[Elecraft] 6m......just my thoughts

[r miles]

Being an HF DXer I'm down to one. 6 yr.s ago I'd tried 6m. A friend said 
load my TA 33 since I had no 6m antenna. Well I wrkd 25 countries with 
100w & an HF tribander.Then I put up a 3 ele 6m & wrkd abt 60 countries. 
I've since put up a 5 ele 6m yagi with a larger one gg up this Spring. 
One of the reasons I got a KPA500 was 6m. I'm at 90 countries now from 
TN.

The band is open from late March  thru August with  quick  openings 
anytime. Last week there were openings to KH6 & SA  from Ca to Wa. The 
Gulf Coast guys are hearing SA most evenings now. The last two Winters 
we've had openings[ only  20-30 min.s] to the S Pacific. Mostly CW but 
sometimes SSB too.

Build a little 3 ele 6m yagi. It'll only be a 6' boom. Smaller than TV 
antennas. 6m is like 10m. When it's open antennas don't matter that 
much.

I've wrkd Japan 100s of times on HF  but it was a rush to wrk Japan on 
6m !!!!!!!!

In the QRN times of Summer 6m offers a gud break from HF.

K9IL