I had good six meter results with my old five band beam, none of 
those bands being six!!  And antenna direction didn't make a lot of 
difference.  And my TS2000 tuner found a match with my poorly 
installed G5RV.  My point is that if the rig can get a good match, a 
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)
>
>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,
>
>--
>Mike Duke, K5XU