That's how my vertical is though the low point is a little higher in the 
band but it climbs at about that same rate at the top of the band very fast.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: Ten and Six Meters


> my OCF like I said, works very well on 6m
> It has an swr of 1.3 to 1 between 50.06 and 50.2, and then climes up
> dramatically to the point where it's around 6 or 7 to 1 in the fm repeater
> portion of the band.
> From a theoretical perspective, it should not have such a low swr on 6M, 
> but
> it does and it works very well indeed in the SSb part of the band.
> weather it's seeing just the vertical portion of the antenna, I don't 
> know,
> but whatever it is, it's a fine antenna on 6M...it hears well and gets out
> well.  My buddy built a 6M vertical out of an old 11m bass antenna, and 
> his
> results were on par with mine as far as receive goes...but he wasn't able 
> to
> talk to the guys I talked to at the same time with the vertical.
> for what that is worth hi hi.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
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> From: "Eric Oyen" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 1:20 AM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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