10m is never open?

[KJ3N]

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?387393-Meaningless-Awards&p=2821038#post2821038

Really, Skippy? You might want to look into that. ;)

[KG4CGC]

Change that old antenna.

[KJ3N]

Change that old antenna.

Or get a real one in the first place...

[NQ6U]

I worked Japan and Australia on 10m earlier this week.

[KG4CGC]

Or get a real one in the first place...

HAAH!
My old Antron is still a pushin'.

[PA5COR]

As does my Imax 2000 10 years old with 17 feet long radials for 17-10.
Maybe changing his dummy load to a real antenna helps?, even my FD-4 (OCF) pulled in serious DX.

[N8YX]

Some of the comments in that thread are quite...telling.

[WN9HJW]

Some of the comments in that thread are quite...telling.


Like this one


. . . I have never understood what is the purpose of having a notebook full of useless numbers.


I SO wanted to reply "You mean like the Obama budget?" but knew it'd get deleted for being political.

[N8YX]

I SO wanted to reply "You mean like the Obama budget?" but knew it'd get deleted for being political.

:rofl:

[KJ3N]

I SO wanted to reply "You mean like the Obama budget?" but knew it'd get deleted for being political.

The Ryan budget ain't no prize, either. :roll:

[KA9MOT]

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?387393-Meaningless-Awards&p=2821038#post2821038

Really, Skippy? You might want to look into that. ;)

I see sarcasm in his post. That said, you've been burning up 10M! Good job!

[kb2vxa]

Why burn up ten meters? You think after burning up the first one he'd at least look for the short... SHEESH!

[WX7P]

Like this one




I SO wanted to reply "You mean like the Obama budget?" but knew it'd get deleted for being political.

Didn't you guys jump all over NY3V for posting random political shit in unrelated forums?

This crap is the same thing.

[kb2vxa]

That, and a long expired Novice call under the vanity system?

[KJ3N]

Here we go again...

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?389704-10-meter-operation

What is it with some of these people? :headscratch:

My answer on page 2.

[AE1PT]

Or get a real one in the first place...

and get off the internet and in front of a rig...

[kb2vxa]

That's right, here we go again with another Islander who doesn't recognize a commercial fisher setting out long lines. Dija ever think one who starts a thread with an insanely dumb remark or question and is never seen again just >might< be a TROLL? Maybe? D'ya think?

.... am I looking in the wrong place?

Eh, maybe, because 10M is outside the BC-611s 3.5-6MHz operating range. (;->)

[KC2UGV]

Yeah, really trips me out when people say "Band X is never open!"

Sorry dude, you need to work on your antenna. Most every band is open somewhere, sometime.

I love PSK on 10M. It changes daily from local to global, and sometimes a few times day. My first completely home-built rig is going to be a 10M rig centered on the PSK freq.

[AE1PT]

A funny thing about 10M. Ops tune across the band and hear nothing but quiet and rubbish of one sort or another. No amateur activity. The band must be dead.

Other ops switch to the band, and throw their call out a couple times on that 'dead' band. Two hours later they have a couple QSO's under their belt--one of which is usually somewhere in South America.

So it must be that actually keying up and sending out RF energizes some atmospheric layer or another, and brings the band back to life. Sort of like using a defibrillator. QED...

Troll posts can often be fun--unless of course there are flames bursting out of the troll...

[N8YX]

There are local nets and repeaters to play around with on 10. Between those, Es and F-layer propagation, if you're not making contacts on the band something is seriously amiss with your radio apparatus.

[NQ6U]

10m is open now, if anyone is up for a QSO.

[KA9MOT]

Pick a frequency!

[NQ6U]

28.350

[KA9MOT]

OK, There!

[KA9MOT]

Calling.......Nothing heard

[KA9MOT]

:(

[NQ6U]

Nothing on this end either. Damn.

[NQ6U]

Band is kind of noisy but I worked Arkansas just a little while ago.

[KA9MOT]

Hawaii is on 28.475. WH6WI....

[NQ6U]

Hawaii is on 28.475. WH6WI....

Yeah, really strong here.

[NQ6U]

Let's try again. 28.485. I got out my antenna rotator (a pipe wrench) and adjusted the aim a bit more in your direction.

[KA9MOT]

Weak here, but copyable on my 10M Dipole, Nothing on the OCF, and very little on the vertical.

[KA9MOT]

DAMN! VK2! In QSO with WH6WI

[NQ6U]

Well, I guess that was a QSO. I could hear about 20% of what you were saying.

[KA9MOT]

You're in the log Carl! I'll upload to eQSL and LoTW and if you want a card, let me know.

[KA9MOT]

Well, I guess that was a QSO. I could hear about 20% of what you were saying.

yeah, it's been up and down pretty badly. My running a dipole didn't help any either I'm sure.

[NQ6U]

You're in the log Carl! I'll upload to eQSL and LoTW and if you want a card, let me know.

I already have your card from a previous QSO but I'll put this contact on eQSL. My LoTW account expired, then failed when I tried to renew it so I said "eff it."

[KA9MOT]

OK Carl! I think part of my problem is that we are having freezing rain, drizzle and light snow here. My antennas may be icing up... I noticed my SWR is higher than usual.

[K7SGJ]

OK Carl! I think part of my problem is that we are having freezing rain, drizzle and light snow here. My antennas may be icing up... I noticed my SWR is higher than usual.


Icing up? MORE POWER.

[KA9MOT]

Icing up? MORE POWER.

MORE POWER NEEDED! :)

[NQ6U]

After our "QSO," I went onto 15m and worked Japan.

[KA9MOT]

After our "QSO," I went onto 15m and worked Japan.

very cool!

[NQ6U]

very cool!

Yep, then Asiatic Russia, comrade. Also, Canada, eh?

[W7XF]

Damn!!!! I had to drive mom to phoenix today....

[kb2vxa]

Eh is American, Ay is Canadian... hoser! Weaul, 15M is THE band for Pacific DX, 10M not so much.

[NQ6U]

Eh is American, Ay is Canadian... hoser! Weaul, 15M is THE band for Pacific DX, 10M not so much.

Wrong again, boyo;

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And many more.

[K7SGJ]

Wrong again, boyo;

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And many more.

The bacon, DON"T FORGET THE BACON, eh?

[kb2vxa]

OK, one rub it in deserves another. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BFPt001PYU <razz> Now watch your step or I'll sic Kooky Karol on ya! No, I didn't forget the bacon, Canadian bacon is the ONLY bacon, all else is a cheap imitation.