Does your transceiver have a builtin antenna tuner, or do you have a
stand-alone tuner after your transceiver?  If you have either, try tuning
the 80M antenna on six meters.  If the tuner is able to tune the antenna on
six meters, then you can probably use the antenna on six.  Still, putting an
analyzer on the antenna would be a better choice.

Alan/KD7GC

Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Eric Oyen
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 12:21 AM
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Subject: Re: Ten and Six Meters

I have an 80m OCF antenna here. I am wondering if it would work ok on =
6m. Long leg is 92 feet, short is 34 feet and the drop is 22 feet with a =
4:1 balun at the top and a 1:1 UNUN at the bottom. I was told by another =
ham locally here in the phoenix area that it most likely will work on =
6m, but I am not sure. any way to tell short of having someone stop by =
with an antenna analyzer?

-eric
N7zzt


On May 4, 2014, at 8:10 AM, Pat Byrne wrote:

> I had good six meter results with my old five band beam, none of=20
> those bands being six!!  And antenna direction didn't make a lot of=20
> difference.  And my TS2000 tuner found a match with my poorly=20
> installed G5RV.  My point is that if the rig can get a good match, a=20=

> compromise antennna will get you on six with acceptable results.
> Pat, K9JAU At 08:49 PM 5/3/2014, you wrote:
>> I will get the PL259 replaced on my 6 meter antenna this week. That
>> will put an end to this talk about 6 meter openings! (Smile)
>>=20
>> Seriously, if you have never tried 6 meters, and you now own a radio
>> that covers it, A dipole is just about 9 feet long. A quarter wave
>> vertical is about 56 or 58 inches tall, depending on where you cut it
>> in the band.
>>=20
>> The point is, don't under estimate small, simple antennas. They will
>> work well, especially if that is all you can string up on a balcony, =
in
>> your closet, etc.
>>=20
>> On 10 meters, I just worked stations in N.C., CA, and French =
Polynesia
>> within the past half hour on CW.
>>=20
>> Ten meter antennas are longer, of course, but the same principle
>> applies. Put up whatever you can, wherever you can, and make some =
contacts.
>>=20
>> 73,
>>=20
>> --
>> Mike Duke, K5XU