[SixClub] 6m this past weekend

[Carl Braun]

Hi Bruce

Appreciate the comments.  I've been away from 6m for quite while (1960's)
and was wondering if AM was still a viable mode.  Perhaps I should look into
a newer rig with SSB & FM.

Carl
W1ZGZ

-----Original Message-----
From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of bruce mallon
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:10 AM
To: World Wide Six Meter Club
Subject: Re: [SixClub] 6m this past weekend


I worked one station on 50.400 ..... just like the
good old AM days!

Bruce
http://www.qrz.com/wa4gch

--- Dana Rawding <dana at rawding.com> wrote:

> On Jun 20, 2006, at 10:45 AM, Carl Braun wrote:
>
> > Hi Dana
> >
> > Sounds like you had a great time.  How much power
> were you running
> > and did
> > you hear any one working AM mode?  I have a 40
> year old 2-1/2 watt
> > AM rig
> > for 6 meters and was away from my QTH.  Missed all
> the activity.
>
> I was running 150W through 75 ft of LMR-400 to a 3
> el beam.  There
> was SSB activity from .125 to over .300!  I also
> made a couple of CW
> QSO's as well.  I did not  hear any AM activity but
> I really was not
> looking for it either.  The band was so open I'm
> sure your 2.5W would
> have easily made the midwest grids.
>
>
> > PS Where are you located in New England?
>
> I'm in FN31hl.  It's in the SW corner of Connecticut
> near the NY
> boarder.  If you know CT at all I'm just north of
> Danbury.
>
> Dana
>
>
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