there are a few different HT's that offer 6M FM.
The IC T90A...which isn't made anymore, but is still widely availible on the
used market.
I think at least the last few VX series of HT's from Yaesu offer 6M fm as
well...IE the VX5 to VX8x.
You definitely have to use a proper after market 6M antenna though as Mike
says..the stock ducks they offer that are tuned for six, don't resonate much
of anything on that band.
The ICT90A stock rubber duck has an attachment you can screw on to the end
of the antenna, called a club...which makes the antenna present a 50 ohm
load to the transmitter, but which doesn't resonate worth crap.
The yaesu FT8900 mobile offers 6 meters FM, as well as 10 meters FM along
with the typical 2M and 70CM bands.
but by the time you buy one of those, you might as well pick up something
like an icom IC706mark IIg that offers SSB on 6 as well as FM.
the band has to be in very good shape to do much on FM, but one can use SSB
or CW and make contacts without having the band be in perfect condition.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: It's Sporadic E time, Folks!
> Hi Pat and all,
> Wow, yall, these storries are awesome!
> Now that yall are talking about 6 meters, is there an ht that will let =
> me work 6 meters?
> That'd be sweet to sit here in my apartment and work all those openings =
> on 6!
> Trippy, ac8s
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: PATRICK GORMLEY=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:54 PM
> Subject: Re: It's Sporadic E time, Folks!
>
>
> I can remember a field day when we swapped cables on the 6 meter =
> antenna and=20
> all of a sudden we were working cuba, south america, louisiana, texas=20
> minnesota, Manitoba and then 2 meters opened up and we worked up and =
> down=20
> the coast from Maine to North Carolina and then both bands shut up =
> rapidly.=20
> I made 60 contacts in an hour on 6 and another 40 on 2 meters. 73- =
> pat kk3f
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "John J. Jacques" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:35 PM
> Subject: Re: It's Sporadic E time, Folks!
>
>
> > Hi all, I can still remember shortly after getting my Technition =
> ticket
> > in 1971, I got on 6 meter A M, with a Lafayette HA460, wich put out =
> about
> > 8 watts, from a 2E26 with 20 watts input. I experienced my first =
> band
> > opening with that rig and a 6 meter haylow at about 20 feet. From =
> my QTH
> > in Detroit, I worked W4BAV, Kathy in Sarasota Florida! I don't =
> remember
> > any of the other contacts I made, but I will never forget that one!
> > GRIN!
> >
> > 73:
> > J.
> > John Jacques
> > Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC
> > "Where Cat Is, Is Civilization!"
> >
>
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