[SixClub] New to Six Meters

[Bill Bailey]

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> [mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Steve Katz
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:30 PM
> To: 'Mike (KA5CVH) Urich'; 'World Wide Six Meter Club'
> Subject: RE: [SixClub] New to Six Meters
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> That's where I could use some advice.  I won't be a contester, just a
> casual operater.  Is a vertical antenna of some sort good enough to
> use, or do I need a small beam antenna.
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Even for casual operation, a small yagi, or even a horizontal loop, will
work better than a vertical. Remember that on VHF and UHF, SSB and CW
signals are mostly horizontally polarized.

73 de KG4NZR, Bill Bailey
Kissimmee, Osceola Co., FL EL98hh
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