[CQ-Contest] June VHF contest

[Gerry Treas K8GT]

Right you are George.

I started on 6 in 2005 with a TenTec 5W transverter to a G5RV and did 
well for that setup.

Then I built a 6M Moxon and put it at 20' and worked CT1FZE twice, once 
with 5W and once with 100 W in the VHF contest.

The link for my Moxon construction details at N2MH website:

http://www.moxonantennaproject.com/n2mh/n2mh.htm

It is made out of 3/4" aluminum angle stock and rotated with a Radio 
Shack type TV antenna rotator.  It's been up for 7 years now,  Easy to 
build, works well.

And I got VUCC on 6 two years ago.  Lots of fun.

73, Gerry, K8GT


On 11-May-15 09:47, George Fremin III wrote:
>
> I would like to invite all of the HF contesters to operate 6m and
> above this coming June in the ARRL VHF contest.
>
> The contest is June 13-15.
>
> Most of the recent HF radios have 6 meters on them - if you have one
> of those radios but do not have an antenna up for that band you are
> missing out on some fun. Yes the band can be dead but it can spring to
> life at almost any moment.
>
> There have been years where the sporidatic E condtions have been good
> enough for stations to work over 1800 contacts just on 6 meters during
> the contest period.
>
> You have a month to find a way to get on the band.  Some folks have
> just used one of their HF antennas that had the best match or used an
> antenna tuner others have put up antennas.  Six meter antennas are
> small - you can make a dipole or put up a small yagi with very little
> effort.
>


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