Is the vertical mounted on the ground? If so, on 10 meters you pretty well 
got what you got. Keep in mind though too propagation could have just been 1 
way, it may have just been conditions that were better one way from another. 
Don't just take your results from today as a sign there's a problem. 
Sometimes conditions are like that. I can say though having used many 
antennas over the years, ground mounted on 10 meters, will work, but it's 
not going to be a dream setup since it uses the lowest part of the antenna 
for 10 meters.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Frank Ventura
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 4:54 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Improving 10 meters

Ed, using the great JJ Radio software the SWR field still says 1.0 while tr=
ansmitting so I think I will need to get a pair of eyeballs to help measure=
it with a meter sometime. My XYL says we may be able to put up a dipole in=
the spring. After I posted my message I had a nice QSO with "Skippy" from =
Albuquerque New Mexico and he gave me a much better result. I'll report bac=
k if I can get anyone with a SWR meter to help out.
Thanks
Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] =
On Behalf Of Ed Malmgren
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 3:31 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Improving 10 meters

Frank, what is the s w r on your vertical If it is high the xcvr will cut=20
power back big time.  a better ant or an amplifier would help also.  g l 73



ED K7UC
-----Original Message-----=20
From: Frank Ventura
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 1:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Improving 10 meters

Hi all, I had several short QSos today on 10 meters (28.325 to 28.480) arou=
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nd 2PM. All of the stations were south of me (Texas and Puerto Rico), I am =
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in Boston. They were all good signals, maybe 5-8 into my QTH. They all repo=
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rted that I was clear but very weak. I am running my Kenwood TS2000 barefoo=
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t trough my Gap multiband vertical. Any suggestions to strengthen my signal=
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?
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