6M is ALIVE!

Have you tried the 6-Meter band in Maine yet? Recently, the three coastal sites in Maine have been experiencing excellent propagation towards Europe and Africa. The E season has commenced, and Ray W2RE made contacts with 30 countries over the Memorial Day weekend using the newly constructed 7/7/7/7 6-Meter stacks in Jonesport (see attached photo). Moreover, other operators have been achieving great success on all of our 6-Meter sites. D2UY was worked by several RHR members recently from both Jonesport and Eastport.

In W2/Quaker, we have installed a new GXP 5-element 6-Meter antenna, while in W2/Summit, we have installed a new GXP 7-element 6-Meter antenna. Both installations feature new low-loss LMR 600 coaxial cables running to the shack, ensuring minimal signal loss. On the West Coast, we now have an 8-element 6-Meter antenna in W7/Phoenix. Furthermore, we have additional stations in development that will soon be equipped with 7-element 6-Meter antennas. We have even placed an order for 14 GXP 7-element 6-Meter antennas from Poland, and half of them have already been put to use in the past few weeks.

With the current solar flux index (SFI) hovering around 150 and entering the peak season, we anticipate that this year’s 6-Meter season will be unparalleled in decades. The combination of favorable conditions and our equipment setup makes achieving DXCC in a single season very much possible. If you haven’t yet tried out the well equipped 6-Meter sites on RHR, you are certainly missing out on a lot of fun!