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Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and I’m hearing a strong beacon from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over :)
At times like this it pays to jump on 6 meters. 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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I have 16 countries on 6 meters (and 82 on 2 meters!)
Ken At 10:09 AM 6/22/2017, Wayne Burdick wrote: >Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and >Iâm hearing a strong beacon from Kansas. >DXmaps.com has red all over :) At times like >this it pays to jump on 6 meters. 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of repeater controllers and accessories. http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/ Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and we offer complete repeater packages! AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net "We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!" ______________________________________________________________ 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] |
Re: 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW)
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Wow! I need a better antenna....
Wayne > On Jun 22, 2017, at 10:28 AM, Ken Arck <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I have 16 countries on 6 meters (and 82 on 2 meters!) > > Ken > > > At 10:09 AM 6/22/2017, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and Iâm hearing a strong beacon from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over :) At times like this it pays to jump on 6 meters. 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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a small three element beam works wonders on 6M
Leroy AB7CE -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Burdick Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 11:30 AM To: Ken Arck Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) Wow! I need a better antenna.... Wayne > On Jun 22, 2017, at 10:28 AM, Ken Arck <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I have 16 countries on 6 meters (and 82 on 2 meters!) > > Ken > > > At 10:09 AM 6/22/2017, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and I’m hearing a strong beacon >> from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over :) At times like this it pays to >> jump on 6 meters. 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] |
Re: 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW)
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I keep a 6M GP ... actually a 2M 5/8 wave vertical ... connected to my
K3's 2nd receiver antenna input (only) and monitoring 50.125 all the time. The 2nd receiver is worth the investment for this purpose alone, IMO. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP > > ______________________________________________________________ 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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On Thu,6/22/2017 10:09 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and I’m hearing a strong beacon from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over:) I heard you CQing and spotted you. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ 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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That's telling me that six meters could be a valuable band during Field Day. Consider having at least a dipole antenna that can to put into service. If the E-clouds are active, participants could pick up quite a few points in a band that has lots of room. The "skip" moves around a lot, but FD QSOs are short, so it could be a very productive band. And you don't need power.. QRP is often as good as QRO.
73 de Ray K2ULR KX3 #211 -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Sent: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 1:11 pm Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and I’m hearing a strong beacon from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over :)At times like this it pays to jump on 6 meters. 73,WayneN6KR______________________________________________________________Elecraft mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:[hidden email] list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage 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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If you have a K3, K3S, or KX3, with the built-in auto tuner, then any antenna is a 6 m antenna :-)
Wayne N6KR ---- http://www.elecraft.com > On Jun 22, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Raymond Sills <[hidden email]> wrote: > > That's telling me that six meters could be a valuable band during Field Day. Consider having at least a dipole antenna that can to put into service. If the E-clouds are active, participants could pick up quite a few points in a band that has lots of room. The "skip" moves around a lot, but FD QSOs are short, so it could be a very productive band. And you don't need power.. QRP is often as good as QRO. > > > 73 de Ray > K2ULR > KX3 #211 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> > To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > Sent: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 1:11 pm > Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) > > Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and I’m hearing a strong beacon from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over :)At times like this it pays to jump on 6 meters. 73,WayneN6KR______________________________________________________________Elecraft mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:[hidden email] list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage 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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BiHmmm, not my minibeam...a cushceaft ma5b.. Can't tune that at 6mTomva2fsq.com
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> Date: 2017-06-22 3:48 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Raymond Sills <[hidden email]> Cc: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) If you have a K3, K3S, or KX3, with the built-in auto tuner, then any antenna is a 6 m antenna :-) Wayne N6KR ---- http://www.elecraft.com > On Jun 22, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Raymond Sills <[hidden email]> wrote: > > That's telling me that six meters could be a valuable band during Field Day. Consider having at least a dipole antenna that can to put into service. If the E-clouds are active, participants could pick up quite a few points in a band that has lots of room. The "skip" moves around a lot, but FD QSOs are short, so it could be a very productive band. And you don't need power.. QRP is often as good as QRO. > > > 73 de Ray > K2ULR > KX3 #211 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> > To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > Sent: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 1:11 pm > Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) > > Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and I’m hearing a strong beacon from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over :)At times like this it pays to jump on 6 meters. 73,WayneN6KR______________________________________________________________Elecraft mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:[hidden email] list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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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It's probably pretty narrow-banded. Did you try tapping ATU TUNE a second time within five seconds? The tuner tries about twice as many settings when you do that.
73, Wayne N6KR. ---- http://www.elecraft.com > On Jun 22, 2017, at 1:06 PM, tomb18 <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Bi > Hmmm, not my minibeam...a cushceaft ma5b.. Can't tune that at 6m > Tom > va2fsq.com > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> > Date: 2017-06-22 3:48 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: Raymond Sills <[hidden email]> > Cc: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) > > If you have a K3, K3S, or KX3, with the built-in auto tuner, then any antenna is a 6 m antenna :-) > > Wayne > N6KR > > > ---- > http://www.elecraft.com > > > On Jun 22, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Raymond Sills <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > That's telling me that six meters could be a valuable band during Field Day. Consider having at least a dipole antenna that can to put into service. If the E-clouds are active, participants could pick up quite a few points in a band that has lots of room. The "skip" moves around a lot, but FD QSOs are short, so it could be a very productive band. And you don't need power.. QRP is often as good as QRO. > > > > > > 73 de Ray > > K2ULR > > KX3 #211 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> > > To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > > Sent: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 1:11 pm > > Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) > > > > Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and I’m hearing a strong beacon from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over :)At times like this it pays to jump on 6 meters. 73,WayneN6KR______________________________________________________________Elecraft mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:[hidden email] list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage 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] 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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YesBut it's funny because other people seem to be able to tune the antenna on 6.Oh well, I'm in the process of making a 6m vertical dipole. 73 Tom
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> Date: 2017-06-22 4:08 PM (GMT-05:00) To: tomb18 <[hidden email]> Cc: Raymond Sills <[hidden email]>, [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) It's probably pretty narrow-banded. Did you try tapping ATU TUNE a second time within five seconds? The tuner tries about twice as many settings when you do that. 73, Wayne N6KR. ----http://www.elecraft.com On Jun 22, 2017, at 1:06 PM, tomb18 <[hidden email]> wrote: BiHmmm, not my minibeam...a cushceaft ma5b.. Can't tune that at 6mTomva2fsq.com Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> Date: 2017-06-22 3:48 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Raymond Sills <[hidden email]> Cc: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) If you have a K3, K3S, or KX3, with the built-in auto tuner, then any antenna is a 6 m antenna :-) Wayne N6KR ---- http://www.elecraft.com > On Jun 22, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Raymond Sills <[hidden email]> wrote: > > That's telling me that six meters could be a valuable band during Field Day. Consider having at least a dipole antenna that can to put into service. If the E-clouds are active, participants could pick up quite a few points in a band that has lots of room. The "skip" moves around a lot, but FD QSOs are short, so it could be a very productive band. And you don't need power.. QRP is often as good as QRO. > > > 73 de Ray > K2ULR > KX3 #211 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> > To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > Sent: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 1:11 pm > Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) > > Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and I’m hearing a strong beacon from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over :)At times like this it pays to jump on 6 meters. 73,WayneN6KR______________________________________________________________Elecraft mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:[hidden email] list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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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Well... I have an 80-10 End Fed on the top of the wood fence. My KAT3
easily tunes it to 6 meters with 1.1:1 SWR, however I've heard nothing except NW Reno [~10 mi], which probably wasn't Es. Two reasons come to mind: 1. The antenna is one-way on 6 meters 2. Es is very selective as to location and apparently it isn't selecting Sparks NV. 73, Fred ("Skip") K6DGW Sparks NV USA Washoe County DM09dn On 6/22/2017 12:48 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > If you have a K3, K3S, or KX3, with the built-in auto tuner, then any antenna is a 6 m antenna :-) > > 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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Yes, even my 160M center fed dipole {256 ft} with its balanced feed
line and a 4:1 Guanella dual core current balun works quite nice on 6M. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 6/22/2017 2:48 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > If you have a K3, K3S, or KX3, with the built-in auto tuner, then any antenna is a 6 m antenna :-) > > Wayne > N6KR > > > ---- > http://www.elecraft.com > >> On Jun 22, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Raymond Sills <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> That's telling me that six meters could be a valuable band during Field Day. Consider having at least a dipole antenna that can to put into service. If the E-clouds are active, participants could pick up quite a few points in a band that has lots of room. The "skip" moves around a lot, but FD QSOs are short, so it could be a very productive band. And you don't need power.. QRP is often as good as QRO. >> >> >> 73 de Ray >> K2ULR >> KX3 #211 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> >> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> >> Sent: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 1:11 pm >> Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) >> >> Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and I’m hearing a strong beacon from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over :)At times like this it pays to jump on 6 meters. 73,WayneN6KR______________________________________________________________Elecraft mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:[hidden email] list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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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Yes the tuners are great, and my 160 mtr full wave loop makes a good 6mtr
antenna, especially on receive. But something about 6 mtrs on a beam, magic. Hf beams, yeah they do mostly what you expect. But something about the short wave length, maybe. Maybe 2 mtrs is that way too, I don't know. But every 6 meter beam I have kicks butt. My KX3 and a portable MFJ 6 meter 3ele beam works like a big gun station. Leroy AB7CE -----Original Message----- From: Bob McGraw K4TAX Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:11 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) Yes, even my 160M center fed dipole {256 ft} with its balanced feed line and a 4:1 Guanella dual core current balun works quite nice on 6M. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 6/22/2017 2:48 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > If you have a K3, K3S, or KX3, with the built-in auto tuner, then any > antenna is a 6 m antenna :-) > > Wayne > N6KR > > > ---- > http://www.elecraft.com > >> On Jun 22, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Raymond Sills <[hidden email]> >> wrote: >> >> That's telling me that six meters could be a valuable band during Field >> Day. Consider having at least a dipole antenna that can to put into >> service. If the E-clouds are active, participants could pick up quite a >> few points in a band that has lots of room. The "skip" moves around a >> lot, but FD QSOs are short, so it could be a very productive band. And >> you don't need power.. QRP is often as good as QRO. >> >> >> 73 de Ray >> K2ULR >> KX3 #211 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> >> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> >> Sent: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 1:11 pm >> Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) >> >> Just had a quick QSO with K7CW in CN87, and I’m hearing a strong beacon >> from Kansas. DXmaps.com has red all over :)At times like this it pays to >> jump on 6 meters. >> 73,WayneN6KR______________________________________________________________Elecraft >> mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: >> http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:[hidden email] >> list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: >> http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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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I think a lot of that comes from the fact that the average active 6M station runs a modest beam & 100 W.
So, any less than that average is at a disadvantage. Obviously some run yuge beams and legal limit. Those station get through 1st, followed by the average stations and finally the rest. 6M offers every propagation mode known at one time or another. However, some openings only last a matter of minutes. This is especially true for multiple hop sporadic E, not so much as when the MUF makes it to 50 MHz for true F2 openings. F2 seems to last a tad longer. Sporadic E can also be very localized where stations 50 miles apart are not in the "skip-zone". During very active times, a few of us in the DC area keep in touch on 2M FM. We have all found for example, many times a station in Baltimore MD will hear the DX fine but someone in say, in no. Virginia hears nothing. Give it twenty minutes and the situation reverses. I have been active on 50MHz for over 50 years. Taking advantage of the 6M propagation requires much more listening than transmitting because, relating to the comment above, calling a station in the noise is probably just clobbering the guys who CAN hear it. Listen 1st. Analyze who's working what and where before just blasting away. The beacons around 50.05 to 50.08 will tell you where the propagation is favoring. These beacons are all over the world, so use them to your advantage. 73, Charlie k3ICH -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of lmarion Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:55 PM To: [hidden email]; Bob McGraw K4TAX <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 meters open this morning; listening 50.095 (CW) Yes the tuners are great, and my 160 mtr full wave loop makes a good 6mtr antenna, especially on receive. But something about 6 mtrs on a beam, magic. Hf beams, yeah they do mostly what you expect. But something about the short wave length, maybe. Maybe 2 mtrs is that way too, I don't know. But every 6 meter beam I have kicks butt. My KX3 and a portable MFJ 6 meter 3ele beam works like a big gun station. Leroy AB7CE ______________________________________________________________ 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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