I'm curious about meteor scatter on 10m. Does anyone have resources? I know
a fair bit of gain is required on 6 and above, is it the same on 10?
Sean WA1TE
On Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 18:21 Gerry Hull <gerry@yccc.org> wrote:
> I agree, Matt!
>
> I made a bunch of meteor QSOs that way this weekend, in the 40 wpm range.
>
> My average speed was 32, slow for me. If I needed to QRS, I did.
>
> And, Joe, I agree with you that LIDs who don't QRS don't make QSOs.
>
> I also find when I'm 35 plus, people Miss the Dit and call me W1UE.
> So I have to weigh in that factor.
>
> 73,
>
> Gerry W1VE
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 12:10 PM Mats Strandberg <sm6lrr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > In general I agree with you, but my experience from 10 meters, when band
> in
> > general is ”dead”, and only various types of “scatter” propagation
> > (Tropo/Meteor/Airplane) or whatever exist, then QRQ can be the difference
> > of getting a full call or a test message - or not getting it.
> >
> > Bursts can be VERY short, and sharp borders between readability or no
> > readability. 10 WPM under such extreme conditions is way too slow...
> >
> > At least this is the type of 10 m conditions we have where I live, mainly
> > during late evenings, night or early mornings.
> >
> > 73 de RM2D, Mats
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 at 18:33, Joe <nss@mwt.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I will never ever understand some OP's.
> > >
> > > In this past weekends 10 meter contest. Most times signals were very
> > > weak, often fluttery like being over the pole etc.
> > >
> > > YET! I would hear countless guys going forever at like 40+ WPM.
> > >
> > > I can do 40+ WPM I have the ARRL Certificate to prove it. But when it
> is
> > > all fluttery, and weak as an EME signal, hello, 40+ WPM doesn't cut it.
> > > I had countless times where I had to listen to one station for a few
> > > minutes to try to make sure I got his call correct, still on many just
> > > said screw them, and turned the big knob.
> > >
> > > Yet there was one guy (I had worked everyone I could hear, so was
> taking
> > > a break for lunch) I listened to him rattle off at 40+ wpm with not a
> > > single QSO. I hear several try to work him, and keep asking for
> repeats,
> > > but he never slowed down at all and the people like me would just tune
> > > away.
> > >
> > > I can fully understand when the band is wide open and you have
> countless
> > > people calling you, to run fast, but when you have gone for more than
> 30
> > > minutes with only partial contacts made ever thing of dropping to 20 or
> > > even less?
> > >
> > > Myself when things got slow contact wise I often go way to the top of
> > > the activity in the band and go really slow! I mean like 10 WPM or even
> > > less sometimes, you would not believe how many new comers are sooo
> > > grateful that I did.
> > >
> > > Joe WB9SBD
> > >
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