[Elecraft] 6 Meters?

Tue May 13 16:59:01 2003

20-25 watts is defently enough power if you have a 3 ele. beam up.
I've worked YV,9Y,P4 among others with 100 watts into a dipole for 40/80 =
meter and supperb 59+20 qso's into G-land with 10 watts on same antenna =
on 6 meter.
73 de Tom LA1PHA

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From: "Douglas Westover" <[email protected]>
To: "elecraft" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 11:54 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] 6 Meters?

> 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.
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> 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.
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> So any words of encouragement/discouragement would be
> appreciated.
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> Doug
> W6JD
> K2 #1626=20
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