TO9W, VP8FLY, VP2V/K2KW, 7Q6M, LU8DPM, W1AW/KH6, VU7A, P40L, FY5KE, HZ30EXPO, XW4KV, 6E3TM, XW3DT, ZB2TT, NP2AR, AU2JCB, CX6DRA, VK2GGC, CT3MD, XV9.
Spotters: IT4TIM, W3LPL, VE3FAC, N5KB, N8IK, W1AL, VP2VMM, N5FTY, EA8TR, WA4Q, ON8ON, EA5AJX, PD1JN, DG8NCO, AH2O, YB1HR, PP5FMM, A65HS, 9Z4CT.
Saturday DX: VP2VMM, K6LL, K7RL, N4RV, ED8X, K9RS, FY5KE, N4UU, ZP0X, VR2XAN, N5DX, PJ2T, V55Y, TO5M, TI1K, TI1T, P40L, PX2A, 9Z4A, ZF9CW, K6WSC.
Spotters: N3FJP, W4EE, N8CWU, W3LPL, AB1JV, PY3NT, NQ4J, N5GI, VE4DL, W7WZ, K4BBH, AK1MD, K1MT, VP2VMM, DK7AM, N3CKI, KQ4JJI, N3QE, AE0EE, N7PHY.
Sunday DX: VP2VMM, K6LL, K7RL, KL7SB, N4RV, VK2GGC, FY5KE, VK4KW, AZ1D, PX2A, N4UU, P40L, NX6T, N3QE, VR2XAN, PJ2T, V55Y, TO5M, ZF1A, VY2TT.
Spotters: K0CN, W4EE, W3LPL, N8CWU, NE2V, NQ4J, PR3K, DL6KVA, K4BBH, K3KU, N6DW, NN6U, N3QE, WA8ZNC, AE0EE, K9SJP, W4GHV, VE4DL, VA2WA, AB1JV.
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
EACW Meeting 1900Z-2000Z, Dec 14
NCCC FT4 Sprint
0100Z-0130Z, Dec 15
K1USN Slow Speed Test
2000Z-2100Z, Dec 15
OK DX RTTY Contest
0000Z-2400Z, Dec 16
Feld Hell Sprint
0000Z-2359Z, Dec 16
Croatian DX Contest
1400Z, Dec 16 to 1400Z, Dec 17
ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW
1800Z-2359Z, Dec 17
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest
2300Z, Dec 17 to 0100Z, Dec 18
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest
0100Z-0159Z, Dec 19
ICWC Medium Speed Test
0300Z-0400Z, Dec 19
NAQCC CW Sprint
0130Z-0330Z, Dec 20
A1Club AWT
1200Z-1300Z, Dec 20
Mini-Test 80
1800Z-1859Z, Dec 20
CWops Test
1900Z-2000Z, Dec 20
NCCC FT4 Sprint
0100Z-0130Z, Dec 22
Selected Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews
2023 Dec07 2023 Dec14 Surinam PZ5NH By JA0JHQ; HF; CW SSB FT8; QSL via JA0JHQ direct
2023 Dec08 2023 Dec18 Barbados 8P9BH By GM0PWS; 40 20 10m; SSB
2023 Dec08 2023 Dec19 Burkina Faso XT2AW By DF2WO fm Ouagadougou; HF; CW SSB FT4 FT8; 100w
2023 Dec09 2023 Dec18 St Kitts & Nevis V47JA
By W5JON fm Calypso Bay; 160-6m; SSB FT8; yagi, verticals; QSL also OK via W5JON direct
2023 Dec09 2023 Dec19 Ogasawara JD1YCE By Kansai Okinawa Ham Club ops; HF + 6m; QSL via Club Log OQRS or JA3AVO direct
2023 Dec11 2023 Dec20 Cayman Is ZF2NQ
By K3NQ fm Grand Cayman I (IOTA NA-016); 170-10m; all modes; holiday style operationdk5on@darc.de
2023 Dec11 2023 Dec22 Cape Verde Is D44MCS
By OE3MCS fm Sal I (IOTA AF-068); 40-10m, perhaps 6m; SSB CW, perhaps FT8 and RTTY; QSL via OE3MCS
2023 Dec12 2023 Dec15 Bermuda VP9
By DK7PE as VP9/DK7PE; HF; CW
2023 Dec16 2023 Dec26 Andaman & Nicobar VU4N By W4VKU; 160-6m; SSB FT8
2023 Dec16 2024 Jan13 St Helena ZD7CA
By HB9FIY fm IOTA AF-022; 40-10m; SSB + digital
Sun: There are 8 or more sunspots at the moment. Departing sunspot AR3511 poses a continued threat for strong M-class solar flares.
Right now, Earth is passing through a stream of debris from 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Dark sky observers are currently reporting more than 90 meteors per hour. If it's dark where you live, go outside and look! High rates are expected for another 12 to 24 hours.
Footy: Stoke lost again last Saturday and sacked their manager. No one has been appointed to the job yet. We drew on Tuesday giving away a goal in the last minute!
Other News: This will be the last of my Ten Metre reports. After 20 years someone else can look after the Ten Metre Band.