Hi Keith,
...
* Cushcraft AR6 - 1/2 wave vertical
* Diamond 2 ele yagi
What do you suggest?
For many years I have used a set of home made antennas for 6m work. I
use a 4-element Yagi and a J-Pole that provide good performance under a
variety of conditions. The J-Pole is good for catching the local mobile
stations as well as for omni-directional band monitoring. The Yagi is
generally better for DXing when F/B and gain are needed, but the J-Pole
does quite well on the long haul stuff and is more convenient during
contests. These antennas are pictured in my QRZ.com entry, which also
shows the LPDA that I use for 10-20m work.
You may find that the half-wave vertical is a good enough starting
point. I started on 6m some 20+ years ago with a folded dipole hung
vertically from a tree branch. Worked very well.
Gus Hansen
KB0YH
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