6 Meters is OPEN

[YR Mason FL]

My ICOM 7700 will do PSK & RTTY without a computer but it never will as long as I own it. I own 45 Astatic D-104 desk microphones,7 HEIL studio microphones,2 headsets,an EV RE20 & a SHURE Super 55 so it's obvious that I like microphones & they are made for talking or performing & I do both with them. If I want to use a computer to talk with another computer I'll do what I'm doing here or with an email. I believe FT8,FT4 & other digital modes are for those who are LAZY & will not work for a tough contact & I feel if it's worth having it's worth working for it. If you work me it will be on PHONE ONLY on ANY Band. 73 {:>)

I agree!
FT8 is like Farmville for Amateur Radio!

I have zero interest in having my computer use up any amount of bandwidth on the Amateur bands just to talk to another computer often without the presence of an operator.

That is my personal opinion.

Greg
KT4RAM

 

[W4KVW]

I agree!
FT8 is like Farmville for Amateur Radio!

I have zero interest in having my computer use up any amount of bandwidth on the Amateur bands just to talk to another computer often without the presence of an operator.

That is my personal opinion.

Greg
KT4RAM

I think Farmville is a game of some sort but I don't play games either so it's a guess since I seem to remember seeing someone talking about it somewhere once. Yes, many FT8 stations are Unattended once they get it going. The set it & forget it which as we all know is not legal but so many don't care about Rules.

 

[W4KVW]

I used to four elements on 6 but those days ate gone, maybe I will make a quick dipole.

6 was open quiet a bit Today again so you are missing out.

 

[BJ radionut]

XENIA 2023 "THE RAT PACK"
L/R KZ4RR / K9DRG / W8OX / W9FNB

 

[YR Mason FL]

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XENIA 2023 "THE RAT PACK"
L/R KZ4RR / K9DRG / W8OX / W9FNB

Great picture! So very good to see you brother.
Sure wish I could have been there with y'all.

 

[W4KVW]

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XENIA 2023 "THE RAT PACK"
L/R KZ4RR / K9DRG / W8OX / W9FNB

Funny thing about 6 meters is that Lee-KZ4RR & I live about 30 miles apart & we have chatted many many times over the years & we never met face to face until we were both at Dayton Hamvention in 2013. We traveled that far to actually meet face to face. I met several others with the 6 meter crowd at the tent they had set up but I don't recall who they were? He is a great guy & runs a great station.


Clayton
W4KVW

 

[BJ radionut]

Nice Meteor Scatter today...12 states worked in about 90 minutes

Perseids Meteor Shower 2023

The 2023 Perseid meteor shower peaks in August. Find best dates and use the meteor showers animation to see how, where and when to see the shooting stars.

www.timeanddate.com

All the Best
Gary

 

[BJ radionut]

9 States this morning!
KZ4RR in FLA worked 6 Euro's yesterday afternoon/evening. England/France/Italy damn...
Gary/W9FNB

 

[BJ radionut]

NOT 6M...2M...320 mile on FM Simplex 146.550
Home QTH to Nr Boone, NC EM79-EM96

 

[BJ radionut]

15:00z W4MW / EM96 ... W9FNB / EM79 318 mile IN-NC AGAIN!!! 146.52 FM SIMPLEX

16:06z Worked 3rd time...crazy TROPO...

 

[Blackcat630]

Worked W4MW earlier on 146.520 from EM59. Easy 5/9 copy. 50 watts to a cx333 vertical at 36ft on my end. 486 air miles IL to NC. Love me some good tropo!

 

[Blackcat630]

W9FNB 50.145 5/1 11:30 utc.. well its about time!
73 Gary
KG9AP

 

[BJ radionut]

MORE 2M FM SIMPLEX radio FUN/300+M...
Boone, NC (again!) ... Charlottsville, VA. ... Huntington, WVA
Several IL. 150-200+m range...(West of Chicago/nr Dixon) etc.

RIG: ICOM IC-9100/100w /Antenna Diamond FH23 monoband
3-5/8ths Wave Stacked Collinear @ 40ft base connection.

HRD: London, Ont. CA ... Blue Grass, IA ... and Topeka, KS

I wish that 10 "L" wide space was up there. ​

 

[Crawdad]

An interesting read......

50 MHz F2 Propagation Mechanisms

www.uksmg.org

I saw a 6m NA to Brazil QSO on a DX Cluster yesterday evening and got curious......

7 3

 

[BJ radionut]

9.7.2023 S. Amer.

22:07z LU6DRV/JOE/GF07 (new grid) 50.115 SSB​

22:10z LU2EPO/WALTER/GF14 / 50.110 SSB

Then as fast as it opened...GONE