10 meter sporadic-E skip

[hs0zhz]

I live in Hawaii and Idaho every summer and totally enjoy the 6 and 10 meter E skip that happens from about May 15-August 15....very wild sometimes. It's possible and not unusual to work 30 or so states and maybe 10 countries with 10 watts and a tiny vertical antenna on 6 meters and even more countries on 10 with the same low power and small antenna. Yes, no 6 meters in Thailand but what about 10 meter E-skip from Thailand ?  Thanks,  Jim   HS0ZHZ/KH6JIM

[paul]

Hi Jim  on 10m. spe from here have worked JA lots!
with HL,9w2,9m6,DU,near China,VR2 mainly
Multihop rare one time only VK,HZ and KH6
all S9 on a dead band nothing comparable
on 15 or 17m at the time.
  I do DX-TV also 46-77mhz mainly,nothing
from ZL or VK yet but Malaysia,China,Phillapines are regulars
had Russia,India,Iran multi hop.So 6m. would have similar
openings here if we had it hi!
 been over 2years now.In the Uk started 6m listening
in 1985  hope this of use   Paul  HS0ZIN

[hs0zhz]

Aloha Paul....thank you for your information ! I would really enjoy talking with you more about this. I also enjoy TV DX. When did you talk to KH6 land ? I am in Hawaii every month for a couple of weeks for my work and in the sporadic-E season I keep a 10 and 6 radio on 24/7. I have worked several JA's on both 10 and 6 with only 5 watts and a Par end fed very portable antenna connected to my Yaesu FT-817. Actually I really do not like QRP low power but sometimes thats all I have with me. In Thailand I live in a very high floor condo in BKK and a bamboo pole sticking out the window with a 100 watts....I will now listen on 10 meters.   73...Jim HS0ZHZ    kh6jim@yahoo.com

[HS0ZIQ]

Hello,

10M in Phuket is also good to use.

As Paul said its mainly Asia/VK and I also work several HS Stations in BBK Area, also worked EU but not to good signals yet, this should improve in the next few years!


Can hear W Malaysia most days as close as 150kms! with 5/9.

73's

HS0ZIQ
John