[50mhz] 6 meters this summer

[Art Roberts - W5AER]

Hi OM's

After being away from 6 meters for many years, I now have a great rig 
that allows me to get on there (Omni VII). I am using a very basic 
antenna, but being located on top of a hill in New England, I should 
hear some stations. So far, it has been very quite, even during the last 
two contests. I have heard several stations from OH, and a few locals, 
but that is all... Very disappointing, especially from a location that 
had been good years ago.

Art
W5AER
Tariffville, CT
FN31


On 6/22/2011 10:14 AM, John Geiger wrote:
> This is my 20 summer on 6m.  I got started in 1992 with a Kenwood TS600, a tube amp, and a dipole.  So far this summer propagation from Oklahoma has been the worst I have ever seen, and that includes the other locations I have also operated from.  We have had a couple of good openings, but that is it. At this point in the summer we should be getting openings almost every day.  Instead, we are getting 1 or 2 short openings a week, at best.
>
> Have any others who have been on 6m a long time seen conditions this bad?  What are others in different parts of the country experiencing?
>
> 73s John AA5JG
> Grid EM04 Lawton, OK
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Art Roberts
W5AER
Tariffville, CT