[50mhz] 6 Meter Antenna

[Christopher Boone]

Put up a dipole as a "V" in the HORIZ plane....(not an inverted V...that 
does vertical polarization; Horiz is what you want)...it will give you 
somewhat omni coverage (an old broadcast antenna design)

Either that or a big wheel, halo or squalo...something horizontally 
polarized for local and non DX work....when the band is closed! :)
When the band opens, anything will work...but when its not, you want the 
  correct polarization to work 100+ miles down the road...get it as high 
as you can....

One way to do it (not cheap but effective)....get the back to back 
mobile dipole mount from Hamstick (allows you to put two whips back to 
back as a dipole at home)....then get two CB whips from R/S....screw 
them in, cut them for 56 inches each side, bend them into a V as they 
lie ON the ground looking down on it (this just means bend them 
45degress back in the same direction/horiz plane), then mount in the air 
with the elements still in horiz plane and try it out!

CU on 6.

Chris
WB5ITT

Gary Smith wrote:

> I am very new to 6 meters and am looking to get an
> antenna up.  I am interested in building a simple,
> cost effective antenna for SSB operation that will
> give me maximum performance.  I don't have the ability
> to put up a beam and so I am wondering about putting
> up either a dipole (mounted as an inverted V) or ? I
> am looking for your recommendations for what I should
> use and how high I have to be able to mount it.  Also,
> I would like to get plans for the recommended
> antrenna/s.
> 
> Thanks and 73 de Gary
> WA1TJB

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