On Sep 22, 8:24*pm, Scott in Baltimore
wrote:
Twisted wrote:
Thanks for the report, Scott! You catch any shows (you know what I'm
talking about) lately?

I been to a few. Recorded 'em. Posted most of them.

Passed extra a few years ago, now I won't freeband anymore. I still use
my CB, get on 10 meters and played with VHF SSB for the ARRL VHF contest
a few weeks ago. Managed to squirt my RF off the 7th floor of a 6 story
building all the way to Troy, NY, 280 miles away with a 3 element beam.
I need to make a 6 meter antenna, probably a halo, an omni flat side antenna.

Congrats on the ticket. Nice contact, too! DXZone has an easy-to-make
omni design http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=7505
Are you looking to mess around up high or on the low end of the band?
I'm assuming both because of the omni. Messing around down low during
F season can be fun. Good luck with what you build and make sure to
post what you did antenna-wise, results, satisfaction, etc.

Yesterday I talked to Italy on 10 meters.