I was asked this question privately; thought may be of interest to others.
"I'm thinking about trying 6m and was curious if you know of any above average or excellent websites I should read. Kind of looking for an all-inclusive site and figured that if anyone knew, it'd be you. "
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All inclusive, guess not. Hope this helps a little. I started 6 meter's maybe 10 years ago...Rotatable/Scrap Aluminum Dipole at like 40 ft..... (Good cheap Eskip antenna) worked all over the US/North America with 100 watts...then 3 element HB... then add 400 watts and pre-amp...then Obsession kicked in ...next few years multiple antenna changes ...changes in power...now running HB KW amp and 6 element wide space/25ft Boom @ 40ft....The quest for the grids is addicting.
Over the next few years of cycle 25, 6 meters will continue to improve. When 6 opens a "coat hanger" will work
I would rather have good++ antenna (4 element wide space/5 L-LFA etc.) and 100 watts @(35-50ft best Eskip height) ... rather than 1000 watts and a Moxon at 20ft
I operate only conventional modes SSB/AM/FM/CW ... no digi!
All the Best
Gary/W9FNB
"I'm thinking about trying 6m and was curious if you know of any above average or excellent websites I should read. Kind of looking for an all-inclusive site and figured that if anyone knew, it'd be you. "
6-meter band - Wikipedia
6 Meter Ham Band Activity & Its Propagation Modes Explained
This article is about how to keep tabs on 6 meter ham band activity and understanding the propagation modes contributing to the action.
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Transequatorial Propagation — Six Meter Magic - K5ND
Yesterday, April 11, provided some real six meter excitement working FT8 QSOs with several stations in Argentina via Transequatorial Propagation (TEP). It was interesting, as is often the case on six meters, that most of the stations were near Buenos Aires — with almost a pipeline into Dallas...
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All inclusive, guess not. Hope this helps a little. I started 6 meter's maybe 10 years ago...Rotatable/Scrap Aluminum Dipole at like 40 ft..... (Good cheap Eskip antenna) worked all over the US/North America with 100 watts...then 3 element HB... then add 400 watts and pre-amp...then Obsession kicked in ...next few years multiple antenna changes ...changes in power...now running HB KW amp and 6 element wide space/25ft Boom @ 40ft....The quest for the grids is addicting.
Over the next few years of cycle 25, 6 meters will continue to improve. When 6 opens a "coat hanger" will work
I would rather have good++ antenna (4 element wide space/5 L-LFA etc.) and 100 watts @(35-50ft best Eskip height) ... rather than 1000 watts and a Moxon at 20ft
I operate only conventional modes SSB/AM/FM/CW ... no digi!
All the Best
Gary/W9FNB
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