HF Contacts 10m

Another new one today on FT8 hound mode.

11:56utc FJ/SP9FIH FK87

Did anyone take part in the 10m contest at the weekend in any capacity? So I could stay downstairs with my daughter I set a T2LT up in the garden in a bottom fed sloper configuration. Top was 7m.



I was going to set it up as an inverted V which would of had the feedpoint at about the same height as the V in the loft, but adjusting the tip was not enough to get the SWR in the right place. It needed the coil moving too and didn't want to faff with that in the cold so just kinda slung it up as a sloper.

I won't win any prizes in the contest, but it did work quite well and let me have some good fun. As well as DX it worked well for local too, worked M1T in Swindon and also an 11m op in Dursley, that's 15 miles and 18 miles respectively. Just one new entity, Aruba.

Well done.

Wanted to give it a go but Cobweb let me down, think ice on it kept swr to high for the internal tuner to work.

Some new ones on FT8 today, nice start to 2023.

09:04utc D2UY JI64
09:17utc 7Q7EMH KH67
09:25utc BA7LIP OL62
11:46utc 5B4AMM KM65
12:16utc HK3W FJ34

I'm starting the year trying new-to-me things with radio. Yesterday and today I've got setup to play with some digi modes (said I would try it last year and never did) and I've made a few FT8 contacts on 10m.

Well done Mike on D2UY! I tried a few times for that one but no success, it would of been a new one for me too if I had managed it. Like you, I did manage a HK though, and Columbia was a new one for me too, so very pleased with that one

17:05utc HK3C FJ24

Well done Neal and good to see you on the digi-modes.

I've managed to put up a temporary antenna setup giving me at least noise free operation from 20m to 10m. Will be needing to scrounge up some more wire though for the lower bands.

SangueG wrote:

I'm starting the year trying new-to-me things with radio. Yesterday and today I've got setup to play with some digi modes (said I would try it last year and never did) and I've made a few FT8 contacts on 10m.

Well done Mike on D2UY! I tried a few times for that one but no success, it would of been a new one for me too if I had managed it. Like you, I did manage a HK though, and Columbia was a new one for me too, so very pleased with that one

17:05utc HK3C FJ24

Well done on HK.

I tried D2 a lot before Christmas but no joy but funny thing this time I forgot
to switch from the vertical and the Hustler made it.
The Hustler also made it to the 7Q before I realised what was going on.

Main thing is never give up.
Digital is a funny ol game and goes thru just when you think it will not.

Some nice FT8 UK contacts today.

15:36 UTC GM0VGI IO87
15:48 UTC M7XAP IO90
15:59 UTC 2E0BYX IO95

Kazakhstan first time for me on 10m FT8.

(Loft antenna extended to a folded mass of 88 foot length - Asia lit up! )


09:58 UTC UN7CBY MO32

Well blow me! 10m on form today with the extended antenna.

Two more new ones for me on FT4 this time.


10:31 UTC 7Z1IS  KN32 - Saudi Arabia
10:32 UTC A41ZZ LL93 - Oman


Hope some of you are having fun on those upper HF bands today.

Victor wrote:

Well blow me! 10m on form today with the extended antenna.

Two more new ones for me on FT4 this time.


10:31 UTC 7Z1IS  KN32 - Saudi Arabia
10:32 UTC A41ZZ LL93 - Oman


Hope some of you are having fun on those upper HF bands today.

Stuck at work but well done.

Also stuck at work, but also well done Victor. That QRZ DX100 badge can't be far from your grasp.

Sorry Lads and thanks as well.  

Suppose it's my "silver lining" to being unable to get on/off the toilet without assistive devices for the last nine years. (I had Monty Python's dungeon scene from Life of Brian in mind then. )


Was expecting more performance lower down the HF bands with the antenna extended so surprised it boosted further up too. Many reception reports from across Asia but only managed to catch these few who were probably big-guns. Still, nice to get them in the log.

Spent the last couple of hours preparing for one of the grandchildren's birthdays, blowing balloons up becomes an Olympic event the older you get! Will be tied up the rest of the day with that but worth missing a bit of radio for.


Still a bit off from that DX100 Neal, they do say the first 50 is easy and then it gets much harder.
(Just checked, 68 countries so far but without confirmations on all there's still some work needs doing yet.)


Cheers again Lads and all my best to you,
Victor

If you build it they will come  lol.
Nice one Victor.
  for T .

Much appreciated Alan my friend. Teresa sends you a big hug and kiss.

She did a marvellous job of twisting together the pile of copper wire I scrounged together (speaker, mains, you name it!) and seeing some great results from her valiant efforts.

I think this may be the last time I get her to go up in the loft for me, we ain't getting any younger!

Well you've made a great start to getting the 100 Victor, and with those few recently highlighted contacts you have shown your antenna system is definitely working on the upper HF bands. As long as you get some radio time over the coming months I feel you'll manage a good few on 10m in the spring / summer skip.

Blowing up balloons is hard for me now, I use a hand pump  

On FT8 managed Barbados and Mexico in the past few days. I haven't managed these two on SSB yet, even though they are in my direction I do best in.

Well done on those contacts Neal and really glad to hear you enjoying working those digimodes.

(They open exceptional results for us within our low power limits.)

The best from this mornings session on 10m FT4.

0924utc VK5COL  PF84       
0918utc Z32BM   KN01            
0908utc BI8DTL  OM20               
0905utc BG0BBB  NN33

Very pleased to work a new dxcc today  9/2/2023 on 10m SSB 


9U5R - Burundi  5/9 


Craig

Nice one, Craig matey.

Yep very well done Craig. Never even heard anyone from there on air before let alone make a contact.

New one on 10metres FT8 yesterday.
16:12utc XP3A GP44

My 10M journey since I started on digi modes: Feb 11th 2022 started and in the 4 weeks have had 202 QSO's in 35 Countries and my best so far: 

9Y4DG  FK90  Trinidad & Tobago  FT4
ZS4JAN  KG30  South Africa  FT4
YD1FRU  O133  Indonesia  FT4
A41ZZ  LL93  Oman  FT4
KP4OMR        Puerto Rico  FT8
LW1DJL  GF05  Argentina  FT8
YV5DRN  FK60  Venezuela  FT8
7L4VYK  QM05  Japan  FT8

Maybe not spectacular but I'm really impressed with only10W and the Imax 2000 antenna. Onwards and Upwards Outwards.  

Tonyvic wrote:

My 10M journey since I started on digi modes: Feb 11th 2022 started and in the 4 weeks have had 202 QSO's in 35 Countries and my best so far: 

9Y4DG  FK90  Trinidad & Tobago  FT4
ZS4JAN  KG30  South Africa  FT4
YD1FRU  O133  Indonesia  FT4
A41ZZ  LL93  Oman  FT4
KP4OMR        Puerto Rico  FT8
LW1DJL  GF05  Argentina  FT8
YV5DRN  FK60  Venezuela  FT8
7L4VYK  QM05  Japan  FT8

Maybe not spectacular but I'm really impressed with only10W and the Imax 2000 antenna. Onwards and Upwards Outwards. 

Well done, if you can reach these stations the rest of the World should be doable.

Well done Tony, a cracking start to your digital forays.