| HI ALL MEMBERS, I write every
month on 2 french magazines: RADIO-REF and CQ French
Version. On the 2 magazine, i speak about 6 m. So if you
have informations about trafic, contest, etc... please
send me an E-mail and I will inform all french stations.
Have good time on 6 and see you soon. Happy Christmas for
all. 73's from F1OIH VINCENT UKSMG 619 VINCENT F1OIH <F1OIH@MSN.COM> - Saturday, November 30, 1996 at 12:26:19 (GMT) Hi Members. I now have direct access to my home so
please try out the new email address. Not much news to report.
I spoke with N5OLS/KH8 on 10 metres last Friday and
encouraged him to bring back 6M to Pago Pago when he
returns after the Christmas break. The CDROM is great and
I have been able to upgrade the DX Frequency list at the
home page, I am going to attempt to attach it to email to
G3WOS shortly. 15M has been open to Asia and Europe after
0700z so I will look out on 21.350 Mhz for any UKSMG
calls after 0900z daily. I am waiting for 10M to improve.
JA's HS0 and UW9 have been worked and I also heard some
W5's last Friday so condx are steadily improving even
though the numbers are not refelcting this. If you wait
for the numbers like in 1988 you will miss out on the
first EU openings by 1 year. Stay sharp and see you on
the magic band. Happy Xmas from Steve VK3OT HI.....MY NAME IS BOB AND MY QTH IS HAROLD WOOD
NEAR ROMFORD IN ESSEX. I WAS LICENCED NERALY 2 YEARS AGO.
LAST YEAR WAS MY FIRST YEAR ON 6M'S , I OPERATED DAILY USING
10 WATTS FROM MY YAESU FT736R AND A 5/8 WAVE VERTICAL
ANTENNA. I FOUND THE BAND EXTREMLY INTERESTING AND
ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT. I SUPPOSE MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS
THAT I LIVE IN A BUILT UP AREA AND HAVE A SMALL GARDEN,
HOWEVER I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 3 ELE BEAM AND HOPE TO
HAVE THIS UP BY THE SPRING. LAST YEAR I WORKED OVER 25
COUNTRIES (EUROPEAN) AND I HOPE TO IMPROVE UPON THIS IN
1997. I HAVE FOUND THE UKSMG MAGAZINE VERY INTERESTING
AND INFORMATIVE AND LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING IT AGAIN IN
1997. BEST WISHES / 73 / FROM BOB ADLINGTON G7UT0
..JO-01-CN. Any Linear Amp UK "6m Discovery" owners
on line? What are the typical plate and grid currents for
750 W and 600 W output? My (two days old) amp seems to
need about 700 mA for 750 W out. The 3CX800A7 data sheet claims
750 W output with only 500 mA. (I do have a bit low mains
voltage, 220 V with full load. It could explain part of
the problem.) Looking for any information on 6m amps/in the range
of 350 - 1500 watts. Also I monitor 50.125 from FM18
after 2200 GMT. Give me a call. I'm running a MFJ 9406
into a 150 watt amp to a 5 elem beam. Hope to hear you soon..
73 HELLO EVERYBODY LOOK FOR J69AS STARTING MONDAY ON
SIX METERS. HE WILL BE ON FOR 10 DAYS. THEY WILL BE
RUNNING A BEACON ON 50.090. 73S JOHN WZ8D hi 6 meter'ers! i am just usimg an mfj 9406 qo-watt
rig into a 6m sqloop from dm94. i am vary interested in
6m activity! ALL INFORMATIONS CONCERNING 50 MHZ AMATEUR BAND
WITH: BAND LIMITS, POWER, PRIVILEGES, ETC... I WILL MAKE
A COMPLETE EUROPE PRIVILEGE MAP TO HELP FRENCH TO OBTAIN
A NEW 6 METER BAND, BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE 50,2 TO 51,2 MHZ
AND SOME PLACE ARE FORBIDDEN. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND
BEST 73'S FROM VINCENT QSL MANAGER OF OZ/F1OIH/P JO57 IN
JUNE 95 Hi everyone, just to let you know that my 6m beam
is back up after two months of playing with a 2 ele Gem
Quad on HF. I will be doing some serious county hunting
from now untill the end of the year! If you need Gwynedd
or the Isle of Anglesey IO73TG please email me to arrange
a sched. 73 de Steve. The first batch of the 50MHz CD rom has now been
despatched (50) As there has been so much interest in
this inovative idea a further 50 CD's will be made during
December. No more will be made after this date. Full
details can be found at:
http://user.itl.net/~equinox/cd.html 73 Geoff
http://user.itl.net/~equinox/cd.html I'm visiting Harstad, North Norway (JP78?) next
June (yes, middle of the Es season!) and hope to operate
on 6m. Does anyone know what the rules are for 6m
operation in Norway, as I think they still have some VHF
TV? Also, what do you need to do to get a license: it
would be nice to have a full LA call. Any info on
operating in Norway appreciated. I've already got loan of
an IC706, just need to sort the antenna out now. I'm
looking forward to working everyone! Purged all announcement prior to September 1st - 73
Chris Sorry, but I screwed up this page and lost the last
few messages (Quite a few actually!) - my apologies! 73
Chris Anyone with experience with indoor antennas on 6?
Facing a possable relocation and my have to go the
indoor/qrp route. HELP!!!! tnx 73 Rob Just to clarify and correct earlier message from
Chris, G3WOS regarding dimentions and specs of the new 6M EME
array. The antennas are 'only' 66 feet long. Spacing is
37 feet horizontal and 35 feet vertical. Calculated gain
is 19.65 dbd. HHope to be heard by many more stations on
the next "listing test". More to follow here on e-mail.
Will post notice when ready to start taking schedules.
73's Bob E-mail me at "aferrera@sprynet.com" I am in California at present and have just visited
Bob, K6QXY, in Santa Rosa. Bob has nearly finished his
latest EME array (pictures on the site soon) which used
four 28 metre (yes that's right) 6m beams. The top pair
are around 75 feet off the ground. Commissioning will be
finished and he will be looking for scheds within a few weeks.
The UKSMG plans to run another EME listening test as we
ran in 1993 in the next few months. In the meantime Bob
now has an e-mail address if you want to take a note of
it - aferrera@sprynet.com Perhaps you want a sched, send
him a mail. I hope to be putting some recordings of 6m
EME QSOs and/or echoes on the site soon. 73 Chris All ears here. Beacons VK3SIX on air 50.053 Mhz and
28.253 Mhz both on large beams (5 el on 10 at 120 feet and
9 el on 6 at 110 feet) Will be monitoring towards Europe
over the window from November thru february and will
advise if we hear any EU TV like we did last summer. CU
on the magic band. Wishfull thoughts. de Steve VK3OT The Great Lakes VHF/UHF Newsletter is now on the
net, with it's own homepage. You can find it at: [http://members.tripod.com/~n8pyo/index.html]
We're all looking forward to next sprin for the 2hop E
skip across the pond, and then to the F2 in a couple more
years! Best 73 from Michigan / U.S.A. Dave Bostedor Jr.
N8NQS EN72SF I now have a web page. Since I am not yet fluent in
html this is a very plain page just yet, hi! It will
mostly feature my antennas. (starting with a 3-el yagi
still in production) It also has a few links to other
great pages. (under construction would be an
understatement) It can be found at
http://members.tripod.com/~ve9aa/index.html 7 3 -MIKE,
VE9AA I am nearly done testing and tweaking a
"new" type of Ultralight 3-el 6m Yagi. It is
designed to be inexpensive, and very light. Made with the
Portable or Hilltopper operator in mind this beam could
be used by those with very small rotors or limited space.
Stacking 2 on a long mast could be possible as this beam
is very light. Viewed from above (birds-eye-view) it
looks like a diamond shape. It incorporates wire for the
parasitic elements and a non-conductive boom. Great for a
beacon antenna or smaller Dxpedition-type antenna. They
should be available for beta-testing within the next
month or so. I hope to be able to donate a few of these
to rare 6m locations around the world for beacons or to
less well-off ops that can't afford to ship a larger
all-aluminum beam into their country. tnx for the post.
Mike VE9AA (now AA antennas) Just got my NEW e-mail adr. changed to College
Adr--teach US History,Sociology, and MusicHistory. Yes
there is life outside of 6m!(but faintly) I have been copying V51VHF beacon tonight from 1720
to 1755 GMT peaking well over S9 at times on my Ground
Plane!!!! YES! The magic band is alive on TEP at the
bottom of the cycle! I called CQ on 110 but did not work
anyone out of Africa. 73 to you all. If any Europeans are wondering where to go in '97
why not try EI now their regulations have been relaxed to
inc TV hrs. There are half a dozen grids which have never
been active, most are those usual ones in the IO40 line, but
IO53 and 56 are also new. Also look at IN69 (Isles of
Scilly). And why is Frank, BFM selling up? Must be time
for a new radio!? 73 Neil I hope to stay a member (at the age of 75) altho
info not much help to us in western US, with no F2
propagation! Still active on 50MHz, chasing grids on MS,
Es or EME. (11 EME QSOs on 6) 800 grids confirmed, 128
countris. XYL K5FF (DXCC #1) and I still hoping for new
QSOs vis EME. 73 Fred W5FF FOR SALE: MY TS690S, including ATU and 500/250 Hz
CW filter, mint condition. mail, or call: ++31302287223 ic-736 mods ? Does anyone have any ic-736 mods ?
Like maybe one similiar to the one vk3ot just announced
for the 680s for 35-45 mhz RX ? TNX! -Mike |
