[SMIRK] From CO8LY

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 19:27 -0400, Eduardo Somoano C wrote:
> Dear Six meters  friends   
> In next month of. Julio I will be activating the rares Grid FL10 and FK19 
> I need the diagram of a portable antenna of  WIRE  for 6 meters that   
> be easy to build and have some gain.  
> I will use an Alinco DX70TH with 100watt in 6mtrs.  
> I expect their help to build the antenna.  
> Thank you in advance.
> 73.- Eduardo. CO8LY
> Grid : FL20la
> 
For many years I worked lots of 6m contacts using my 80 meter double
extended zepp. 95 meters of wire up about 30' with tuned feeders. The
strongest lobes are near the direction of the wire. It is blessed with
many lobes, but also many nulls. But as sporadic E clouds moved they
moved signals from nulls to lobes.

I'd think a wire element yagi supported by a couple ropes would be very
effective and portable. Say 4 or 5 elements space over 10 or 12 feet.

73, Jerry, K0CQ