25 Sept 2011

10m WIDE open - best for me in MANY years

Having just got back from France I switched on the FT817 on 10m to find the band wide open. Not that much on SSB (W4, 5B4 etc) but on WSPR with just 5W to my halo I was getting reports right away from the southern USA (-12dB S/N from W4DJW at 6537km and KB9AMG at 6300km). K9AN was giving me reports of +5dB S/N suggesting 5mW would be enough to cross the pond. Sounds like this autumn conditions are going to be excellent in 10m and possibly 6m.

UPDATE at 1845z: band still open to the USA, S.America and Europe. Just like the "good old days"!
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3 comments:

  1. Paul Stam PAØKSun Sept 25, 07:57:00 pm GMT+1

    Hi Roger, thanks for the hint, in the meantime indeed reported in USA, SA and other countries on 10 meter WSPR. 73 Paul

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  2. AnonymousSun Sept 25, 08:23:00 pm GMT+1

    Indeed, this weekend there was the ww rtty contest. On 10m I made some firsts like VU, LU, OD, JA, FG with 20 watts from an FT450 and simple G5RV jr antenna. Band was open all weekend. Amazing !
    73 Ron
    PA2RF

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  3. AnonymousMon Sept 26, 10:13:00 am GMT+1

    Heard my first US stations in FM mode! Also a repeater near Long Island (I think). No AM heard so far.

    27025 Kc/s good for monitoring stateside CB for propagation (AM mode).

    David, G8JGO.

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