[GCARC] An unusual opportunity right now to try 6 Meters (is open)

[Jim]

The band was in very good shape yesterday evening.
Worked the following from16:30z to 17:30z with 5 el at 25'.

CT3DZ
ZB2BL
CU1EZ
EA8YT
CN8LI
EA8DBM
W1AW/9
EA8BPX
FP/KV1J

Later in the evening the band went to upper VE2 and VE9. Stateside was in 
all day yesterday.
The show started early this morning with CU1EZ booming in and FP/KV1J with a 
great stateside run.
Both sides of the contacts east to west coast loud here.  Indeed it can be 
magic!
73 es gd DX,   Jim N2NRD.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Wright" <jim.n2gxj at gmail.com>
To: <gcarc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 11:30 AM
Subject: [GCARC] An unusual opportunity right now to try 6 Meters (is open)


> For many of our club members, operating on 50 Mhz band (6 meters)
> is something "of lore".  It seems that "nobody" is on this band,
> and if it was not for the stories from those who have been
> in radio a while that I trust of there having been great conditions,
> I would have said this band is not at all Magic.
> HOWEVER.  I stand corrected.
> Last night, even past midnight, and again this morning, it is
> very easy to make contacts with stations all over the central part of
> our country - including W1AW/9 who is operating out of Wisconsin.
> For you digital types, 50.276 is alive with JT65 and an occasional JT9
> signal from from "9" "8" "4" and "0" callsign areas.
> If you want to give it a try, maybe today is the day.
> On these frequencies above HF, it is typical to exchange not only
> callsigns and a signal report, but also a "grid square" to identify
> your general location.
> If asked "what is your grid", an appropriate for Southern NJ is FM29.
> Have fun,
> Jim
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