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
>
>
>
>
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> 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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