[SADXA] Transverters

[Wes Stewart]

My experience is limited to the good old days on 2M and some more recent modest activity on 6M using an 80-meter dipole and my K3.  In the good old days, I didn't consider 6-M to be VHF and never participated, but I've been out voted.

Six meter propagation is a lot like 10-meters, just less of it.  There will likely be some long distance DX via F2 at the next sunspot peak, but that is predicted to by pretty dismal compared to previous peaks.  

http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/predict.shtml

Otherwise there is sporadic E (Es), sometimes double-hop which will get you across country with 20 watts with a decent antenna.

That said, I worked a couple of JAs using the aforementioned K3+150 feet of coax and the 80-meter dipole on Field Day two years ago. I have 6 countries and 25 states worked with this combination and some very casual operating.
 
Two-meters used to have a very active local group in S. AZ, but I think that has probably dwindled. With more power and a decent antenna, I used to routinely work into S. CA, Las Vegas, S. UT and NM on tropo. There are now guys using digital modes for meteor scatter and EME, but these are still higher power games.  (Old timers like W7CS and me don't consider these real contacts tho.)

So your best bet is probably 6-meters.

Wes  N7WS

--- On Fri, 2/11/11, Douglas Todd <toddd1 at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Douglas Todd <toddd1 at cox.net>
> Subject: [SADXA] Transverters
> To: "Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector" <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Friday, February 11, 2011, 8:40 AM
> I am considering getting a
> transverter for my K2, but don't know anything about band
> characteristics on 6, 2, or other VHF/UHF bands. The K2 does
> not demodulate FM -- only CW, and SSB. Digital modes are
> available through and audio connection to the computer.
> 
> Looking for some advice.  Is there a sizable CW / SSB
> population on 6 or 2 meters ? 
> 
> Max power out of the kit transverter is 20 watts.
> 
> Let me know...
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Doug
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