You got it Scott, it's usually more fun to listen than it is to talk
anyway. I wouldn't get too worked up about working 10M, it opens and closes
just like 11M. (ewe knew dat)

I've spent years working DX on 11, so I should be killer when it comes
to working DX on 10. I already know how the band works. Makes it easy.
I hear the seasoned hams say that 10 is dead. I tell then they should
call anyway. If no one calls, no one can hear them and come back to
them. I've told them there has been many a night that's perfectly quiet,
and then an unfamiliar voice will come out of the radio asking, "Hey,
where you alls at? I've been listening to you for half an hour."
I've also told them that just because the station they hear is weak,
to try to call them anyway. The path isn't always the same both ways.
I've also told them to listen for the telltale static that precedes
a DX opening. I don't think they want to hear an experienced DX'er give
them 10 meter hints!

I like the down-cycle on 11.

If the bro's didn't run full tilt splatterboxes, I'd enjoy it too!
If you think bleedover sounds bad on AM, flip it to sideband. It
becomes high pitched static. I don't mind folks using amps, I just
want them to do it cleanly and share the band with others.

BTW, bleedover isn't just for 11 meters. I've had overdeviated stations
use more then 15 KHz on 2 meter simplex. That sucks, too!