[BULK] - Re: [SixClub] re; weak signal

Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:52:41 -0800

Problem with a six meter dipole is that it's bidirectional, and per Murphy's
Law, will always be aimed where stations aren't.  A lower, rotary dipole is
much handier.  A six meter antenna needs to be sufficiently high to have a
good view of a distant horizon; however high that is, depends on your
particular location and the obstacles you have nearby.  In my neighborhood
(single story homes, nothing industrial, no tall buildings, and few tall
trees), getting a 6m dipole up about 30-40' above ground would be quite
adequate.  In places with lots of 60' tall trees, I'd want the antenna to be
above them, so as to not suffer so much foliage attenuation, which can be
pretty severe at 50 MHz.  -WB2WIK/6

"Success is the ability to go from failure to failure with no loss of
enthusiasm." -Winston Churchill

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	[email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent:	Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:03 AM
> To:	[email protected]
> Subject:	[BULK] - Re: [SixClub] re; weak signal
> 
> Also, can anyone tell me how high (ideally) I should site my homebrew
> dipole? I have antenna restrictions (i.e NONE ALLOWED) but have a colinear
> vertical up about 60' hidden in a tree. I cant get the dipole up that high
> but how high is high enough!
> 
> Thanks,
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] re; weak signal
> 
> 
> > I thought it was just me! I was on .125 last night and was getting S5 -
> S9
> > noise but it tuned out a bit above and below that frequency. I turned
> off
> > anything that might have been causing interference in my shack but to no
> > avail!
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Edward Leicester" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:39 AM
> > Subject: Re: [SixClub] re; weak signal
> >
> >
> > > the last couple of days here on the east coast have been unusual.
> there
> > have
> > > been several ground wave openings lately. from fm16, I've worked n3db,
> > k3tkj
> > > on several occaisions and heard kc8ihe, all up in the MD DE area. also
> > > worked n4wi in fm14. lots of noise too. not just heterodyne but noises
> > like
> > > AU was trying to make its way south. BPL? Nah. Hertford's too small
> for
> > BPL.
> > > Sometimes living in a smal rural area actually has it's advantages.
> > >
> > >
> > > 73 de Ed/kg4qmi
> > > ---------------------------
> > > Edward Leicester
> > > EC-Perq. Co.  NCARES
> > > Hertford NC/FM16
> > > http://home.earthlink.net/~kg4qmi
> > > need logging software?
> > > go to http://www.n3fjp.com
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:25 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [SixClub] re; weak signal
> > >
> > >
> > > > Wonder if you are hearing BPL?????
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated 3/18/2004 5:42:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > [email protected] writes:
> > > >
> > > > > David,
> > > > > Despite the well considered negative responses about
> > > > > what you heard on 6m last night, there was more going
> > > > > on than computer problems under your roof. I was on 6m
> > > > > AM with 4 others and the noise on the band led several
> > > > > to believe there was a band opening going on or about
> > > > > to happen. I switched over to ssb and heard wide
> > > > > heterodynes just above 50.125 and directly on 50.150.
> > > > > The "signal" on 50.150 had a beacon like rhythm or
> > > > > more accurately, CW when you are listening in the
> > > > > wrong mode. I can understand why your would think it
> > > > > was an opening.
> > > > > Mark
> > > > > KB1KBP (soon to be K1RGB)
> > > > >
> > > > > --- David-Hook <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > I was listenning in the 50-51mhz range last night
> > > > > > and heard all kinds of
> > > > > > heterodynes, but no beacons or voices.Can anyone
> > > > > > confirm if the band was
> > > > > > open?I'm using a homebrew buddipole indoors, so I'm
> > > > > > not sure exactly what I
> > > > > > was hearing.QTH is CT.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > David
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