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6 Meters is OPEN

DXMaps showing more traffic in the past 90 minutes, but no one is hearing me. I heard 1 station in FL briefly then QSB.
 
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Saw you in there this morning Gary but could not hear you. Did QSO with W9DR (42mi) and heard a few other stations but they quickly went QSB.
Working on a 6m Mox right now.

73
 
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Due to work and family (baseball) I have limited amounts of time to play radio. I have been trying to get up on the weekends and turn on 6 meters .145. I seem to usually get things going to late and it's dying out (ssb) by the time I'm on. I run 100 w and 5 elements at 48 ft. Not a big station by any means but it will probably get to you Gary if I could get my butt outa bed earlier on a day I don't HAVE to get up early!!
Heard a couple stations again today but light. By 8am cst things are dying out...

I've worked K0KKO a couple times but he's only 60 miles from me so basically local.

One of these weekends I plan to set my alarm to get up my normal work time 5:30 and play 6 ssb.... it's tough sometimes to get up when you don't really have to.
 
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I am 145 now...Worked W4AXW/(Crawdad) right before brkfast from KY... on his HB MOXON from his aprt !!!! :cool: (y) :coffee:
Turning NW... NOW WEST
We finally made the connection Gary! Didn't last long enough though. The cluster was cooking but I could hear very little of it even though I was spinning the Moxon around the compass. 6 is a different animal.

73
 


The Featherweight 3 element Yagi.
Note the "Stacking" info near end of article!
Even 2 Dipoles can be "Stacked" and "Phased" for Gain



Think HORZ for SSB/CW DX .... Vertical for FM Simplex/Repeater usage



Time for 6m is now.
6-meter antennas are over
40% SMALLER than 10/11-meter Yagi.
The Horz 6m dipole is ONLY 4ft 8 inches long each side at 50.150 (+/-)(y) :giggle:
All the Best
Gary/W9FNB
 
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