Ps. Regarding the availability of CW, I think that depends on the time you spend on the band and the nature of the opening. When the dx is afoot from outside the us there can be as much CW as ssb. In fact my main motivation to upgrade from tech was to be able to work dx CW on six meters. But as someone else said YMMV ;) 73 jeff wk6i
On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, Jeff Stai <wk6i.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Phil, tune up your hex beam and start listening on 50.125. Also there > are beacons between 50.060 and 50.080. Also watch for spots on your > favorite cluster. But most importantly call CQ once in a while on 50.125 > ssb. Sometimes you'll find a dead band is really open. You can also try CW > around 50.099. This will get you started. > > If you end up wanting to step up, a 3 element is inexpensive. You can put > it on a cheap 20 foot pole lashed to a fence post. You can work a lot with > this simple setup. > > Have fun! Jeff wk6i > > On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, Phil Hystad > <phys...@mac.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','phys...@mac.com');>> > wrote: >> >> >> Question: is there any activity for six meters that I should invest in a >> nice multi-element 6 meter bean antenna? >> >> > > -- > Jeff Stai ~ > wk6i.j...@gmail.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wk6i.j...@gmail.com');> > Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/ > Facebook ~ http://www.facebook.com/twistedoak > -- Jeff Stai ~ wk6i.j...@gmail.com Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/ Facebook ~ http://www.facebook.com/twistedoak ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
