[Elecraft] Advice on 6 meters...

[Dave]

Personally, I used 50.090MHz as my centre of activity.

I used to notice on the DXCluster that, during a major opening, DX stations 
would drop down to frequencies around 090 to use CW for a bit of a rest from 
the pile ups on SSB, the Policemen on 110 and the other chaos of a 6M 
opening.

Yes, the Band Police are as active on 6M during an opening as they are on 
any other Amateur Band, yes, on SSB it can get intense in the pile up as on 
any other Amateur band and, yes, there are alot of CW operators who operate 
on or below 090.  I know, I've worked them in the past. ;-)

I was not on in January for SKCC, I will admit, but then again I've wimped 
out of many SKCC events recently on other bands as well.

Dave (G0DJA)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WILLIS COOKE" <wrcooke at yahoo.com>
To: "Jack" <vhfplus at gmail.com>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Advice on 6 meters...


Jack, your idea of lots of CW and mine differ quite a bit. If your CW is 
concentrated in the top 3 Khz of the CW band and you willingly give up most 
of the band to beacons and don't even miss the bandwidth you are not my kind 
of CW affecionado. I do at least venture down to 50.090 for my CQs and much 
to my surprise I sometimes get an answer. I made it my goal to get some 
activity for the Straight Key Century Club anniversary celebration this 
January and I was able to make 3 contacts during the month on 6 meters and 
one non "SKCC contact. But I only have a 21 meter high tower and beam and a 
KW on 6 meters. If five contacts in a month in only two states, all ground 
wave is not very little, we have a definition problem. In comparison I made 
452 CW QSOs on all bands and 90 on 160 meters.

Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart