[SixClub] Simple Sixer Portable 6m Dipole Antenna

[David-Hook]

I agree, conditions lately have been so bad, even QRP cw is useless.I was in New Haven CT on Sunday afternoon with my FT817, climbed to the top of Sleeping Giant, setup my buddipole and attempted 20 meter cw with 5 watts, tried to answer about 7 cq's unsuccessfully,after an hour I gave up.The funny thing is that when I got home, I fired up my FT-840, tuned up my miracle whip from inside my condo and worked a few stations with about 20 watts cw.I remember(makes me sound pretty old eh(hihi)?)when the sunspot cycle was at its peak and I was working DX like crazy driving down I-95 with my 25 watt Uniden on 10 meters and then from my parents backyard 2.5-5 watts on cw.Can't wait for those days to return.Only another 7 years to go?


David
WB1BPV
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Kaylor [mailto:k4oxg at tampabay.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:51 PM
To: World Wide Six Meter Club
Subject: Re: [SixClub] Simple Sixer Portable 6m Dipole Antenna


well any dipole is just that a dipole it will work okay when the band is 
WIDE open but wont work worth a flip when it isnt
add that to the 5 watts that peanut whistle puts out and you might as 
well spend the weekend talking to a 15 year old for all the good it will 
do....grin
i am not a fan of QRP or dipole antennas for VHF work
i also dont know of the antenna you speak of but a typical dipole for 6 
is only 56in on either side so you could make it out if aluminum tubing 
and fold it down when not in use
i am actually thinking of making a 6 dipole for grins using a couple of 
my old folding white canes(i am visually impared) which are nothing more 
than several sections of aluminum tubing with an elastic cord inside to 
hold them together and each one is 54-56in long....grin
good luck

Mike Myszka wrote:

>Hello to all:
>
>Has anyone on the list built and/or used a "Simple Sixer" portable 6m dipole
>antenna...or something similar?  If so, how well does it work, etc...?  I
>just got an FT-817 and I am looking for a decent portable 6m antenna to take
>with me camping (backpacking and car camping)...preferably one I can build.
>Anyway, just curious.  If anyone has any suggestions for another antenna, I
>would appreciate it.
>
>The link to the article on the "Simple Sixer" is attached.  It is a PDF file
>on the ARRL website.
>
>Thanks,
>Mike (KE4RNB)
>
>PS: To all the veterans and service men & women on the list, thank you.
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