[AK-VHF] RSVP: 6 Meter Antenna Test on Tuesday Evening

Tue May 5 14:29:51 EDT 2020

Brandon,

Don't get me wrong, a simple horizontal dipole is 
good start and useful for near omni-deirectional antenna in an urban setting.

I worked many stations on Es as far as KY and TX 
with my simple 3-element yagi.  It does not take 
up much space (mine has elements spaced 32 inches 
so only a little more than 5-foot long.  I 
converted a 72-MHz DB Products commercial antenna 
by just lengthening the elements.

Ed
If I hear you I will transmit 80w (max power with 
my amp).  I've worked KL6M with it.

At 09:46 AM 5/5/2020, Brandon Clark wrote:
>Hello grou
>
>Good points about band openings. What I'm 
>envisioning with this antenna is to just get a 
>start on the band, and use it for the digital 
>net coming soon. Later on I'll probably be 
>setting up something more substantial for 
>working band openings. I need to come up with a 
>design that is reasonably compact though. Fun project for another day!
>
>I'm going to go on-air tonight at about 8 PM 
>local time and do some testing. I'll be 
>operating on 50.125 USB. I'll start out with 
>about 20 watts and then adjust up or down as needed.
>
>Thanks everyone,
>
>Brandon
>
>
>
>On 5/5/20 8:21 AM, Edward R Cole wrote:
>>HI Guys!
>>
>>At your distance probably not that bad.Â  I've 
>>noted that crosspolarity adds about 15-dB loss 
>>to signals (not the 20+ dB theoretical 
>>loss).Â  On occasion in the past my eme array 
>>was switched to Hpol on the 2m net and some 
>>folks noted I was not as strong.Â  Fixed by 
>>switching to Vpol with my x-yagiÂ  array.
>>
>>IÂ  might listen in with my 3-element yagi 
>>(thought bolted to side of the tower in SE direction).
>>
>>On 6m CW/SSB (and probably digital modes, too) 
>>all activity is horizontal polarity in the rest 
>>of the world.Â  Might make a difference working 
>>into the lower-48 and Canada during openings 
>>(May-July) is the sporatic-E season (already 
>>openings have occurred farther south: Montana to South America).
>>
>>One really should think of at least a small 
>>yagi using Hpol to take best advantage of these 
>>openings.Â  Monitor 50.125 for SSB, 50.313 for 
>>FT8 or 50.193 for WSPR pointing azimuth 125 
>>degrees. On our long RV trip in summer 2018 I 
>>worked 26-states on 6m-SSB from CO (DN70) on 
>>one day during the CQ VHF Contest in July using 
>>a moxon at 14-foot (mast bolted to RV ladder).
>>
>>GL
>>
>>73, Ed - KL7UW
>>
>>At 07:04 AM 5/5/2020, you wrote:
>>>Hi Craig,
>>>
>>>Sure, 8 PM sounds good to me. We might have trouble hearing each other
>>>though since yu are running vertical polarization. It never hurts to try
>>>though.
>>>Brandon
>>>
>>>
>>>On Mon, May 4, 2020, 21:56 Ruthann Bledsoe <ruthann.bledsoe at alaskaair.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>> > HI Brandon >>>
>>> >
>>> >Â Â Â Â Â  Sure - Tomorrow (Tuesday) night 
>>> is fine.Â  No online conferences or
>>> > Nets on my agenda (now that the Simplex Net 
>>> has moved to Wednesday) as far
>>> > as I know right now.Â  How about 8 PM 
>>> ADT?Â  My Hamfest scavenged Arrow 6M
>>> > ground plane is up and running, but not yet permanently hooked up to the
>>> > console inside.Â  Therefore I can work 6M FM with 5 watts from my HT just
>>> > fine, plus I can receive SSB or CW with a 
>>> different handheld at the bottom
>>> > of the band as well.Â  Does this work for you?
>>> >
>>> >Â Â Â Â Â  Hope to hear you soon.
>>> >
>>> >Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  73,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Craig
>>> >
>>> > ________________________________________
>>> > From: ak-vhf-bounces at mailman.qth.net <ak-vhf-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
>>> > behalf of Brandon Clark <kl7bsc at gmail.com>
>>> > Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 19:11
>>> > To: AK VHF+ Group
>>> > Subject: [AK-VHF] 6 M antenna testing
>>> >
>>> > Hello group,
>>> >
>>> > Is anyone up for a 6 M QSO tomorrow? I have finished building the new 6 M
>>> > dipole that I have been talking about, and 
>>> will be mounting it on the roof
>>> > tomorrow morning. If anyone is available for a test or two that would be
>>> > great.
>>> >
>>> > The antenna tunes the lower 2 MHz of the 6 M band as-is. The SWR curve is
>>> > very gradual, so with a tuner it can be 
>>> made to cover the upper half of the
>>> > band as well.
>>> >
>>> > Brandon, KL7BSC
>>> > ______________________________________________________________
>>> >
>>> >
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>>73, Ed - KL7UW
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