[SEDXC] 10 meters

[David Thompson]

Yesterday afternoon I worked 6 European signals but the average signal was 
S5 with QSB. One F8 actually hit S9.

This morning DX summit showed the NE working loud signals but to my 
disappointment only a DL and IK4GRO even made S4.  Not only that but the 
short e skip was missing except for a few W5's and W1's that popped in and 
promptly disappeared.  At 1620Z the only DX on the band was MJ/PA9JO who was 
S1 on 28580.

This E skip DX always favors the USA NE even across to WV and Ohio.  Europe 
comes in about 1400Z and then again between 2130 and 2300Z.  You have to 
catch a peak which are very short
otherwise most signals are not moving the S meter.

Having a KT-34XA at 76 feet probably puts me at a disadvantage.  A better 
antenna would be a stack of 3 or 4 beams with the bottom being 22 to 30 feet 
off the ground.

The NE USA seem to also get the DX e skip on 12
too.  Today I could not even hear the Stateside running the DX there.  Only 
K0WK (as always) and NX7TT were readable on 12 at 1600Z).

Dave K4JRB