Hello Gary, Welcome to the Magic Band! The K3 is a GREAT radio for 6m! You can compare some of the most popular 6m antennas on my web page here:
http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/6mTable.htm Hams all around the world have had very good success and repeatability building 50 ohm yagis designed by YU7EF: http://www.yu7ef.com/ If you have any questions or need dimensions for a specific element diameter that is different than the options listed, Pop YU7EF probably already has a table showing the proper element lengths for the material you are using. He also has dozens of photos that he can send you, showing the approaches that others have used in constructing the antennas. Especially detailed construction photos (applicable to any of the YU7EF designs) are shown by ON4KST on how he constructed the EF0610: http://www.yu7ef.com/ef0610.htm http://www.on4kst.com/10el50/ I have completed 6m EME contacts with a number of stations around the world using those homebrew antenna designs, and at least two of the 100w stations I have worked were using the EF0607 (7 element yagi): http://www.yu7ef.com/ef0607.htm I hope you have something whipped up by the beginning of June, when Es season will begin in earnest ;-) You can keep tabs on the current 6m Es activity by monitoring the map on this popular chat page: http://www.on4kst.info/chat/login.php?band=7 GL and VY 73, Lance On 3/18/2010 6:18 AM, Gary Smith wrote: > I find I have a place for a 6 meter beam. I don't have one but would > like to make one if feasible. Does anyone know of good plans for a 6 > meter beam that would be realistic to make? > > Might as well use the 6M ability of the K3 > > > Thanks, > > Gary > KA1J > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX) P.O. Box 73 Frenchtown, MT 59834 USA QTH: DN27UB TEL: (406) 626-5728 URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj LIVE MESSENGER CHAT: [email protected] 2m DXCC #11, 6m DXCC #815 Interested in 6m EME? Ask me about subscribing to the Magic Band EME email! ______________________________________________________________ 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
