True, but when I lived in so cal I managed to work most of SA and the pacific rim as well as 48 states (missed AR and NJ) with that three element. Not that forlorn. 73 jeff wk6i
On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, Keith Heimbold <ag...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Not to rain on the folks in Europe or eastern US or even Texas but 6m is a > totally different animal out west. It is still super fun but we get about > 1/4 or less of the openings of these other regions. So yes put up a 3 > element antenna but don't expect to even come close to those DX numbers. > Still it is very enjoyable when the band opens, but go into this with eyes > wide open. > > Keith > AK6ZZ > > Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos > > > On Feb 26, 2014, at 1:35 PM, "r miles" > > <greenacres...@charter.net<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > > > > Being an HF DXer I'm down to one. 6 yr.s ago I'd tried 6m. A friend said > load my TA 33 since I had no 6m antenna. Well I wrkd 25 countries with 100w > & an HF tribander.Then I put up a 3 ele 6m & wrkd abt 60 countries. I've > since put up a 5 ele 6m yagi with a larger one gg up this Spring. One of > the reasons I got a KPA500 was 6m. I'm at 90 countries now from TN. > > > > The band is open from late March thru August with quick openings > anytime. Last week there were openings to KH6 & SA from Ca to Wa. The Gulf > Coast guys are hearing SA most evenings now. The last two Winters we've had > openings[ only 20-30 min.s] to the S Pacific. Mostly CW but sometimes SSB > too. > > > > Build a little 3 ele 6m yagi. It'll only be a 6' boom. Smaller than TV > antennas. 6m is like 10m. When it's open antennas don't matter that much. > > > > I've wrkd Japan 100s of times on HF but it was a rush to wrk Japan on > 6m !!!!!!!! > > > > In the QRN times of Summer 6m offers a gud break from HF. > > > > K9IL > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net <javascript:;> > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net <javascript:;> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- 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
