Will give 6 a browse on that date and that time. I need a 6mtr fix. Time to blow the cobwebs off the HB9CV.

Thanks for both replies Tony (here and in the Antennas part of the forum)!

Ordered the 6m4DX today, Ron was very helpful and is making it to order as he did not have any in stock. Will almost certainly be here on Wednesday :D Cant grumble at that turnaround time;)

How jealous am I?? a) being able to get a 5+5el up! b)I would love to have met Ron in person and collected the antenna!! c) you will almost certainly get your antenna up (today)

Hope you didnt keep him talking for long mind Tony as I want that 6m4DX finished and dispatched today :p

Ill give you a shout when mine is up and maybe you can set off your alarm for five minutes to give me a test;)

Really lookiong forward to getting up it up and trying it out!! :D

Pretty miserable day but 5 + 5ele is up.

Swept it with the analyzer and it looks good on both bands.

Contest in 4 mins so will be swapping over when contacts thin out and I want to beam North.

Cheers

Tony

well keep ur ear to the north might get some AU as well

Tony

Last night the few places I monitor started to show signs of an AU might reach UK

its been harder to get the opening due to some of the beacons not being active

I probably spend too much time on 6m :)

http://www.irf.se/Observatory/?link[Magnetometers]=On-line_sp_access

http://www.tgo.uit.no/cgi-bin/realselect.cgi?site=nal&site=lyb&site=tro&this=Get+Data

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/pmapN.html

Ok, The antenna arrived as promised at 0910 this morning, even after a long 24hr shift at work till 0600 this morning I have mangaged to get the 6m4DX up today!!

SWR excellent immediately and no real problems erecting it. I did ring Ron just to confirm a couple of things and he was spot on!!

Cant hear much though! Is the band flat at the moment:(

If anyone would like to give me a direction to point her in and a frequency, I would be happy to try a QSO!! ;)

Are you monitoring 50.100 Tony?

No 50.150MHz is the usual frequency.
%0.100 is for intercontinental.
Not much of that around at the moment. :)

Cheers

Tony

Yes I am getting you Tony on 50.150 but I am obviously not making the trip!!

For info, RX you much better than the night on 2mt!!;)


Ill give another couple of calls!!

I did copy a signal but this one of my worst directions for noise.
I have to go on the second antenna and, even then it is S2.

You were 52 for a few secs.

400w and 5+5ele dual band here at the moment.

Cheers

Tony

Thanks for the quick QSO Tony, unfortunatley once I manged to copy you, your signal just disappeared below the noise!!

No signal and around Readabilty 2, but hey its definately working!!

Heard you talking to another station just after!!

Cheers

No other station.
Just calling CQ.
Not much from IO94/95 so you will be popular. :)
Glad you are pleased with the antenna.
I must find a better location for my second antenna and/or get going on the noise canceling.

How are 2M and 70cm going?

Cheers

Tony

Tony , i heard Rodger G8BNE on from IO94 last night .. Regards barry

Hi Barry, its a good track from York to here so if you fancy a QSO just let me know!!



Tony
Not had much luck on 2mt to be honest but looking forward to the 6metres;)