My most surprising JA contact on 10 meters was more than 25 years back.  I 
was using a CB vertical mounted on a gate post with a 10  foot mast and 
tuner.  The radio was a Unedin 25-10 with 25 watts out.

Bob Martin
KC3FI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: Japan on 10 Meters


>I worked  JA2JFP  on wednesday I think it was on about 28.44 or so.
> we get JA land on 10 and 15 usually about 3 or 3:30 in the afternoon until
> about 5:00.
> I'm nearly deaf  in that direction, right off the long end of the windom,
> but I can usually make the contact if I can hear the station.  It was one 
> of
> those 4 by 4 contacts both ways, but it got done lol.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 6:39 PM
> Subject: Japan on 10 Meters
>
>
>>I finally heard a Japanese, using my G5RV, on 10 meters during the =
>> contest.  That's the first J A I've heard on 10 for some time.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX