ind224
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I'll have to listen around 10m when 27MHZ is working. Sunday 16th I worked a Scottish and Italian station 27.375LSB ~1230p EST
10m Beacon DX
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Took advantage of a beautiful Autumn day here in Michigan and pedaled to a local park to enjoy the Fall colors.
Brought along the PL-600 portable RX... listened for about 15 minutes and heard the following beacons:
28214 W6REK CA
28216 N7MA ID
28230 W7PFR WA
28231 NG7I WA
28260 K7DBN UT
28300 K6FRC CA
All had good clear sigs.
Brought along the PL-600 portable RX... listened for about 15 minutes and heard the following beacons:
28214 W6REK CA
28216 N7MA ID
28230 W7PFR WA
28231 NG7I WA
28260 K7DBN UT
28300 K6FRC CA
All had good clear sigs.
sprman1955
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Ben hearing AMers on 10 here too many beacons too.Heard them on my Pro 2006!
K5MPH
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Love 10 meters it really gives the Tech class a chance to get some HF in ...............
KB2GOM
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30 years ago, I had a 3-element 10-meter yagi strapped to the chimney on a tv rotator, connected to a TS850 running 100 watts SSB.
One Sunday, I started working to the west. When I began, the "spot" was on Chicago. As the afternoon wore on, the spot moved west, requiring small adjustments in the antenna heading. By late afternoon, I was chatting with some stations in the San Francisco area.
I was tired, hungry, needed the bathroom . . . so I announced I was going to clear.
Then I hear: "KB2GOM, for a short before you clear."
I replied: "Short, go."
"This is ZL1UFO, Christchurch, New Zealand; you're the loudest thing on the band."
We swapped cards. Wanna guess what was on his?
A flying saucer.
9,000 miles (I think) on 100 watts.
True story.
One Sunday, I started working to the west. When I began, the "spot" was on Chicago. As the afternoon wore on, the spot moved west, requiring small adjustments in the antenna heading. By late afternoon, I was chatting with some stations in the San Francisco area.
I was tired, hungry, needed the bathroom . . . so I announced I was going to clear.
Then I hear: "KB2GOM, for a short before you clear."
I replied: "Short, go."
"This is ZL1UFO, Christchurch, New Zealand; you're the loudest thing on the band."
We swapped cards. Wanna guess what was on his?
A flying saucer.
9,000 miles (I think) on 100 watts.
True story.
I believe it. I worked northern Mexico several times, from Western WA, on 11 Meters, Channel 29 USB, stock radio, 12 watts PEP, 3 element wire beam. This was around 1990 or so. When the ionosphere is cooperating, even lower powers can go far with a decent antenna.
At this time 1226UTC on 29.620 MHz FM I'm hearing a QSO between French speaking ops with F prefixes. I heard the repeater ID as KQ2H/R and it's almost full quieting. Very exciting. Need to buy a 10m FM capable radio hihi.
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