[NLRS] 6M Opening

[Jack K0JP]

That would be nice but we live in an apartment. We're in a very small 
community so are fortunate to have a couple of well placed trees for our 
long-wire and it's been up for 5-1/2 years. We could get a vertical 
dipole up in the closest tree but otherwise there is no way to get any 
antenna (horizontal dipole, loop, Moxon, etc) up more than 10 feet and 
that requires strapping a PVC mast to a clothesline pole. I have done 
that but it is a very temporary situation.

Mostly we rely on the "magic" aspect of 6-meters. :>)

On 6/6/2021 10:17 PM, towers at mhtc.net wrote:
> How about just making a resonant dipole?  Simple and very small on 6 meters.  I have mine configured as a sloping dipole, high end attached near the top of my tower.  Not a barn burner, but when the band is open I make my share of contacts.
>
> Karl
> WD9BGA
>   
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jack K0JP (vhfplus at gmail.com)
> Date: 06/06/21 21:32
> To: NLRS List (nlrs at mailman.qth.net)
> Subject: [NLRS] 6M Opening
>
> A sad state of affairs. CW beacon band loaded but I worked only one CW
> station. N4VC EM66 was 559...easy. Tried to work KX5S EM14 but no joy.
> Heard one SSB station (K9PPY) but he was in and gone. That was it. :<(
>
> I am having serious trouble with the long-wire  with the overall effect
> of running 5 watts to a good antenna on 6! Will troubleshoot and rebuild
> tomorrow.
>
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> 73,
>
> Jack, K0JP/VE3RUA
>
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73,

Jack, K0JP/VE3RUA
Shelley, K0MKL