[SixClub] WOW WHAT A WILD DAY ON SIX!

[K8RI on 50MHz]

> you don't need luck you need a bloody miracle its not bad enough your
> shooting yourself in the foot by running FM simplex but running a 5 watt
> HT to boot? you would stand a better chance of winning the lottery

Oh, I don't know...Lots a luck, certainly but I worked a Honduarn station a
couple years back in the *big* band opening. He had a low power rig with a
piece of wire stuck in the coax connector and laying on the table... or was
it floor.  I was his first 6-meter contact.

Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com
> i would look in your area for a 6 meter repeater and stand by on it
> or spend a little money and get a cheap SSB 6 meter rig even vertical
> would be better than FM the MUF doesnt get that high as often
> the MFJ 9406 is a good cheap radio its 8-10 watts USB and its smallish
> so you can run it  mobile
> good luck
>
> Rob Wilson wrote:
>
> > De Ve6CCL / mobile  Calgary Alberta Canada
> >
> > Guess I need lots of luck  HI
> >
> > Listening in DO31 for FM contacts on 52.525 mid days
> > with hamstick vertical on Mazda MPV
> > Receiving with VX 7r
> >
> > Listening in evening with stock antenna.
> >
> > QRZ
> > Rob
> > Ve6ccl
> > Calgary Alberta Canada
> > grid square D031
> >
> > PS also calling with all 5 watts.
> >
> >
> >
> > John Geiger wrote:
> >
> >> Guess I need to move.  No DX here in SW Oklahoma
> >> except for VP9GE briefly last night, but lost path
> >> before I got him.  No RI either :(
> >>
> >> 73s John NE0P
> >>
> >>> From the black hole of EM04
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --- Rick Tharrington <ric5 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Don't know where to start the whole weekend  here
> >>> was great on 6 meters!
> >>> Sat all over from North ,South and West coast here!
> >>> But today put the icing on the cake EU contacts
> >>> ...:)
> >>>
> >>> CT1AN0 2114Z 50.114 5/7
> >>> CT1EAT 2122Z  50.130  5/9 +10
> >>> CT1ANT 2155Z  50.115 5X5
> >>>
> >>> 73'S GOOD DXING TO ALL!
> >>> RICK KD4JRX FM14
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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