[Elecraft] 6 Meter Questions - OT

[Darwin, Keith]

I've never been on 6.  Never.  My K3 will cover it so I'm gonna give it
a try.

What do I need for an antenna?  Will a multi-band vertical like the
Hy-Gain AV-620 give good performance on 6 meters?  Should I put up a 2
or 3 element yagi?  I'm lazy and very busy so building something just
isn't really in the cards right now.  If I do the yagi thing, I'll have
no rotor so I'll just point the antenna one direction and leave it.
Living in VT, I can point it a bit south of west and cover a big chunk
of the US.  A 2 element yagi would give a wider pattern and might be
workable.

What modes?  I assume CW is just fine on that band or does everyone run
SSB or FM?

- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 maybe next week? -