29 MHz US repeaters, 10m open

[Cornel]

Band is open agn

2037z 29620 FM 10m repeater, KQ2H NY MANHATTAN

2053z PE1LJS, txing from Alvsbyn Sweden with a doublet, (30cm of snow ) over the repeater KQ2H, working KA5MEI TX, s5-7, later s8-9, perfect audio. Low QSB
2058 N3YVM vy good audio, calling PE1LJS
2107 PU2KJH calling PE1LJS
2155 PU2KJH in PP with PY3WS, signal weaker s5-7, QRT 2205z
2205 WD6L?? calling, (bot saying "This is KQ2H repeater")
2209 PY3WS in PP with other stn from PY
2215 KF1W with K5ATT  , s2-5 QSB
2221 K5ATT calling CQ
2223 KJ4AOK
2224 K0MR
2226 CQ CQ KJ4AOK and Richard/Georgia s5-7
2228 "This is KQ2H repeater"
2233 "This is KQ2H" girls voice?
2239  KV1Y north of Tampa FL, s3
2244  somebody is QRMing the RPTR


2210 29640 unid repeater, noisy

2211 29680 unid repeater, noisy

2324 28300 unid asian OMs s3-4

[n6spp]

Also, take a peak at:

29.6 FM simplex
29.01- 29.02 AM simplex
28.68 USB sstv  ("MMSSTV" decoder)
28.076 "jt65a"  (try "jt65-hf" for decoding)
28.12 "psk31"   (many programs... try "FL Digi" multimode decoder)

While rcving 10m AM/FM stns- try switching between a vertical and a horizontal antenna if you have these.
This helps with signals arriving out of phase and with propagation paths etc.

28.2 mhz cw mode: IARU global beacon channel network.. Listen here for about 4 minutes.. There are about 15 active beacons here that tx in a coordinated global sequence.
 Try the "W6NEK" IARU beacon tracker/map program. Its easy and fun to watch.

  73, Eric

[rdla4]

Here in GA, a NE Repeater was in most of the day on 29.62. N2 something.

[Cornel]

Thanks N6SPP

[Cornel]

another (short) opening

1400z 29620kHz FM, KQ2H NY MANHATTAN
1410z french OMs
1418z signal is getting more stable, YL robot says: Good morning.
1419z DH3JZ Bremen Germany with CT2JPJ Carlos Lisboa, some fading
1425z more fading now, DH3JZ still on, with italian OM
1432z signal droped to nil

[Jolly Roger]

Had lots of 10M repeaters in here yesterday. I worked a few guys in Dallas, Texas.

[Cornel]

more, low sig, opening

18:40z 29620 FM KQ2H repeater, s1-4
18:47z 28035 FM unid short (1 sec) sigs s7-9, no modulation
18:52z 28070 FM
19:00z 29580 FM
19:04z 28466 USB brasilian OM,
19:14z 28477 USB PY2VI CQ north-america, s8
19:17z 28480 USB faint US station, call unreadable
19:29z 28430 USB PY1
19:32z 28400 USB ZZ80MG CQ DX, with KD1L? not heard

[Cornel]

once again KQ2H repeater on 29620 FM, nice opening on 10m

0036z s8 on the longwire!, "ding dong" sound, QSB s6-9
0038z KB2US calling
0041z NT9N
0042z KQ2H cw ID
0044z KF7DRA?
0046z sig drop s2-3

this morning with the mobile 10/11m whip antenna

[09:22] KQ2H repeater NY, G0CEG
[09:22] N2CEC with G0CEG
[09:26] CT2GQA with PB1HF CQCQ
[09:28] G0CEG CQCQ CT2GQA answers
[09:31] time by femal voice and CW ID, now F1HAO
[09:34] DG5YFY
[09:37] "this is KQ2H repeater"
[09:37] HB9WA?
[09:39] DG5YFY agn and CW ID
[09:43] D?3LGT, OK2OV
[09:44] "this is KQ2H repeater"
[09:47] CW ID
[09:48] EA4FBS Madrid with OK2OV
[09:50] faded and rough now
[09:52] DF2DM
[09:53] DG5YFY, signals almost unreadable now
[09:54] CW ID
[09:55] DL1??? Idar-Oberstein
[09:55] DF2DM
[09:56] Bodo from Frankfurt
[09:57] with EA2BP
[09:59] sig down to s1-2
[10:02] TW something, french lang
[10:04] two french OMs F4FK?
[10:08] a stn from New Caledonia,
[10:10] 2M0IZC Glasgow with DF2DM s3
[10:12] SM3GDT 350km north Stockholm
[10:16] DH3MAI cq FM with DL2DSL
[10:18] CW ID, DK9? Dresden
[10:18] agn deep QSB
[10:22] OK2OV agn with DH3MAI

sig droped to nil, some stns still audible but hvy, slow QSB now, repeater still vy busy. [Time] is local (+3h=UTC)

...and the show goes on, lots of EU stns audible

afternoon, with the NRD-525:

29620 kf7uru Wyoming
[17:40] qsy to 29600
[17:58] KQ2H is getting better and better
[18:19] AE5KC
[18:39] PU2PRN CQCQ
[18:47] "greetings from the beautyfull catskill mountains New York"
[18:54] "this is KQ2H repeater"
[19:02] "it's snowing---"
[19:03] KX1W
[19:06] with KT?2H
[19:07] "this is KQ2H repeater"
[19:11] DK3??
[19:14] mobile stn in NY city, vy scratchy now
[19:15] with VK5PM
[19:17] "good afternoon" YL robot
[19:18] K5OIU Fort Worth
[19:22] fadeout KQ2H
[19:30] VK2AH sydney AU
[19:33] VK2AH with KC2H
[19:35] "this is KQ2H repeater" OM bot "good afternoon" YL robot
[19:38] CW ID
[19:42] WB2IVN nw Colorado with WP4NAL Puerto rico. mobile 20Watts
[19:46] PV8???
[19:48] agn vy scratchy and fadet
[19:55] N5CN mobile with WB2IVN
[19:58] s5-7 now, perfect audio
[20:00] PV8PR chimes in
[20:02] "this is KQ2H repeater" OM bot
[20:08] phonecall ends QSO N5CN
[20:13] CW ID, deep fades
[20:39] KD4OBQ, low and scratchy

[Cornel]

One more time 29620kHz FM KQ2H, not much traffic but good signal:

[15:06ff] DO3TS QSOs with Bochum Germany DC3?DD, F?MPK from St. Tropez, F5DMD, DO8GT Erzgebirge

[16:05] 29620 repeater KQ2H active
[16:12] "this is KQ2H repeater"
[16:19] "this is KQ2H repeater"
[16:27] peaks s5 now, lotsa "ding-dong" sounds
[16:28] unreadable OM input
[16:29] repeater CW ID
[16:31] W5LMM
[16:31] "this is KQ2H repeater"
[16:33] vy stable now, s7
[16:35] CW ID, then YL voice "good afternoon"
[16:37] YL bot: "Greetings of the beautyfull catskill mountains upstate NY. This is KQ2H repeater"
[16:40] vy clear now, i can hear hum from the mains
[16:43] time
[16:45] "this is KQ2H repeater"
[16:50] time and "this is KQ2H repeater"
[16:51] OM bot: "Greetings from the beautyfull catskill mountains upstate NY. This is KQ2H repeater"
[16:51] signal droped to s3-4
[16:58] CW ID
[16:58] "this is KQ2H repeater"
[17:04] CW ID, scratchy. s2-4 some QSB
[17:11] CQ FM EA1DOB and YL bot: "Greetings from the beautyfull...". s5
[17:13] KD2EBZ NYC, for EA1DOB
[17:18] KC2HBR NYC John, for EA1DOB
[17:21] s6-7
[17:26] OM "this is..." YL "good afternoon, time is..." and CW ID
[17:29] YL bot "Good afternoon" s7
[17:31] YL bot "Greetings from...." s7
[17:33] CW ID s5
[17:37] OM bot: "Greetings from the beautyfull..." s7-8, vy clear

...

[Cornel]

After the R3 blackout another shorty on 29620 KQ2H


[16:15] KQ2H climbing to s5
[16:23] G1DAT Paul Middlewest s-England with M6PWD

[16:29] fade out agn
[16:34] M0ODW Rob, CQ N-america
[16:35] only s3 but good audio now
[16:35] with M6PWD
[16:37] G7DSD with WA6EKS, weak input sig
[16:42] much noise now. hum
[16:46] clear:"this is KQ2H repeater"
[16:52] out of nowhere s5 agn
[16:53] "this is KQ2H repeater"
[16:56] fade out
[16:57] CW ID
[17:00] opens agn with s3-4
[17:02] s5
[17:02] s7
[17:04] "..with more then 48100 hrs of service this is KQ2H repeater" OM bot
[17:05] opens quiet. s5
[17:08] CW ID, low

[Cornel]

29620 FM KQ2H agn. Do i have to rename the thread to "KQ2H repeater" ? 

[16:17] DL1DO over KQ2H with NZ9N, some bad fading
[16:19] CQ NZ9N

[17:38] LA3NRA
[17:38] with EA4MR in Madrid 100w, multiband rot. dipol, s8 now
[17:44] KQ2H peaks +40-60dB in Madrid, same in Norway
[17:49] LA3NRA with NZ9N Westcoast Las Vegas, good sig
[17:52] KQ2H 9+60dB in Las Vegas
[17:55] EA4MR, Jezz with NZ9N, CW ID
[17:58] s9
[18:01] ?W6EOE, CW ID
[18:04] s8 CW ID
[18:08] "With more than 48115 hr of service , this is KQ2H repeater."

[18:22] NZ9N agn

all with the vertical trucker whip antenna on the NRD-545, [Time] is local (+3h=UTC).

[Cornel]

More from KQ2H, 14:30z-20:30z 18/9/2014

Between s3 and s6
Some DL,PD and NAm OMs
QSB and fadeout ~15:30z

19:08 up to s6,  mobile stns, Larry, distorted audio
19:29 N6MSJ with N6BQD Larry San Francisco
19:40 YL bot "good afternoon"
19:41 K6PPT
19:42 YL bot "time is 3:50pm"
...
19:49 XE2JS, Julian in Chihuahua, 50Watts,  with K6PPT
19:51 CQ de XE2JS, repeater cw ID
...

19:56 cw ID
20:01 N6IME, s6 peak,  mobile in Phoenix/Flagstaff 80W 5feet antenna, with K6PPT Tucson AZ, sometimes both distorted, hence hard to copy 20:08 QRT

20:10 cw ID
20:12 YL bot "good afternoon"
20:14 N6IME mobile
20:17 OM bot "with over 90348 min..." (or is that 19348?)  cw id
20:19 K6SCA
20:22 YL bot  "Good afternoon" and  time, OM bot "KQ2H repeater"
...
20:35 cw ID

[Cornel]

Back to the future.

29620 FM KQ2H repeater is back with signal s3-7, ~19:00z, busy as usual. Audio still rough 'cos of the QSB, but much better then in the last few months. 22:47z, Squelch still opens but vy hard to understand, s3-4.

Anyway. It's back. Let the summer in.