Hello Phil, I have been on 6 meters from 1988 untill 2012. Worked 220 DXCC's from all continents. Even did some K7's and VE7's. Heard KL7. Six is a great but demanding band. You need to keep an eye on all monitors. And when there is something happening, be prepared for some battle.
It is a great band with CW, SSB and digi modes. Just try it. Your best time will be summer time while Es goes loose. 50 MHz is THE Eskip and Aurora band. Better than any other. But success is for the prepared operator only. The UK Six Meter Group site will tell you more. Have a look on my pages at www.pa2v.com Go for a 6 el one wavelength Yagi, LFA is superior because the clean pattern. Noise is your worst enemy. Good luck, Peter PA2V Message: 4 Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:08:46 -0800 From: Phil Hystad <[email protected]> To: elecraft <[email protected]> Subject: [Elecraft] Advice on 6 meters... Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I have seen some comments recently about six meters and I have never operated six meters. I don't really have a descent antenna for six meters, just my 80-meter (ladder line fed) dipole or my hex beam that I can at least tune to six meters. The band is always dead quiet with the small exception of some noise spikes here and there but very rare. Question: is there any activity for six meters that I should invest in a nice multi-element 6 meter bean antenna? My most dominant operating mode would be CW but maybe some SSB from time to time. I have no idea what's there as this band has always been blank to me. 73, phil, K7PEH ie: 2014.0.4335 / Virusdatabase: 3705/7127 - datum van uitgifte: 02/26/14 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
