10 Metros open

[KB2WIG]

ten meters is quacking....  no one on 29.000.000.5

FWIW, got rid of the end fed and cobbled up a die pole........  still pisss weak

[WA3VJB]

What regions were coming in, and where you at ?
How long was the band open ?

[KB2WIG]

P,
I be at Syracuse, NY..

I was on 29.0 fer about 10min. That should have been long 'nuf for a rig to warm up if there were someone interested.
Generally, I'll go to the beacon subband and listen for a while. Amongst others, there was a beacon in EM53 (Wisc.). Stations herd(SSB)....   a 4 talking with a 9 and a few 5's.

How long the band was open? I was only on  for 1/2 hour. General comment...  the beacons usally operate omni-directional and with lower power, say 10W.. When the band is 'open' one do not need a lot, but, direction/gain antennas with moderate power levels make the band more 'usefull' . What I'm saying here is, the band is open more than most think.  AF9J seems to have done work on the 10m/6m bands; she may have more to say on the different propigation modes.

The last solar cycle minimum, I was able to work texas in the mid-afternoons while ricebox mobile... I've also been able to work into canada and the Greate Lakes area at 4AM. This was on the last full weekend in June......  klc

[WA1GFZ]

160 went dead last night around 9:00 PM EST.

[wa2dtw]

Is the best frequency to call CQ on AM 29.1, or 29.0? (or does it matter?)
73
Steve WA2DTW

[wa2dtw]

And is the 15 meter AM calling frequency still 21.425?
73
Steve

[Pete, WA2CWA]

Is the best frequency to call CQ on AM 29.1, or 29.0? (or does it matter?)
73
Steve WA2DTW

Until the MUF climbs consistently above 29 MHz, I would call all CQ's down near 29.0, 29.02 MHz, etc.

And is the 15 meter AM calling frequency still 21.425?
73
Steve

Good place to start.

[K3ZS]

Short skip now (Wednesday afternoon) from 3 land to 9 land on 10 meters.  Also some AM heard around 29.005.

[AF9J]

P,
I be at Syracuse, NY..

I was on 29.0 fer about 10min. That should have been long 'nuf for a rig to warm up if there were someone interested.
Generally, I'll go to the beacon subband and listen for a while. Amongst others, there was a beacon in EM53 (Wisc.). Stations herd(SSB)....   a 4 talking with a 9 and a few 5's.

How long the band was open? I was only on  for 1/2 hour. General comment...  the beacons usually operate omni-directional and with lower power, say 10W.. When the band is 'open' one do not need a lot, but, direction/gain antennas with moderate power levels make the band more 'usefull' . What I'm saying here is, the band is open more than most think.  AF9J seems to have done work on the 10m/6m bands; she may have more to say on the different propigation modes.

The last solar cycle minimum, I was able to work texas in the mid-afternoons while ricebox mobile... I've also been able to work into canada and the Greate Lakes area at 4AM. This was on the last full weekend in June......  klc

Considering our weather (we had TWO tornadoes that day), you probably heard Sporadic E (severe weather is a contributor to Sporadic E).  One thing that indicates it, is the very geography specific signals.  BTW, EM53 is not in WI, it is in MS. BUT, EN53 is in WI.  It starts only a few miles north of where I live (northeastern corner of EN52).  Yep, sounds like Es to me.

Ellen - AF9J

[KB2WIG]

Ellen,

sri,,,  EN53 .... to close on the kbrd......  klc

[Pete, WA2CWA]

10 meters was open tonight, 1/11/08, around 10:30 PM with coast to coast SSB signals. No AM was heard.

[ab3al]

for band openings on 10 I leave a rig tuned into channel 6!! when you can hear james bond and crackalacka 429 you know that you can make it to the gulf area wit fiddy tousand pounds   cuawmauw