[OKDXA] 6 meters

[Ken Roberson]

John,

Thanks, The K3 is no dough the best CW rig ever and
I get very good reports on SSB.
The roofing filters make all the difference, using all
8 pole xtal filters.
I use the 400 Hz roofing filter on CW and the DSP set @ 150 HZ to 400HZ
The Roofing filters auto track with the DSP filter.

73 Ken K5DNL
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--- On Mon, 6/21/10, John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] 6 meters
> To: "Discussion of OKDXA" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Monday, June 21, 2010, 11:09 AM
> Ken,
> 
> COngrats on the 6m WAS.  RI was my last state, as AK
> stations were pretty available during the last F2
> season.  How is the K3 as a 6m rig?
> 
> 73s John AA5JG
> 
> --- On Mon, 6/21/10, Ken Roberson <kwroberson at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Ken Roberson <kwroberson at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [OKDXA] 6 meters
> > To: "Discussion of OKDXA" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> > Date: Monday, June 21, 2010, 10:01 AM
> > Gene,
> > 
> > Congrats on getting on 6M , you will have lots of fun
> this
> > summer.
> > Yesterday I was lucky enough to work KL7/KB7Q ( Alaska
> ),
> > He was on 50.089 CW with a nice signal, He said if the
> band
> > gets beter he will go to SSB.
> > 
> > Working Alaska on 6M was the high-lite of the day for
> me,
> > That was 
> > the last state that i need for WAS on 6M , now to get
> the
> > QSL card.
> > Rig: Elecraft K3 and M2 5 ele yagi @ 50 ft.
> > 
> > GL and GD DXing 73 Ken K5DNL.
> > 
> >
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> > 
> > 
> > --- On Mon, 6/21/10, W5LE - Gene Lewis <w5le at beggstelco.net>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > From: W5LE - Gene Lewis <w5le at beggstelco.net>
> > > Subject: [OKDXA] 6 meters
> > > To: okdxa at mailman.qth.net
> > > Date: Monday, June 21, 2010, 9:29 AM
> > > I've been a ham for nearly 50 years
> > > but I made my first QSO on 6 meters last
> weekend.  I
> > > had the good fortune of inheriting an Icom
> IC-746,
> > which
> > > covers 6 and 2 meters, along with a 5 element
> > Cushcraft
> > > A505S 5-element 6 meter yagi and a Cushcraft
> 13WB2
> > > 13-element yagi, as well as a Ham 2 rotor. 
> Having
> > had
> > > this very nice windfall of equipment and
> antennas, it
> > would
> > > have been a travesty to not do something with
> those
> > > bands.  I put up a small tower that I had lying
> over
> > in
> > > the side of my yard and mounted these 2 antennas
> on it
> > and
> > > got on the air last weekend.  As it turned out
> there
> > > was a VHF contest going on, which made a lot of
> people
> > get
> > > on 6 meters.  I couldn't believe it but I worked
> 14
> > > states and Canada and Mexico last weekend.  That
> got
> > me
> > > revved up for operating VHF.  This weekend that
> just
> > > ended, I enjoyed another flurry of activity on 6
> and
> > brought
> > > my states total up to 35 states worked, and 11
> > European
> > > countries.  Apparently the timing for my getting
> on
> > 6
> > > meters was 
> > >  perfect because apparently it's hotter than
> it's
> > been in a
> > > long time, based on what I'm hearing the veteran
> 6
> > meter ops
> > > saying.  It really does seem to be a "magic
> > > band".  If it's open, you can do wondrous
> things, if
> > > it's not, it's as if someone somewhere flipped a
> > switch and
> > > turned the band off.  Anyway,  I'm very happy
> that
> > > the timing of my getting this equipment and
> antennas
> > > coincided with an awesome season on 6 meters. 
> I
> > can't
> > > believe the number of states and countries I
> have
> > worked in
> > > the past 2 weeks with 100 watts and the antenna
> 30
> > feet in
> > > the air.  Here's hoping that 6 meters will
> continue
> > its
> > > current trend throughout the summer!  
> > >
> >
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