[10gigs] [10GHz-Up] 10 GHz Activity Survey for 2021

[Chris Cox, N0UK]

Paul,

The following are from home in Uptown Minneapolis (EN34iw48) with my 5th floor balcony mounted 2’ dish and 8 watts.

2021 Number of 10 GHz Contacts (roughly) 54__________

2021 Number outside of contests(roughly) 6__________

2021 Number of new grids worked    7_________

2021 Number of grids activated    1__________

2021 Best DX    776 km (N0OY, EM18ct, the week following the first 10GHz contest weekend via rainscatter.

2021 10 GHz activity - higher, lower, or same? I missed the first 10GHz contest weekend this year.  Outside of contests, I made double the contacts this year SO FAR


2020 Number of 10 GHz Contacts (roughly) 100__________

2020 Number outside of contests(roughly) 3__________

2020 Number of new grids worked    3_________

2020 Number of grids activated    1__________

2020 Best DX    371 km


Optional: A pithy comment or two
Gedas being on has really promoted activity throughout the Midwest, however, there’s still lots of new close-in grids still to work that are nearer to Minneapolis/St Paul.

 
Chris Cox, N0UK
chrisc at chris.org



> On Oct 4, 2021, at 15:53, W1GHZ Paul FN34UJ <w1ghz.q at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It seems to me that 10 GHz activity has pickedup in the past year, 
> with more stations on andmaking more DX contacts.  I would like 
> to highlight this in the next QST Microwavelengths column, to 
> encourage even more stations to get on - activity generates activity! 
> 
> So I am asking you to fill out the following simple survey to provide
> some real evidence.  Totals will be shared online as well.
> 
> 73 
> paul W1GHZ
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