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