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« on: March 19, 2014, 05:53:05 PM » |
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This is becoming ridiculous.
Worked a guy in France S9+20 both ways 01:24z.
Had to use that other phone mode so it doesn't count.
So I hear JA's coming in way louder than ever and give 28.305 a try on AM a few minutes later.
Get a small pileup of AM guys coming back but was only able to work JI7NLL/M.
The rain makes the power line noise go away so thanks to Mother Nature twice.
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2014, 07:11:38 PM » |
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Not ridiculous, awesome!
Was this yesterday?
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2014, 11:22:02 PM » |
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No. It was today but tomorrow UTC.
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2014, 12:47:41 AM » |
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looking at the topic title.. Neither will 11 meters! I happened to tune past and there's a lot of activity, lots of their 'big guns' have been rolled out.
I'm not getting much AM on 10M at my bedside SWL rig, a Scott SLR-M, but the slopbuckets are there, lots of activity. BFO's out on that set unfortunately.
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2014, 02:37:51 AM » |
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No reason for the band to die; solar numbers have been up consistently providing great conditions. Working DX down in the lower section has been easy even running barefoot. What seems to have died out is the numerous AM stations that prevailed back in the Fall. Same thing happened the previous Fall/Winter and the previous Fall/Winter before that. Some of the "regulars" are still there with an occasional pop up of someone new but not with the consistency of the Fall season.
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2014, 12:35:52 PM » |
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I think your clock is off by a few hours. Your post was made at 2153Z on 19 March. Have you perfected time travel? No wonder you get all the DX! No. It was today but tomorrow UTC.
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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2014, 01:06:25 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2014, 03:07:24 PM » |
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I think your clock is off by a few hours. Your post was made at 2153Z on 19 March. Have you perfected time travel? No wonder you get all the DX! No. It was today but tomorrow UTC.
Let's look. Log sez 17:24. 17:24 + 4 = 21:24. I must have added + 4 twice for the post. Doh. Thanks  |
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« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2014, 09:33:34 PM » |
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OK. Gotta check the band around 5:30 PM ET this weekend.
Cool on the pileup.
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« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2014, 11:09:28 PM » |
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Those guys must all be running QRP. Today I called briefly after listening for oven an hour. Got a bunch coming back but nobody with enough signal for an exchange.
Anybody know if JA AM on 28.305 is supposed to be low power?
Also heard VK4VN with strong signal but was busy here.
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« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2014, 11:17:29 PM » |
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Those guys must all be running QRP. Today I called briefly after listening for oven an hour. Got a bunch coming back but nobody with enough signal for an exchange.
Anybody know if JA AM on 28.305 is supposed to be low power?
Also heard VK4VN with strong signal but was busy here.
http://www.jl3amk.org/ja/misc/am.htmhttp://www.qrz.com/db/JG8TDZ/ |
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« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2014, 12:32:22 AM » |
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Dunno. I think they have 3 or 4 classed of license in Japan. Two of them are limited to something like 10 and 50 watts.
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« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2014, 01:06:01 AM » |
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On the dxmaps site, does this run entirely by people who listen to the bands and enter spots? I mean, if you hear only one side, it's no good, right? Anyway it's amazing that it can be done.
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« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2014, 07:39:02 PM » |
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Called tonight at around 2200 and 2300Z on 29000. Nothing
Meanwhile, ZL7AAA and TX6G were loud down the band on slop bucket. Just worked a VK on slop bucket at 2330Z, so the band is still FB to the south Pacific. Where are all those big AM Mauls?
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« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2014, 09:36:27 PM » |
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On the dxmaps site, does this run entirely by people who listen to the bands and enter spots? I mean, if you hear only one side, it's no good, right? Anyway it's amazing that it can be done.
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« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2014, 09:41:02 PM » |
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Called tonight at around 2200 and 2300Z on 29000. Nothing
Meanwhile, ZL7AAA and TX6G were loud down the band on slop bucket. Just worked a VK on slop bucket at 2330Z so the band is still FB to the south Pacific. Where are all those big AM Mauls?
I listened around 6PM EDT. 10 AM portion mainly dead except for two Spanish stations around 29.110. Went down to 28.305, and right at my noise level, heard several stations with their roger-beeps. Went and played on SSB. |
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« Reply #16 on: March 21, 2014, 11:47:48 PM » |
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I'm thinking some of the JAs are using beeps. Just listened today and heard multiple carriers on/off again at 330 degrees.
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« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2014, 01:04:17 AM » |
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You'll hear it fairly often on 10 meters. Those 11/10 meter rigs like the HR2510, RCI or whatever have the beep option. Some must forget to turn it off when the move up in frequency.  |
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« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2014, 04:45:06 AM » |
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Fantastic AM on TEN!!Nearly every afternoon AM on Ten and last days I enjoyed only by listening.  Often I listen between 29000 to +/- 29100 khz. And I hear ONLY AM, fantastic to hear those 'antique' mode. First I thought: 'I need to transmit everyday before the conditions are over....'.But now I think: 'Enjoy by listening how many AM stations are qrv on Ten'.For example, a few days ago I heard Chuck K1KW on 29000 khz (S9+5). He were counting and testing, I heard him mention often '1, 2 and 3'.I listen... and I mentioned direct after him: '4, 5, 6..... 10!'Hi, hi.... and we had again a nice qso on Ten in AM! Not long, only to say friendly 'Hello' to each other... So please all AM Lovers, enjoy NOW from AM on Ten,
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« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2014, 11:48:48 PM » |
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Here's the card.
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« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2014, 11:19:00 AM » |
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Very cool.
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« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2014, 11:25:17 AM » |
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Looks like the guy is parked on top of some snow-capped peak.
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« Reply #22 on: April 12, 2014, 03:25:54 AM » |
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Ten now dead?
Last week bad conditions on Ten...
Evenso I did have received not repeater on 29620 (fm)
Hopefull the conditions on Ten come back soon!
I am looking forward,
Henk, pe1mph
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« Reply #23 on: April 12, 2014, 03:38:14 PM » |
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Very little DX today but on a few occasions those who are working the QSO party and are "local" are coming in unusually strong. A station in Pittsfield MA was 10 over S9 here then suddenly disappeared. Very odd.
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« Reply #24 on: April 12, 2014, 06:25:04 PM » |
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Very little DX today but on a few occasions those who are working the QSO party and are "local" are coming in unusually strong. A station in Pittsfield MA was 10 over S9 here then suddenly disappeared. Very odd.
Airplane scatter. I knew a contester who claimed the airplane holding patterns in his area made lots of inside skip zone contacts possible. |
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