Above 23cms, the most popular amateur microwave band is 10GHz, also known as 3cms. With the advent of the UK 'lifetime' licence in 2006, the 10GHz band became available to all classes of UK licensee. It can accomodate a wide variety of modes including narrowband DX, ATV, EME etc. A wide variety of old and new hardware is available for this band.

Below is an article by Brian Coleman G4NNS and Ian Lamb G8KQW published in RSGB Radcom magazine for getting quickly started on 10GHz with modern DX kit:-

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Useful Links: Feedhorns , DB6NT Transverter Article Usage: The article has been made available for personal use only from the August-2007 edition of Radcom courtesy of the RSGB. Please do not host on other websites.	10GHz Quick Start Copyright RSGB 2007: This document may be downloaded for personal use only and may not be copied or distributed without the written permission of the Radio Society of Great Britain, www.rsgb.org.	Click for a larger image...

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4-Jan-2011