Ten-Ten International Net, or 10-10 for short, is an organization of amateur radio operators dedicated to maintaining high levels of amateur radio communications on the 10 meter amateur band (28.0-29.7 MHz). Established in 1962, 10-10 has grown continuously since that day, with some ups and downs according to the numbers of sunspots and the openness of the band. As you read this, the number of 10-10 numbers issued to members now exceeds 75,000. 10-10 would welcome your membership in the organization if you have an amateur radio license with 10 meter privileges. The Gateway Chapter
The Gateway Chapter Membership is primarily from the greater St. Louis, MO metroplex. Our Chapter was formed in 1972 by Don Wirth, WB0ECM #3218, and we are very proud of the number of nearly consecutive Net Sessions (Currently 1931 - every Wednesday for over 37 years! We missed only once due to very severe weather) that have been held. The Chapter meets every Wednesday evening on 28.650 MHz (+/- QRM) at 2000 Local Time (Thursday, 0100Z Summers and 0200Z Winters). We conduct informal, "open" nets and all amateur radio operators are cordially invited to attend for the purpose of exchanging ten-ten numbers and for general rag chewing. How To Join The Gateway Chapter
Membership in the Gateway Chapter is available to any ham who has a 10-10 number and who resides within ground wave range of the St. Louis area. We also offer a certificate (but not Gateway membership) to other 10-10 members who contact and exchange 10-10 data (10-10#, Call Sign, Operator's Name, Contact Date, City and State/Country) with five (5) Gateway members. How To Join 10-10 International
Any licensed amateur authorized to operate on the 10 meter band can join 10-10. It is required that you contact ten 10-10 members (on 10 meters), listing their information as noted on the Membership Application form (10-10#, Call Sign, Operator's Name, Contact Date, City and State/Country). US amateurs send their completed Membership Application and required dues payment to the Data Manager, 10-10 International Net, Inc., 643 North 98th Street, #142 Omaha, NE 68114-2332. DX amateurs should send the application to the DX Call Area Manager, Carol Hugentober, K8DHK, #29588, 4441 Andreas Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45211-2622, U.S.A. DX amateurs: Please remember that dues must be paid in US dollars and by International Postal Money Order only. The Data Manager will assign you a 10-10 number and send it to you along with your new member package. 10-10 Contests
Each year, 10-10 sponsors 2 CW contests and 2 phone contests to encourage maximum cordial activity on the 10 meter band. In addition, there is a 10-10 Day 24-hour Sprint. A 10-10 QSO Party brochure is available from the Information Manager or the Contest Manager. A summary of pertinent information for the 2010 contests is as follows:
Upcoming Contests of Local Interest
November 2009
Upcoming Midwest Area Eyeballs, Swapfests and Hamfests
28 November 2009 Evansville Hamfest, Talk-In: 145.150-(PL 107.2), Vanderburgh Co. 4H Center Auditorium, 201 East Booneville-New harmony Road, Evansville, IN Information about additional upcoming events in the region will be listed in this category as it becomes available. If you know of some upcoming events of interest to midwest amateurs that should be posted here please let us know. Contact Scotty, W9VHL by E-mail (kdscott@sbcglobal.net) or by LL at 314.822.1573.
Jan Alvestad's Remarks & Forecast (http://www.solen.info/solar/):
Propagation Forecast
This Site Last Revised 22 November 2009 at 13:29 UTC.
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The cost is only $1.00 for a lifetime membership! Send your contact information along with one dollar (non-recurring) to our Certificate Manager, Henry Schaper, KA0AWS, 241 Tapestry Dr., St. Louis, MO 63129 and Henry will send you a handsome non-propagating Gateway Chapter Certificate suitable for framing. A rare bargain indeed!
Winter (Phone) Contest February 6-7, 2010
Mobile Contest March 20, 2010
Spring (CW) Contest April 24-25, 2010
Spring (Digital) Contest May 1-2, 2010
Open Season Contest June 5-6, 2010
Spirit of 76 Contest June 28 - July 4, 2010
Summer (Phone) Contest August 7-8, 2010
10-10 Day Sprint (All Modes) October 10 (Every Year)
Fall (CW) Contest October 23-24, 2010
Fall (Digital) Contest October 30-31, 2010
Please note that during 10-10 contest periods, 10-10 members are requested to have the courtesy to observe a "quiet zone" between the frequencies of 28.490 and 28.510 MHz for non-contesters to use.All regular 10-10 contests begin at 0001 UTC on the first listed date and close at 2400 UTC on the second listed date. The 10-10 Day Sprint is, of course, a 1-day contest. Please send your 10-10 Contest Logs to Dan Morris, KZ3T #41015, 131 Valencia Ln, Statesville, NC 28625.
SARL Field Day Contest1000Z, Nov 21 to 1000Z, Nov 22
LZ DX Contest1200Z, Nov 21 to 1200Z, Nov 22
All Austrian 160-Meter Contest 1600Z, Nov 21 to 0700Z, Nov 22
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB 2100Z, Nov 21 to 0300Z, Nov 23
RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest, CW 2100Z, Nov 21 to 0100Z, Nov 22
NA Collegiate ARC Championship, SSB 2100Z, Nov 21 to 0300Z, Nov 23
EU PSK63 QSO Party 0000Z-2400Z, Nov 22
SKCC Sprint0000Z-0200Z, Nov 25
RSGB 80m Club Sprint, CW2000Z-2130Z, Nov 25
NCCC Sprint0230Z-0300Z, Nov 27
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW0000Z, Nov 28 to 2400Z, Nov 29
December 2009
ARCI Topband Sprint0000Z-0600Z, Dec 3
ARRL 160-Meter Contest2200Z, Dec 4 to 1600Z, Dec 6
ARRL EME Contest0000Z, Dec 5 to 2359Z, Dec 6
TARA RTTY Melee0000Z-2400Z, Dec 5
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint0400Z-0429Z, Dec 5 and 0430Z-0459Z, Dec 5 and 0500Z-0529Z, Dec 5 and 0530Z-0600Z, Dec 5
TOPS Activity Contest1600Z, Dec 5 to 1759Z, Dec 6
ARS Spartan Sprint0200Z-0400Z, Dec 8
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint0130Z-0330Z, Dec 9
ARRL 10-Meter Contest0000Z, Dec 12 to 2400Z, Dec 13
Feld Hell Sprint0000Z-2359Z, Dec 12
MDXA PSK DeathMatch0000Z, Dec 12 to 2400Z, Dec 13
NA High Speed Meteor Scatter Winter Rally0000Z, Dec 12 to 0200Z, Dec 16
International Naval Contest1600Z, Dec 12 to 1559Z, Dec 13
SKCC Weekend Sprint0000Z-2400Z, Dec 13
CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run 2100Z-2259Z, Dec 13
AGB-Party Contest2100Z-2400Z, Dec 18
Russian 160-Meter Contest 2100Z-2300Z, Dec 18
OK DX RTTY Contest0000Z-2400Z, Dec 19
RAC Winter Contest0000Z-2359Z, Dec 19
Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party 0001Z, Dec 19 to 2359Z, Jan 3
Croatian CW Contest1400Z, Dec 19 to 1400Z, Dec 20
ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint 2000Z-2400Z, Dec 20
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0200Z-0400Z, Dec 21
SKCC Sprint0000Z-0200Z, Dec 23
South Dakota QSO Party 0000Z-2400Z, Dec 26
DARC Christmas Contest0830Z-1059Z, Dec 26
Stew Perry Topband Challenge1500Z, Dec 26 to 1500Z, Dec 27
PODXS 070 Club QRP DX Scramble 0000Z-2400Z, Dec 27
RAEM Contest0200Z-0959Z, Dec 27
[Exchanges, Scoring and other details are available at the ARRL or SM3CER Contest sites. (See Favorite Links below.)]
12 December 2009 Big Bend Amateur Radio Club, Talk-In: 147.105 (PL 103.5), Univ. of Illinois Extension Center, Carthage, IL
30 January 2010 Winterfest, Talk-In: 147.76+(PL 141.3), Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville, IL - 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Winterfest is located in the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville (#1 Gateway Drive), Illinois just 11 miles east of the St. Louis Gateway Arch at I-70 and Illinois Exit #11.)
7 March 2010 Sterling-Rock Falls Amateur Radio Society Hamfest, Talk-In: 146.850 (PL 114.8), Challand Middle School, 1700 6th Ave., Sterling, IL
20 March 2010 Ides of March Hamfest, Reelfoot Amateur Radio Club, Tennessee National Guard Armory, 2017 east Reelfoot Ave., Union City, TN
6 June 2010 Starved Rock Radio Club Hamfest, Talk-In: 146.955 (PL 103.50, Bureau County Fairgrounds, West Peru Street, Princeton, IL
18 July 2010 Zero Beaters ARC (Washington) 48th Annual Hamfest, Talk-In: 147.240+ (PL 141.3), Bernie E. Hillerman Park, Grand Avenue, Washington, MO
18-19 September 2010Peoria Superfest Talk-In: 147.075+ (PL 103.5) & 145.105 D-STAR, Exposition Gardens, 1601 West Northmoor Road, Peoria, IL
Recent developments:
" The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled on November 21. Solar wind speed ranged between 355 and 586 km/s under the influence of a high speed stream from CH385.
Solar flux measured at 20h UTC on 2.8 GHz was 75.8. The planetary A index was 8 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 7.5). Three hour interval K indices: 31221032 (planetary), 31332222 (Boulder).
The background x-ray flux is below the class A1 level.
At midnight there was 1 spotted region on the visible solar disk.
Region 11033 was quiet and stable.
"
Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs):
"November 19-21: No partially or fully Earth directed CMEs were observed in LASCO or STEREO imagery. CME activity in general increased with several events observed in this interval."
Coronal Holes:
"A coronal hole (CH385) in the northern hemisphere was in an Earth facing position late on November 16 and on November 17."
Propagation & Forecast:
" Long distance low and medium frequency (below 2 MHz) propagation along paths north of due west over high and upper middle latitudes is fair. Propagation on long distance northeast-southwest paths is poor. The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet on November 22-24.
"
Solar Cycle 24 Daily Summary:
(courtesy of Kevin VE3EN at http://www.solarcycle24.com/)
" Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 20/2100Z to 21/2100Z: Solar activity was very low. Region 1033 (N18E07) remains a Bxo-beta region. No significant flares were observed during the past 24 hours. The SOHO/C2 images observed a slow moving (around 200 km/s) Earth directed CME at 21/0755Z. EIT images also showed a wave pattern, associated with the CME, located in the vicinity of a filament channel around S40E30.
Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to remain very low with a slight chance for a C-class flare.
Geophysical Activity Summary 20/2100Z to 21/2100Z: The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled. Observations from the ACE spacecraft indicate the continued influence of a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream. Solar wind speed rose through the period from 430 -575 km/s with Bz fluctuations from -8 to +9 nT.
Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be predominantly quiet for the next three days (22-24 November). "
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