[SixClub] New to Six Meters

[John Geiger]

--- RICHARD BOYD <ke3q at msn.com> wrote:

> > 
I hate to discourage beginners by telling
> them they need bigger 
> stuff; it's better to get on with whatever you have,
> the point I tried to 
> make about my low 6M dipole.  I could still work
> stuff; it worked pretty 
> well.  As good as a yagi?  No, except that it was
> relatively 
> omnidirectional, which has advantages. 


Exactly!!  I first got on 6 meters in 1992 using a
Kenwood TS600 and an indoor dipole.  I was living in
an apartment while in grad school, and I got VUCC with
that setup.  If I had been led to believe that I had
to have a yagi up so high, I would have had to say
forget about it, as there is no way in my current
setup.  Yes I was limited to the Eskip openings, which
in the midwest at least occur on 60-90 days a year,
mainly during the summer, but also for a few days in
the winter.  The rest of the time I played on HF and
looked forward to the next Eskip season or VHF
contest.  I still don't have a huge setup 6 wise, but
do the best with what I can.  

A vertical is not as good as 6 elements up at 80 feet,
but it is better than being QRT on 6 because you can't
put a tower or yagi up.

If I lived in a CCR area (thank God I don't,  nor
never will), it would be great to stick a few wires up
in the attic and transmit at high power as a way to
tell the HOA to stick it up their convenent.

73s John NE0P


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John Geiger
Associate Professor of Psychology, Cameron University

Ham Call NE0P, active 160m-70cm
Radios: Icom 756(HF/6), Icom 706MKIIG (HF, 6, 2, 70cm), Kenwood TH-F6A (2m/1.25m/70cm), Standard C156A (2 meters)
Antennas: 2 element Mini Quad, Cushcraft A14810S, Homebrew G5RV

3 VUCCs on 50mhz: from EN41, EN51, EM04, #1014, #1015, #1290
2 meter VUCC #615
Satellite VUCC #129
County Hunters award (500): #3301, all 6 meters


		
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