Well, I didn't get a chance to hunt any POTA this weekend, BUT I did finally get to put up my PAR Electronics OA-50 antenna! It's been sitting around for far too long, and now that it's getting to be summer, 6 meters should be coming alive a bit, so I'm glad to have gotten it set up.

#6m #6meter #10m #10meter #POTA #antenna #tower #amateurRadio #hamRadio

6 meter FT8 is doing some neat things right now in the continental US.

#hamradio #6meter

Copied from a post on the the Facebook VHF/UHF Weak Signal #AmateurRadio page:

TODAY, 0000 UTC 6-15-24 starts the #6meter #SMIRKcontest. Ends: 2359 UTC on 6-16-24 (48 hr contest). Make as many contacts on #6m as possible, exchange #SMIRK # ‘s if you have them and collect them if you don't.

Log Submission info below. Website needs some updating but info is correct.

#6Meters #HamRadio #SpecialEvent

(More info in the comments below.)

http://smirk.info/contest.html

The #6meter #MFSK144 #MeteorScatter stations heard here overnight.

Fascinating stuff.

The 6 meter band in Lane County, Oregon is super quiet. If you're nearby, I'm hanging out on 53.035 Mhz (I've caught a few faint signals there in a few days of scanning).

#hamradio #6meter