So would the article 'The World Above 50Mhz'..become 'The World above
28Mhz' ? ;o)
I think a 10M Grid Award would do a lot for the Band.. a 10n6 Contest
would do well for 6M also ! I remember 'years ago'..(85' or 86')
working 10M Au one afternoon, and plotting it on a Map. Started to the
East, ON, MB, WI, MI, area..Before long, I was Beaming SE and working
into the W4 Area ! I thought 'if it were dark outside, that Au would
show up South of Me' ?
Never saw it happen again..and did not use 6M at all at that time !
Would have been an interesting opening on that band as well ! Probably
one of the Rare Times folks in the South seen 'Them Pretty Lights' ! 73
Jerry
VE6CPP
DN39or
On 9/4/2014 12:26 PM, Les Rayburn wrote:
I doubt that the ARRL would tamper with the very successful 10 Meter
Contest it already has. I suspect a mid-summer contest is being
considered to take advantage of sporadic-e propagation during the
declining sunspot cycle, but can't confirm that.
A 10 Meter grid based award, similar to VUCC would pay dividends as
well. It introduces HF operators to the concept of grid hunting, and
then makes it easier for them to make the transition to 6 Meters (and
above) later on. If the ARRL established a "Fred Fish" type award for
working literally every grid square in the U.S., it might spur a lot
of activity on 10 Meters during the otherwise "null" that usually
happens during non-peak years.
You might also see some combination 10 Meter & 6 Meter, K5N type
expeditions from rare grids. With today's HF rig's, it's easy to
operate both bands. We've already seen a movement of HF operators into
6 Meters---unfortunately, not many of them seem to be venturing any
higher.
Overall, I think treating 10 Meters more like a VHF band makes a lot
of sense as we move into the non-peak years. Most experts feel that
the next solar cycle peak will also be a bit of a dud...so this type
of action might help ensure the long-term health of both bands.
Sharp thinking out of Newington!
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