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   Dan KB6NU (kb6nu@mastodon.radio)'s status on Sunday, 12-May-2024 04:12:19 JST Dan KB6NU

   Just set up a 6m ground plane and am calling CQ on 50.090 MHz. Not even getting any Reverse Beacon spots, though. :(

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     James Morris (jmorris@social.kernel.org)'s status on Sunday, 12-May-2024 04:12:17 JST James Morris

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     • Stormgren
     @Stormgren @kb6nu yep, check beacons, and wspr, dxmaps etc. seems quiet now. Local VHF groups can be helpful when setting up. The antenna should rx ok-ish on 10m, too.
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     Stormgren (stormgren@obsidianmoon.com)'s status on Sunday, 12-May-2024 04:12:18 JST Stormgren

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     @kb6nu Your antenna polarization might be the issue there. Not saying a vertically polarized antenna on 6m won't work, but a 6m dipole might yield better results, unless the convention of using horizontally polarized for weak signal work on VHF isn't a thing anymore

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     James Morris (jmorris@social.kernel.org)'s status on Sunday, 12-May-2024 04:13:09 JST James Morris

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     • Stormgren
     @Stormgren @kb6nu also, FM repeaters, which will be vertical