If you're going to work sideband you want some type of directional antenna,
horizontally polarized.
----- Original Message -----
From: "CHRISTOPHER SCHULTE" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:49 AM
Subject: Re: 6 meters
> From what I understand, a six meter quarterwave isn't much bigger then a
> two
> meter five eighths wave, I could be wrong on that, but that's what I've
> heard.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "matt / m and t enterprise" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 7:36 PM
> Subject: Re: 6 meters
>
>
>> next question; do i need a gigantic antenna for it or could i get by with
>> something more the size of my 2m antenna(of course i couldnt use that
>> antenna but....)
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "CHRISTOPHER SCHULTE" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:21 AM
>> Subject: Re: 6 meters
>>
>>
>>> Six is a lot like ten and two and seventy centimeters. You have a
>>> certain
>>> portion of the band dedicated to weak signals, and sideband, and am, and
>>> a
>>> portion to fm. The fm portion does have repeaters on it, but they're
>>> not
>>> nearly as popular there as they are on 2 meters.
>>> 73,
>>> Chris, w8cjs
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "matt / m and t enterprise" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 7:19 PM
>>> Subject: 6 meters
>>>
>>>
>>>> hi all,
>>>> I might have mentioned this on here a time or 3, or just to some
>>>> certain
>>>> =
>>>> people, but I have always been curious to try 6m, since i knew there
>>>> was
>>>> =
>>>> such a band at least. I of course am diing to(or was) to get on 70cm =
>>>> too but thats not my question. my question is, is 6m like 2 and 440 =
>>>> where u go through repeaters or not?just wondering because all i know =
>>>> for repeaters around here are on 2m so not wanting to waste money,
>>>> would
>>>> =
>>>> it be worht it without a repeater?btw, i was thinking of not getting a
>>>> =
>>>> rig for 440 right now for the same repeater issue, the closest on that
>>>> =
>>>> band is like an hour plus away
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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