Managed to crack the Atlantic on 10m just now (1630 local), Roland, K3RA in Baltimore but prior to that a new DXCC with Mexico and XE2AC, Luis with 5/5 exchanged, this makes 59 DXCC now worked.
WOW here we go again with 10 meter openings.....Now it's four blogs bragging about it.....what the heck was I doing on 20 and 40 meters this weekend?????
Hi Luis, thanks for the comments, and very happy to be your first English contact in such a long time, I often hear S.America late afternoon when 10m is open, Stateside is perhaps rarer, and I have to say I've never heard any Mexican stations before, though I've only been licensed since march this year.
So I was very pleased and thrilled to contact you as well, in fact my xyl came into the radio room to see what all the fuss was about, and helped me put a pin into Mexico on my world map, nearly took her finger off !
Nice one Paul.
ReplyDeleteI heard Florida and South Africa on 10 this afternoon with the mobile CB whip on the car. Things seem to be looking up.
73 Kevin
Hello Paul, this is a good indication for things to come. Long time we had propagation like this in October... 73, Bas
ReplyDeleteWOW here we go again with 10 meter openings.....Now it's four blogs bragging about it.....what the heck was I doing on 20 and 40 meters this weekend?????
ReplyDeletePaul,
ReplyDeletehey, nice to find your blog.
FYI, my last QSO on 10M SSB -with an English station, was on Oct 31, 2004.
Almost six years ago!
I was thrilled to contact you.
73
Luis XE2AC
Hi Kevin, I use the very same whip as you for 10m in the mobile, and another bottom loaded whip, both ex-cb.
ReplyDeleteHi Bas, yes it's very good for us ex-cbe'rs !
Hi Mike, Well I think that 20m and 40m are the 'bread and butter' bands, useuable all the time, so i suppose when 10m opens it's a big event ?
Hi Luis, thanks for the comments, and very happy to be your first English contact in such a long time, I often hear S.America late afternoon when 10m is open, Stateside is perhaps rarer, and I have to say I've never heard any Mexican stations before, though I've only been licensed since march this year.
ReplyDeleteSo I was very pleased and thrilled to contact you as well, in fact my xyl came into the radio room to see what all the fuss was about, and helped me put a pin into Mexico on my world map, nearly took her finger off !
73 and hope to work you again, Paul.