My carolina windom works extremely well on 6M...contacts from do33 to MI, 
MN, CA, OR, WA, CO, BC, saskatchiwan, manatoba and ontario.
We've seen many regional openings as well within alberta and I've worked 
allot of the grid squares in this province.

My friend just put up a 5 element 6m beam at 60 feet last fall, so it'll be 
interesting to see what he can hear that I can't when we start getting 
openings later this month or into June.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 9:10 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Ten and Six Meters

> 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