[HoustonHam] WHY? (was 6 meter questions)

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 11:38 AM 3/28/2005, you wrote:
>an Extra (since 1960s) friend in Lubbock is following our discussion on 6m but
>does not belong to any elists.

So your sending him our list emails. Great! But he could join awhile for 
himself.

>he is asking though, for the membership to explain one thing to him...
>
>WHAT is so much fun about 6m?
>
>WHY should he get into the band?

Everybody has their own reasons.

>is it the playing with antennas?  he uses mostly sticks for his vhf/uhf.

Maybe, I don't know yet although I've had fun building my own yagi FM & TV 
antennas in the past.

>is it trying to contact someone in Austin while both are going thru a repeater
>in Valparaiso GA???

Didn't know you could do that on a regular basis.

>   is it skip?

For me it would be! I remember about 20 years ago (when my now deceased 
elmer was into 6m) He & I chatted with a guy in Arizona all the way from 
Pasadena Tx with about 10 watts. I still have the Arizona QSL card the 
other ham sent me with 50.110 listed as the frequency.

>he is looking for repeatability not rare contacts.
>
>thanks
>chas
>K5DAM

Then lend him a transciever & a 6m antenna on a rotator so he can see if 
any 6m repeaters are in range. Try this list for cities & frequencies. 
http://www.clarc.org/~kg5ai/freqs/tex_ham.html

Wish him best of luck!