6 Meter Homebrew Project
 

Hello all,

I'm currently studying code so I can pass my General class license
test. I am also interested in homebrewing and QRP. I am looking for
plans for building a homebrew 6 meter transmitter. I know that the
propagation is not favorable for 6M right now, but until I gain my
General class license, I think such a project will be a good place to
start. I would appreciate any help that you can offer. Thanks.

Jason Evans
KI4GMX

Try kits at AC6V's site URL:
http://ac6v.com/kits.htm#HAM

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Hello all,

I'm currently studying code so I can pass my General class license
test. I am also interested in homebrewing and QRP. I am looking for
plans for building a homebrew 6 meter transmitter. I know that the
propagation is not favorable for 6M right now, but until I gain my
General class license, I think such a project will be a good place to
start. I would appreciate any help that you can offer. Thanks.

Jason Evans
KI4GMX

I'm currently studying code so I can pass my General class license
test. I am also interested in homebrewing and QRP. I am looking for
plans for building a homebrew 6 meter transmitter. I know that the
propagation is not favorable for 6M right now, but until I gain my
General class license, I think such a project will be a good place to
start. I would appreciate any help that you can offer. Thanks.
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To my knowledge a 5 wpm code test is currently only required for the Amateur
Extra class of licence.

Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH

"Highland Ham" wrote in message
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I'm currently studying code so I can pass my General class license
test. I am also interested in homebrewing and QRP. I am looking for
plans for building a homebrew 6 meter transmitter. I know that the
propagation is not favorable for 6M right now, but until I gain my
General class license, I think such a project will be a good place to
start. I would appreciate any help that you can offer. Thanks.
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To my knowledge a 5 wpm code test is currently only required for the
Amateur
Extra class of licence.

Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH

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Nope -- 5 wpm is required for the general class also
URL:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/classes.html

Also be sure to read URL:
http://ve.wb7tjd.org/

Read the latter for Examination credits for licenses if you previously
passed a code test

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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:18:54 GMT, "Highland Ham"
wrote:

I'm currently studying code so I can pass my General class license
test. I am also interested in homebrewing and QRP. I am looking for
plans for building a homebrew 6 meter transmitter. I know that the
propagation is not favorable for 6M right now, but until I gain my
General class license, I think such a project will be a good place to
start. I would appreciate any help that you can offer. Thanks.
==============================
To my knowledge a 5 wpm code test is currently only required for the Amateur
Extra class of licence.

Negative.

The US FCC regs require the 5 wpm Morse for General and for Extra.

The lowest license class of the three, Technician, does not require
Morse. However, any licensed Technician who has also passed the 5 wpm
Morse can add privileges on HF in what used to be called the Novice or
Tech Plus bands.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

Well, I would take minor exception to the statement that 6M is not so
good right now. We have nearly daily openings from the upper midwest to
the Rockie Mountains and the Gulf coast via sporadic E openings. Aurora
enhanced operation is somewhat limited lately. That is why 6M is
called the "magic band". It can open at noon or 9PM on Monday, Thursday
or Sunday...or not at all for several days...

It has been and probably always will be my favorite band!

Scott
N0EDV

wrote:

Hello all,

I'm currently studying code so I can pass my General class license
test. I am also interested in homebrewing and QRP. I am looking for
plans for building a homebrew 6 meter transmitter. I know that the
propagation is not favorable for 6M right now, but until I gain my
General class license, I think such a project will be a good place to
start. I would appreciate any help that you can offer. Thanks.

Jason Evans
KI4GMX

On 21 Feb 2005 09:54:50 -0800, "
wrote:

I'm currently studying code so I can pass my General class license
test. I am also interested in homebrewing and QRP. I am looking for
plans for building a homebrew 6 meter transmitter. I know that the
propagation is not favorable for 6M right now, but until I gain my
General class license, I think such a project will be a good place to
start. I would appreciate any help that you can offer. Thanks.

Jason Evans
KI4GMX

Ok go for it. There are openings on 6m even now, maybe less frequent
but they are there. I've only worked Florida and Alabama twice this
last week on 6w and 4 elements at 31FT from Massachusetts. Actually
6M is a fun bad and when it opens it can be amazing. It's possible to
do real DX. I've worked 7 countries so far at low power. In a few
years when the cycle starts toward peak again it should be
interesting.

Now heres a suggestion for a project, or more correctly a series of
them that will get you on 6m.

An inexpensive transverter kit from 20m to 6m from TenTec 1208
139$ US. This will get you 8-10w on 6m, plenty believe me with an
inexpensive 3 element beam as high as you can get it. Come to think
of it, you could build the beam too!

The second part assumes that once you have the code and general
license you want a HF rig for use.

Now you need a 20m SSB transceiver, either a used commercial one or
build one. You can find pleny of HF radios that do low power that
either have 6m already or need the transverter to get there. There
are several kits that are candidates. Note: that transverter does not
require much power (under 5w) from the 20M rig so something that only
does a few watts is ideal. There is also a design on the net, see:

http://www.phonestack.com/farhan/

It's a build it from scratch but do able if you've built some before
and can get assistance. Why build a 20m rig and use a transverter?
Simple working with RF at 20m is far less critical than at 6m and
the transverter kit has a nice board that removes that problem.

Finally, even as a no-code tech you can use code! Just remember
send QRS if they are too fast. So 6m can be used to practice and
gain skill. There are a bunch of low power 20m CW only tranceivers
that would drive the TenTec nicely. Most of them will recieve SSB but
your limited to CW transmit.

As I said some suggestions.

Allison
KB1GMX fn42

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On 21 Feb 2005 09:54:50 -0800, "
wrote:

I'm currently studying code so I can pass my General class license
test. I am also interested in homebrewing and QRP. I am looking for
plans for building a homebrew 6 meter transmitter. I know that the
propagation is not favorable for 6M right now, but until I gain my
General class license, I think such a project will be a good place to
start. I would appreciate any help that you can offer. Thanks.

Jason Evans
KI4GMX

Ok go for it. There are openings on 6m even now, maybe less frequent
but they are there. I've only worked Florida and Alabama twice this
last week on 6w and 4 elements at 31FT from Massachusetts. Actually
6M is a fun bad and when it opens it can be amazing. It's possible to
do real DX. I've worked 7 countries so far at low power. In a few
years when the cycle starts toward peak again it should be
interesting.

Now heres a suggestion for a project, or more correctly a series of
them that will get you on 6m.

An inexpensive transverter kit from 20m to 6m from TenTec 1208
139$ US. This will get you 8-10w on 6m, plenty believe me with an
inexpensive 3 element beam as high as you can get it. Come to think
of it, you could build the beam too!

The second part assumes that once you have the code and general
license you want a HF rig for use.

Now you need a 20m SSB transceiver, either a used commercial one or
build one. You can find pleny of HF radios that do low power that
either have 6m already or need the transverter to get there. There
are several kits that are candidates. Note: that transverter does not
require much power (under 5w) from the 20M rig so something that only
does a few watts is ideal. There is also a design on the net, see:

http://www.phonestack.com/farhan/

It's a build it from scratch but do able if you've built some before
and can get assistance. Why build a 20m rig and use a transverter?
Simple working with RF at 20m is far less critical than at 6m and
the transverter kit has a nice board that removes that problem.

Finally, even as a no-code tech you can use code! Just remember
send QRS if they are too fast. So 6m can be used to practice and
gain skill. There are a bunch of low power 20m CW only tranceivers
that would drive the TenTec nicely. Most of them will recieve SSB but
your limited to CW transmit.

As I said some suggestions.

Allison
KB1GMX fn42


Along the same thought train - I built the t-tec transverter last year. I
did fine with it using my scout. This winter my project is to build the the
t-tec qrp kit 1320 to drive the xvtr - Im about half way thru with it. when
I done I will use it for both monitoring the fifty meter band and qso ing in
cw on 50.095 kcs but the down size is that I will only be able to use cw.
So you might try a ramsey kit i cant remember if thier kit for 20 meters has
ssb or not. For an experimantal antenna I just split some stereo wire 56
inches on each side and took a few laps around a medacine bottle. MFJ has
an inexpensive two meter 5/8th verticle that is a quarter wave for 6 meters.
These are just temp.ants for testing your kit. I realy think that when the
band is open you could just throw out a couple feet of wire (for listening
only) and do well.

good luck

george/kf4ucc