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Join in with the fun of the Charlie Tango DX Group Summer 10m Challenge - from April 1st 2024
I was pleased to finally get across the pond on 10 Metres SSB yesterday to K3MD, in Winfield, PA, yesterday afternoon with just the 2 watts from my Albrecht 2990 handheld and a T2LT vertical.
The distance between us was 3418 miles.
Next challenge for the 2990 is to do the same but with just the telescopic whip attached, as the best distance I’ve managed so far is Italy. G0DNV, Barnstaple.
So many joke posts and videos around the net yesterday being Apr 1st, I wondered if this was real... But I take it that it was, and so very well done! 2 watts into the US from UK is awesome!
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2516 Times Thanked : 69 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 : 150
Well think it's intermidate time, heard lots of far away stations, 5 vk's did try for around an hour OK maby 3h but my 10w not cutting it even went up to 25w, but no luck I'll keep trying just the luck of the DX gods not in my favor yesterday, but did get a few good contacts..... Day of work and radio fun, even with no contacts radio better than work lol!!!!!!
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2516 Times Thanked : 69 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 : 150
Keep at it Jimmy you will get them. As you say it's down to the DX god's. Still on 10w did try the 25 for a day or two but just the same so went back to 10. Some day's i will drop down to 5w and get good results and a bigger smile lol.
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Stick with it Jimmy mate, we haven't even had any great conditions yet. (Unless you got a beam and a few watts up your sleeve. )
I 'popped' my homebrew ATU when I cranked up to 25W yesterday so have had to handwire it fixed for 10m operation for now. As Alan says there's a certain thrill when gaining QRP contacts and when the propagation comes in you'll be banging in countries that others probably already have so start catching up.
So long as you're having fun, that's what it's all about.
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peewee norfolk Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4879 / M7PCA Posts : 186 Times Thanked : 8 Join date : 2023-07-16 QTH or Location : North Walsham, JO02QU Equipment Used : FT1000MP !!!!!!binatone 5*,alinco dx10 135,sirio4000,silver rod,G5RV,beofeng 17 pro max, X30 duel 2m/70cm,full size G5RV, TS120v,soon new toy Age : 56
well not a lot to say apart from ........ Craig !!!!!! strong gale force winds, snow, lightning,thunder, heavy rain, no sun spots, no solar flares, electric black out, flat batterys, all forcast for Yorkshire are for next few months !!!!!! having said that by your posts a bit of wet string on a 1980`s hand held you`d still get good contacts.... so impressed John H catchng you up when he on the air, did hear you both the other day and Neil and alan.... loving this radio even more than i thought i would and this forum, all the help and the good crack, good luck everyone
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1168 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Jimmy, really impressed with the contacts you've made so far. For 10m, just like 11, ignore solar and weather forecasts and just put some calls out. I'll bet you'll be surprised more than once with what's floating around out there even if the band appears dead at first. Often predictions say 'fair' or 'poor' but there's always paths open to somewhere on the band.
Take it you heard / saw me on FT4/8 and not SSB? If you heard me on SSB on 10m then I've missed a bit of inter-G. Do call me if you hear me, we both need an England QSO in the log for the challenge If you did hear me on SSB and it was a Russian one then I hope you didn't laugh at my pigeon Russian, I try, but I've learned most from Raisa videos and don't know much more...
For non-challenge 10m contacts, I had my first, or at least my first QRZ confirmed contact with Bolivia the other day CP6UA 10W, FT8.
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Sydthecat CT Directors
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 774 Times Thanked : 46 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 59
well not a lot to say apart from ........ Craig !!!!!! strong gale force winds, snow, lightning,thunder, heavy rain, no sun spots, no solar flares, electric black out, flat batterys, all forcast for Yorkshire are for next few months !!!!!! having said that by your posts a bit of wet string on a 1980`s hand held you`d still get good contacts.... so impressed John H catchng you up when he on the air, did hear you both the other day and Neil and alan.... loving this radio even more than i thought i would and this forum, all the help and the good crack, good luck everyone
Well Jimmy your post certainly made me laugh , and most of the conditions are experienced here in the Yorkshire dales lol , am really lucky to have almost zero noise floor on 10m , along with being 500 ft asl with a great take off in most direction , having the tri band yagi certainly helps on the long DX but am sure once the sporadic E season starts it will be a much more level playing field with regards to yagi V vertical , fear not I’ve a 5/8 wave vertical too lol
Craig 2E0VRX
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1168 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
My first Mongolian contact ITL this lunchtime, JT1CO. 9W, FT8. Sadly not an SSB one for the 10m challenge, but as we both gave each other +dB RSTs there is hope an SSB QSO could happen some day.
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John H Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3352 G0DNV, 26SW214, Jolly Roger820 Posts : 285 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2020-02-12 QTH or Location : Barnstaple, Devon Equipment Used : Homebase: FT891, T2LT, end-fed multi band wire. Mobile Yeticom Optima, KL203 & tank whip Age : 68
I was pleased to finally get across the pond on 10 Metres SSB yesterday to K3MD, in Winfield, PA, yesterday afternoon with just the 2 watts from my Albrecht 2990 handheld and a T2LT vertical.
The distance between us was 3418 miles.
Next challenge for the 2990 is to do the same but with just the telescopic whip attached, as the best distance I’ve managed so far is Italy. G0DNV, Barnstaple.
So many joke posts and videos around the net yesterday being Apr 1st, I wondered if this was real... But I take it that it was, and so very well done! 2 watts into the US from UK is awesome!
Yes, genuine post Neal!! I've been trying for ages with the 2990, obviously the contest helped as plenty of stations about to try for, but still chuffed to make the trip…
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peewee norfolk Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4879 / M7PCA Posts : 186 Times Thanked : 8 Join date : 2023-07-16 QTH or Location : North Walsham, JO02QU Equipment Used : FT1000MP !!!!!!binatone 5*,alinco dx10 135,sirio4000,silver rod,G5RV,beofeng 17 pro max, X30 duel 2m/70cm,full size G5RV, TS120v,soon new toy Age : 56
Well what can i say can i log uruguay for the challange he in my qrz was a very hard contact but still logged no real qso but he could hear me and me him so i suppose it counts well i hope so im chuffed as nuts think i pulled a muscle in my shoulder i punched the air that much..... long standing family joke........ "i suppose you chatted to uruguay tonight" well sort of did lol......
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1168 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Been out at a dog show again today so not a lot of radio time. For the main part when I did get on the radio 10m seemed dominated with a Brazil only contest. You did well to work another south American country in the midst of all that.
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peewee norfolk Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4879 / M7PCA Posts : 186 Times Thanked : 8 Join date : 2023-07-16 QTH or Location : North Walsham, JO02QU Equipment Used : FT1000MP !!!!!!binatone 5*,alinco dx10 135,sirio4000,silver rod,G5RV,beofeng 17 pro max, X30 duel 2m/70cm,full size G5RV, TS120v,soon new toy Age : 56
Yesterday at 8:49 pm by SangueG
Subject: Re: HF Contacts 10m 
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so have had to handwire it fixed for 10m operation for now. As Alan says there's a certain thrill when gaining QRP contacts and when the propagation comes in you'll be banging in countries that others probably already have so start catching up. 
If you did hear me on SSB and it was a Russian one then I hope you didn't laugh at my pigeon Russian, I try, but I've learned most from Raisa videos and don't know much more...
