[50mhz] Need advice on getting on 6M

[Gary - N3JPU]

Stacking a pair with 12' spacing is even better. A stacked pair seems to
provide the same signal level as a 3 element M2 but with the yagi you can
null out noise.

Gary Mitchelson
N3JPU Montgomery Co. MD  FM19
USAF MARS and SHARES: AFA1PU/AFF1MD/AFF1M 
http://www.mitchelson.org/ 

-----Original Message-----
From: 50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:23
To: Ken Kaplan; 50mhz at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [50mhz] Need advice on getting on 6M


Hi Ken,

What everybody says is true: You'll do much better with a
horizontally-polarized antenna. And I strongly recommend the M-Squared HO
loop. (http://www.m2inc.com/products/6m/6mloop.html) I know several guys who
are using this both in mobile and fixed operation, and it is a truly
excellent performer. You don't need to put it really high up, either; at 6
meters, 20 ft up is a full wavelength above ground. That would be equivalent
to a 20-meter antenna at 65 ft -- about as high as MOST guys with towers get
their 20 meter antennas. And while they don't win a lot of contests, they
make plenty of contacts on that very competitive band.