HF Contacts 10m

More from Ecuador on FT8 tonight

HC1M 17:33utc FI09
HC1DAZ 17:50utc FI09
and one from US Virgin Islands
NP2SS 17:40utc FK78

The band has been buzzing the last few days.
I start the day on 10 then go up slowly.

Today so far
Japan/korea/china/australia/Indonesia/India/oman/qatar/bahrain/St helena Island South Atlantic plus all the usual local stuff

New ones worked today on FT8

5Z4VJ 10:03utc KI88
CE2SV 12:12utc FF47

Well done both. 10 was really alive today, and still is with Mid and South Americas. Heard a lot of juicy DX but most were calling North America and Canada only for the contest, so left them to it. I managed a few into the US with my SSB 10w, but all this side, furthest was WW4LL Georgia state.

SSB, 10w

LU7MT & LT7F - Argentina

First couple with that country on 10m this year.

Well done Neal.  

Always impressed with your SSB contacts mate.

Still don't know if THIS was a glitch or not, but either way it become an interesting day, on 10 at least. Heard loads from all over the world. Conditions were amazing. That said, I only managed QSOs with a few, but still more than enough to make me happy. SSB, 10w

HZ1SK - Saudi Arabia
PP5BT - Brazil
V31XX - Belize
2x with Russia and 1x with Ukraine

Looks like conditions are on the up! Heard strong stations from all along the equator from Indonesia to the mid and south Americas. Some Americas still coming through at the moment. Hope others caught some of the action?

There's been a major solar storm the last couple of days, and I've seen it very evident on the CB frequencies this last weekend.......after the FM net on Sunday, I tuned to SSB on 27,375/85/95 LSB,  whereby it went absolutely mad with Americans!!.....and there was me desperate to pack up and go home!  No contacts made unfortunately, as I needed to get home for nature!

Worked and listened same as Cozzmick Sam did on 11m yesterday on 10m except instead of Bahamas had a different central American country, first time worked for me on any band. Checked through my old 11m QSL cards and definitely a new one for me so really happy. SSB, 10w

NP2AR - US Virgin Islands

Well done Neal.  

Looks like you'll be a serious contender on the 10m Summer '22 challenge!

Thank you. As long as we continue to get some skip on weekends during the challenge I should hopefully get a few points

Also worked Virgin Is. Some brilliant contacts lately on 10, watch it drop out April 1st lol

Ha!
That'd be typical wouldn't it Al!?!

Here's hoping the recent radio activity is a good omen for some decent summer conditions. 

Last weekend was awesome on 10m. Had a few central and south American contacts. Bonaire being a new one to me. Also managed one into Cape Verde, another 10m first for me.

Just now, another new entity for me on 10m, SSB 10w

VU3WEW - India

So how much to I have to bribe the forum admins to back date the start of the 10m Summer challenge to this time last week?  You watch, I bet I won't even make Italy for the next few weeks now

Hey Neal I know the feeling , today 31- 03 2022  thought I would test the kit on 10m and worked the following 


SSB 50w 

4Z4DX   Israel 
PU2SDX Brazil 
A61FJ  UAE 
VU2XO India 
PY2FSR  Brazil 

Fingers crossed the band is open tomorrow

Good luck all, had planned an early start on radio tomorrow but jobs have come up i can't put off, dammit lol

Just got in the shack, 11.45am, dead lol  Try later

On FT8 yesterday morning.

08:20utc 4J3DJ LN21
08:22utc 4L7CE LN30
08:24utc UN7IT MN47

Some nice contacts there Mike!

I haven't had the radios on much the last few days as have been well under the weather and just wanted some silence. The few times I have flicked them on though have heard some stations from places I have not heard to date via SSM on 10m including Japan and Taiwan. I didn't make it back to them though sadly, but really happy to hear them.

Only 1x 10m contact for me since Sunday and that is

G1ELF - England (a massive 4 miles from me)

It was really nice to talk to someone local though, extremely rare for me, just as quiet as 11m around here.

Also made contact recently with the person I sold my Ham Jumbo III to back in the '90s who was studying for their ticket. He is fully licenced now and still in the town. He remembered me "oh you're the one who made a full size quad and got New Zealand on it". I haven't managed that yet since coming back to this No longer has the Jumbo sadly.. that was a beast, modded to drop to frequencies lower than my 6900 goes. Wonder if it's still out there and someone's still talking the world on it...

Not massive DX but a nice one to catch on FT8

07:12utc 4U1A JN88

UN in Vienna

Would you believe a new country on 10metres FT8 Tuesday evening.

18:53utc OY1DZ IP62

Nice one Mike.

So far the Faroe Islands have eluded me.

Well done Mike. Only heard twice using SSB on 10m so far, and I have failed to break the pileup both times.

Victor wrote:

Nice one Mike.

So far the Faroe Islands have eluded me.

One of those we just catch at the right moment.

SangueG wrote:

Well done Mike. Only heard twice using SSB on 10m so far, and I have failed to break the pileup both times.

He was quite lonely at times, surprised very few called.