[NLRS] W0ZQ 10 GHz report

[W0ZQ@aol.com]

Had fun this Sat. morning and afternoon on 10 GHz.   Started out fairly early 
at Birkmose Park (yet again) where Donn (WA2VOI) and I tried to work KM0T 
(EN13).  I heard Mike's first sequence and that was it ... he never heard us.   

Undaunted, and believing that the favored land lay more to the east, Donn and 
I took a short trip to the interior of western Wisconsin.  We found several 
spots that held some promise but were disappointed by lack of access, trees, or 
a fantasic view in the wrong direction (we found lots of these).  We finally 
found a promising site with a view towards EN13 around 10:30 AM south of 94, 
just north of country road M, on country road W in EN34su.   The elevation was 
about 1,165'.   I gave Mike a call and nearly right away I head Mike and once 
the dish was peaked I was copying him 100% on weak CW.   After several 
minutes, we had a two way contact, Mike had Wisc on 10 GHz, and I had my best DX to 
date .... I think its 222 miles.    We then worked W0GHZ with good SSB signals 
to give him Wisc on 10 GHz as well.

I then drove through to the west side of town to work W0GHZ on 10 GHz from 
the EN24/25/34/35 grid corner for the contest.   Gary and I worked with fair SSB 
signals from all four grids.   I also worked John, K0FQA, while in EN24 and 
EN25 on SSB.   The last contacts with John and Gary had an aurora like signal 
quality to them.   

73, Jon
W0ZQ


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