[SMIRK] Newbie

[Ray Brown]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <michael.mcewen at us.army.mil>


>    Hi, all.

  'Afternoon, Colonel. Welcome to the SMIRK list. :-)

>    I'm  new  to  6M  and  am  recently  assigned  to Ft. Carson (Colorado
>    Springs, CO): DM78or.
>
>    I've  set  up  a  Ranger  RCI-5054DX-100 and have a Hamstick 6M ground
>    plane  mounted  on  my  second floor patio rail (wood 2x8). (Also have
>    2M/440 FM up and hope to have 40M QRP CW up in a month or so.)
>
>    Would  someone  please  schedule with me?  I've been listening (mostly
>    59.125)  but  haven't  heard  anyone.   I  know this antenna (with the
>    apartment on the north of the patio, limits me, but I ought to be able
>    to talk to someone who is south of my QTH, I think).
>
>    I'm  usually  up  from  0530am MDT and leave for work around 0830. I'm
>    home  most  evenings.   I  can  also  usually  get to the shack around
>    lunchtime.
>
>    Look  forward  to  becoming  part  of  the SMIRK/6M community. Anybody
>    around CO Spngs go for coffee?

  Actually, you might get a bit more activity if you were to QSY to the 50mhz
list at this same QTH. I run both lists, but the SMIRK list has been very
quiet lately and I'm not sure who all is here any more. But the 50mhz list has
some activity on it almost all the time.

>    73,
>    Mike K5MTM
>    Cell: 405 517-3270

  Yup, definitely a former resident of the Oklahoma City area, weren't you?
(GRIN) I used to live and work in Enid back in the late 70's.

  Also, there is one web site that would greatly benefit you, and that is the
6m propagation web page. It's at http://www.dxworld.com/50prop.html
and there's a graphical version that I can't seem to find at the moment.

  See you on the other list (you can stay here, too!)

                _Ray_        KBØSTN