[SixClub] Yesterday was a great day on 6 (here)

[Doug Huchteman]

Man it was a cold long lonely winter on 6 meters but this spring brings promise of DX.  Yesterday was the kind of 6 meter day that just puts a smile on your face and keeps it there.  

If working Aruba wasn't good enough, I also had domestic stations in (on and off) most of the day.  I had to go to work at noon and hadn't put my old 5054DX into the new company car (didn't seem much need until the band started opening).   Wired a quick connect into a spare power terminal and slapped a 5 inch mag mount with a NMO150 antenna on the roof.  1.4:1 SWR  and was good to go.

>From noon until about 9 pm (local / dusk) worked 6 stations from the mobile (AL, FL, MT, UT, CA).  Several new grids and got consistent 59 reports.   Could have worked more but we were busy and besides I only worked the really strong stations.  I figure if he's only 53 at my radio what am I going to do with 25 watts and a mag mount mobile antenna.  Sure made my 12 hour shift fly by though.  

Ought to be some way to rig up a 6 meter loop on a Ford Crown Vic though.

Doug Huchteman KD5VHZ EM15
6MT # 2124     SMIRK # 6556
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