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[Larry Brown]

Agreed Howard.....I've worked several Western stations today 5-6 plus on nothing but a rigid dipole made from salvaged weedeater shafts on the horizontal when I heard nothing on the vertical. Even worked Texas on 9 watts tonight on the dipole. 

Larry

On Jan 9, 2011, at 10:40 PM, Howard Bingham wrote:

> An M2 HO Loop would be much better than a vertical for SSB end of 6M band.
> 
> Loaned my mobile antenna to a friend for a few months & with a stock 
> Ranger RCI-5054dx100 & the HO Loop about 20 ft, had QSO's in South 
> America, Florida & several other states without need for an amp.
> 
> The above friend normally uses a SB-200 amp at 250 watts output on 10m 
> through 80 m on a number of antennas from a Carolina Windham to a 
> modified V-Quad CB antenna on a rotor for 10m nets & a Hustler 6BTV 
> vertical at ground level without radials..
> 
> In short, I'd bank on the M2 HO Loop is space is a problem, mine now in 
> closet of apartment, but Ranger was sold & now have only a Yaesu FT-857D 
> in truck with Hustler resonators
> 
> Howard Bingham
> KE5APJ
> 
> --
> 
> On 1/9/2011 7:43 PM, doc at kd4e.com wrote:
>> I hear signals down in the mud ... 2x2 on 50153,
>> 2x2 on 50130 (I think K0KQ), nasty QSB!
>> 
>> My 6M Delta loop is not up and I sold the HF-triband
>> beam and don't quite yet have the replacement up.
>> 
>> I am using a Hustler 6BTV HF vertical, the only alternative
>> is a Comet GP-15 6-2-440 vertical which to-date has not done
>> as well as the Hustler.
>> 
>> I need some antenna gain here ...
>> 
>>> Michael McFatridge wrote:
>>> I hear N1UK in fm05 Trying to work him 50153.
>> 
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