Mr. Bingham, How much are you asking for the 6m loop and do you have the following with it: HO Mast Bracket Kit 6m HO Support Bracket Mod Kit
I might take it off your hands. 73, Rob, KC5RET On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Howard Bingham via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/9/2017 5:15 PM, Chris Boone via BVARC wrote: > > For SSB local and normal use, you want a horizontal antenna on 6…when the > band opens, anything works…but for best SSB use, a H pol like a Halo or > turnstile antenna for omni or yagi is best… > > > > Chris > > -- > > The ARRL Antenna book has a number of loop antenna designs )iirc), I have > a new M-2 HO Loop waiting to be used at my location.. Had one at another > location & had obtained 1,000 mile QSO's on SSB at 25 ft. height with 100 > watt Ranger DX-5054 with about 50 ft. coax (At the late WS5H Bill Stone's > location in Sharpstown).. > > If others are interested in 6m, I might be willing to part with my M2 HO > Loop (NEW, still in box) and a used Ranger DX-5054 radio..(Address & phone > in BVARC roster correct). > > 73 > > Howard Bingham > KE5APJ > > -- > > *From:* BVARC [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Gayle Dotts via BVARC > > *Sent:* Monday, January 09, 2017 5:13 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Gayle Dotts <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Home built 6 meter 5/8 wave vertical > > > > 6 Meter vertical completed. > > With BVARC help and info: new height legnth , new radials legnth, 1" wide > x 5" long loading coil..... thank you! Currently bottom of antenna is up > only 10 feet off ground (all the height I have at present). > > SWR...... shows 1.3 @ 50.125 with power set at 25% using LDG AT-100Pro > Autotuner. > > No contacts heard but band may be quiet at the moment. I'm hoping for the > best. > > > > Gayle > > KF5LVZ > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 3:56 PM, Gayle Dotts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Almost finished my first home built 6 Meter antenna, 13.5 feet tall with > 49" radials. This is coil loaded from the bottom 10 turns. The plans say > 14GA coated wire and tap. I think the wire should be bare for the tap > (aligator clip) to connect to. Plans don"t say this. By the way SWR is way > high.3.0. Any advice. > > > > Thanks, > > Gayle > > KF5LVZ > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > >
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