Nice to work VK on 30M

Nice to work VK on 30M

Gi0WWB (30CW367) 12 Nov 2023 19:43

Am still in a state of shock, worked VK2BJ in NSW, signal was very faint, I gave 539, but the strength sounded more like a 2. I received 549, I was running 100w to a fan dipole that is not up very high, perhaps 5 to 6 metres at most. It's nice to work VK from a wire, rather than a beam!

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Will de mi0wwb

Re: Nice to work VK on 30M

M6KET 13 Nov 2023 17:50

That's a fantastic result Will - many congratulations.. did he answer your call or vice versa and what time of day was it?

(At the moment I don't hear outside of Europe)

best wishes

John M6KET

Re: Nice to work VK on 30M

Gi0WWB (30CW367) 13 Nov 2023 22:29

I was calling on 10.126 when I noticed VK2BJ on 10.114, he was calling so I answered him and he came straight back, at 19:24z. We have since emailed each other and he said he would confirmed via LoTW, although our emails have already served that purpose.

I have never worked outside of Europe either, but I have been spotted in Honk Kong and the eastern USA. Still waiting to work USA on 30M.

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Will de mi0wwb

Re: Nice to work VK on 30M

M6KET 19 Nov 2023 09:41

Nice to work TF3EO yesterday at 17.07 on lower portion of the band : S 559 R 539. 10.106

Just listening rather than calling does provide sometimes.

K2 5 watts and the bent doublet 90' long

john

Re: Nice to work VK on 30M

Gi0WWB (30CW367) 24 Nov 2023 16:25

Good job, nice to work Iceland. I get spotted by two stations in Iceland almost every day, but have only worked Iceland on a couple of occasions on this band.

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Will de mi0wwb

Re: Nice to work VK on 30M

M6KET 26 Jul 2024 10:00

Really surprised to hear (just!) VK2GR on 30m (10.120) last night around 21.55 BST. he was working John EI7BA in Cork who was 579 here. VK2GR was 229 and in the noise really but just decipherable. Did call but the 5 watts wasn't really going to make it .. good to hear the DX though. K2.. bent doublet and 5 watts

A QRPP month on 30m!

M6KET 31 Aug 2024 20:55

Just managed to keep the discipline and since August 3rd have only used 1 watt on the 30m band. (K2 and bent 90' doublet). About 20+ QSO's all told and much what you would expect with OZ/DL/ON/EA/HB9/PA/PA/OE/OK/SM/F all worked and thanked for their patience although the honest RST's were quite encouraging.
Used Maasbree at times to check if the signal was getting out OK. Responding to calls was more successful than calling CQ and early to late evening seemed the best time. Not a huge amount of time devoted to this but just an interesting challenge putting the band to work for me!
Anyway that's it for a while and will be pushing 5 watts come September….
See you on 30m
best
John M6KET

Re: A QRPP month on 30m!

G0FOZ 01 Sep 2024 19:28

Nice one John.

The only thing I have on 30M at the moment is a FTDX10 and that has a "minimum" of 5W unless I put an attenuator inline. Hopefully be QRV on a new QMX+ soon so may try lower power myself now (had great fun with 2W on a Rooster albeit not on 30M ).

73 Simon G0FOZ

Another QRPP month on 30m

M6KET 29 Dec 2024 15:29

January traditionally a 'How Low Can You Go' month at Wythall Radio Club so I'll give it a go again on 30m in the coming month.

Will try to keep to 1 watt or below.

RBN spots at similar power are very encouraging but QSOs less so!!

Call almost daily on the band anyway.

Give me a call if you can (just) hear me!

Best wishes and a Happy New Year to all

John

Re: Another QRPP month on 30m

M6KET 21 Jan 2025 10:27

Disappointing really! 45 spots this morning on RBN calling CQ at leisurely 15/16 wpm on 10.120 for 15 minutes or so. 5 watts here but getting out into Europe just fine. No replies and no activity other than frenetic WWA operation.

This is a similar daily pattern and it really does seem as if the band has been more of less deserted by operators looking for a meaningful CW QSO… Discuss!!

Re: Another QRPP month on 30m

M6KET 11 Mar 2025 16:45

Well not QRPP month in March but was pleased to work TZ4AM yesterday on 30m.

5 watts and the bent doublet. KX3 and the Czech army straight key which slows things down nicely!

Also heard but not worked A61Q so it's good to hear these stations active on the band.

Re: Another QRPP month on 30m

M6KET 03 Jan 2026 16:51

QRPP month at Wythall Radio Club so trying my luck with 0.5 watts.
early success with Italy , Poland and the Balearic Islands. (thank you Ini for the 459)

Good to know that this band provides genuine low power contacts.
Modest set up here with a K2.. and a slightly bent 90' doublet.

Lots of band activity recently.

PS the mystery signal in 10.119.8 seems to have gone??

signal on 10.119.8

M6KET 28 Dec 2025 16:36

Anyone know the origin of the repeated signal on the frequency above?

it's a series of numbers terminating in 'echo 98 romeo 46 alpha'

only just noticed it but close to 10.120 SKCC calling frequency

john

Re: signal on 10.119.8

F4GOU 29 Dec 2025 16:34

Hi John,
Definitely a ham who got a transceiver for Christmas and prefers to QRM with a programmed message on his PC rather than make a QSO. I asked for his callsign, no answer: RST here 569/579
73/77 and HNY 2026 de F4GOU/Tom

Re: signal on 10.119.8

M6KET 30 Dec 2025 15:52

Tom -many thanks for the reply.

Just listened again this p.m. wonder if its a weather station in Grenoble.. it finishes with the abbreviation Gren. (my capital!) and today 9c ??

Anyway we'll see but it seems quite a recent arrival as I listen quite a lot on 30m.

Many thanks and HNY to you too

John M6KET