I could not resist to share this. Yes, it is not about 30m, far very far from it, but it is about CW. Our 30m band is at around 10 MHz. This CW that I heard, via a Web SDR mind you, was at near 10 GHz. That is microwaves. And, all the way from Hungary with a solid no QRM no QRN no QSB RTS 479. So what is this? Well it is not a new amateur band, but it is now used for a geo-stationary satellite QO-100 put up by Qatar and AMSAT-DL.
So, I'd thought I'd have a quick listen as I read on this informative article here by G8PQH that he did not hear much CW activity - the bottom 40 kHz is reserved for CW, in fact 35kHz, because the first 5 kHz is to be kept clear as this is where the CW beacon transmits non-stop: "HI DE QO100 QRA DK0SB" with a long dahhh of several seconds in between repeats. The "HI" is probably a recognition of the first Sputnik which transmitted "HI" in CW constantly on 20MHz and 40MHz, so I read.
Well, what was the CW I heard on 10489520.27 kHz? It was a long CQ call from HA8WM. There were no replies, but it would be nice if he knew someone was listening to him. Although to listen directly you need a satellite dish and some equipment, which apparently can be modified from easily available WIFI and satellite TV equipment .
Well it is good to see CW alive and well even in the latest satellite communications technology.