10 meter related links ..

Feel bored today, so .. arming with google search, found the following informative websites related to 10 meter band (in no particular order):

1. 10 meter beacon list (pretty up-to-date list)

2. Wikipedia entry on 10 meter

3. 10 and 6 meters club (US)

4. 10-10 International (US)

Calling frequencies on 10 meter (by no mean standard worldwide, based on http://www.ac6v.com/callfreq.htm - use as a guide):

28.025 CW Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate Here – Split 


28.060 QRP CW Calling frequency


28.080 RTTY Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate Here -- Split 


28.080 to 28.100 Primary Range for RTTY


28.1010 10/10 Intl CW Calling Frequency


28.110 QRP Novice/Tech Calling FREQ


28.190-28.225 Beacons 
 


28.200 NCDXF/IARU beacons (STAY OFF OF THIS FREQUENCY) Many Hams rely on these beacons for propagation determination. For Details - see NCDXF/IARU International Beacon Network



28.380 10/10 SSB Intl Calling Frequency 


28.385 QRP SSB Calling frequency 


28.425 10/10 SSB Intl Calling Frequency – Another is 28.400 


28.495 SSB Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate Here -- Split 


28.600 Old General Callin Frequency - Still used by Old Timers 


28.675~28.685 SSTV Operating Frequency -- IARU Region 1 


28.680 SSTV Operations USA/Canada 


28.825 10-10 Backskatter Net - Paper Chasers Net 


28.885 6M DX Liaison Frequency -- Listen here for 6 Meter DX opening announcements and discussions. 


28.945 FAX Operating Frequency 


29.000-29.200 AM Operations 


29.300-29.510 Satellite Downlinks 


29.520-29.580 Repeater Inputs 


29.600 FM Simplex - Calling Frequency

And found here that might interest us in Malaysia, taken from http://please.name.my/177/10-meter-band-ham-radio-calling-frequency-in-malaysia.html

28.480 MHz USB

28.485 MHz USB

28.490 MHz USB

28.495 MHz USB

28.500 MHZ USB

NOTE: All the above are recommended calling and simplex frequencies but are NOT OFFICIALLY sanctioned by any standard bodies. I was told once that 28.490 was the standard calling frequency used worldwide but I could not find any information to back this one up. It seems that many DXers are fond to be at that frequency calling CQ.

6 meter anyone? ;-)

Dipole is up now..

Spent two hours this morning to bring up my W8010 dipole .. it is now joining my CP-6. I span it from north west to south east .. don't ask me the pattern but I think it is heading up north east .. Did a test with one local station, 9W2KGV on 10m and seems to be okay. Too lazy to tune the antenna, so, am using my manual MFJ tuner to bring down the SWR to 1:1.

Will try to QRV on 10m this evening and see if I can catch anything.

Update: Looking at the world map, I've just realised that I may not get Europe and Pacific where I believe where the most hams are, but will not change the direction as of now, probably in few months time.. not fancy going up to the roof again.

I did my first DX on 10m .. yes.. believe it or not.

How do you feel when the first time you work on DX? A bit excited, a bit nervous and the mix for sure. I've worked on one DX station on 40m before using a special callsign during a field day, but today is my first time I tried to work on DX. Luckily, one DX station (HS0ZIQ) coming on the air at 28.490Mhz and nervously I announced my callsign. What with 25W on "dummy load" could reach I thought. And hey, I was wrong .. John from Phuket Island answered me.. So, the CP-6 is not a "dummy load" after all .. Thanks John .. you surely make my day today!