Links to Sources of Data About 6-M DX on the Web
Presented by W8TN

at the DX Forum of the WV State ARRL Convention
25-August-2007
List of Links to Almost Everything in Ham Radio -
http://www.ac6v.com/
UK Six Metre Group -
http://www.uksmg.org/index_cs.phpMultiple articles about "How to Work 6-M DX" -
6-M News (QSL.net site may take a while to load):
Announced DX Operations - http://www.ng3k.com/misc/adxo.html
Propagation:
http://www.anarc.org/wtfda/propagation.htm - Good discussion of various propagation modes and when they are most likely to occur.
6-M Beacons:
Propagation Logger & DX Cluster spots:
This will return just 6-M spots from DX Summit - http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs/50.html?
This will return just 6-M spots from Ham Radio Deluxe - http://www.ham-radio.ch/dxc/top_50_50_MHz.html
Watch FOUR 6-M loggers at once - http://www.weatherincayman.com/zf1dc/cluster.htm
http://dxworld.com/50prop.html
http://dxworld.com/magicband.html
http://ac6v.com/propagation.htm#VHF - Links to VHF/UHF Propagation Info
Chat pages - DXers.info is U.S. mostly and ON4KST is European mostly.
http://www.dxers.info/ - Requires registration then click on the link you want from the matrix.
http://www.on4kst.com/chat/start.php - Mostly European
Digital modes:
http://jt6m.org/home.php - Using WSJT mode JT6M for meteor scatter contacts. You don't need to run high power/large antenna arrays to make QSO's with JT6M. Many successful QSO's using less than 50W and 3 el yagi have been made.
http://k1six.com/6Mweak.htm - PRIMER for WSJT Modes on 6-M
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/ - K1JT Homepage where you can Download WSJT and find the documentation.
EME (Moon-Bounce):
http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj - Yep, it’s being done all the time. 600-watts and a 6-L yagi will get you in the game rather well.
Clear up RFI
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/rfi-elec.html
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/rfi-noise/ - Hear what various noise sources sound like.
Various pages with good 6-M info:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/toys/ - Grid Square Locator
http://www.g0che.co.uk/home.php
http://www.qsl.net/gm3woj/6mDX.htm - 6-M DX Information Sheet