[FARC] 6 Meters

[M and J Gillespie]

Kirk,

I am glad that you got the Sabal Island contact on six meters.  That is a 
nice accomplishment. Congratulations!  Working DX is like fishing but better 
since the "fish" you catch  is not hurt in the process! There is something 
very thrilling about working some far distant station using your own little 
rig with nothing between! By all means send him a QSL card even if it is one 
you have made up yourself.
Best wishes.

Jim, K3DQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kirktal7237 at msn.com>
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 11:23 AM
Subject: [FARC] 6 Meters


I got CY0X Sable Island on 6 meters also this past Thursday.  75 watts, 
50.108 MHz., homebrew aluminum dipole up about 20 ft., non-rotatable fixed 
at roughly SSW.  A large pile-up but somehow he heard me.  My first 
DXpedition contact and that was neat.  I haven't heard any DX on 6 meters 
with my antenna except for Sable Island.  Farthest US contact so far, as the 
antenna has been up about 7 days, was Reno Nevada with a 44 signal report 
using 75 watts.   US Northeast coast and Canada have been the majority of my 
6 meter contacts this past 7 days.  What I seem to hear most is power line 
noise.

For those with limited space or antenna restrictions a 6 meter antenna seems 
ideal and the band is fun when open.  Dipoles or beams, either one is 
compact and will easily fit in an attic or on an existing TV antenna tower.

An interesting computer tool for those interested in 6 meter and 2 meter SSB 
is DX Sherlock.  Just Google "DX Sherlock" and you'll find it.  Has mapping 
and databases of reported DX and non-DX contacts in the US and the rest of 
the world,  gives MUF, locations of Sporadic E clouds, sunspot activity, and 
other propagation indicators.   Web site refreshes itself every 2 minutes 
with updated information.

73
KB3ONM
Kirk
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