Q Kent Taylor, K4AHU, asks, “I have not been operating for several years and I am looking forward to getting back on the air. I have moved to North Florida and I would like to make regular contacts with friends 40 to 60 miles away. Would 10 meters be adequate for this purpose if I was running a beam and 100 W?”
A Ten meters is probably not the best band for your application. Depending on what the other stations are using for rigs and antennas, contact is probably possible, but the signals may be weak. You’d have better luck using 40 meters during the daytime and 80 or 160 meters at night.
From QST June 1999
