[50mhz] New DXCC activated on 6m!

[Carl]

Why not a side by side long boom array at 10-20' above ground? Elevation 
pattern is raised but I wonder at what point you lose the ground gain?

Ive heard EME at the horizon with my 35' 8el which is at 60' with a hilltop 
2-3 degree negative horizon in most directions. Havent had any interest in 
working any yet it but might have to consider if its the only way to get a 
new country.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO" <w5wvo at cybermesa.net>
To: <doc at kd4e.com>; <w7gj at q.com>
Cc: "James M. Galm, W8WTS" <jim at w8wts.com>; "50mhz" <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [50mhz] New DXCC activated on 6m!


> The primary barrier to 6m EME is man-made noise. While it is possible for 
> a
> decent horizon-only station with QRO to make the occasional contact with 
> EME
> super-stations on 6m, elevating the antenna 20 degrees or more above the
> horizon can drop your noise floor by 10 dB or more -- and that changes
> everything.
>
> I run a kW+ to 5-over-5 on 6m, and I have been successful in making only
> three EME contacts on this band, all with bona fide multi-kilowatt
> super-stations in EU. All other 6m EME attempts have failed due to my
> inability to even see a signal from most stations, let alone decode it --
> all while receiving (by Internet) reports of loudspeaker copy on my
> transmitted signal. Bottom line, it's all about noise.
>
> I haven't done it yet, as my ham radio priorities lie elsewhere, but if I
> was going to get serious about 6m EME, the first thing I would do is put 
> up
> an elevation rotator system!
>
> Bill W5WVO
> DM65qh
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: doc at kd4e.com
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 01:38
> To: w7gj at q.com
> Cc: James M. Galm, W8WTS ; 50mhz
> Subject: Re: [50mhz] New DXCC activated on 6m!
>
> I saw the amp listed for him but not the rig.
>
> OK re. your station - that is good data as to what is necessary for a
> serious EME station - good prop. or weak.
>
> I am trying to learn what Hams are using who are making contacts on
> 6M when 99% of Hams hear nothing but static - the requirements do
> appear the same for borderline EME conditions:  an antenna array up
> high, max. legal output, low-loss everything, top-notch rig.
>
> As you say, under good conditions much less is necessary, at least
> on one end of the QSO.
>
> And, as is true of weak-signal and other DX work, knowledge of the
> band, the propagation, and other specific variables matters.
>
>
> -- 
>
> Thanks! & 73, KD4E
> David Colburn http://kd4e.com
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