It is still a little in advance of the usual start of the summer sporadic-E season, so it is unlikely (though possible) that 6 meters will be open anywhere tonight. (Strange timing for a 6-meter contest; don't really get it. Why not wait for a couple more weeks when the band is more likely to be open?)
To answer your question, CW activity when the band is dead is usually right on the calling frequency 50.125. When the band is open, CW activity generally drops down to 50.100 and below. But don't expect to find anybody there if the band isn't open. 6 meters is a really fun band, but it won't be really fun until it starts to open on a regular basis in a couple more weeks. Don't judge it until then! Bill W5WVO Vic K2VCO wrote: > James Duffey wrote: >> The 6M Spring Sprint is this evening, < >> http://www.sysadnet.com/vhfsprintrules.htm > , so get that K3 on >> 6M and have some fun. the Sprint runs this >> evening from 2300Z May 9 to 0300Z May 10. You will need to exchange >> your grid square, a close approximation which you can find on >> QRZ.com. > > Any suggestions for the best frequency to listen for CW activity? > > I have a K3, an HF beam which shows a 2.5:1 SWR on 6 (tunable to 1:1, > of course) and I've never had a 6 meter QSO in 53 years as a ham! ______________________________________________________________ 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
