Category Archives: 6-Meters

DXCC Status for 2023

Posted on January 3, 2024 by robert

I didn’t focus much on DXing in 2023, but I fill in a few band-points for the DXCC Challenge and added a couple of ATNOs.  I’ve got a long way to go for the Honor Roll, with only 278 countries … Continue reading →

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NEVER seen this much 6m activity

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Bob Beatty

Six meters is open to the mid-west.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen this many stations decoding.  I noticed that 10 meters was also quite hot today. Boy Cycle 25 is getting hot, even here close to the bottom! The … Continue reading →

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The Magic Band comes alive!

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Bob Beatty

When I was a newly upgraded ham in 1971, the only radio I had that would operate voice mode was a Heathkit “Sixer” — a small, 2 watt AM rig.  I had a 6-m dipole antenna taped to the inside … Continue reading →

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Six Meters is Hopping!

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Bob Beatty

I was upstairs noodling around and happened to use my iPad/Flex to see what was going on in the Magic Band.  Sure enough, I saw a few SSB QSOs (nothing on CW) and saw that FT8 was hopping.  By the … Continue reading →

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Six Meters Amazing

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Bob Beatty

I’m not really a 6m person, in fact I don’t have a decent antenna, but I have to admit things are hopping.  I’m seeing Spain, Canary Islands to the East, and California to the West. Decoding 24-30 stations each 15 … Continue reading →

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6-meters: The Magic Band

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Bob Beatty

I usually do a bit of 6-meters operation during the spring and early summer for chance openings, but I’m not a 6-meter OP by any stretch of the imagination. I was checking my LotW account this morning to see where … Continue reading →

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Six Meters IS the Magic Band

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Bob Beatty

If one were to take a look at the WSJT-X screen cap below, perhaps it wouldn’t seem too unusual.  Operating 6 meters, a few signals on.  It shows I was calling CQ around 141715 UTC, and was answered by N7BD.  … Continue reading →

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Six Meters is Rocking

Posted on May 26, 2018 by robert

Each day that I have some time to be on the air, I start by listening to 6-meters for a few minutes.  This month, almost every time I do that, I wind up making a few contacts during a short … Continue reading →

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