Big weekend coming up for a lot of Amateur Radio operators around the world, as the ARRL 10M contest takes place. The contest starts at 0000 UTC Saturday, and ends at 2359 UTC Sunday, December 13-14, 2014. Last year was the first year I participated in this contest, and I was fortunate enough to log contacts on six out of the seven continents. This is a great contest for new amateurs with their technician Class license, as the 10 meter band is available to you from 28.300mhz up to 28.500mhz, and you can make a simple wire dipole antenna and talk around the world. That's a lot of bandwidth to talk on, so fire up you radio and have some fun. For more information on the contest, go to http://www.arrl.org/10-meter
For a simple wire dipole antenna, try this one. http://www.hamuniverse.com/10metertechniciandipole.html
For a simple wire dipole antenna, try this one. http://www.hamuniverse.com/10metertechniciandipole.html