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At the right time of day, at the right point in the sunspot cycle and between the right points on Planet Earth, 10M is unbeatable. 'WAY back, around 1978, I was working in Tacoma, commuting there from Bremerton. I had a TS-520 and Hustler antenna with various resonators.

One afternoon one of my co-workers asked if I could drop him off near his house in Bremerton so he could pick up his truck from getting serviced - and so he could see my "fancy radio".

So, I got it all set up: 10M resonator on the antenna, and the 520 sitting on the transmission hump with the front legs resting on the edge of the seat of the '74 Impala. I let the tubes warm up a couple minutes and started calling CQ as we were pulling out of the parking lot. Immediately a JA1 answered from Yokohama! Then for the whole drive from Tacoma, we were talking with one JA after another. My friend Carl wrote down the call signs, times, reports and such so I could get the logs caught up. Carl's still around - pushing 90 by now - and every time I see him he asks about "that damn radio".

I think he was impressed. Actually, so was I. I hadn't done that much mobiling before, and I knew it could be done. I just never thought it'd happen to me!

<blockquote data-quote="Beetle" data-source="post: 119516" data-attributes="member: 1066">At the right time of day, at the right point in the sunspot cycle and between the right points on Planet Earth, 10M is unbeatable.&nbsp; &#039;WAY back, around 1978, I was working in Tacoma, commuting there from Bremerton.&nbsp; I had a TS-520 and Hustler antenna with various resonators.&nbsp;One afternoon one of my co-workers asked if I could drop him off near his house in Bremerton so he could pick up his truck from getting serviced - and so he could see my &quot;fancy radio&quot;.&nbsp;So, I got it all set up:&nbsp; 10M resonator on the antenna, and the 520 sitting on the transmission hump with the front legs resting on the edge of the seat of the &#039;74 Impala.&nbsp; I let the tubes warm up a couple minutes and started calling CQ as we were pulling out of the parking lot.&nbsp; Immediately a JA1 answered from Yokohama!&nbsp; Then for the whole drive from Tacoma, we were talking with one JA after another.&nbsp; My friend Carl wrote down the call signs, times, reports and such so I could get the logs caught up.&nbsp; Carl&#039;s still around - pushing 90 by now - and every time I see him he asks about &quot;that damn radio&quot;.&nbsp;I think he was impressed.&nbsp; Actually, so was I.&nbsp; I hadn&#039;t done that much mobiling before, and I knew it could be done.&nbsp; I just never thought it&#039;d happen to me!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Beetle, post: 119516, member: 1066"] At the right time of day, at the right point in the sunspot cycle and between the right points on Planet Earth, 10M is unbeatable. 'WAY back, around 1978, I was working in Tacoma, commuting there from Bremerton. I had a TS-520 and Hustler antenna with various resonators. One afternoon one of my co-workers asked if I could drop him off near his house in Bremerton so he could pick up his truck from getting serviced - and so he could see my "fancy radio". So, I got it all set up: 10M resonator on the antenna, and the 520 sitting on the transmission hump with the front legs resting on the edge of the seat of the '74 Impala. I let the tubes warm up a couple minutes and started calling CQ as we were pulling out of the parking lot. Immediately a JA1 answered from Yokohama! Then for the whole drive from Tacoma, we were talking with one JA after another. My friend Carl wrote down the call signs, times, reports and such so I could get the logs caught up. Carl's still around - pushing 90 by now - and every time I see him he asks about "that damn radio". I think he was impressed. Actually, so was I. I hadn't done that much mobiling before, and I knew it could be done. I just never thought it'd happen to me! [/QUOTE]

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