20 Mar 2018

10m FT8 RX

Since just after breakfast, I have been on 28MHz (10m) FT8 RX. Only 2 stations spotted with best DX 9A7JCY (1424km).

UPDATE 1930z: As well as a few EU stations I spotted a couple of Brazilians and VP8LP (12773km) in the Falkland Is on 10m FT8 today. Oh, by the way, the sunspot number is zero!

UPDATE 2012z: Wonder what antenna other people recommend for 10m? Presently I am just using a low Par triband end fed, which is not ideal on 10m. Some have recommended the Solacon I-MAX 2000, which is a CB 5/8 vertical.
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2 comments:

PE4BAS, Bas said...

The I-max 2000 is fine for 10m. A very good commercial antenna. I'm using one to support my multiband vertical. There are better antennas but I guess you need to build them. A good one is a j-pole for 10m. I don't know if it is commercially made? 73, Bas

Tue Mar 20, 09:11:00 pm GMT
Jan, OZ9QV said...

I use a simple end fed half wave aluminium vertical, adjusted for resonance in the low part of 10m. Tested with an antenna analyzer, and works from 26.9 to 29.7 MHz. A J-pole ad Bas mentions, should do equally well.
73, OZ9QV, Jan

Wed Mar 21, 09:34:00 am GMT

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