[SixClub] 6 Meters Mobile

[Gary - N3JPU]

Well what ever you use for a mobile antenna on 6 make sure you sign as
/Mobile as that adds 20dB to your signal! Well at least it seems like it
because many ops will go out of their way to work a mobile over base, they
may not pick out your call but they will pick out the /Mobile.

Gary Mitchelson
N3JPU Montgomery Co. MD  FM19
USAF MARS and SHARES: AFA1PU/AFF1MD/AFF1M 
http://www.mitchelson.org/ 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Buck
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 08:01
To: 'World Wide Six Meter Club'
Subject: [SixClub] 6 Meters Mobile


Two days ago, I trimmed a 102 steel whip to 57 inches and mounted it on a
ball mount on the side of my mini-van.  (I am amazed at how many hams told
me I needed to trim it to the FM portion of the band and work there since it
has vertical polarization.)  

Saturday was mostly a wash.  I heard very little and talked mostly to local
hams.  However, Saturday evening, I had a 57/57 QSO with a MN ham, the first
DX contact on that setup.  Band conditions were crappy compared to the
previous two weeks.  However, yesterday, Sunday, opened up pretty well.  I
mostly had to stay indoors and work, but when I was out, I was pretty much
able to QSO whomever I could hear.

I have learned, that with my particular setup, unless I have at least one
bar on the s-meter (I have an IC-706 MKII) don't bother returning to the
station unless he is /QRP.  Generally, anything less means if I have a
slight curve in the road, I'll lose the contact altogether.