David:
I just made the contact very quickly on a whim between work projects here at
the home QTH, and regretably, didn't put him in the log.
Sorry about that.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "David W Wood" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: 10 and 15 meters
>I have worked many W/K over the last week, but the only W7 was in MT!
>
> Wonder who that G was Tom?
>
> Still racking up the new entities - XW this morning.
>
> 73
>
>
> ATB
>
> David W Wood
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 12:35 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 10 and 15 meters
>
> 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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