[PPRAANet] 10 meter fm is open

[tim powell]

Thanks Jim.  I just made my first 10M contact to New Zealand with 100W and my end fed antenna.  WOW! 

Tim


> On Oct 6, 2022, at 11:30 AM, Lee Davis <leed383rr at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Wow Jim, that was awesome! I got your email and tried it. It’s a great signal coming in from that repeater that’s located in New York. I just finished chatting with another Ham using that repeater and he was in Clovis, New Mexico.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lee
> KF0BOB 
> 
>> On Oct 6, 2022, at 10:55 AM, k3ilc <je_madsen at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> The solar flux today is 161 -- the highest I've seen so far in this sunspot cycle, and 10 meters has been wide open for the past couple days.
>> For those who are new, 29.5 - 29.7 MHz is assigned for FM use. These past few days, one of the FM repeaters on the east coast, KQ2H/R, on 29.62 MHz, has been full quieting during the late morning, early afternoon.
>> I think they're running high power.  Also, this repeater can be accessed through Echo Link.
>> 
>> Information on the repeater is accessible here: https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/details.php?ID=236&state_id=36
>> Offset -0.100 MHz and 146.2 tone
>> 
>> Also you might want to monitor the 10-meter FM calling frequency -- 29.6 MHz.  I haven't heard anyone on it during this cycle, but during the past cycle I've made a few contacts, including 6Y5 and ZL.  Due to the limited frequency span on the 10-meter band, this is really the only frequency you can use for simplex.  There are other repeaters on other frequencies on 10-meter FM.
>> 
>> Have fun.
>> 
>> 73
>> Jim
>> K3ILC
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