I'm looking forward to setting up my 6 meter dipole when I move in to the 
apartment. I've had it for a while but never put it up anywhere, the problem 
right now is going to be finding it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: Big 6 Meter Opening Today


> Now that I have the K3, I have 6 meter capability for the first time.  Did
> work Florida last night  and a Local friend of mine who loves 6.  Only
> antenna I have on that band is the G5RV.  It loads well and, apparently 
> the
> conventional wisdom that anything will work when the band is open is true.
> I look forward to more fun on the magic band.  Lou
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 12:51 AM
> Subject: Big 6 Meter Opening Today
>
>
>>I started hearing a Mexican CW beacon on 50.016, which I always check,
>>about
>> midday.  Closer to the noon hour, w4 and w5 and a few w0 stations were
>> coming through and some pretty loud.  by 1 or 2 PM, from Utah to the west
>> coast was rolling in 20 and 30 over S9 and it continued up until even now
>> coming up on 11 PM Denver time.  I worked more CW today on 6 meters than
>> ever before.  Some Caribbean signals heard in Denver but I couldn't hear
>> them with my vertical.  I continued listening right up until now in hopes
>> we
>> would get a KH6 or two on the band but never even heard any west coast
>> stations working the Pacific.  I guess some Denver stations heard a 
>> couple
>> of VE8 signals a few nights ago so we are getting closer to KL7 by the 
>> day
>> and maybe, as was the case last year, Japan will even squeak through.  So
>> it
>> was a mighty fine 6 meter opening today.  I sure hope it does that well
>> during the VHF contests and Field Day.  If it opens like that, it will be
>> a
>> fun bunch of 6 meter contests to work this season.
>>
>> Phil.
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