Jim,
I don't disagree, but my limited experience with 6 seems to be that
when the band is open, there is usually more SSB activity.
BTW, hope all is well at your end. I know Texas is a big place, but
the news stories coming from some areas are pretty sobering. Hope
you and yours aren't affected.
73, Steve KW3A
On 5/29/2015 12:41 PM, Jim Shaffer wrote:
> Honestly, if you have a compromise antenna, CW's the way to go. I have a
> sched with a friend on 20 CW every Monday morning. We start on CW, and if
> conditions are good enough, try to move to SSB. We've found that unless the
> CW signals are strong, we haven't a prayer of making it on SSB.
>
> I worked many stations last night on 6 with my vertical around 50.093, CW.
> --
> Jim, ke5al
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Forst
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 9:35 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 6 meters
>
> Matt,
>
> I don't do a lot of 6 meters, but don't think I would spend much time
> worrying about FM, unless there is some local activity that would
> make the time and vertical antenna worth while. In the short term,
> you may find that your HF dipole will tune up on 6 meters. Not
> ideal, but I've done it here and made contacts.
>
> Set a memory in your 480 to 50.125 SSB and check it from time to time,
> or leave it there while doing other stuff in the shack. It's easy to
> miss an opening. Also check below 50.100 for CW beacons. When they
> start coming in, you know you have propagation somewhere.
>
> Congrats on your latest DX on CW. There is a world-wide CW contest on
> this weekend. Even if you aren't into contesting as an activity, there
> will be a boatload of DX on the air (conditions permitting). All the
> other station needs from you is 5NN and a consecutive serial number
> starting with 001. You don't have to "be in the contest" to
> participate, and you don't have to submit a log or anything like that.
> Just work a few stations and maybe get some unusual DX in your
> log. Also, anyone can work anyone in this contest, so if bands are
> poor for DX, you can fill your log with US contacts.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
>
> On 5/29/2015 6:28 AM, Matthew Chao wrote:
>> Wow! Sounds great. Am thinking of putting up a 6-meter
>> dipole. Before I do that, I have a few questions about 6 meters:
>>
>> Which mode do you use the most on this band to get all those
>> long-distance contacts?
>>
>> If you use FM to access repeaters, what are the splits, and what's
>> the simplex freq for this band?
>>
>> Have never operated on 6, and now have the opportuniyt, given that I
>> have a pretty roomy backyard and a good hams network of guys able to help.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.--Matt.
>>
>> P.S. Had my second DX contact via CW a week ago today. Spoke with
>> I1MMR, Mauro in Genoa, Italy. Nice to have that general ticket and HF.
>>
>> At 02:31 AM 5/29/2015 -0700, you wrote:
>>> I had a very good opening yesterday afternoon and evening. I worked a
>>> bunch
>>> of stations, including in Florida and Georgia. Nice opening.
>>>
>>>
>>> Alan R. Downing
>>> Phoenix, AZ
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Jim Shaffer
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:00 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: 6 meters
>>>
>>> Had a good time. Worked about 25 stations, mostly in the Ohio River
>>> valley
>>> area.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jim Shaffer
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:09 PM
>>> To: blind hams
>>> Subject: 6 meters
>>>
>>> open from east to west.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jim Shaffer
>>> Pflugerville, TX
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>>>
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