Frank:
I have done quite a bit of operating on 6m SSB with 10 watts and a dipole (and
in the past with 2 watts and a dipole). Unfortunately I haven't had a K3 to do
it with, but one the current versions is a K2 and homebrew transverter.
My dipole heights have ranged from 12 feet to 30 feet,
It is amazing what you can do with just a dipole on 6-meters when the band
opens - though not sure about mounting it inside your attic. I've been
using just a 6-meter dipole mounted on my chimney here in the Dallas area
for probably four years now. No problem working all over the country
On Field Day in 2009 I took a look at 6-meters. Mind you, my antenna is a
dipole, mounted inverted-vee style, with the apex at 45 feet that consists of
two wires fed in parallel, one cut for 80-meters and the other for 40-meters.
The RG-8 run is about 175'.
It's hot in Tucson in June so a
On Sun, 2011-03-20 at 12:00 -0400, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net
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Re: [Elecraft] K3/10 in Attic Looking for Six Meters
I have a similar setup. I have a ~120 ft dipole made out of ribbon
cable strung under my eaves, and wrapped around the sides of the house.
Not ideal, but it is nearly
Maybe the cards are stacked against me, but I would like to go for the six
meter band ssb. My problem is low power and attic location for antennas.
Presently, I have a 66' piece of wire (center fed dipole) which works great
(for PSK, CW and JT65-HF) using the ATU in the K3. I would like to get the
Frank,
Before you consider higher power, get the antenna outside. Even 100
watts to an attic antenna can be problematic in some cases.
If you have no choice for the antenna, then go for the KPA100 but start
out at lower power levels to see what happens, devices plugged into the
house
A lot depends upon the composition of your roof. Some are rather opaque to
RF, and that goes up with frequency. Certain tile roofs are the worst, IMX.
OTOH, as Don points out, look at ways to get the antenna outside, even just
marginally outside. A full half wavelength is only 10 feet lone (well
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