In 25 years + of hamming I NEVER operated 6m until I got my '817. It's
quickly
become my favorite band. I recently worked Fiji with the rig from central
Tokyo
using a groundless vertical on my 2nd floor balcony, getting a true S9
report.
I couldn't believe it and didn't believe it was for real until I got the
QSL card.
On my trip last weekend to Amami Oshima and Kakeroma islands (IOTA
AS-023), it was
6m that generated the majority of QSOs, despite hours of trying also on 10
through 40
with a variety of antennas.
I've concluded six is hamming's best kept secret and regret I didn't get
on the band years
earlier.
72,
Steven
7J1AIL
K7USJ
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Hajducek [mailto:n2ckh@...]
Sent: 13"N6OZ21"u 8:29
To: FT817@...
Subject: Re: [FT817] Re: 6 Meters
At 01:36 PM 6/20/01 +0000, you wrote:
>Many years ago myself and several Hams (KB4CRT,K9IJ,K4WSB,WB4IOA, and
maybe a
>couple of others who I can't remember)were on a boat trip in Tampa Bay
when
>KB4CRT heard the 6m band open to somewhere in South America. The rig was
a
>Mizzuro (not sure of the spelling) handheld about 100mw SSB to a rubber
>ducky.
>All of us worked the South American station and exchanged 59 signal
>reports. I
>guess that's why it's called the magic band!!!!!
>
>73's Julio
