[SixClub] RE: [50mhz] Anyone use a M2 6M2WLC ?

[Gary - N3JPU]

Lance, it's not that I will have no more room for 6M antennas but that I
would like to maybe add some more bands in place of solely 6M on the tower
with the stack. Yes I could nestle antennas in-between the stack but I do
not want to compromise the gain on 6M. As you know every .dB gain is worth
the effort especially for EME.

The 50' boom was a strong consideration until I realized that when my
fold-over tower folds over that it would foul obstacles by a couple of feet.
A 40' boom would no though. Current plans call for a stack of 30' boom
yagis.

I have been doing a lot of modeling using Multi-NEC, YW (Yagi for Windows)
and HFTA (HF terrain Analysis) but using a 6M propagation file (W3ZZ's HFTA
seminar at the 2006 SMOGFest really pique my curiosity and ever since have
been playing with tons of different antenna and height variables as I plan
my new 6M setup. I have posted a bunch of my plots on my website.

The current planned stack looks like about 12.2dBd per NEC and YW, a single
2WL yagi would be a few tens below that with a slightly simpler feed
(hardline from radio to antenna except for the rotor loop which will be
LMR-600UF).

Gary Mitchelson
N3JPU Montgomery Co. MD  FM19
USAF MARS and SHARES: AFA1PU
MD/DC State MARS Director AFF1MD
USAF MARS Technical Services Manager AFN1TS 
http://www.mitchelson.org/ 


-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Lance Collister
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 09:58
To: Gary - N3JPU
Cc: 'World Wide Six Meter Club'; 50mhz at mailman.qth.net; 'VHF Reflector'
Subject: Re: [50mhz] Anyone use a M2 6M2WLC ?


Hello Gary,

I am sorry to hear that you will not have more room for 6m, but 
certainly understand your situation.  Sounds like you sure have a 
wonderful tower installation that will serve you very conveniently for 
many years to come!

I think your decision to go with a single good yagi is a certainly a 
very good one.  For 6m DXing, I am a proponent of the K5CM philosophy of 
trying to put up the biggest single yagi you can, up as high as 
possible.  I would suggest the 50' long 6M9KHW as a very good single 
yagi that meets your gain objectives.  As you know, I use four of them 
here, and am very happy with the construction and performance.