[Elecraft] 6 meters - need info (OT?)

[Robie Elms]

WARNING!  6 meters is addicitive!  Once you work an E opening you will be 
hooked for life.

You have received a lot of good info on 6 already.  I will not repeat it. 
Chasing grid squares is a lot of fun.  You have several interesting 
propagation modes on 6.

Meteor scatter

sproadic e

tropospheric ducting

All of these produce some significant openings.  The apparent randomness of 
the openings is why 6 is refered to as the "Magic Band" (IMHO).   I have 
worked into europe with a dipole and 100 watts (cw & ssb) from EL29lm 
(Houston, TX) as well as 38 states!

Good luck,

Robie - AJ4F

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darwin, Keith" <Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 7:14 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meters - need info (OT?)


> This relates to my consideration of purchasing a K3.
>
> I know NOTHING about 6 meters.  I'm an HF op who does CW and some SSB.
> What I believe about 6 meters comes from my (limited) experience on 10
> meters.  I'm expecting that 6 is mostly closed but has occasional
> openings, provided you're not at a sunspot low.  I'm assuming the
> successful 6 meter operator has to be watching propagation and has to
> pick their operating time.  I assume it is a hit or miss band and that
> you don't have any fun up there unless you put in the time and happen to
> catch it when it is open.  I'm assuming the same effort put into to 10
> meters would produce more QSOs.
>
> Like I say, I know NOTHING.  Someone please educate me.  If you're reply
> is long, e-mail me off-list since this topic is mostly OT.
>
> keith.darwin (dit-dah  dah) goodrich.com
>
> 73!
>
> - Keith N1AS -
> - K2 5411.ssb.100 -
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