The first ever "Ten On Ten" event ran from 1200 to 1300 GMT on Saturday 20 April 2024.
The plan was to work ten stations (or as many as possible!) on 29MHz FM simplex. It was not a contest and this fun event was designed to get some activity on a part of 10 meters that is not used so much.
I managed nine contacts in the end, and the contact in the video was my first one when I answered a call from the Isle Of Wight Radio Society.
G3SKY were portable on St Boniface Down on the IoW. This is approximately 34 miles line-of-sight with a sea path for almost the entire distance.
Apologies for the wind noise, and the rather abrupt ending to the video. First of all my camera battery went flat, and then my camera refused to recognise the memory card!!
My best DX was SW Turkey and the Canary Islands, both at around 1,760 miles away. Unfortunately I was not able to film either of these. My closest contact was 1.5 miles away in the next village!
This was a fun activity afternoon, and I hope another one will be organised soon. Maybe right in the middle of the Sporadic E season!
Other RU-vid videos of interest:
Description of event:
• Make 10 Contacts on 10...
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• 10 On 10m FM - Working...
Video from M0GQC:
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