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)
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.
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.
On 10 meters, I just worked stations in N.C., CA, and French Polynesia
within the past half hour on CW.
Ten meter antennas are longer, of course, but the same principle
applies. Put up whatever you can, wherever you can, and make some contacts.
73,
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Mike Duke, K5XU
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