[50mhz] 1st 6m Contact

Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:25:14 -0400

Jon,

Just wanted to let you know. I checked the local Radio Shack yesterday.
They are blowing out their 33ft masts for $52. I've used one of these
for 12 years and they are good quality. Much cheaper than a tower. I am
putting a Moxon on one this weekend.

Mark
K3MRK

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of JJ
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 7:09 AM
To: Mailingliste 50mhz@qth
Subject: Re: [50mhz] 1st 6m Contact

Well I plan to get a horizontal up sometime.
Don't have a tower up yet and I'm having to work with what I have got
available.

I have a moxon rectangle built that I plan to use...maybe even modify by
adding a couple of directors to make it into a yagi. That can make it
into a short 3 or 4 element yagi.  My plan is to build a 2m/6m quad.
Just need the time and my tower and a rotator.

Anyhow...Thanks for all the encouragement.

73,
Jon
KD5SFA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Boone" <[email protected]>
To: "Ray Friess" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Mailingliste 50mhz@qth" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [50mhz] 1st 6m Contact

> Ray Friess wrote:
> > A Ringo???      FANTASTIC!!!   Now I'm getting stoked.....
> > I was just given a Ringo for 6 and I have it up at about 20 
> > feet..... I'll have to try AM and CW though......  have an OLD Ameco

> > 6n2 rig with
an
> > HQ 170 receiver....
> >     Am I going to talk to anyone?????
>
> If you want to wait for a band opening, what you have will work..... 
> if you want to work someone within a few hundred miles without a band 
> opening, you may need a higher antenna BUT a HORIZONTAL antenna 
> mostly! When the band opens, it doesnt matter...but when the band is 
> not open, running the same polarization MATTERS....the difference is 
> 20db or 100:1 difference in power....(if you are running a 100watts 
> into a vertical, you could do the same with 1 watt into a horiz dipole

> on non skywave contacts! keep that in mind) Verticals are the choice 
> for FM use  but AM/SSB/CW is primarily horiz on VHF bands...including 
> 6.
>
> Gud luck and look forward to working you on the band.
>
> Chris
> WB5ITT
>
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