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Weekdays were a bit weak. Even so the usual suspects were there 9Q1AA (DR Congo) and 4W6RU (Timor Leste) with ZL1WN and XR2S (special Chile) thrown in for good measure.
Most popular DX (Top 20 or more contacts, any mode each day)
Monday DX: 9Q1AA, 4W6RU, ZL1WN, 9Q1ZZ, 3B8FA, LU1QA, EG23FDC, D2UY, YH1AF, XR2S, W4RN, VP8AWU, PY2XJ, PU2UTY, JY4CH, IZ8RVA/B, IZ7EBY, FT8, EA7Z, EA1GFC, DK65ERD, AD8Y.
Spotters: LU9DCE, LU1EEP, LU6YR, IK2HKT, PY2CAT, IZ0MIO, XQ6CF, LU2DGZ, F5NZY, PY4XYZ, YT1Q, YB1HR, WR2G, W4GA, W3LPL, VK6DU, ST0P, OK8AU, N6YJ, N4BNO, JP3KCX.
Tuesday DX: 4W6RU, ZP5DBC, KH8RRC, 9A9RR, VP6MW, PJ5/PE6Q, 7Z1VD/M, LZ3CB, IZ6BXV, YO2EOC/M, YL2LW, LZ5DD, IU3OXX, CX2RA, CA3YMR, SR5TDM/B, IZ8RVA/B, IV3JAK, II9RRC, F5OUX, ED4YBA/B, EA1GFC, DL0IGI/B, DL0HOF, DL/SQ9MDF/P, CX9ARH, CX7CO.
Spotters:LW5DD, LU9DCE, PY1JN, YB1HR, PD1AHM, IZ8NVV, LU6YR, G1EZF, F4BJN, PU2MZI, PD7V, PY2CAT, F4CXO, YC1JEL, PP2CS, OE4WHG, F4PZN, IW1CHX, VK3HJ, SP8NFO .
Wednesday DX: 4W6RU, XR2S, Z62NS, ZL1WN, FY5KE, 9N7AA, 3B8FA, J88IH, W1AW/4, 9G5AF, PY4JW, 8P6PD, V51GB, UK8IF, F4HCG/P, EA1GFC, D2XX, CX6DZ, CA3VAK, 8J1RL, 7Q7EMH, 5J4AIR, 3C3CA.
Spotters: KD6FTR, OZ3MC, LU9DCE, F4CXO, WA4Q, PY2SRB, LW5DD, PD1AHM, DO7JG, LU6YR, F4BJN, EA1YV, TA1ERY, PY4OY, NI6BB, KG4IGC, IZ1WYO, G0TQN, EA9PB, EA3EDU.
Thursday DX: 4W6RU, EG23FDC, V51LZ, PJ4/PD2V, W1AW/4, VK6IR, ON5HY, IW3FZQ/B, HZ1LR, D2UY, CP6UA, 8J1RL, 5Z4PA, ZS4AW, ZL3TEN/B, YC2SSD, VP6MW, VK3AXI, SQ6NSG, N4IRK.
Spotters: LW5DD, LU9DCE, ON5HY, WO2E, WA4Q, LU6YR, 9K2YM, F4FDR, N6YJ, EA8BYZ, OE4WHG, N5KB, EA9PB, KG4IGC, KB8KLK, K1KA, G1EZF, F4CXO, EA3EDU, WQ0P, W3LPL, PP2CS, KI6R, JE1LET, F6ITD, F4PZN.
Friday DX: ZL1WN, W1AW/4, KB4LOA, PU2XOZ, WP4PNT, W2GGI, EG23FDC, CX6DZ, CE2SV, CA3VAK, ZS4ZO, ZS3Y, ZL2BX, YB1BB, XE1XR, VP6MW, UN9L, TI1FIFA, SO90LOT, PY5X.
Spotters: LW5DD, LU9DCE, WA4Q, LU6YR, PY4OY, KD8ODX, EC8AVE, KD2WDR, EB5ISR, PY8JL, NT5TM, KB4LOA, EA5IPM, VK4CZ, KG4IGC, IU3OXX, PY1JDX, ON4BW, KO4OL, KI5POA, IK0GDK, F4CXO.
Saturday DX: XR2S, EG23FDC, 5K1CB, VK6DU, F8CFU, 3C3CA, ZP9MCE, W1AW/4, OY6BEC/B, LU1JHD, EB1DJ, CT1EHI, ZP5DA, VP6MW, SP90LOT, OH3OJ/1, HA7UL/P, CE5DSQ, CE2SV, 7Q7EMH.
Spotters:LU9DCE, PY1JDX, F4CXO, DO7JG, I2CDD, PY2SRB, F8IJV, LW5DD, LU6YR, EA1CTT, WA4Q, PY3XX, PY2OF, M7AWF, IK3MLF, F4PZN, EA8VJ, YB1HR, PY2CAT, PU2RDB, LU2FB .
Sunday DX: FY5KE, EG23FDC, 5K9ARC, 7Q7EMH, 5K9CB, PY2JY, LW3DG, F5LIW, CX9ARH, ZL1WN, LU1JHD, IU2IDU, HF90LOT, 5K2CB, 5K1ARC, EB1DJ, 8P5A, 4X5IG, PY3XX, LU8DBS/Z, IU2MCW, FR4UB, EG40CB, DL5RBW, DK3EE, CX4RT.
So far, there has been no FT8 activity at all at FY5KE.
If you worked FY5KE in FT8, you worked a Pirate.
Spotters: LU9DCE, LW5DD, F8IJV, LU6YR, EA8VJ, PS7LN, EA5ZM, PY3XX, WA2VUY, PY2SRB, G4PVM, ON4BW, N5BMD, EB1DJ, DO7JG, WA4Q, W8RKW, W3OTZ, VU2SRB, PY1LV, OZ3MC, IU2IDU, G1EZF.
If anyone reading this would like to send me their 10m contacts I will gladly use their contribution in these pages.
Email: G4CJC10m (@) tonev.uk
Selected Contests: Information from WA7BMN
| A1Club AWT | 1200Z-1300Z, Jul 26 |
| CWops Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 26 |
| NCCC FT4 Sprint | 0100Z-0130Z, Jul 28 |
| K1USN Slow Speed Test | 2000Z-2100Z, Jul 28 |
| MARAC US Counties QSO Party | 0000Z, Jul 29 to 2400Z, Jul 30 |
| Feld Hell Sprint | 0000Z-2359Z, Jul 29 |
| RSGB IOTA Contest | 1200Z, Jul 29 to 1200Z, Jul 30 |
| ARS Flight of the Bumblebees | 1700Z-2100Z, Jul 30 |
| K1USN Slow Speed Test | 0000Z-0100Z, Jul 31 |
| ICWC Medium Speed Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 31 |
| QCX Challenge | 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 31 |
| Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest | 0100Z-0159Z, Aug 1 |
| A1Club AWT | 1200Z-1300Z, Aug 2 |
| CWops Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 2 |
Jul 20-Aug 31, 2023
DXCC: Minami Torishima
Callsign: JD1
QSL: LoTW
Info: By JG8NQJ as JG8NQJ/JD1; HF; CW FT8; spare time operation; QSL via JA8CJY; operation to continue for 3 months
Jul 23-26, 2023
DXCC: Faroe Is
Callsign: OY
QSL: LoTW
Info: By SP7VC as OY/SP7VC and SQ7ORL as OY/SQ7OYL; 20m + VHF
Jul 23-Aug 4, 2023
DXCC: Guatemala
Callsign: TG4
QSL: LoTW
Info: By KT8X as TG4/KT8X; 40-6m; CW FT8, perhaps SSB
Jul 26-Aug 2, 2023
DXCC: SVO Malta
Callsign: 1A0C
QSL: EA5RM
Info: By EA5C EA5EL EA5KA EA5KM EA5RM EA5Z EA7KE EA7R EA7X F2JD IK5RUN IN3ZNR IZ0NIC IZ4AKS JH4RHF RA9USU; 80-6m; See Web for QSL details
Jul 27-Aug 17, 2023
DXCC: Iceland
Callsign: TF
QSL: LoTW
Info: By SP7VC as TF/SP7VC and SQ7ORL as TF/SQ7OYL; 20m + VHF
RSGB IOTA Contest (Jul 29-30, 2023) Check here for pericontest activity too.
Sun: About 10 visible sunspots, some overlap, it’s difficult to count.
Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible during the early hours of July 27th when a faint halo CME is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. The storm cloud was hurled toward us on July 23rd (~1530 UT) by a complex eruption involving a C5-class solar flare in sunspot AR3376 and the liftoff of a relatively nearby magnetic filament.
Footy: Sadly Trevor Francis of England, Manchester City and other club fame, died on Monday. I saw him play on his debut for Manchester City. He scored two cracking goals and Stoke lost 1 – 3. He was the UK’s first £1,000,000 plus player and by all accounts a real gent.
Other News: The 4th Ashes test was a draw with no play on the final owing to rain. Drat! We were in a great position to win. The final Ashes Test is at the Oval starting Thursday.