[SixClub] 6M antenna question

[John Carson]

Hi Stan,
   
  Yes, we have mains power, so no problem there. As for a mast or a tower, a tower would be nice but getting it up here might be way too costly, but I will have to check on that. A tower 50 to 60 ft might be doable, but I would perfer a crank up that way when I am at the home qth the tower can be down and the antenna protected from the winds and the storms that we get thru here.Perhaps for the time being I should consider a telescoping mast at about 40 ft,  that way I can at least get on the air with mininum hassle.
  For now I just want to get on the air for field days and various nets and the random 6M openings. Rag chews are fine too, just not my major interest. As to the EME, I am most interested in that as well...I just need to learn alot more about how and why...
   
  73,
   
  John Carson kd5srw 

wg4ray at pecanpi.com wrote:
  I'd ask three questions just to start.

1. Do you have power to run rotators, radios, etc, or are you going to be
running from batteries?

2. How much money can you reasonably spend? Some budgets can handle
multiple towers, antennas, and amplifiers; others just about handle running
an antenna up a painter pole. (I'm closer to the later...)

3. What are you trying to do? Getting on the air for ragchews and informal
contesting is a different beast from a serious contesting site, or someone
who wants to do primarily satellite or EME activity.

Stan
WG4RAY

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Subject: [SixClub] 6M antenna question


I have a question about which I hope someone can provide some wisdom or in
lue of that just some simple guidence...
I am wanting to install a 6M antenna system of some sort at our year
around mountain retreat. The question revolves around the best antenna to
install for the environmental conditions extant, namely elevation and
surrounding terraine. The elevation is just shy of 8400 ft in a large mostly
oval valley with surrounding mountain to just 13,000 ft. (far northern New
Mexico) What type antenna arrangement will give me the most bang for the
buck (this can apply to HF as well as 6M.) Also it needs be mentioned that
there are no restrictions in my location whatsoever. Also as an aside it
should be noted that area TV stations have to use transalators to pump any
kind of remotely usable TV signal into the valley.

So, what should I look at in terms of overall effectiveness?

John Carson kd5srw

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