10-meter QSO with Japan!

Links below for gear and associated websites.
Another fun day with the 10-meter band! I made my first contact with Japan. I heard a lot of activity on 10 meters with Jamaica and South America. I was not able to break thru the pile ups with my 100 watts and Buddistick. Hard to compete with big quad beams and linear amplifiers, however, I heard a HAM in Japan calling CQ while tuning up and down the band. I quickly answered back and was rewarded with a nice QSO.
I am running a Yaesu 857-D at 100watts barefoot into a Buddistick supported by a Buddipole Mast & Tripod on my front porch . . . so nothing special or fancy but a ton of fun!
JA0MVW • TAKASHI KOSAKA
NIIGATA-CITY • JAPAN
BUDDIPOLE
www.buddipole.com
Buddistick
www.buddipole.c...
Buddipole Tripod
www.buddipole.c...
Buddipole Mast
www.buddipole.c...
DX Sherlock
VHFDX - 10meter North America QSO/SWL Map
www.vhfdx.info/...
QRZ
www.qrz.com/
iPORTALBLE
PORTABLE EMERGENCY / FIELD COMMUNICATION STATION STANDS
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iPORTABLE RACK • Speaker • Transport Covers
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