On 14 Jun 2003 at 17:50, Jim candela wrote: > > Hey Group, > > I was wondering what polarization is usually used for local, and DX six > meter AM contacts on 50.4 Mhz? I know this is a dumb question, but I really > don't know the answer. I was looking on Ebay, and Ku4ab sells several > horizontal square loops for various bands including 6 meters. Are these any > good? > > Regards, > Jim candela > WD5JKO Hi Jim,
AM activity is mostly horizontally polarized. Those square loops are similar to the old Halo antennas. OK, but why not go with a 3 to 5 ele beam? Catch you on 50.4 Gonset G-50 Lafayette HA-460 Heath Shawnee --- +-++-++-++-++-+ John L. Sielke |W||2||A||G||N| http://www.w2agn.net [UPDATED] +-++-++-++-++-+ Ex-K3HLU,TF2WKT,W7JEF,W4MPC,N4JS
