First, I never said I only operated the top 3kHz on CW...nice try.
Second, the "lots" of activity I mentioned was during specific band
openings. I have been on 50MHz, intermittently, since 1961, including
operation from North Dakota, which is the definition of desolation when
it come to working stations when the band is closed. I accomplished
6-meter WAS from there more than 30 years ago.
I did say the beacons do not impact 50.080-50.100 which is where most CW
activity takes place, with occasional CW signals just above 50.100. In
fact, you can find beacons down to almost 50.000 but they are *very*
widely spaced. My use of 50.097 from HC was just an example of one
operating instance.
Jack, W6NF/VE4SNA
On 2/26/2014 11:31 AM, WILLIS COOKE wrote:
Jack, your idea of lots of CW and mine differ quite a bit. If your CW
is concentrated in the top 3 Khz of the CW band and you willingly give
up most of the band to beacons and don't even miss the bandwidth you
are not my kind of CW affecionado. I do at least venture down to
50.090 for my CQs and much to my surprise I sometimes get an answer.
I made it my goal to get some activity for the Straight Key Century
Club anniversary celebration this January and I was able to make 3
contacts during the month on 6 meters and one non "SKCC contact. But
I only have a 21 meter high tower and beam and a KW on 6 meters. If
five contacts in a month in only two states, all ground wave is not
very little, we have a definition problem. In comparison I made 452
CW QSOs on all bands and 90 on 160 meters.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
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*From:* Jack <[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected]
*Sent:* Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:58 PM
*Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] Advice on 6 meters...
Sorry, Willis, but the beacons are operated in a narrow range of
frequencies well below the normal CW DX frequencies of 50.080-50.100MHz.
From Ecuador I heard many beacons from South and Central America, the
Caribbean and the US, and none of them were anywhere near my operating
frequency of 50.097MHz. Roughly 2/3 of my QSOs were CW and the remainder
SSB so the statement "there is very little CW" is absolutely untrue.
Jack, W6NF/VE4SNA
On 2/26/2014 10:45 AM, WILLIS COOKE wrote:
> Phil, 6 meters is vacant most of the time except for locals. When
it is good, it is mostly E skip with occasional F skip. Some of us
who have more than 200 countries on all bands except 160 and 6 like it
for the challenge, but figure on a lot of tuning for an occasional
opening. There is very little CW, but there is some around 50.090 to
50.095. Most of the CW band is clobbered by beacons when the band is
open. A large portion of the stations on 6 meters have Technician
operators who do not do code often. If you find yourself tuning 10
meters during the sun spot nulls, you will find 6 meters much like
that during the sun spot peaks. A four or five element beam will make
6 meters look like 10 with a dipole or a vertical when the band is
open. Most QSOs will not even exchange names, just grid codes and
usually don't even bother with 59. In spite of all this, I still like
it and operate it some. It is much more interesting to me than
> RTTY or PSK and one of the few CW stations you hear there will be
K5EWJ. So if the lower bands bore you and Digital bores you even
more, then maybe 6 meters is your game.
>
> Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
> K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Phil Hystad <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> To: elecraft <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:08 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Advice on 6 meters...
>
>
> 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
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