[nrv-hams] Fun on 10 meters this weekend

[Kenneth Walker]

Kay,

I really appreciate these updates - and am going to try 10 M some this
weekend. It's a great "service" and helps club members a lot.

Ken KO4OM


On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Kay Craigie <n3kn at verizon.net> wrote:

> Ten meters has been active this fall, and we hope there will be good
> propagation for the ARRL 10 Meter Contest this weekend. When this band is
> open, you can work the world on a simple antenna and 100 watts. Lots of
> states, lots of countries. I know some guys who have gone to Barbados just
> to operate this contest.  They are operating out on the porch wearing
> shorts. Am I jealous? You bet.
>
> The event begins at 0000 UTC on December 14 - that's 7 pm local time Friday
> night - and ends at 2400 UTC on December 15. That's 7 PM local time Sunday
> night. Both phone and CW can be used. If you work a station on phone, you
> can work the same station again on CW.
>
> The exchange (what we send and receive) is not complicated. Stations in the
> USA, Canada, and Mexico send a signal report (always 59 or 599) and our
> state or province. Stations elsewhere send a signal report and a serial
> number.  The serial number is a sequential number for the QSO, not just
> something they pick at random.
>
> For example, on CW I would send 599 VA to my friend Katie out west, who
> would reply with 599 WY. If I have a phone contact with Ramon XE1KK, who
> lives in Mexico City, he will send me 59 DF. If I work Seppo OH1VR, who
> lives in Finland, he might send me 59 123.
>
> On CW, use the standard 2-letter abbreviation for Virginia. On phone I say
> "Virginia" rather than the letters  "V A." If I'm working a station outside
> North America who doesn't seem to get that, then I'll say "Victor Alpha."
> Why not say "V A"?  On HF there's often enough noise so that someone could
> mis-hear the "V" for something else. I'd rather make it clear right off the
> bat.
>
> Don't hesitate to ask someone to repeat if you didn't get something the
> first time. Contest sponsors penalize logging mistakes, so serious
> contesters are accustomed to asking for and giving repeats. If an operator
> is gargling his callsign, I have no problem whatsoever with asking him to
> give it in phonetics. If I think he has my callsign wrong, I will not send
> my exchange until I am sure he has my call correct.
>
> Of course I make sure to say my own callsign clearly using standard
> phonetics!
>
> If you have privileges on 10 meters, give it a try! It will be fun, even
> though we are not in Barbados. Darn it.
>
> 73 - Kay N3KN
>
>
>
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