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Six Metres

Peter — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:01:36 +0000

Just after having lunch today I noticed that DXAnywhere statistics where showing that there was a lot of activity on 6m, so decided that it might be worth while switching the radio on and seeing if it was possible to work anything.

I wasn’t disappointed the band seemed alive. and ended up working 12 stations most of them where new for me on 6m.

EA3J, F5MMF, F4EZJ, C37NL, EA1CJ, EA2DR, I0SNY, EA3MS, EA3GBV, IW0BSQ, EA6/M0DLL, EA6CC

6m opening

Peter — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:12:22 +0000

After spending most of the day doing revision for my Advanced Networks exam on Thursday, I decided to go check out the bands and to plug-in the Heil Sound FS-2 footswitch which I ordered for my dad (M3JFM).

After turning on the radio I noticed that 10m seemed to have some activity and quickly worked IA2IPY and S57S, at that point I decided to go check 6m was there was some spots showing up on the cluster within HRD.

Within an hour I managed to work:

HB8UT, DG7MHR, IW0SAF, OE6BMG, HA3UU, IZ5ICH, 9A2ZH, IW2NOR, OE9GHV, OK2KR, OE9MON, S57ET, DJ0AH, S57GTW, OK1VSL

Then I finished off working a few more on 10m

OE2008A, 2E0RNM, S51TA

Hopefully a sign of things to come!

six meters

Peter — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:15:45 +0000

Well after operating at GB150VC on saturday (24th june) I decided I really needed to get onto six meters so on sunday afternoon (missed the morning as I slept it away) I asked my mum if she wouldnt mind helping me take down the 70cms antenna and change it for a 2 element wirebeam for six meters.

I was luckly enough to find she seemed pretty okay with the idea and helped me lower the pole and change the antennas over which went pretty smoothly and we soon had the beam up in the air. I connected the coax into the ICOM IC-706MKIIG and was surpised to hear EG6CC calling CQ and I quickly gave him a shout and he came back and gave me a 55 report not bad i thought for the first qso!

Lets just hope over the next few months I can make a few more qsos, its VHF field day this weekend so might be able to add a few more squares to the logbook.

(picture coming soon, when it stops raining)