the answer really depends on prevailing propagation.
if the band is 'open' then sometimes a pice of wet string will do!
consider also that a vertical antenna really requires a ground plane.
a rotary dipole would be about 10 feet and centre fed
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "matt / m and t enterprise" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 3:36 AM
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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