[UK-CONTEST] CQWW SSB - Some thoughts

[Phil VK4BAA]

The contest was very interesting from here in VK.

10m was a surprise - especially working Zone 1 from here. I really didn't expect it at all. From VK4KW, we also managed to bag all-manner of other zones, such as 14 thru to 20, then 23 thru to 32 etc.

It all seemed somewhat north/south in orientation generally.

Great fun though!

73,

Phil
VK4BAA / VK4KW


---- Darrell G0HVQ <g0hvq at talktalk.net> wrote: 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Sergeant" <dave at davesergeant.com>
> To: "UK-Contest" <UK-Contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CQWW SSB - Some thoughts
> 
> > I would tend to agree, it was sporadic E on 10m and very little to do
> > with F layer progagation. The recent rise in solar flux from the
> > latest, significant, spot group only really started this week - it was
> > Monday when it reached 81 and reached 83 yesterday, but over the
> > weekend was 76 - high compared with what it has been for yonks but not
> > enough to cause the MUF to get up to 10m.
> >
> 
> 
> I don't think it was just Sporadic E, although there was a lot of it about 
> on both Sat and Sun. I worked ZS9X and 9K2HN on 10m in the contest, and 
> several Russians in Z16, unlikely to be multi-hops Es this time of year. 
> Plus I've heard VKs and JAs on 12m the last few mornings on my simple 
> vertical, and worked plenty of Russians and Ukranians (and the VQ9), so 
> suspect the MUF may just be making it up to 10m for brief periods.
> 
> 10m is a funny band, it opens more than people think, just ask the 
> 'experts': I worked the Caribbean in WPX last year with the solar flux in 
> the high 60s, (admittedly the mega-stations), outside the Es season with no 
> local Europeans heard.
> 
> Long may it continue - looks like we finally have a new sunspot cycle :-)
> 
> 73
> Darrell G0HVQ 
> 
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