[TowerTalk] Question

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

You never know if that will work.
 
My first QSO on 6 meters was a 5000 mile one.
 
I had been a ham for almost 50 years and had never been on 6.   In 2009 
while living in Hawaii I heard signals on 6 with my K3.  I fired up  my stack 
of KT36XAs found they had a 1.3:1 on 6, so I tried a CW CQ and was  rewarded 
with a W4 calling me.  I then proceeded to work another 20 or so  stations, 
all at least 3000 miles away.
 
Any antenna is better than none!
 
K4XS/KH7XS
 
 
In a message dated 11/19/2015 2:56:02 P.M. Coordinated Universal Tim,  
chuck at dxham.net writes:

On  11/18/2015 10:21 PM, Arnie Pfingst wrote:

Arnie!
Have you ever thought about just loading up your Explorer 14 beam 
on 6  meters just to give it a try?  Many years ago a friend called me &  
told me that 6 meters was "open" to JA land so I loaded up my 20 meter  
monobander and worked several JA's.  Got me hooked on 6 meters again  and 
have been active ever since.  If you decide to put that dipole  up, 
definitely go with the quarter wave version.

See you on  6.  BTW, the winter E-Season is about on us NOW!   Have  fun.

73,
Chuck  KØTVD
www.dxham.net
> I've been  licensed for over 40 yrs, and in all that time I've never been 
on 6m! I'm  thinking about hanging a 6m dipole off of my tower. My math 
tells me that it  should be about 10 feet long for a quarter wave. (468÷f in 
mhz) Would it be  better if I put up a full wave dipole, or is there a better 
idea? I don't  particularly want a beam on 6 because I probably would always 
be pointing in  the wrong direction! I have a ham III rotor, and an 
explorer 14  at 60  feet and that is about all the rotor is rated  for.

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