[SixClub] Antenna Height.

[Roger on six]

On HF the mantra is antenna height in wavelengths, but what is it on six?

I've always found as high as possible and found "in this location" that 
115 feet was outstanding for my 7L C3i with a boom length just inches 
shy of 30 feet.

What brought this up was at Field Day the 6-meter station had their 
antenna quite low, but they were using the same formulas the others were 
using for tribanders and 40 meters which put them well below the tops of 
nearby trees. I didn't include 75 or 160 because there they had to 
settle for practical heights rather than optimal for the distances to be 
worked.

On another note:  I've seen quite a few Sporadic E openings state side 
and transoceanic lately. Today  (7/22/16) there has been a substantial 
opening across the mid West and central US 
http://www.dxmaps.com/spots/map.php?Lan=E&Frec=50&ML=M&Map=W2LN&DXC=N&HF=N&GL=N

  73

Roger (K8RI)



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