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Loggings => 10/11 meters => Topic started by: Chanter on March 08, 2015, 0253 UTC

Title: 10 meters burning up again! 03/07/15 afternoon
Post by: Chanter on March 08, 2015, 0253 UTC

I still cannot believe my luck here.  Today didn't seem like much at first - 10M was full of SSB contesters and I'm still getting a rig, so couldn't join in - but then... 

28171, XE1FAS - Pueblo, Mexico beacon, 2026-2028.  Transmissions ran VVV de XE1FAS/B, EK09VB.  Long pause and a long dash between cycles.  Signal fair to good on a variable band with a loud noise floor.  RST 349, SINPO 43343. 

And *then*...

28298, V73TEN - Roi-Namur, Marshall Islands beacon, 2030-2034.  Transmissions ran V73TEN/B, RJ39.  long pause between cycles, no other information given.  Signal good at peaks but subject to deep fades on a variable band.  RST 339, SINPO 43343. 

Here I pause to goggle at my radio.  I only wish that station QSL'd; they don't, I checked. 

And then...

28200, KH6WO - Laie, Oahu, Hawaii beacon, 2119.  Rapid ID - KH6WO - followed by long dashes, though these were very hard to discern even at the start.  Signal fair, heard just after a booming W6WX in California.  RST 339, SINPO 43343. 

Definitely QSLing the two that will verify!  I am just plain stunned at the latter pair, frankly, especially the V73.  Wow! 

Title: Re: 10 meters burning up again! 03/07/15 afternoon
Post by: refmo on March 08, 2015, 0347 UTC

Congrats on the Marshall Islands reception - very nice catch!

Title: Re: 10 meters burning up again! 03/07/15 afternoon
Post by: jFarley on March 08, 2015, 1553 UTC

Great logs!  Sounds like you offered up rum and cigars to the Great Gods of Propagation.

Any idea what powers these beacons might be?

Title: Re: 10 meters burning up again! 03/07/15 afternoon
Post by: RobRich on March 29, 2015, 0444 UTC

Good catches.

10m was open on Friday (3/27) evening, too. Transequatorial propagation to South America, plus some DX from East Asia. Even activity on the FM segment.

I did not venture any higher here, but I also spotted some interesting 6m activity on the DX maps, including a logging between Cuba and Japan.

Title: Re: 10 meters burning up again! 03/07/15 afternoon
Post by: Chanter on March 30, 2015, 0906 UTC

Strangely enough, I wasn't getting much on 10 meters during 03/27's evening, local time.  I *did* get Radio Itatiaia on 5970kHz, though, which is a first for me.  :)