[TVARC] ARRL 10M This Weekend

[Dennis McKinney]

Im planning to be around also. Hope to catch you with my massive flagpole
signal...😎😎😎😎

On Dec 8, 2017 1:00 PM, "K2PS Pete Stafford" <psk2ps at gmail.com> wrote:

> Put up your wet noodle starting 7P local time tonight for the ARRL 10
> Meter Contest.  It’s SSB or CW or Mixed (no FT8).  Our exchange is 59 FL
> (or 599 FL).  We’ll receive their state or province if in US, Canada, or
> Mexico, a serial number if DX.
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> Typically there’s a lot of activity Friday night, but to parts unknown (we
> need some ionized clouds up there).  However, reports of thunderstorms may
> curtail our operations tonight L.  We may get lucky since the latest
> indicate “scattered” storms now starting at 6P, where earlier reports had
> them start at 1P.  My experience has been that activity the first night
> lasts until about 10P or so.  Get a good night’s sleep and don’t bother
> waking up until after 8A.  I’m usually up well before then, and I keep
> checking every half hour, but in this point in the sunspot cycle we can
> most likely only rely on Sporadic E propagation, so European QSOs are
> highly unlikely.  We’ll need to wait until the rest of the country wakes
> up.  South American contacts are expected as well, mostly later in the
> daylight hours, but sometimes randomly.  When it gets dark you get to go
> out to dinner with the XYL and probably not miss anything.  Saturday
> evening is not at all like Friday night.  The contest runs 48 hours, but
> single ops are allowed only 36 (never a problem).
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> I expect to be on any time the band is open (and probably a lot of time it
> isn’t).  And if you have a chance to listen for me on CW (mostly) and SSB,
> I’d appreciate a call.  If you’re operating as a Mixed Mode entry, you can
> work the same station on BOTH CW and SSB.  I’d be more than happy to slow
> down to whatever code speed you call me at, so please call.  I’ve got my 4
> element temporary yagi up about 25 feet, and if conditions favor Florida, I
> can be competitive nationally.  Especially in low sunspot years every
> contact is prized.  So gimme a call!
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> Here are the rules: http://www.arrl.org/10-meter and good luck!
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> 73, Pete, K2PS
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