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Avoiding contests... 12m good today!

  • 20-10-2013 02:16PM
    #1
    martinedwards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,046 ✭✭✭


    I'm not a contester.

    I'm not averse to piggy backing a contest to get a new DXCC or band, but I'm not interested in entering.

    so while 10m has been bouncing this last week or so, I moved off 10 yesterday to 12m and have racked up a load today

    Kazakhstan, & US as well as a load of Europe


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  • #2
    jomoloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 859 ✭✭✭jomoloney


    working a pile up into west coast just now


  • #3
    martinedwards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,046 ✭✭✭martinedwards


    I have a big old blank on the west coast.

    East coast by the hundred, a fair few mid west, but nothing on the Pacific.... yet!


  • #4
    martinsvi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭martinsvi


    eh, I never have the time to sit down and enjoy the bands when they're open. I only do it after dark, not much DX to have. Anyway, I got my self familiar with JT65 mode, I was working that last night, quite interesting stuff, but since I was using 40m I didn't reach anyone outside Europe. I did hear a Turkish and American station thou, which I never did before on 40m.

    I'm using Sandpiper MV5+3 antenna, it's only about 3m tall, so very limited performance on 40m.


  • #5
    mordka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭mordka


    Last night E51NOU was very strong on 12m and 10m CW in my location. Great opening from Hawaii Islands in the morning via L/P as well. Plenty of JA stations on higher bands ... even of FM on 29Mhz ;) Next week CQ WW SSB , good chance for some new ones if you need. Good Luck.


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