[Elecraft] 6 meters Newbie

[W8JH]

I have not had ANY luck on 6 meters with K3 # 1713.  I had been listening
with my 80m horizontal loop, which my Palstar BT-1500 tunes to a flat SWR on
6m.  Nothing heard over a full year.  Since I still couldn't hear anything I
built a 6m dipole a couple days ago and still no luck.

I can hear continuous carriers sometimes but nothing else.  I routinely
check DX spots sent by hams near me (Ohio by Lake Erie) and have no luck.

I do use the internal preamp.  Carriers on the 80m loop are louder than on
the 6m dipole.  I had the subreceiver installed last year by Elecraft (about
6 weeks turnaround) and did not notice any difference.  Unfortunately I
thought 6m was a dead band or my antenna was the problem at the time so I
didn't think to ask Elecraft to check it out while they had the rig.

Anything I could have screwed up on the rig to make 6m a dead band?  No
problems noted on any other band.

Joe- another 6m newbie
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