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Author Topic: 10m/11m Band Activity 28 Feb 2023  (Read 821 times)

Offline RobRich

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10m/11m Band Activity 28 Feb 2023
« on: February 28, 2023, 1134 UTC »
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1110z - 11m CB - Intermittent loca/regional groundwave

1200z - 11m DX propagation noted
1202z - 27385l - Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago
1208z - 27570u - Europe?
1212z - 27575u - Caribbean
1212z - 27545u - French-language DX
1213z - 27025a - Usual channel 6 DX
1219z - 27555u- Caribbean | Guadeloupe
1225z - 10m DX propagation noted
1225z - 28470u - Caribbean
1226z - 28580u - Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago
1228z - 28444u - Europe | Germany
1230z - 27385l - Canada | Prince Edward Island
« Last Edit: February 28, 2023, 1259 UTC by RobRich »
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Offline Polar Bear

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Re: 10m/11m Band Activity 28 Feb 2023
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2023, 0726 UTC »
The problem with 11 meters is that it is unlicensed.
The people there do not work it as a hobby.
No one seems to be interested in working DX.
The lunacy - the crazy people seems to dominate the band when it is open.
It is ok, if all you want to do is look to see if the band is open.
The sheer number of operators is outstanding.
Back when there were few band openings, I used it as an indicator - is 10 meters open, or are the hams just lazy.
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Offline RobRich

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Re: 10m/11m Band Activity 28 Feb 2023
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2023, 1936 UTC »
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No one seems to be interested in working DX.

Try an 11m frequency other than 27.185a. ;p

j/k

Popular 11m DX hotspots in NA like 27025a and 27385l can be exercises in chaos. Still, there are lots of 11m ops working DX on a near daily basis.

On the 11m freeband side, check out 27555u when 11m prorogation is open. It is a popular DX calling frequency, then ops tend to QSY for QSOs. It is structured more like amateur radio. For example many such 11m freebanders use self-assigned alphanumeric call signs with country prefixes.

http://fldx.org/site/downloads/prefix-list-11m/Prefix-List-11m.pdf

Likewise another 11m DX hotspot is 27770u for SSTV, plus there is even digimode activity. JS8 in particular is popular in Europe.

https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html?preset&callsign=ZZZZZ&what=all&band=26000000-27999999&timerange=86400
« Last Edit: March 01, 2023, 1949 UTC by RobRich »
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Re: 10m/11m Band Activity 28 Feb 2023
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2023, 2242 UTC »
Besides the ole "triple nickle" (27.555) im hearing at lot of people on the low end from approx 26. 555  (the mexican  el triple niquel lol) to just below 26.965.. lot of guys from Pennsylvania  hanging out at just below ch#one yesterday (3-1-2023 22:00 utc)   
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