[VHFcontesting] The Humble Dipole

[Zack Widup]

On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, Steve Kavanagh wrote:

> 
> I've used various fixed wire and rotatable
> wood-and-wire 6m dipoles to work (though not confirm)
> VUCC from an apartment (including a number of
> Europeans), work a number of Japanese stations from
> V63BD (an indoor dipole was used there) and provide
> the 6m capability for a various contest rover
> operations, including a couple of top-10 scores.  All
> with 2-10 watts.
> 

Hi Steve,

Dipoles are great on 6m. A few years ago, during a tremendous 6m opening 
between the midwest USA and the east coast, I worked K1TEO with a dipole 
strung across the ceiling of my second-floor apartment with a quarter of 
a watt.  I almost fell out of my chair!

73, Zack W9SZ