[SixClub] SIX METER DISTANCE

[K2UBG at att.net]

You won't get as far with a vertically polarized antenna on ssb
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73, 
John/K2UBG


-------------- Original message from "Mike (KA5CVH) Urich" <ka5cvh at gmail.com>: -------------- 


> On 7/23/05, Don wrote: 
> 
> > 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 
> 
> Mike wrote 
> 
> Over water 144 SSB can be a good choice for this distance. Granted FM 
> would be marginal but SSB just may pull it off. I used to make 
> frequent Q's with another ham on 146.46 FM simplex that were 107 
> miles, most of it over water along the Texas coastal bend, since both 
> of us live near the coast. 
> 
> Now onto your antenna selection. You didn't indicate sail or power. 
> Sail is great because of the mast. I'd stack KB6KQ loops on top. If 
> power, I'd look into some type of a fiberglas mast fitted to mount 
> your typical maritime antenna mast mount and again use stacked loops. 
> 
> YMMV 
> 
> -- 
> Mike Urich, KA5CVH 
> http://ka5cvh.com 
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