Ten X DX News
June 5, 2003
   I have just updated a list of 10-10 countries worked and they are listed
next in order by recognition sequence:  #304 - 3W2LWS Vietnam; #305 - FO0FRY
Austral Island; #306 - VP8GEO S. Georgia Island; #307 - XR0X San Felix Island;
#308 - VP6DI Ducie Island; #309 - P5/4L4FN North Korea; #310- Congratulations
to Mike Warnock K7XN #41483 who submitted a first country QSL card from the
April 2000 Pratas Island BQ9P DXpedition. This brings to 310 countries documented
with 10-10 activity, a new record!
   There are three countries pending QSL confirmation. I have worked all
three and expect QSL verification soon.  VK9YL Lord Howe Isl. by June VK4SJ #63451
was worked in September 2002. 3C2MV Equatorial Guinea by Vitaly VE6JO #35994
was worked in November 2002. TX4PG Marquesas Isl. by Andrea IK1PMR #62272 was
worked in early May 2003.  Twenty-eight countries remain that have NOT had any
10-10 activity as of June 2003.
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   I have not received any reports of a member operating from YI Iraq the
past two months.   Activity may come from Peter ON6TT #51565, Mark ON4WW #49103,
or Ed 4L4FN #72722, as time permits.  Some of you will remember that a club
station YI1BGD #38353, is located at the Baghdad University which has reopened.
I do not know the status of the club station but it has been the only native
10-10 member in Iraq since August 1985.
   Pat 9Q1A/F6BLQ #66013 and Nicole 9Q1YL/TU5NC #66012, will be leaving from
the Democratic Republic of Congo June 1st. They have made 35,000 contacts from
Kinshasa and Matadi over the past twenty years in Africa. They expect to
return to their home in France in mid-June.

General 10-10 DX worked in the past quarter:
   DP1POL Antarctica. Felix DL5XL #55519, has been very active from a German
Antarctic research base since February and will leave in November 2003.
Counts for IOTA AN-016.  QSL to DL1ZBO.
   HC8 Galapagos Islands.  Diego LU8ADX #64639, was active as HC8/LU8ADX in
March. He joined the team of Trey N5KO #26780, Ken K5KA #18074, and Eric NM5M
#15664, in the CQ WPX Phone Contest as HC8N.
   HH4 Haiti. Jan Heise K4QD #13423, Bob K9MDO #24292 and Bill W4WX #62600
were worked in March. Website address: http://www.geocities.com/n2wb2003/ .
  HU1M El Salvador.  Operators Holger DL7IO #22401, Birgit DL7IQ #62276 and
Cisco YS1CF were active from March 26th to April 11th using the special call
HU1M.  I put both Birgit and Holger in my log for a new prefix and IOTA NA-190
as HU1M/3.  QSL via DK7AO.
   KH3 Johnson Island.  Bert V73GOD #72117, was back at Johnston on a short
work assignment March 18-20th.   Club station KJ6BZ #45849, was used for a few
contacts.
   OY Faroe Island. Tom OY7TW/GM4FDM #31864 and Bill OY7WB/AK0A #13996, were
active from April 1st for ten days.  Very little ten-meter activity reported.
   S0 Western Sahara. The S05X DXpedition was active from April 16-21st, from
Tifariti, Western Sahara, on all bands and  modes.  The only 10-10 member in
this group of eleven operators was Marq CT1BWW #64689, who made it in my log
both modes for a new one on Ten.
   ST Sudan.  Falk DK7YY #23467 operated as one of the operators in the March
DXpedition with call ST0RY.
   TI5 Costa Rica.  Phil N0KE #15182 was active as TI5/N0KE in April using CW
and RTTY.
   YB Indonesia.  Stan OK1JR #20103, as YB0AJR operated from March to May
6th. QSL via OK1JN.
   ZA Albania.  Elvira ZA3/IV3FSG #54292 (28490 at 1300utc) and Antonello
ZA3/IK2DUW #18397 (on RTTY), worked from Durres from May 25 to June 8.
   ZK1 South Cook.  June Sim VK4SJ #63451 and her husband Doug VK4BP/ZK1SIM
were on the island for radio and fun. They had just come from Aitutaki Isl.
OC-083 and then Rarotonga where I  worked June as ZK1AYL on May 21st.
Unfortunately, Doug was in a fatal motor scooter accident and died on South Cook.  June
has since returned home where they had Doug's funeral.  My deepest sympathy to
June for her loss.

Upcoming DX & New 10-10 Activity:
  7P Lesotho. Andre ZS6WPX #73604, Frosty K5LBU/7P8CF #51322, and Tom
WW5L/7P8TA #41485 will be active from July 18-25th.  They will use tri-band antennas
for 10-20, a WARC antenna, a vertical and dipoles for 40->160. They have just
added a satellite radio and antenna.  QSL each callsign at their home address.

   CY9 St. Paul Island. CY9A will be active July 24th to August 2nd by Vance
N5VL #63352, Joe KO4RR #46176 and others.  Last year in July, I worked them
backscatter for a new 10-10 country.  Good luck.  QSL via N5VL.
   FP Miquelon.  Paul FP/K9OT and Peg FP/KB9LIE #69937, are planning their
third DX vacation to Miquelon from July 27th to August 5th.
http://www.mhtc.net/~k9ot .
   HV Vatican.  Stefano IK0OER #62293 was active from the Vatican as HV5PUL
last year.  This call only transmits twice a year for a few days in May and
November.
   VK9C & VK9X, Cocos-Keeling & Christmas Island. The YL's who operated VK9YL
and ZK1XYL last year, namely Gwen VK3DYL, June VK4SJ #63451 and Elizabeth
VE7YL #50488 who was the main CW op,  will now operate from Christmas Island as
VK9XYL, October 13th to 27th, and from Cocos Keeling as VK9CYL, October 27th to
November 10th.  This is rare 10-10 DX, good luck.
   VP2 Montserrat. Members of the Florida DXpedition Group are Bill W4WX
#62600, William N2WB and Bob K9MDO #24292 will use VP2MHX from July 22-29th.
   XE Mexico/Central America/South Pacific. Susan Meckley W7KFI #72973,
started a 3-year DXpedition to Central America and the South Pacific. She is
presently off Mexico signing W7KFI/mm heading south. Rig is an FT-847 with two 32
foot pop-up masts and all modes.

Propagation: In the USA, the Summer months, give us the worst DX period,
until the Winter returns.  My six-month prediction is for the Solar Flux to range
from 90-140 for the last of 2003.  We have moved into Phase 3 with lower flux
readings and fewer openings to Europe for the next few years until the cycle
ends in late 2006 or early 2007.
  Cycle 23 is now 6 years old.  The flux continues to stay moderately low but
more good DX will be seen this coming Winter 2003, but just not as good as
last year.  On June 5th, the Solar Flux was 112 the A index 16 and K index 4,
which is lower than the flux was three months ago and the average flux continues
to fall.
  Expect the best conditions on June 22-24, July 19-21, August 15-17 and
September 11-13, 2003. USA stations, expect a 10% chance of DX to Asia, Europe or
Africa and a 40% chance into S. America in the mid-afternoon.  The beacons
from 28.175-28.300 will tell you what is open, especially 28.200.  Good luck.

IOTA: North America: NA-106. KP2 Puerto Rico.  Richard KC2CT #8549 ex.KB7MPS,
was active from his car on March 17th.  He has moved to the island so expect
him to be active with a permanent station soon. NA-067. Lee W4ALZ #72731, was
active from Hatteras Island on April 21-24th.  NA-076. Ron N4KE #5645 was
active as WA4ET from Havens Island in April 2003.
Cayman Islands. NA-016. The team of Ned AA7A #11185, Lee KY7M #38585, Bud
N7CW #10375 and John K6AM activated ZF1A in the CW WPX Contest.
S. America: HK Columbia. SA-082.  Pedro HK3JJH/2 #47437 is now working Europe
as reported by G3XPO.
Oceania: KH9 Wake Island.  OC-053. Jake KH9/N6XIV #54767, is once again
operating from Wake Island starting on April 22nd for possibly up to 60 days.  YB
Indonesia. OC-241. Kadek YC9BU #71300 and others plan to be active with a new
prefix as 8A9R from Rote Island for about 10 days in mid June.
Europe: I Italy. EU-051. Andrea IE9/IK2XDE #66082, and Giovanni IE9/IK2JYT
#25968, from Ustica Island from March 25th to April 1st.  EU-031. Walter
IC8/IN3XUG #62235, was active from Ischia Island, until April 27th.  EU-083. Giovanni
IZ2DPX, Michele IK2GPQ #55513, Antonello IK2DUW #18397 and Lorenzo IK5MDF did
operate as IP1TIN from Tino Island on  April 27, May 11/25 and expected again
on July 26-27.
France. EU-039. Daniel F5LGQ #64684, was on Chausey Island, from April 26th
to May 2nd  on CW & SSB.   EU-048. A group of operators including Jean-Paul
F8BJI #71704, was active as TM7R from Groix Island in May.
EU-074, Jean Claude F5IL #32916 and friends, will be active from Brehat
Island June 6-9th.
9A Croatia.  EU-090. Tony 9A/IK0GDG/P #45823, was active from Palagruza
Island on April 20-21st.
Africa: AF-019. Francis ON6VP #36115 and friends, were active as IG9/ON4DST
from Lampedusa in May.

Note: Information on IRCs/US$s needed for postage to the USA is at:
http://www.qsl.net/w9ol/ircchart.txt .
QSL help is at:  http://files.billnjudy.com/ .

New DX members March to June 2003: 73613 VA3XCD, 73614 DK4AS, 73615 GM0FTK,
73616 M0DCS, 73617 OH3OJ, 73618 DF4NA,  73805 VE7RJH, 73816 LU4AAO, 73821
WP3OD, 73838 WH6GDV.

   10-10 Bar Awards: No DX members receiving a 1000+ Bar award this quarter.
 Countries Award: There are now 595 basic certificates issued, I processed
two basic certificates, nine upgrades and two rejected applications this past
quarter.  I can email a list of your country credits.
The 28555 DX Net on Sunday at 1400utc is on vacation until better conditions
in late September 2003.

Thanks to the on-line DX List, QRZ-DX, Lee KH6BZF #8888 & Ohio/Penn DX
Bulletins.  Send photos to Mike Davidson, 3518 Bellefontaine, Houston, TX 77025 USA
Email: N5MT@aol.com

DX IS!      73  Mike Davidson N5MT  #24949
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