[NJARC] Six Meter AM, anyone?

[manualman]

The only time I hear any 6 meter AM activity is during a band opening.
Summer "E" season is over, so band openings are rare, although some times
there is a short burst of "E" activity in December/January. The rest of
the time, AM is quiet although you can generally find some SSB activity
down the lower end of the band. Most, if not all, SSB, AM, CW activity is
done with horizontally polarized antennas.  The FM activity, way up the
band, is generally done with vertically polarized antennas. If you have
little to no patience, 6 meters is probably not for you.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:27:12 -0700 (PDT) John Ruccolo <jr6v6gt at yahoo.com>
writes:
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> Hi Rob/Folks,
> 
> I picked up a *six* meter Gonset Communicator I (aka gooney bird) at 
> Mullica Hill on Sunday. Is there any 6M AM activity? It would be fun 
> to try to make a QSO. 
> 
> I'm sure this thing needs work, so it's not an "any day now" type of 
> thing, but I was just wondering.
> 
> BTW, a quick plug for Mullica Hill: it was REALLY good this year 
> (and fairly good last year as well), and it's nice to see the 
> hamfest well-attended and making a real comeback. Lots of buyers and 
> sellers, lots of vintage gear, including some antique radio stuff -- 
> not just boatanchors.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John