10 METERS OPEN ALMOST DAILY.

[K0YNE]

AGAIN, 10 METERS IS OPERATIONAL TO SOME EXTENT ALMOST DAILY. THE CALLING FREQUECY IS
28.400. A LOT OF 5'S AREA , TEXAS , NEW MEXICO CAN BE FOUND. SOME 4'S, HEARD.
FOR A SIMPLE DIPOLE, 10 METERS DOES NOT REQUIRE A LOT OF ROOM.. I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
BUILDING A SMALL BEAM WITH A REFLECTOR AND DRIVEN ELEMENT AIMED TO THE SOUTH.  THE PLAN
WOULD BE TO ATTACH IT TO THE SIDE OF MY TOWER AND REFLECTOR AGAINST TOWER AND DRIVEN
ELEMENT A  FEW FEET OUT / AND SUSPENDED BY NYLON CORDS ABOVE. LIGHT WEIGHT AND A LITLE GAIN, BUT MAYBE BETTER THAN A DIPOLE. HALF INCH TUBING WOULD GIVE A BROADER BANDWIDTH
THAN WIRE. MAKE IT CHEAP. ALSO, 11 METER CB ANTENNAS MAY PERFORM OKAY HERE TOO. SOME
TUNING MAY BE REQUIRED. GET READY FOR 10 METERS AS IT IS LESS NOISY, AND AM MODULATED SIGNALS WORK GREAT UP ON 10 METERS. SSTV WITH 1750 HZ TONE ON 28.690 MAY GET U INTO
THE REPEATER IN GASTONIA , NC. JUST TO THE EAST. PAUL K0YNE