[50mhz] Using a 6m dipole on 2 meters

[LANCE COLLISTER]

John AA5JG wrote:
> MFJ makes an antenna called the MFJ-1764, and here is what they say about it:
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> "MFJ's stacked 5/8 wave radiators give you more than twice the omnidirectional gain of a single 5/8 wave radiators! 
> Wide 10MHz 2:1 SWR bandwidth...excellent ferrite choke balun feedline decoupling...shut choke for bleeding off unwanted static... strong lightweight aluminum. 
> Works as an excellent 6 Meter full halfwave centerfed antenna."
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> I had one of these about 10 years ago and just used it as a 6 meter dipole, which it seemed to be.  Never used it on 2m that I can remember, but here is my question-if this is just a 6m dipole that works as 2 stacked 5/8 waves on 2m, will any 6 meter dipole also work like this?  I have the materials in the back yard right now to make a 6m dipole and will probably do it if I can use it on 2 meters as well-at least until I get a decent 2m beam back up.
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> Anyone tried their 6m dipole on 2m with success?
> 
> 73s John AA5JG
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Hello John,

I can't recall ever trying a dipole on 2m, but I have built a straight quarter 
wave whip (no loading coils) for mobile use on 6m, and I can tell you that it also 
does work fine on 2m. GL and VY 73, Lance

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Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8)
P.O. Box 73
Frenchtown, MT  59834  USA
QTH: DN27UB
TEL: (406) 626-5728   URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
2m DXCC #11, 6m DXCC #815

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