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"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message igy.com...
"F4ASK" wrote in message ... I don't know exactly why French (and other) administration let the CBers working around the legal band : I think (but only me) this band is not good enough for HF transmissions... But what about 10 m ? Very strange.... The CB band, being between the 10m and 12m ham bands, will follow the same physics of radio propagation as the surrounding ham bands. When conditions are good, you can work the world on a few watts. When conditions are bad, all the power in the world won't help. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE Dee, I wished I were able to keep all of my QST's, but I tend to move a lot and can't keep hauling everything I'd like. Anyway, about 10 years ago, QST featured a ham in Texas that kept records of his 10M activity. He was able to make contacts beyond ground wave when most everyone else thought 10M prop was closed. It was a good story and worth looking up if you have access to back issues or the CD-ROMS. But power does help, always has, always will. And a few watts may work, but not necessarily reliably. There is quite a network of 10M beacons, and you can often hear the beacons when you hear no other traffic higher up in the band. 10M just isn't glamorous, some OT hams calling it the "kiddie band." And you risk running in to the Ten-Tenners (I am told). ;^) 73, Brian |
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![]() Anyway, about 10 years ago, QST featured a ham in Texas that kept records of his 10M activity. He was able to make contacts beyond ground wave when most everyone else thought 10M prop was closed. It was a good story and worth looking up if you have access to back issues or the CD-ROMS. Back then I has one or two QSOs at 10:30 PM on ten. Usually the band is dead at that time. Wonder if I QSOed with that ham? |
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![]() "Brian" wrote in message om... "Dee D. Flint" wrote in message igy.com... "F4ASK" wrote in message ... I don't know exactly why French (and other) administration let the CBers working around the legal band : I think (but only me) this band is not good enough for HF transmissions... But what about 10 m ? Very strange.... The CB band, being between the 10m and 12m ham bands, will follow the same physics of radio propagation as the surrounding ham bands. When conditions are good, you can work the world on a few watts. When conditions are bad, all the power in the world won't help. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE Dee, I wished I were able to keep all of my QST's, but I tend to move a lot and can't keep hauling everything I'd like. Anyway, about 10 years ago, QST featured a ham in Texas that kept records of his 10M activity. He was able to make contacts beyond ground wave when most everyone else thought 10M prop was closed. It was a good story and worth looking up if you have access to back issues or the CD-ROMS. I've worked stations on 10 when the band was "closed" as there are other propagation modes besides the normal ionospheric refraction that occurs during times of high solar flux. But power does help, always has, always will. And a few watts may work, but not necessarily reliably. Up to a point power helps. If there is no propagation mode currently between you and the other station, power won't help no matter how much you use. However if there is some propagation, then additional power can indeed let you maintain clear communications under marginal conditions. If the other station is already receiving you at say S9 and there is no background static, more power will not help. You get a higher meter reading but there is no enhancement of the communication. There is quite a network of 10M beacons, and you can often hear the beacons when you hear no other traffic higher up in the band. 10M just isn't glamorous, some OT hams calling it the "kiddie band." And you risk running in to the Ten-Tenners (I am told). ;^) I scan for the beacons myself but even when they are not coming through, I still scan the band for propagation to areas that just might not have a beacon but is open due to phenomena like E skip. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
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