Will definitely look for any JX calls during the CQ WW CW contest in a few
weeks.
And, yes, I almost forgot; I made my first-ever 12-meter contact early last
week with a station in the UK, when taking a break from working at home
here.
The contact was made using my DXCC antenna with 100 watts.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "David W Wood" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 5:25 AM
Subject: Re: 10 and 15 meters
> Conditions certainly have been good on the higher bands this week.
>
> Tom - Svalbard is also known as Spitsbergen. During WW II Norwegian
> prisoners were sent there to work in the coal mines.
> It is a very inhospitable island.
>
> Another up that way is Jx (Jan Mayen).
>
> This last week I have worked nearly a hundred new entities on 12M.
>
> 73
>
>
> ATB
>
> David W Wood
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 5:42 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 10 and 15 meters
>
> working ssb, or even cw dx is fun and with a compremise antenna and bear
> foot power, it can be challenging.
> Working FM dx, or AM dx is even more challenging and can be allot of fun.
> If you've ever heard a pile up on 29.6FM coming back to you, it's a
> thrill...especially when you work some guy who heard you on his shack
> scanner with an indoor antenna.
> I had a qso with a guy in alaska who was 60 over s9 on 29.6 fm off the
> front
>
> corner of the beam...it was like talking on 2m simplex with a station down
> the street.
> Talking to alaska for us is like the east coast hams talking to europe.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 7:26 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: 10 and 15 meters
>
>> To show you how great conditions were even here in Central Lower
>> Michigan,
>> I worked a bit in the contest this week-end, and had an absolute blast.
>> Worked many European and South American stations, but a number of Japan
>> stations as well. But even better, I worked a JW7QIA, in the country of
>> Svalard. Never heard of Svalard, but the XYL looked it up on a map, and
>> it
>> is well north of Poland on the way to the North Pole. Will definitely
>> have
>> to get a QSL card for that one!
>>
>> All of this was done with my Alpha Delta DXCC wire antenna which is up
>> about
>> 40 feet, and 100 watts!
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 8:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: 10 and 15 meters
>>
>>
>>> 10 has been bonkers. I worked a JA on 29.6 FM yesterday around 4PM
>>> local.
>>> My boss just finished putting up a 4 element KLM tri-bander on a 48 foot
>>> tower...height to the beam is about 50 feet. So I was around yesterday
>>> to
>>> play radio.
>>> I was working JA, south america, and australia on 10 meters all at the
>>> same
>>> time of the day lol with 100W. Signals were typically between s9 and 30
>>> over s9.
>>> On 20, we had short path, and long path as well as regional skip wide
>>> open...to the west, I was hearing and talking to BC, about 1000 miles
>>> away
>>> 40 over s9, along with short path, and long path signals from brazil and
>>> most of south america.
>>> I was also hearing stations 40 over s9 within 1000KM to the east, all
>>> the
>>> way out to Russia and northern europe.
>>> Western and southern europe were pounding in on 40 last night on the
>>> windom
>>> as well.
>>> So yes, conditions are as good as I have ever heard them...we are at the
>>> peak time of this cycle as well which helps.
>>> I made two or three qrp contacts on 15 this afternoon on the windom as
>>> well.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 6:17 PM
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: 10 and 15 meters
>>>
>>>> It sure has been fun to see 10 and 15 meters really open with lots of =
>>>> signals. I was copying Japan last night at 8 PM in the evening; not =
>>>> many, but a few were still coming through. I figured it would be good
>>>> =
>>>> because 12 meters has been rocking all weak with DX from all over. And
>>>> =
>>>> I am still using wires now instead of yagi antennas so it had to be 20
>>>> =
>>>> to 30 DB better than I was hearing. You know it is good when the =
>>>> Japanese are commanding their own pile ups and working U S and Latin
>>>> and
>>>> =
>>>> South Americans, as well as all the Caribbean, as fast as they can
>>>> talk.
>>>>
>>>> Phil.
>>>> K0NX
>>>> Living His Name
>>>
>
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