Cecil, W5HWU, has provided updated DXCC Standings information.  He has been steadily working new ones.  Cecil has added 27 to his mixed total bringing it up to 209.  He has added many new band multipliers on 80-15M.  In total, Cecil added 63 to his Desoto Challenge total…up to 417.  Thanks for the update Cecil. 

Solar Flux is up in the 180 range.  There was a pipeline into Northern/Central Italy on 10M early this morning.  Worked a few stations on SSB and they were all well over S9.  Biggest signal was Franco, IZ1RZO, who was running 500W to a 5L Cubical Quad. 

Latest news from the 3Y0J Team is a planned departure from Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, on January 14^th.  Arrival at Bouvet in 11-14 days.

73,

Pat, W5VY