[SixClub] SIX METER DISTANCE

[Gary Mitchelson - N3JPU]

Pretty easy on 6M SSB. I have several QSO's a week with other 6M stations
325 miles out with 100% reliability, but we have beams on both ends. If you
had a moderate beam (1 wavelength boom or more) and he was running a halo
even at 100W each end it's very doable. I can easily work low power stations
using dipoles that are 100-150 miles away from me pretty easily.

Gary Mitchelson
N3JPU Montgomery Co. MD  FM19
http://www.mitchelson.org/ 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 13:43
To: sixclub at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [SixClub] SIX METER DISTANCE


I have a friend who has a boat and wants real time information from shore 
(WEATHER, and other things)
he typically goes 80-100 miles and we were discussing 6 meters,  neither one

of us is familiar with the band but we know 2 meters wont work at that range

cause he is over the horizon from all shore repeater towers
so
1. will 6 meters give us the comms we need or do we really need to go HF, I 
am familiar with Hf as i worked it in the navy for 21 years while a radioman
2. need rig and antenna recommendations for his boat

thanks