Tag Archives: Magic Band (6m)

So Close – A 6m Opening to Japan from New England

Recently, we saw one of the best 6m openings between the United States and Japan that we have encountered here in New England. The image above shows contacts being made via the FT8 Digital Mode between Japan and the United States on June 18th, 2020 in the evening eastern time…

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We’ve had a very good 6m Es Season this year. We’ve had almost daily openings to Europe and the Western United States. We recently came very close to a 6m opening from here in New England to Japan! The article shares information on contacts between the United States and Japan that were captured via PSK Reporter. The article above shares more about that opening.

Fred, AB1OC

6m VUCC In A Day – 2020 ARRL June VHF Contest

The 6m Band is one of my favorite bands. The combination of its unpredictability and the amazing openings that it can produce certainly makes 6m The Magic Band for me! Conditions on 6m were so good on Saturday that I almost worked a 6m VUCC by 11 pm on Saturday evening …

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I had an amazing experience on the 6m Band this past weekend during the 2020 ARRL June VHF Contest. Among other this, I was able to work a VUCC on 6m using FT8/FT4 Digital in less than a day!

We experienced great 6m band openings for nearly the entire contest period here in New England. I was able to work station in Europe, the Caribean, and on the West Coast of the United States during the contest.

AB1QB AB1OC Field Day 2020 and 6m VUCC
Operating During ARRL June VHF via the AB1OC-AB1QB Station Gateway

The article in the link above describes the station and software setup used during the contest and shares the results of our operations on 6m during the contest period.

You can read the entire story and see some information about how we used the station here as part of June VHF.

Fred, AB1OC

13 Colonies Special Event Begins Today!

13 Colonies Special Event Certificate

The 2019 Thirteen Colonies Special Event begins today! There are stations in each of the states that grew from the original Thirteen Colonies plus two bonus stations – WM3PEN in Philadelphia, PA an…

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K2K New Hamshire will be operating all modes on 160m – 6m (except for 60m) and on Satellites as well. We’ll have a QRP station (K2K/QRP) as well.

The 2019 Thirteen Colonies Special Event begins today. Get on the air and work all Thirteen Colonies as K2A – K2M and don’t forget the two bonus stations – WM3PEN and GB13COL. Have fun!

Fred, AB1OC

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