At 08:27 AM 6/20/2010 -0400, you wrote: >yep, the Higher bands are open, ten yesteray evening had more beacons than I >have ever heard. But, I have no idea what sort of operation is going on!! >heard no AM so went to ssb, worked a fla station that would not say more >than five or six words, then nothing. another w2ggi, was calling cq or qrz, >he would come back with w8r?? your 5x9 missed your name and qth, then next >exchange would be thanks, qrz!!. I hope that as more do move up to ten >this sillyness will abate. Yes, I do undestand that some may be new and >not comfortable, so I do try and draw them out with the usual questions, >antenna, gear, weather, what are you hearing etc etc. but it just does not >seem to work on ten. Bernie W8RPW
Hi Bernie, Maybe it was just not good into your location, I worked a bunch of folks yesterday on 10cw, psk, and olivia. Made several contacts on 10 ssb. Called CQ on 29.0 AM several times but didn't hear anyone. Maybe today, though! Dave WB4IUY www.WB4IUY.net ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html