[OKDXA] ARRL 10 Meter Contest/Ice

[Peter Laws]

On Dec 10, 2007 9:01 AM, Terry Hackworth <k5hp at wavelinx.net> wrote:

> The recent past ARRL 10 meter contest was strange.  I did not expect to make
> very many QSO's at all.  But the band keep trying to be open somewhat.  It
> was like a long 6 meter opening, with the E-cloud moving around all the
> time.  Getting larger, smaller, going south, etc.  Conditions were tough.


I expected nothing and got about 70 Qs on the ol' dipole (which is a
lot thicker and droopier today!).  Very happy with that.  26 or 27
states and DC, too.  Heard nothing outside the US, but did hear others
talking of working ZSs and other exotica.

Steep gradient on the ice.  I'm in east Norman (about 4 1/2 miles ESE
of N5OP) and we got a lot less that downtown Norman and WAY less than
even Moore ...


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