Subj : Re: Have you experienced 6m RFI?  Myth or Reality?
To   : k9zw
From : claw
Date : Tue Apr 29 2025 09:50 pm

On 29 Apr 2025, k9zw said the following...
 
 k9> As a follow up on the 6m thoughts people have posted.
 k9> 
 k9> Have you actually seen real 6m RFI?  
 k9> 

I have not tried 6M yet being told it was the Magic band (Its there or its not) I have been primarily using other bands.  

 k9> With fewer and fewer TV installations using antennas, and that
 k9> historically most 6m RFI issues were QRO (high power TX) or closely
 k9> coupled antennas, is anyone seeing the RFI much?
 k9> 

Only thing I notice if I am in the same room as my TV and use the 8w 2M HT it will block the TV reception.

 k9> Even in house TV wiring has moved mainly to unbalanced cable (coax) which
 k9> mitigates to a decent extent.
 k9> 
 k9> What are you seeing?  I have never seen it, excepting a really cute
 k9> story when a neighbor complained, basically being a jerkwad, as not only
 k9> was my station not operating, the feed lines to the beams hadn't even
 k9> been installed. They backed right up when I asked them for suggestions
 k9> on routing the feed lines, and they realized nothing could be operating.
 k9> 
 k9> 73
 k9> 
 k9> Steve
 k9> K9ZW

I'm wondering now how much of an affect 6M is do you really like the band? Is it worth making an antenna for?

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