[Fourlanders] 6M Grid Gap, Pt II

[Jim Worsham]

I was assuming that we would use the stacked Halos that Ron had and we
melted in September but I haven't had a chance to ask him if he is going to
be able to get those fixed in time.  I am Ok with using a pair of M2 loops
instead if you are OK with getting it all together including a way to mount
it to the trailer.  I think Bob and/or Ron can help you with the trailer
mounting.  You will be absolutely amazed when you find out what you can work
on 6 with one of those loops and 100 Watts when the band is open.  The
secret is to be there when the band opens so keep listening and calling CQ.
I know some serious 6 meter operators who carry baby monitors around with
them so they can listen to 50.125 while doing stuff around the house.

73
Jim, W4KXY

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
Richard P. Feynman
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From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of skos at bellsouth.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:10 PM
To: fourlanders at contesting.com
Subject: [Fourlanders] 6M Grid Gap, Pt II

Not having the time to mess with trying to build a squalo for 6M, I picked
up an M2 HO Loop and put it up on Saturday. Called CQ with it four times in
the course of the afternoon and from Snellville worked five stations from
Macon in the south, to mid-Tennessee in the north, Monroe to the east, and
Carrollton to the west. Used the FT-847 with 100W into questionable coax.
I'm going to play around with it some more and see how it performs,
particularly if I can hit an opening and work beyond the neighborhood.

I'm thinking of picking up one more to stack them, as this will probably be
my sole 6M antenna until I can get my tower up. Stacked, they're supposed to
be able to handle full legal power, so I'm thinking it should be pretty easy
for me to take them down and bring them to the mountain if we want to pick
up on trying an alternative to the 6M beams to try to fill in some of those
close-in grid squares we're hopping over right now.

Is this something you guys would like to try? If so, I'll prioritize getting
the second antenna and putting together an appropriate mast that we can use.

Kos, N4NIA
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