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Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet.
If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Wayne, thanks for heads up. Nothing open here in Fish Creek, WI. Am monitoring 50.125.
72 & 73, Bill K9YEQ, FT’er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc. -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 1:54 PM To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Band dead in Maine.
73 - George, W3HBM On 6/5/2017 2:58 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: > Wayne, thanks for heads up. Nothing open here in Fish Creek, WI. Am monitoring 50.125. > > 72 & 73, > Bill > K9YEQ, FT’er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick > Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 1:54 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open > > Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. > > If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi,
Nothing up here in Montreal...but I've never been on 6m. Is this USB? FM? Tom -----Original Message----- From: Bill Johnson Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 2:58 PM To: Wayne Burdick ; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Wayne, thanks for heads up. Nothing open here in Fish Creek, WI. Am monitoring 50.125. 72 & 73, Bill K9YEQ, FT’er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc. -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 1:54 PM To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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6m at 50.125 is dead here -DM14-, but that could easily change any
minute. Monitoring now. 73, matt W6NIa On 6/5/2017 11:54 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. > > If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] -- "A delay is better than a disaster." -- unknown Matt Zilmer, W6NIA [Shiraz] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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SSB!
73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: Tom [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 2:19 PM To: Bill Johnson <[hidden email]>; Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]>; Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Hi, Nothing up here in Montreal...but I've never been on 6m. Is this USB? FM? Tom -----Original Message----- From: Bill Johnson Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 2:58 PM To: Wayne Burdick ; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Wayne, thanks for heads up. Nothing open here in Fish Creek, WI. Am monitoring 50.125. 72 & 73, Bill K9YEQ, FT’er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc. -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 1:54 PM To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Seems to be a lot of JT65 though
-----Original Message----- From: Matt Zilmer Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 3:19 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open 6m at 50.125 is dead here -DM14-, but that could easily change any minute. Monitoring now. 73, matt W6NIa On 6/5/2017 11:54 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not > exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. > > If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See > dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to > generate alerts via email. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] -- "A delay is better than a disaster." -- unknown Matt Zilmer, W6NIA [Shiraz] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Using P3 at 100 span to monitor. NADA. Will have to head out for a bit but will check in later.
73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 2:27 PM To: Matt Zilmer <[hidden email]>; [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Seems to be a lot of JT65 though -----Original Message----- From: Matt Zilmer Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 3:19 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open 6m at 50.125 is dead here -DM14-, but that could easily change any minute. Monitoring now. 73, matt W6NIa On 6/5/2017 11:54 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not > exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. > > If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See > dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to > generate alerts via email. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > [hidden email] -- "A delay is better than a disaster." -- unknown Matt Zilmer, W6NIA [Shiraz] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Which was it ? 1000 watts ? Or 8 w?
----- The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence. On Jun 5, 2017, at 15:17, GWK <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote: Band dead in Maine. 73 - George, W3HBM On 6/5/2017 2:58 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: Wayne, thanks for heads up. Nothing open here in Fish Creek, WI. Am monitoring 50.125. 72 & 73, Bill K9YEQ, FT’er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc. -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 1:54 PM To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com<http://dxmaps.com> for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Have a look at DX Maps.
> On Jun 5, 2017, at 3:33 PM, kevino z <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Which was it ? 1000 watts ? Or 8 w? > > ----- > The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence. > > On Jun 5, 2017, at 15:17, GWK <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote: > > Band dead in Maine. > > 73 - George, W3HBM > > > On 6/5/2017 2:58 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: > Wayne, thanks for heads up. Nothing open here in Fish Creek, WI. Am monitoring 50.125. > > 72 & 73, > Bill > K9YEQ, FT’er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick > Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 1:54 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> > Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open > > Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. > > If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com<http://dxmaps.com> for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi Tom,
USB, typically at 50.125-50.135, or CW around 50.090-50.100. This time of year there are frequent openings due to various propagation modes. I just park the radio at 50.125, squelched. Occasionally you'll hear someone pop up. Wayne > On Jun 5, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Tom <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Hi, > Nothing up here in Montreal...but I've never been on 6m. Is this USB? FM? > Tom ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Additional info:
50.276 JT65 - lots of signals here (grid EL29) this afternoon! Robie - AJ4F K3 SN5508 On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 7:41 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: > Hi Tom, > > USB, typically at 50.125-50.135, or CW around 50.090-50.100. > > This time of year there are frequent openings due to various propagation > modes. I just park the radio at 50.125, squelched. Occasionally you'll hear > someone pop up. > > Wayne > > > > > On Jun 5, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Tom <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > Nothing up here in Montreal...but I've never been on 6m. Is this USB? > FM? > > Tom > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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JT65 Montreal to St Louis Missouri
Thanks for the tips Wayne. From: Robie Elms Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 3:51 PM To: Wayne Burdick Cc: Tom ; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Additional info: 50.276 JT65 - lots of signals here (grid EL29) this afternoon! Robie - AJ4F K3 SN5508 On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 7:41 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: Hi Tom, USB, typically at 50.125-50.135, or CW around 50.090-50.100. This time of year there are frequent openings due to various propagation modes. I just park the radio at 50.125, squelched. Occasionally you'll hear someone pop up. Wayne > On Jun 5, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Tom <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Hi, > Nothing up here in Montreal...but I've never been on 6m. Is this USB? FM? > Tom ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Sweet! See what I am missing because I only have one HF radio? Can't
get Momma to understand this.... I "need" a KX3 and a KX2 to go with my K3s... One in the shack, one in the truck, and one for backpacking and/or backup when I send them in for updates y'all won't let me do. :-D ??... How do you make a 1000-watt QSO with 8-watts out on a dipole? I've been looking for that very loophole in the laws of physics ALL MY LIFE! ;-) Building a tri-band 6m/2m/70cm vertical dipole.... Trying to figure out how to build in ability to rotate from vert to horizontal so I can use the same antenna on SSB, etc.. Maybe I'll just grab a multi-element 6m quad and put it up, too. 73, ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 On 6/5/2017 1:54 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. > > If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Probably means 1000 km per watt.
On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 2:02 PM, Clay Autery <[hidden email]> wrote: > Sweet! See what I am missing because I only have one HF radio? Can't > get Momma to understand this.... I "need" a KX3 and a KX2 to go with my > K3s... One in the shack, one in the truck, and one for backpacking > and/or backup when I send them in for updates y'all won't let me do. :-D > > ??... How do you make a 1000-watt QSO with 8-watts out on a dipole? > I've been looking for that very loophole in the laws of physics ALL MY > LIFE! ;-) > Building a tri-band 6m/2m/70cm vertical dipole.... Trying to figure out > how to build in ability to rotate from vert to horizontal so I can use > the same antenna on SSB, etc.. Maybe I'll just grab a multi-element 6m > quad and put it up, too. > > 73, > > ______________________ > Clay Autery, KY5G > MONTAC Enterprises > (318) 518-1389 > > On 6/5/2017 1:54 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not > exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. > > > > If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See > dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to > generate alerts via email. > > > > 73, > > Wayne > > N6KR > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] -- Regards; John Timmers ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]
Cheers - VE7JBT KX3 owner
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Wayne which radio? K3S?
73, Bill K9YEQ From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 2:42 PM To: Tom <[hidden email]> Cc: Bill Johnson <[hidden email]>; Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Hi Tom, USB, typically at 50.125-50.135, or CW around 50.090-50.100. This time of year there are frequent openings due to various propagation modes. I just park the radio at 50.125, squelched. Occasionally you'll hear someone pop up. Wayne On Jun 5, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Tom <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote: Hi, Nothing up here in Montreal...but I've never been on 6m. Is this USB? FM? Tom ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I had a serious conversation with wife yesterday. She says she cannot trust me for spending. I explained, if you don't want to have the conversation, won't consider what I love, fine end of conversation. I will do what I want. Therefore, you can trust me to do what I love to do. Just like before we got married: in bachelor pad, my kitchen table had a Gonset Sidewinder and other ham related stuff. I had to push it off to the side to use the table. Then we got married. Then I continued interest in the hobby after we left the next apartment and 1st home and moved to the second. I kept 2 meter mobile to that point, but I had a tech license and 2 meter FM was super active. To answer her objections: what didn't you understand that I have been licensed from 1960 and had the equipment on my kitchen table in the apartment and when you married me you would think I would give up the hobby? I think she is very close to giving up her objections after 43 years. :-)
73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Clay Autery Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 4:02 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open Sweet! See what I am missing because I only have one HF radio? Can't get Momma to understand this.... I "need" a KX3 and a KX2 to go with my K3s... One in the shack, one in the truck, and one for backpacking and/or backup when I send them in for updates y'all won't let me do. :-D ??... How do you make a 1000-watt QSO with 8-watts out on a dipole? I've been looking for that very loophole in the laws of physics ALL MY LIFE! ;-) Building a tri-band 6m/2m/70cm vertical dipole.... Trying to figure out how to build in ability to rotate from vert to horizontal so I can use the same antenna on SSB, etc.. Maybe I'll just grab a multi-element 6m quad and put it up, too. 73, ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 On 6/5/2017 1:54 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. > > If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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KX3.
I hadn't spent much time on 6 m this year, but today's opening was just too good to pass up. Worked K9CT (Craig in Illinois)...best DX yet at 8 W with the 6-m dipole :) Wayne N6KR > On Jun 5, 2017, at 3:02 PM, Bill Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Wayne which radio? K3S? > > 73, > Bill > K9YEQ > > From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:[hidden email]] > Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 2:42 PM > To: Tom <[hidden email]> > Cc: Bill Johnson <[hidden email]>; Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters is open > > Hi Tom, > > USB, typically at 50.125-50.135, or CW around 50.090-50.100. > > This time of year there are frequent openings due to various propagation modes. I just park the radio at 50.125, squelched. Occasionally you'll hear someone pop up. > > Wayne > > > > On Jun 5, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Tom <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > Hi, > Nothing up here in Montreal...but I've never been on 6m. Is this USB? FM? > Tom ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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To go from vertical to horizontal on SSB, just turn the mic 90 degs,
> Sweet! See what I am missing because I only have one HF radio? Can't > get Momma to understand this.... I "need" a KX3 and a KX2 to go with my > K3s... One in the shack, one in the truck, and one for backpacking > and/or backup when I send them in for updates y'all won't let me do. :-D > > ??... How do you make a 1000-watt QSO with 8-watts out on a dipole? > I've been looking for that very loophole in the laws of physics ALL MY > LIFE! ;-) > Building a tri-band 6m/2m/70cm vertical dipole.... Trying to figure out > how to build in ability to rotate from vert to horizontal so I can use > the same antenna on SSB, etc.. Maybe I'll just grab a multi-element 6m > quad and put it up, too. > > 73, > > ______________________ > Clay Autery, KY5G > MONTAC Enterprises > (318) 518-1389 > > On 6/5/2017 1:54 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> Just made a couple of 1000-watt QSOs around 50.125 (SSB and CW). Not exactly exotic DX, but not bad for 8 watts and a dipole at 25 feet. >> >> If you haven’t tried 6 meters before, now would be a good time :) See dxmaps.com for updated propagation info. You can set up an account to generate alerts via email. >> >> 73, >> Wayne >> N6KR > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi folks,
Glad to see the interest in 6m, it is an amazing band when it opens even outside sunspot maximum. Multihop Sporadic E can give DX right across the Atlantic and beyond. There is a "DX Window" between 50.100 and 50.125 MHz. (see ARRL Bandplan) That means it is reserved by mutual agreements for intercontinental DX contacts. You might not hear anything there and think it is clear, but there are many worldwide DX stations monitoring that quiet window for other fleeting weak DX stations half way around the world and that can be spoilt by local stations using it. The ARRL bandplan mentions 50.100 to 125 for the DX window but there is a move to try and extend it to 130 and move Domestic SSB contacts to 200. Some helpful advice at http://www.qsl.net/n1irz/sixmeter.html The JT65 community are using 5O.276 and it is very crowded during openings as well as very S L O W. So when signals are strong enough it is usually much faster to shift to CW or SSB. Also meteor scatter takes place using MSK144 with 15 sec periods on 50.280 at any time, inside and outside of meteor showers. With all of the new digital modes there are constant changes to operating modes and frequencies and some attempts at getting consensus on faster modes like JT9H FAST to suit transatlantic multihop Es better. See bottom of page at https://www.qrz.com/db/VE1SKY As with any band that you are new to, or haven't used for a while, it is a good idea to do a bit of reading about operating frequencies, i.e. Bandplans and listen first to find out what the protocols are before transmitting. I had a ball on Sunday working CW across to the east coast USA and heard the left coast on JT65 and Japan in the morning a couple of days earlier. See you on the magic band! - 6m 73 from David GM4JJJ > On 5 Jun 2017, at 20:41, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > USB, typically at 50.125-50.135, or CW around 50.090-50.100. > > This time of year there are frequent openings due to various propagation modes. I just park the radio at 50.125, squelched. Occasionally you'll hear someone pop up. > > Wayne > > > >> On Jun 5, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Tom <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Nothing up here in Montreal...but I've never been on 6m. Is this USB? FM? >> Tom > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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