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WDX CB DX 24 Hour Club Contest Dec. 13th (UTC)
- Thread starter Moleculo
- Start date
RatsoW8
Supporting Member, W9WDX ARC Member - WD8T
Right now I hear a lot of people talking at the same time on 40 lsb but can't pick out any WDX calls. 10 meters is jumping with some contest going on and I'm having no problem making contacts with 12 watts pep on an HTX-100. In theory 11 should be just as good.
I don't think there are more than about a dozen or so working the contest. Maybe our new prefix (NWX) is getting confused with the World Wide bunch when we say it on the air.
I've had a lot of contacts that I don't think were registered on the WWDX forum.
Down at the southernmost point on the mainland U.S., channels 37 - 40 on 11 meters were hopping. California, Indiana, Iowa, New York,Michigan, Ontario, Texas, Kansas: it ebbed and flowed, but it all came in.
RatsoW8
Supporting Member, W9WDX ARC Member - WD8T
Propagation was all over the place yesterday. I was able to hear Marconi, 208 and 1031 all within the same 30 second period and then they were gone and all I heard was an s7 in noise and spanish speakers.
This morning 10 meters is hopping this morning with the ARRL 10 meter contest.
This morning 10 meters is hopping this morning with the ARRL 10 meter contest.
40lsb was dead in texas except for some guy bitching about another guy and how he
was going to shut him down...
was going to shut him down...40lsb was dead in texas except for some guy bitching about another guy and how he
That must have been later on, because I heard that guy too and after about 3:00PM I did not make any contacts either. Conditions were just like someone predicted in a thread on sun spot conditions yesterday...his graph was right on the mark as I recall.
I was using my 1/2 wave, Shakespeare-built but sold-by-Radio Shack, 30+ year old fiberglass base station antenna with a stock Uniden PC 122 and a mobile power mic that has no manufacturer identification on it.
Is there an 11 meter CB band allocation in Colombia? I know lots of countries in Latin America either formally or informally allow use of the U.S. 40 channel allocation.
I was getting a lot of chatter on both frequencies, but no WDX calls. I tried calling CQ WDX several times with no replies. Turned on the amp, and had a lot of comebacks, but no WWDX members.
Yes, Colombia has been issuing licenses for CB radio operation for about 10 years. Pretty much they follow the US cb rules, except they allow FM operation, and the maximum power limit is 50 watts. Frequency range is the same as the US. You apply, pay the fee (there is ALWAYS a fee here) and the license is issued, no test required. Only requirement is that you are Colombian citizen or a permanent resident. I applied for my license about a month ago, but am still waiting to receive it.
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