[WVDXA] CY0X on 50.108

[Charlie Young]

Clark, one problem with trying to do it mobile, besides the obvious antenna gain issue, is lack of time spent receiving.  I can see that a lot of monitoring is required.  
 
Wow, 44 years and no JA heard on 6 meters for you until yesterday.  That does not make me optimistic! 
 
I can see that 6M is a lot more popular today than it was back in 1970, when I worked a VHF contest one time from K8MMM up in Novelty OH. Just look at all the interest in WVDXA.  I think it is great, and am looking forward to participating in the fun. 
 
You previously mentioned a M2  6M7JHV.  It seems reasonably priced. I am looking at one of those. 
I would appreciate comments from anyone who has a suggestion.  I have a 5 el Hy Gain 10 and a 5 el Hy Gain 15 that were up in Louisiana. These were killer antennas there.  I hope they play as well up here.  The 10M yagi was good for a top ten finish in ARRL 10 M CW every time we seriously entered. It came in as high as #2 US.   Maybe I will add the 6 M antenna to these Hy Gain yagis on a R 25 tower that is here to be installed, after the 45G with the C31XR tribanders/2 el 40/30 is completed.
 
HFTA says the 10/15 M yagis should not be installed very high on my hilltop, with steep sloping hill sides.  I can probably make two towers out of the 60' 25G that is here.  We will see what HFTA says about 6M.  I have to verify that the software is rated to work at 50 Mhz, not sure. 
 
You guys can't imagine how much I am looking forward to building my station and spending major time playing radio. 
 
73, Charlie N8RR
 
> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:18:47 -0400> To: wvdxa at wvdxa.org> From: w8tn at ntelos.net> Subject: Re: [WVDXA] CY0X on 50.108> > Charlie,> > HEY, congratulations on Country No. 4 from the Mobile on 6-M. That's > a very good achievement for only about a week's work. Only 96 to go - > then, of course, you need to accumulate the QSL's or LoTW > confirmations. But, you are well on your way to a 6-M DXCC, Mobile no less.> > The JA stations were coming in via multiple Es this time of year. I > suppose there may have been some other propagation mode involved as well > but everything I've heard points to multi-hop Es.> > Tim, KC8UHE, had VERY good copy at times although a lot of deep > QSB. I was on the telephone with him and could copy the signal just > fine. He at least had a shot at working the JA and received back parts of > his callsign to indicate that the JA was hearing him but never enough to > call it a QSO. DARN! That would have been a heck of a birthday present > for him.> > I'm still excited that I actually HEARD a JA station for the first > time in 44 years of working on 6-M. WOW! I did not have a shot at working > him but it sure was exciting nevertheless. Let me know if you want any > advice on a 6-M beam.> > > Clark, W8TN> > > At 08:39 PM 7/8/2008 -0500, you wrote:> >Doggone, I was going to announce country #4 from the mobile, a VE2 worked > >on SSB today.> >> >I am looking at 6 m yagis now. I have a really good shot to JA from here.> >> >Wonder if the JA's were coming in F2 or via Es? I have not looked to see > >if we have any sunspots.> >I am hearing Es from the midwest, KS/MN.> >> >73, Charlie N8RR> > > _______________________________________________> WVDXA mailing list> WVDXA at wvdxa.org> http://wvdxa.org/mailman/listinfo/wvdxa_wvdxa.org
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