[OKDXA] 6 meters

[Robert Redmon]

Gene, Once the VHF bug bites, you never really recover. I first started 
playing with weak signal VHF (and UHF at the time) back in 1982, and it 
really changed the way I approach the hobby. Although currently my VHF 
operations are limited due to an almost constant noise source that seems to 
peak at VHF, I still check 6 and 2 every day. You did get in on one of the 
best 2 meter Es openings in the past several years, but the 6 meter openings 
to EU are not really uncommon, you just have to be patient and do a lot of 
listening. Others have described propagation tendancies very well.

Rig here is a 746 pro on 2 meters and a Flex5000a on 6 meters...both 
barefoot (100w) . Antennas are M2 5 element on 6 @ 55' and M2 11 element on 
2 @ 62'. Since moving to my new QTH about 5 years ago I have logged 68 
countries on 6, WAS, and over a thousand grid squares. VHF was much better 
and easier when I lived in Bartlesville, though. We rarely get any tropo and 
never get any auroral propagation here in Wichita Falls.

Have fun!

Bob K5SM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W5LE - Gene Lewis" <w5le at beggstelco.net>
To: <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:44 AM
Subject: [OKDXA] 6 meters


> One of the fellows I talked to on 6 meters mentioned that I should keep an 
> eye on 2 meters so I did take a trip down there and I had a QSO with 
> Wichita on 144.200.  I know that probably doesn't count for much, but the 
> fact that I was talking to someone that far away without repeater 
> involvement impressed me.  I'll be keeping an eye on 2 meters as well as 6 
> from here on out.
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