[SixClub] 6m antenna mobile

[Gabriel Sierra]

Hi!

First, you do need an instrument (SWR meter, antenna
analyzer, etc...) to check the performance of the
antenna. For 6 meters, my experience is that the
antenna is everything. I use a home made 1/4 wave
mobile antenna that have been working very fine for
me. The only problem I see with a bigger antenna and
an HT is that the HTs are very prone to
intermodulation (at least the VX-5, IC-T8). To your
surprise, many of the listed 6 meter repeaters are not
operational.

Check:
http://www.vcnet.com/KN6LA/6m.html
http://n6six.50megs.com/custom.html
http://www.we6r.com/listknown.html

At least here you will find working repeaters!

Good luck!

Gabriel Sierra, WP3BM
http://www.wp3bm.8m.net


--- "larry fields,n6hpx/du1 manila"
<n6hpx_du3 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>    Hi I just purchased the small IFM6 Iron horse
> antenna for use with my HT. The yaesu VX5R an was
> wondering if any of you have to do alot of tuning
> with
> it. 
>    I been trying to work some of the repeaters here
> in
> San Diego,and have had problems with some of them.
> Have tried the MH510 but decided I needed something
> a
> little bigger but portable.
> 
>    Thanks, Larry Fields, n6hpx/du1
>
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Gabriel Sierra
Moondancer Recording Studios
moonrec at prtc.net
http://www.moondancer.freeservers.com