Six meter ham radio dipole for the VHF contests
If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6PY9TdQj98 . This is post 2285 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Thanks to KA5D for this enjoyable and somewhat amusing discussion about designing, building, and using a basic 6 meter VHF antenna. Here are some of his comments: From KA5D.com: Get on the 6m magic band during the second weekend of every June for the North American VHF contest, and listen for our contest rover KA5D/R. Here is an example of a rigid dipole you can build on short order, with nothing made of unobtainium, that will get you skipping across the E layer on six meters USB. Tune this for 50.125 Mhz. Each leg I eventually trimmed to 132cm, but your mileage may vary. Start long and trim equally, checking your work with an SWR analyzer. Put it on a pole and point it toward grid EM10 in central Texas...and call CQ contest. Don't forget to turn in your log to ARRL when y