I encourage anyone planning to operate in the ARRL 10m Contest this weekend (starts at 7pm local, running for 48 hrs) to take a look at the excellent write-up of last year’s event, which includes some great forecast info for this year’s contest.
Article (may only be accessable to ARRL members??):
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ContestResults/2014/2014%20ARRL%2010%20Meter%20Results%20-%20Full%20-%20Version%201_3(2).pdf
Just checked — Solar Flux rose to 110 today; expected to remain at least that high thru weekend. Sunspot #’s hovering around 50 and hopefully will remain no less than that for the contest. Geomagnetic storming forecast to subside by Sat/Sun so hopefully the band will open to Europe somewhat each morning this coming weekend should the numbers hold. Certainly, we can expect good openings across NA, Caribbean, SA and likely Oceania.
I look forward to joining the team from W1DX Sat morning in what may be a first try at a Multi-Op Single TX HP effort in this event from there. With only one transmitted signal allowed on the band at any one time within the Multi-Op category, coordination and strategy between the two operating positions in working both CW and SSB modes (w/ CW QSOs worth double the SSB contacts) while maximizing multipliers will be interesting! Multipliers (DXCC countries + US/VE states [incl. DC] & provinces + Mexican states) are counted in *both* modes.
Good luck to all! 73, Bill W1WBB
