Europeeing slopbucket contesters all over 29.x

[WA3JS]

Still trying to resurrect a transmitter after 2 cycles in dry docks.

DX-100 lost drive, switched to a recently acquired Ranger. Shorted LV diode fixed and 3 wire cord added. Should be on air today.

Heard 9 land talking to VJB 2 days ago, not surprisingly I couldn't hear Paul.

Converted 5/8 ground plane tuned and ready, butterfly beam going up next.

Joel

[G8JGO]

Not only Europeans!

On this side of the pond I heard US stations, e.g. N0AT & KB1H for example. Right on top of US AM activity.

So much for the "AM Window". 

Good luck with the TX and your antennas.

Kind Regards, David.

[Steve - K4HX]

It got thick as the time approached 1600Z. I still had a nice QSO with K5ALX in TX until our signals faded.

[k4kyv]

What kind of QuaRMtest was it anyway?  I heard them on 160 and 75 as well. I was in a a nice roundtable on 1886 kc/s last night.  Some slopbucketeers popped in on frequency calling "CQ QuaRMtest" but they didn't stay long.

[Steve - K4HX]

CQ WHIRLWIIIIIDE

http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php?topic=29354.0

[WA3VJB]

You guys musta chased them away.

Had a 40 min chat with KC0FNS in Colo Springs just now, 29.040Mc.

He was running 30 watts out of a TenTec Jupiter and was swinging the S-Meter toward 20-25 over most of the time. Whee !

I was his second AM contact this solar cycle, that was cool.

[Steve - K4HX]

The corntest stuff has been gone for several hours above 29 MHz.

I also talked to Mark - KC0FNS and a little later Larry - W0NDK in North Dakota, both on 29037. He was 25-over-9 by the time we signed around 2145Z. This is as high as I've seen the S-meter go on 10 meters this solar cycle!

[g3ypz]

It is time that contest organisers sorted this business out. It does not only affect AM ops, but any radio amateur who wants a sensible QSO. I have no objection to contests, but lets make them worthwhile. Limit it to 10 watts and in certain segments of each band. It would then mean something.

I started off on 29.000 and gradually got pushed up the band, ending up on 29.150. I didn't even try 21.420 - it was full of screaming contesters.
The 10M AM window is a unique piece of spectrum that deserves respect from ssb operators who have huge amounts of spectrum!

Mind you, Tim, WA1HLR blew a hole in the window. I had a very long and good QSO with him from 18:14 to 19:00 and we were left alone.
73 all
John G3YPZ

[W4AAB]

John, seems like the QRMtesters all cry their mantra,"Life is too short for QRP". 10 watts would make it a REAL sport. I drove around mobile today hoping to find AM near 29.0 and gave up and made a few contacts with the QRMtesters well below 29.0. I got to get my tower back up with 4-el on 10m.

[Pete, WA2CWA]

I had great fun today. Worked several AM to SSB stations above 29 MHz during the contest. I was running 22 watts AM with the Flex. DX included 2 VK's, Brazil, Colombia, Hawaii, and several in the Caribbean. They either didn't know or didn't care that I was on AM.

[K9PNP]

Like was said earlier, was not just on 10.  Every band was the same.  Fired up the old S-line to check into the QCWA 20 M net yesterday.  Could only hear 2 or 3 stations and 2 of those normally have great signals here.  At one time had 2 contesters zero-beat on the net, both calling CQ Contest, and both not making any contacts.  Even the few times I work a contest I at least listen on the frequency before I fire up.  Of course, I'm not one who has the fantastic high scores; guess if I did what I wanted on whatevery freq I could do much better.