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Title: Thought I heard a peep... Post by: n4joy on January 31, 2014, 08:14:15 PM I've been calling CQ on 6 meters ritualistically during the evenings on 50.4 (and lower on occasions) for 30 minutes to one hour--I even monitor longer as I work in the office. I typically look north and north west from central Florida but rotate the beam around and call CQ in various directions. I have yet to hear any activity, but I got excited when someone tuned up on 50.4 it was a strong signal--no audio. Well, my excitement was short lived.
I'll remain persistent... hopefully I'll make my first 6 meter AM contact in the next year! ::) AM VHF definitely requires patience and knowing band conditions. Title: Re: Thought I heard a peep... Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on January 31, 2014, 08:20:39 PM As I said in another thread, call CQ down in the main SSB area (50.135 or 50.140). Bet you'll get an answer there and maybe even on AM. Sometimes when I want to stir up some 6 meter activity, I call CQ on LSB on the calling frequency. That brings them out of the woodwork. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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