[SixClub] 6M antenna question

Mon Jun 5 00:58:38 EDT 2006

your right either will do him fine
i went with the loops so he wouldnt have to worry about a rotor atop a 
pushup pole in the winds when he isnt there

i tell you though nothing beats a big antenna and a good radio
before mother nature decided she wanted my station worse than i did
i had a Icom 756Pro into a M2 6M7 7 ele yagi on a 27ft boom at 40ft and 
boy let me tell you
compared to the 4ele at 45ft and a 706mkiig there is no comparison
the bigger the better
now here i am stuck on 6 FM running 50watts to a 1/4wave ground plane at 
30ft
life sucks some times...grin

wg4ray at pecanpi.com wrote:

>Well,  Dennis'  suggestions will certainly do the trick.  If you can put up
>a small rotor, I'd consider something directional like a PAR SM-50 or a
>small yagi.  Neither this approach or Dennis' will break the bank, and WILL
>give you an idea of what more you might need or want.  I'm very partial to
>the PAR SM-50 in MY circumstance - it's directional, has a low wind profile,
>and takes NO space to speak of; for a townhouse, it's perfect.  Would I go
>for a bigger yagi of some sort if I had the room?  Sure.  Then again, I
>talked 1500 miles to Mexico this morning with just my TS-2000 and the SM-50
>at about 40 feet, so I can't fuss much about the arrangement.
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Dennis Kaylor
>Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 00:15
>To: World Wide Six Meter Club
>Subject: Re: [SixClub] 6M antenna question
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>hi john
>for a puship pole i suggest a pair of loops like the M2 HO loop or the
>Par Omni Angle
>with them stacked you should get about 2-3db of gain and omni
>directional and horizontally polarized
>they could be left up and not worry about the winds
>
>John Carson wrote:
>
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>>Hi Stan,
>>
>> Yes, we have mains power, so no problem there. As for a mast or a tower,
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>>
>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.
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>> For now I just want to get on the air for field days and various nets and
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>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...
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>
>> 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
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of John Carson
>>Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 16:53
>>To: SixClub at mailman.qth.net
>>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
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>mostly
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>>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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