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« Reply #25 on: June 01, 2011, 02:55:38 AM » |
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We might have been able to work each other John if the timing was wright. I worked stations in AL, GA, IL, PA and the Carolinas alll within a 90 minutes span from here near Tampa. I'm hopeful conditions will stay this way the most of the time for the two few months.
Maybe would could start a 29 MHz net with stations within a 1000 mile radius of each other, Everyone may not be able to hear the enitre roundtable, but hopefully most of it. I'm game, deal me in!
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« Reply #26 on: June 02, 2011, 05:50:47 AM » |
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*posting antes and blinds* 
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« Reply #27 on: June 05, 2011, 07:05:18 PM » |
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Sunday June 5 7:06 PM Eastern time:
I'm picking up 29.6 FM activity from 4-land on my scanner right now, listening on a VHF discone antenna!
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« Reply #28 on: June 05, 2011, 07:30:27 PM » |
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Prop map shows relatively quiet world-wide 10 meter activity at 7:28 PM EDT but 6 meters WOW -Caribbean, S.A. and across the pond.
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« Reply #29 on: June 05, 2011, 07:36:27 PM » |
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My scanner is picking up 29.000 AM activity now (7:36 pm Eastern).
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« Reply #30 on: June 21, 2011, 12:48:58 PM » |
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Ten is open.....
No one comes back on 29.0003 Mc. But I still have value.
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« Reply #31 on: July 04, 2011, 04:02:18 PM » |
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Good E-layer condx today including double hop. Today on 29.000 I worked between 18:000 and 19:15 UTC:
KE1FT - Mass. K1JJ - Conn. W3FJJ - Md. KF4DX - N.C.
Nice to have 10 open for July 4th! QSB was moderate with all stations being at least readability four.
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« Reply #32 on: July 04, 2011, 04:33:12 PM » |
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Got the Viking II tuned up on 10 meters.... hearing some faint AM...
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« Reply #33 on: July 04, 2011, 04:51:45 PM » |
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Yep, 10M was fun today with variable signal conditions.
Stations worked on 29.000 Mhz AM:
K0EOO MN
WS4B FL
KF4DX NC - HUGE signal at S9+20. Loudest so far this cycle.
KN4FE GA
WB5UGT TX
AJ4YV NC
KB1DFC RI
KH6JS HI-ram
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« Reply #34 on: July 04, 2011, 04:54:51 PM » |
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Aww man... don't tell me it's shut down already? I'd love to work some AM with the Viker II on 10... it's not the easiest transmitter to get purring up here but darnit, I have her purring!
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« Reply #35 on: July 04, 2011, 05:11:02 PM » |
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Aww man... don't tell me it's shut down already? I'd love to work some AM with the Viker II on 10... it's not the easiest transmitter to get purring up here but darnit, I have her purring!
John
Basically for now as of 5:09 PM EDT but check back later. You might be surprised. There's also a nightly net on 29.02, I believe, somewhere around the Wisconsin area.
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« Reply #36 on: July 04, 2011, 05:25:39 PM » |
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I have another 90 minutes or so. I play a move in Chess, strum a few chords on the guitar and call a few CQ's
Not necessarily in that order.
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« Reply #37 on: July 04, 2011, 05:29:32 PM » |
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John, I think the deal is that 10 is open.....if you have a yagi or three up on a tower. I tried it with my dipole at 35 feet and was SOL.
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« Reply #38 on: July 04, 2011, 06:03:24 PM » |
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Nah, I've made contacts, just not making them today. If beams and amps are required... I don't consider that "open"... it's either opening or closing!
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« Reply #39 on: July 04, 2011, 06:04:29 PM » |
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Seeing how I only have about 45 minutes left before time for work, I've moved to 14.338 in hopes of snagging an AM qso or three... so far just sidebanders up and down from me.
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« Reply #40 on: July 04, 2011, 07:16:51 PM » |
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John, I think the deal is that 10 is open.....if you have a yagi or three up on a tower. I tried it with my dipole at 35 feet and was SOL.
My contacts today were via my SteppIR ground mounted vertical with 48 radials. I don't have any type of beam/tower due to HOA CCRs. I think it is more of being at the right place at the right time with others also being there as well. When I was working 29 Mc, the beacons below were as strong as S-7 in some cases. As we all know when six and ten are open, they are open even with the most modest station.
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« Reply #41 on: July 04, 2011, 07:24:42 PM » |
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At 7:20 PM, EDT, stations coast to coast are reporting Sporadic E and Multi-hop E activities on 10 meters. MUF is roughly 69 MHz.
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« Reply #42 on: July 04, 2011, 10:59:49 PM » |
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Oh I just tried during the wrong two hours this afternoon. I had to scoot of to work. I even CQ'ed AM on 14.338 for a half hour, no joy, then moved down to 7.290 and I could hear Dave W9AD in the noise probably chatting with someone else. Couldn't quite make out everything he was saying. No AM this 4th for me 
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« Reply #43 on: July 12, 2011, 01:13:49 PM » |
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Ten is open.....
hola hola hola qrzed
No one comes back on 29.0007 Mc. But I still have value.
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« Reply #44 on: July 17, 2011, 02:57:57 PM » |
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2:45 PM EDT, 10 meters is open coast to coast. Make some noise.
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« Reply #45 on: August 01, 2011, 02:55:10 PM » |
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Ten is open.....
hola hola hola qrzed
29.0007 Mc.
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« Reply #46 on: August 21, 2011, 10:53:26 PM » |
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Tuned up to 10 meters after 9 PM EDT this evening, 8/21/11. Band is open; beacons being heard coast to coast, and also lots of west coast activity. Nothing heard on AM; no response to any AM CQ's.
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« Reply #47 on: August 22, 2011, 11:47:47 AM » |
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« Reply #48 on: September 15, 2011, 03:28:31 PM » |
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Lots of 10 meter TEP activity into South America and Sporadic E activity into Europe this afternoon. Listened around the AM section and heard no one. Called a few CQ's on AM; got no response. Went down to the lower section and got multiple responses to my CQ's.
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« Reply #49 on: September 17, 2011, 09:56:20 AM » |
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Sheza open now.... the SolarFlux is in the 140's....
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