10m seems to be back......

martinedwards · 15-10-2014 12:41PM #1

despite sounding pretty much dead, I got a bunch of contacts on 10 & 12m yesterday and today.

two best were St Helena ZD7FT SSB and Haiti HH2/PY3SB CW

i LIKE 10m!

WHL · 15-10-2014 05:15PM

What are the best frequencies and what is the best time of the day if I wanted to listen

martinedwards · 16-10-2014 08:30AM

morse is 28000 to 28070

USB 28225 to 29100, but mainly 28400 - 28550

look at some of the DX spotting sites. I use QRZCQ.COM. there are loads of others

timewise, 10m is MAINLY daylight..... and it works round with the sun.

yesterday I worked St Helena (nearly due south) at 11:50

Haiti 12:12, Puerto Rico 12:54, Mauritius 13:42, USA 12:56 & 15:19 (all GMT)

all of these were daylight to daylight contacts.

other bands are different..... for instance 1/2 an hour ago I got Australia on 20m for the 1st time.... (07:50)

martinedwards · 16-10-2014 01:36PM

And RIGHT NOW Im talking to ZP6CW in Paraguay.... 28.0150 CW

WHL · 16-10-2014 03:45PM

Thanks. I will check them out

watty · 16-10-2014 04:27PM

It can vary very suddenly with solar activity. When open I have worked repeaters in Switzerland with 5W and Whip and contacts in Norway. Superstar 3900 modified by changing Hi/Lo switch to a Hi/Med/Lo and diodes to extend to 29.5MHz

dxhound2005 · 26-10-2014 09:56AM

10 metres and all the other bands are full of signals for the CQ Worldwide Contest. Plenty of strong signals on 10 as early as 7 am this morning.

martinedwards · 26-10-2014 01:06PM

I'm not a contester, but I'm more than happy to give my mi0 as a multiplier

in the last 15 minutes I logged US (x5), Venezuela, Colombia, Lithuania, Sweden, Canada, Slovakia, All on 10m

10m seems to be back......

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