[Elecraft] Is it just me or is 6 meters hotter than usual?

[Robie Elms]

Ed,

I am like you and don't think this year is unusual.  I believe that the interest in FT8 & JT65 has a lot more hams on the air and we are seeing a better picture of propagation.  I also think the modern rigs are better & that are easier to get on 6 meters is a factor!

Robie - AJ4F

> On Jul 29, 2017, at 20:09, KD7PY <emoss98133 at msn.com> wrote:
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> I have been on 6 meters since '63 and have seen a lot of up and down of band
> conditions in different years, but  don't believe this year is anything
> special.  the really good years is when the sun spot cycle really gets hot, 
> world wide openings,  this year for us up in the pacific northwest the band
> openings are below what we have in the past.
> What has everyone fired up is WSJT-X   FT8  everyone seems to be trying it
> out on 6 meters,  it will decode sigs way below the threshold of the human
> ear.
> this year I was able to put in the log BA4SI  ( china )  using FT8..  just a
> 5 el beam and the KPA500,  some of the local big guns have been putting
> europe in the log.
> I have  worked a  few HF'ers that put up a dipole for 6 just to try out the
> band.
> 
> FWIF  Ed   KD7py
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