[SixClub] Finally some sigs

[RICHARD BOYD]

The VHF antenna gurus tell me the Cushcraft A6S is a good one.

Their current 6M antenna of choice, though, is the C5I or C7I (5 element and 
7 element) by a company called C3I, which does advertise in the ham 
magazines.  The owner of the company is now an Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force or something, was tapped for that a couple years ago, a real 
techno-nut, and his designers and employees are all very serious VHF 
mountaintop contest guys (e.g. K8ISK with the K8GP mountaintopping group). 
W3ZZ the QST magazine VHF and up columnist, is one of their group and swears 
by these antennas.  That's what I would get if I hadn't scrounged a whole 
bunch of used antennas (and have the Cushcraft A6S on my chimney). 
Eventually I'll be buying some of the C3I antennas when I'm ready to buy 
some new ones.

73 - Rich, KE3Q


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Kaylor" <k4oxg at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] Finally some sigs


> hey doug and all
> has anyone ever compared the M2 6M5X and the Cushcraft A50S-6?
> i have had the cushcraft and it seemed to work well but never owned the
> M2 but heard bad things about the matching networks on them
> and since Hurricane Jeanne trashed ALL my antennas its about time to buy
> new and just wondering which antenna would be better
> also interested in comparing the M2 2M12 and the Cushcraft 13B2
> hopefully the insurance adjuster will cut me a check soon so i can get
> this tree off my roof and off my towers so i can get back on the air i
> miss 6 even if its not open,....grin
> i guess i could just turn the rig on 50.125 and let it sit  it would be
> like the band is dead which it has been down here in EL98 so i guess i
> aint missing much
> good luck on the openings
>
> Doug Huchteman wrote:
>
> > Hello Bruce:  I've worked quite a few QRP stations over the past few
> > years on 6 meters.  I'm running an ICOM 706mkIIg with a M2 6M5X at 30
> > feet.  I've got a tower on the ground in the back yard, but I've been
> > working nights, and haven't got the darned thing planted yet.
> >
> > Heard the VE4VHF beacon briefly earlier today and was hoping for some
> > contacts up your way.
> >
> > Anyway, welcome to SixClub, lots of good folks here.
> >
> > Doug KD5VHZ EM15em
> >
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