Too much Stream?
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BRETT WINCHESTER KD7JN
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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Butch Bussen
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:46 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: 6 meters
Good grief, should have said 234 divided by 50. hmmm.
73s
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008,
Butch Bussen wrote:
> For the length in feet divide 234 by freq in mhz, so 50 divided by 50
> is
> 4.78 feet. Also keep in mind you'll want proper polarization
> depending on whether you're working fm which is vertical or ssb which
> is normally horizontal. You'll lose about 40 db if the polarity isn't
right.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>
> On Sat,
> 5 Jan 2008, CHRISTOPHER SCHULTE wrote:
>
>>> From what I understand, a six meter quarterwave isn't much bigger
>>> then a two
>> meter five eighths wave, I could be wrong on that, but that's what
>> I've heard.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "matt / m and t enterprise" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 7:36 PM
>> 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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