This has been a great and very informative thread. I wish there was a
reflector devoted to 6 meter antennas...
Chuck W5PR
On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Mike & Becky Krzystyniak <k9mk@flash.net>
wrote:
> I have a pair of 6M2WLC's at 36' and 62'. In the stack (BIP) they will
> open the band and enable QSO's using scatter. The upper antenna clearly
> rules on F2 while the lower antenna (or BOP) does better on E-skip. I also
> have a 6M5X about 100' away at 50' which I use for diversity with the
> stack-master. Still casually working toward my first 100, my best DX was
> to
> VK4 land on a Hygain 4 element at 140'. Could not hear him on the lower
> antennas in any combination. Go figure.
>
> 73 Mike K9MK/5
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike
> Smith VE9AA
> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2015 1:19 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 6 meter angle arrival for DX
>
> Hey Bill,
>
>
>
> I’ve been on 6m as a serious DXer since Nov 92…about 150 worked on SIX…(QRV
> HF since the late 70’s)….There were years I barely ever left the house from
> mid June to mid July for fear of missing some EU 6m DXpedition on Es.
>
> I was handsomely rewarded on more than one occasion with a 2 minute
> opening. But I digress…..
>
>
>
> Via F layer, some of the angles can get very low 1-3º for optimum DX. (Will
> we ever see F layer on 6m again?….man, it’s been a while!)
>
> On Es (single or double hop) the angles can get very high. (10-15 or 20º
> even)….I had dbl hop Es to Cuba one time where a tiny 3el @ 30’ was the
> best
> antenna in the yard, but that was quite rare.
>
>
>
> I’ve had every 6m antenna imaginable. Probably my best were 2 stacked
> antennas.
>
> I had 3 over 3 at 50/70’ and 8/8 at 48/64’ and even the same 8/8 at 35/49’.
> (qrz.com shows my 8/8 homebrew stack at 48/64’)
>
>
>
> All these stacks always outperformed my reference antennas which have all
> been long boom 5 or 6 element designs up at the same heights. (I really
> like
> the K6STI 5el)
>
>
>
> You can’t go wrong with a stack. Lefty, K1TOL has one of the largest
> around
> with 4 x 9el and I think he’ll tell you that 98% of the time, he just
> leaves
> all 4 antennas in line.
>
>
>
> I have work KH7Y via Es and he’s the guy to talk to I guess for KH6 prop.
>
>
>
> Once you stack……do up a pair of antennas @ 50/70’ with a BIP/BOP switch and
> you’re good.
>
>
>
> 73 es we’ll see you (all of a sudden) on SIX !
>
>
>
> Mike VE9AA
>
> p.s.-hardline is your friend on VHF ! (I am sure you already know that)
>
>
>
>
>
> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
>
>
>
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