[Elecraft] 6 Meter Questions - OT

[Bill W5WVO]

Brian Alsop wrote:

> You have to look at the joint probability of the band being open and
> you being at your rig.  For some, this joint probability approaches
> zero.

During the Es season, you will get plenty of openings if you're available 
weekday evenings and/or weekends. Just leave the radio monitoring 50125 
whenever you're around and you'll catch a lot of them. Unless you are 
restricted to operating on alternating Tuesday evenings from 9:30 to 11:00 PM 
(fort example), I think Brian's assessment is a little pessimistic. :-) That 
said, it IS different than HF. You can't just turn on the radio at any random 
hour and expect propagation to somewhere. It's true that 6m isn't for 
everyone. But everyone should have the chance to try it!

> Perhaps this entire thread ought to be moved off this reflector.

I'm sure if Eric feels it should be curtailed, he will say so. However, 6m was 
deliberately incorporated into the K3 by the design team, and there is 
obviously a lot of interest in this feature. Since many Elecraft people have 
never worked 6m, this seems a good place to disemminate a little basic 
information about it. After all,

"The Elecraft list is a forum for the discussion of topics related to Elecraft 
products and more general topics related ham radio."

73,
Bill W5WVO