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Posts : 86 Times Thanked : 3 Join date : 2021-04-25 QTH or Location : South Australia Equipment Used : Galaxy 959, GE 3-5826A, 1/2 wave Station Master
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 15, 2021 1:39 am
glenn dog wrote:
I was mobile yesterday, had a chance to listen to 27.555, very good skip from most of the European area, had a Wilson mag and Lincoln +2, made it to SWEDEN , DENMARK, from South Finland.
I thought I could hear faint chatter on 555 from my end in Australia but wasn't sure if someone was just bleeding through, I really need a beam and some headphones
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2584 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 15, 2021 7:34 am
Had a listen on 555 and it was the same old music lol.
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1268 Times Thanked : 81 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 15, 2021 8:42 am
Strong opening now into Europe. SD contest on the pirates with mostly Germany and Italy.
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kilomike 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26CT360 Posts : 101 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2019-06-28 QTH or Location : Hertfordshire Equipment Used : Icom/ Kenwood/ Yaesu Age : 57
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 15, 2021 8:46 am
Having a Beam is the way to go you can really hear stations with a good 8 points up compared to a vertical, my 3 element works on 10/11m perfectly. I worked Brazil short-path with a 5/9 +20db report with 100watts on 11m. Without offending anyone working Europe is to easy and not a challenge prefer to work outside the EU if i can.
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kilomike 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26CT360 Posts : 101 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2019-06-28 QTH or Location : Hertfordshire Equipment Used : Icom/ Kenwood/ Yaesu Age : 57
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 15, 2021 5:29 pm
The bands on 10/11m have dropped off here now and its cold in the shed shack so shutting down. I set my self a challenge to use 12w only from my WKS 1001 and managed a few EU stations using a hyendfed wire on a roach pole just goes to show you don't need a lot to do DX. I noticed a few Sugar Delta contest ops on 11m from 1div hope everyone bagged some good contacts.
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Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4392 Times Thanked : 161 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 15, 2021 8:37 pm
Well done, Tony.
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Captain Fantastic Senior contributor
Call Sign : 15-CT-964 Posts : 113 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-08-23 QTH or Location : Zurich, Switzerland Equipment Used : Base: Jackson II + 1/2wave silver rod. Mobile:Albrecht AE 6110 + Little Wil Age : 57
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sun May 16, 2021 12:27 pm
Been trying to get heard, did have a QSO with SE London 26DF Roger reporting me 5 and 9+30!!! (I only have 4W?), but heard quite a few CT's 26CT3275 26CT3621 21CT773 26CT3326 ... in case that was any of you? Drifted away from me now I think, maybe comes again later.
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Posts : 61 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2020-05-15 QTH or Location : North east scotland. Equipment Used : Stryker 955/Gainmaster .AnyTone778V/U(crap dont buy one!), icom 7300.
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sun May 16, 2021 2:16 pm
Some nutter transmitting crap on 27.305 , i like to try and chat to the local crew who frequent this frequency but impossable with this idiot on the air.Any how skip is in but i hear mainly France but it better than nowt.
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glenn dog Major contributor
Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 457 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : Oulu -Finland Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 22, 2021 10:22 am
DIV 13/14 on 27.555 now, but a weak signal at the moment in to Finland.
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Hotel Zulu 253 Contributor
Posts : 86 Times Thanked : 3 Join date : 2021-04-25 QTH or Location : South Australia Equipment Used : Galaxy 959, GE 3-5826A, 1/2 wave Station Master
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 22, 2021 11:02 am
saltire wrote:
Some nutter transmitting crap on 27.305 , i like to try and chat to the local crew who frequent this frequency but impossable with this idiot on the air.Any how skip is in but i hear mainly France but it better than nowt.
They don't call it "chicken band" for nothing.
I was hoping after a 20 year break from 27mhz all the idiots would've disappeared and moved on to trolling social media. I was surprised that it was as bad as ever.
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glenn dog Major contributor
Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 457 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : Oulu -Finland Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 22, 2021 11:06 am
Here in Finland for the past 21 years, never had a bad station on local bands for CB, but scanning Ham bands, they are a few who get a bit angry with each other,
GERMANY now very clear on mids FM to my location in South Finland.
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Call Sign : 15-CT-964 Posts : 113 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-08-23 QTH or Location : Zurich, Switzerland Equipment Used : Base: Jackson II + 1/2wave silver rod. Mobile:Albrecht AE 6110 + Little Wil Age : 57
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 22, 2021 11:13 am
There is a 24 hour CB contest starting from today (22 May) at 3pm CEST. There will be a few stations located across mainly the German part of Switzerland, and using the EU CB frequencies (27.965 - 27.405). Calling channel is FM01 27.695. They may also use USB (less likely LSB) with calling on CH16 27.155
If the band opens up today and lands on us it could be interesting!
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1268 Times Thanked : 81 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 22, 2021 11:22 am
Captain Fantastic wrote:
There is a 24 hour CB contest starting from today (22 May) at 3pm CEST. There will be a few stations located across mainly the German part of Switzerland, and using the EU CB frequencies (27.965 - 27.405). Calling channel is FM01 27.695. They may also use USB (less likely LSB) with calling on CH16 27.155
If the band opens up today and lands on us it could be interesting!
Thanks for the heads up, will have a listen this afternoon. It's pretty quiet propagation wise where I am just at the moment though.. just little flurries of chatter from Italy.
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glenn dog Major contributor
Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 457 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : Oulu -Finland Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 22, 2021 11:26 am
Will keep my ears open for it, Germany float over well at the moment,
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glenn dog Major contributor
Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 457 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : Oulu -Finland Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 22, 2021 11:28 am
13Ek111 is very strong in to Finland, Dxing for Asia .
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Razz229 Major contributor
Call Sign : 26 CT 2290 & 26 CI 2290 Posts : 803 Times Thanked : 30 Join date : 2019-07-01 QTH or Location : Kent Equipment Used : On 11m a Anytone 6666, Solarcon A99 vertical antenna or a Sirio 4000. On PMR a CRT Space U, a 1/4 wave GPA, homemade mag mount & sometimes a 8 element beam. Age : 56
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sat May 22, 2021 12:35 pm
Hearing 30 & 31 divisions at the moment in Kent
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1268 Times Thanked : 81 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sun May 23, 2021 8:40 am
The skip landing on me yesterday was patchy, rapidly changeable, and many periods of quietness. I didn't hear any of those in contest unfortunately. Ireland and Scotland briefly came through again in the evening (along with the church stations again.. even on ch9 UK FM!) and then swung around to the right sort of direction for the contest, but the closest station I managed a QSO with was 13LR000 who is about 250 miles east of them.
Will have another listen midmorning before I have to get out and cut the grass
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glenn dog Major contributor
Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 457 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : Oulu -Finland Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sun May 23, 2021 8:51 am
27.555 IS FULL OF DIV 13,14,19 AGAIN FOR ME, AND MIDS FM/USB IS A REAL EU MIX OF STATIONS
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Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sun May 23, 2021 12:44 pm
Good stuff, Glenn.
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Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sun May 23, 2021 1:16 pm
Outstanding amount of Dx this morning and glad the antenna is still working after that wind the other day.From vertical to beam in 40 seconds..lol 27.555 and mid block fm nearly every channel has skip,mostly 13 Division with the odd other EU country for good measure. Roll on the better weather.
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glenn dog Major contributor
Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 457 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : Oulu -Finland Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sun May 23, 2021 3:32 pm
Gone quite here in Finland now, was a good day, better Dx on midds, even Fm was open to Germany on 4 watts☆☆
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kilomike 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26CT360 Posts : 101 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2019-06-28 QTH or Location : Hertfordshire Equipment Used : Icom/ Kenwood/ Yaesu Age : 57
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sun May 23, 2021 3:38 pm
T5 sounding like a Zoo here still, Beam only at 8 Ft from the ground Beaming East
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kilomike 10 + Year member
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Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sun May 23, 2021 4:14 pm
Blimey, it's dropped off now, was listening to a station in Ireland and it's now gone quiet here.
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1268 Times Thanked : 81 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Sun May 23, 2021 9:02 pm
Just as others have said, most channels on mid and hi have been a massive pileup of mostly 13 div here today. A few other countries could be heard here and there.
This morning heard my first 91 div since coming back to 11m, didn't make it back to them unfortunately. This afternoon managed a few brief contacts into divisions 1, 13, 14, 47, and 108 including a quick hello on UKFM with 108CT233 Alan - Mirror Man, yay!
13 div still coming through now...
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Call Sign : 15-CT-964 Posts : 113 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-08-23 QTH or Location : Zurich, Switzerland Equipment Used : Base: Jackson II + 1/2wave silver rod. Mobile:Albrecht AE 6110 + Little Wil Age : 57
Subject: Re: 11m conditions Mon May 24, 2021 2:54 pm
It's a mess here today. So much QRM and noise cannot even hear local stations very clearly. I guess it might be the band 'half-open' where almost nothing is coming in clear but signals are high enough to drown out anything below S5? No idea, but never heard it like that before.
Yesterday at 11:50 pm by AMM
Subject: Re: 11m conditions 
Having a Beam is the way to go you can really hear stations with a good 8 points up compared to a vertical, my 3 element works on 10/11m perfectly.
Blimey, it's dropped off now, was listening to a station in Ireland and it's now gone quiet here.