Well, 10-meters will generally be dead unless there is high sunspot
activity or skip.
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008, Phil Scovell wrote:
> John,
>
> Before I even got my novice, the man who elmered me into the hobby told me
> that he was tuning 10 meters one night and the band was totally dead. He
> fired up his rig, called CQ on A M, it was that long ago, and a Cuban
> station answered him who was 20 over nine. I never forgot that story and
> often, over the years, have called CQ on what seemed a dead band and was
> often pleasantly surprised.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:28 PM
> Subject: Re: unused frequencies
>
>
> > I've seen times when there was 1 station on a band and that was a decent
> DX
> > station, happens on 15 and 10 a lot actually. It's open but no one knows
> it.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: unused frequencies
> >
> >
> > > 15 was definitely wide open during the last big contest.
> > > I think its a matter of everyone assuming it won't work, and therefore
> no
> > > one tries, and thus, no one is working it.
> > > I'm pretty sure that good propigation doesn't just come around during
> > > contest times.
> > > 73
> > > Colin, V A6BKX
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:52 PM
> > > Subject: Re: unused frequencies
> > >
> > >
> > >> Unfortunately given our spot in the sun spot cycle you probably won't
> see
> > >> much activity above 20 meters. Don't give up on 17 meters it can
> > > sometimes
> > >> be surprising.
> > >> Richard
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:01 PM
> > >> Subject: unused frequencies
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Don't know about 2 meters, really don't know anything about anything
> > >> above
> > > =
> > >> 10 meters. I will say that I hae noticed not much going on on 10-20.
> 40
> > > a=
> > >> nd 80 seem to have action and I am wonderng if this is normal for this
> > > time=
> > >> of year and the current stage of the sun spot cycle.
> > >>
> > >>
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