[Elecraft] 6 Meters?

[Jessie Oberreuter]

     You can actually have plenty of fun with 25w.  My 6m shack rig is a
little MFJ unit that puts out about 12w to a vertical (should be using a
horizontal!!!) and I've worked all four corners of the US on it.  For the
VHF contests, James (ki7el) does just fine with his MFJ and an M2 loop.
I run more power when I'm contesting on 6, but 25 and a decent antenna
will definately bring you joy :).
     Two things to remember.  1st, 6m is fickle!  Monitor, monitor,
monitor!  2nd, best activity is during a contest.  The sprint was this
last weekend, the ARRL June VHF contest is coming up fast (see prev.
message), and the CQ 6&2 should also net you some fun.  In the mean time,
keep that rig on idle in the evenings -- especially during the summer :).


On Mon, 12 May 2003, Douglas Westover wrote:

> With HF conditions currently ranging from "really bad" to
> "horrible" I'm looking for new worlds to conquer, or at least
> putter around with. I've never done anything on 6 meters (well
> I had a Gonset Communicator way back in '56) and the
> prospect of being able to build another neat piece of Elecraft
> gear is almost too much to ignore.
>
> So, questions, is the 20/25 watt power level out of the XV
> adequate for doing anything on 6? Or do you need at least
> 100 watts? I would imagine putting up something like the
> Force 12 6 element yagi. Is channel 2 TVI still a big problem?
> (I live in a channel 2 area). I realize that there won't be much in
> the way of F2 openings for a few years now but the Spring/
> Summer Es season should provide some openings.
>
> So any words of encouragement/discouragement would be
> appreciated.
>
> Doug
> W6JD
> K2 #1626
>
>
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