Image via WikipediaNow, I'm a believer in gray-line propagation.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
ARRL 10 Meters
I thought I would skip the 10 M contest -- too much happening on the family / holiday front, and surely the band is going to be dead. Well...
Image via WikipediaI checked in this afternoon just to see, and by golly there were openings to the south (FL - Caribbean - Brazil) and to the west (XE and W6). Along with some local folks. I ended up with 16 mighty Q's and 13 multipliers. And I resisted the temptation to use the afterburner! Ten meters is a low-power band, right?
Now, I'm a believer in gray-line propagation.
Image via WikipediaNow, I'm a believer in gray-line propagation.
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Interesting enough, I had problems busting through the back of those antennas pointed south (this is where the AMP helped). Lower 48 stations were working plenty of Mexico, Central America, and South America. It was easy to see who was running SteppIR antenna's. I would call them and they were weak and could barely hear me. On their next transmission, they were strong and about 20 over S9 with a flip of that switch. 10 meters is not open very often like this here in Alaska so I had the AMP working to take advantage of the moment. If it were a regular occurrence, I would not hesitate to operate low power. :0) Great job on the contacts!
I just got a 10 meter monoband vertical up on my roof here in Tampa Florida - Ka7niq
I didn't work the 10m contest, but I'm a definite believer in gray-line propagation. That's how I made my two Antarctica QSOs.
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