6m Radio Fun

[Tallman]

Data is not allowed BELOW 50.1

I respectfully disagree.

I respectfully disagree.

 

[Soup-man]

HUH??? Well just where else on 6 is data supposed to operate?



you say it has moved "up",......just where have "they" moved UP from?


Data is not allowed BELOW 50.1

between 50.1 and SSB calling freq???......... thats the DX window.

perhaps you should review the 6 meter band plan.

BTW,.... from 6 meters, 75 and/or 80 is "down"


that "noise is inverse the square of the frequency" isn't about RADIO FREQUENCIES,.... its about SOUND frequency and ACOUSTICS,.................. epic fail

http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrT...band.pdf/RK=0/RS=OfbwN839owuMsp7GhmGvLlMczW4-

 

[Soup-man]

I really get a chuckle out of people that upon failing to see the humour in a post become unglued and start preaching to the choir about something. Not that I feel that I have to justify my comment but nevertheless I will. IT WAS SAID IN JEST. OK now that that is cleared up I will address your points. First off my legal limit on 6m is 2250 watts pep or if I decide to run AM mode it could be as much as 750 watts of carrier or 3000 watts pep on AM mode. I am NOT regulated by the FCC. My amplifier is capable of 1200 watts pep on 6m however since it is not a regular commercial amp per-say, but rather a solid-state Larcan Lo-Lo band television amplifier module modified for 6m and it expects to see a very low SWR then I am compelled to provide it with as low an SWR as I am capable of. My usual operating range is in the lower 250KHz of the band and that is where my antenna is tuned for. The bandwidth of the antenna is fairly narrow, moreso than most commercial 6m yagis. It is optimized for forward gain not bandwidth. Any calling frequencies I am interested in fall within that range. The fact that I can design and build an antenna that can be tuned to 51R+/-J0 should be of no concern to anybody but myself or possibly someone that wants to copy it for themselves. I made MANY MANY contacts with 10-12 watts from a Ten Tec 1208 transverter I bought as a kit. I am quite familiar what a few watts will do on 6m. As for your 3:1 I would not jam 1200 watts from my amp into that regardless of the quality of the feedline. I value the MRF151G FET modules too much to do that. BTW feedline here is all LDF4-50 on all bands 160 thru 2m. I use it because I have it and I have it because the price was right. FREE.As for power versus height, the antenna will be at about 72 feet and fed with up to 1200 watts depending on propagation and QRM conditions. IOW a little bit of both worlds.

Most people that posts what you posted, did it to brag - what a good match they got. Add to that - this is the internet and I cannot see you face, nor do I know if you are kidding or are serious. I think you take yourself too seriously and that you boast just for the sake of boasting. On microwave frequencies, we use waveguides - because any SWR can cause the electronics to go BANG. I didn't know you were kidding. I have seen people in the past that were so vain - they were actually trying to get an exact SWR on an exact frequency. The Q of the antenna determines this. A high Q antenna isn't necessarily the best antenna to use...

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Most people that posts what you posted, did it to brag - what a good match they got. Add to that - this is the internet and I cannot see you face, nor do I know if you are kidding or are serious. I think you take yourself too seriously and that you boast just for the sake of boasting. On microwave frequencies, we use waveguides - because any SWR can cause the electronics to go BANG. I didn't know you were kidding. I have seen people in the past that were so vain - they were actually trying to get an exact SWR on an exact frequency. The Q of the antenna determines this. A high Q antenna isn't necessarily the best antenna to use...

If you look at my post history and content you would see it was in jest. I have always told people there is no need for a perfect 1:1 match or not to worry about the beamwidth of their HF yagi or not to worry about a tenth of a dB loss etc.

 

[BJ radionut]

Dang Ck...Guess your having a good day....
I was about to holler INCOMING and prepare for a barrage of 5 inch shells inbound
or at least 1 Tomahawk
All the Best
Gary

 

[Road Squawker]

I respectfully disagree.
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I respectfully disagree.

http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrTccoTc7RXya0AncQnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByM3V1YTVuBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1471472532/RO=10/RU=http://www.cvhams.com/documents/vhfband.pdf/RK=0/RS=OfbwN839owuMsp7GhmGvLlMczW4-

Gee,... I dunno, ...........both of those charts clearly supports what I said

... still waitin for the answer about WHERE it moved UP from