There are many stations equipped with radios with 6m coverage, but it seems that the majority of them only use them for SSB during the summer sporadic-E season. But what are they missing?
My primary transceivers for 6m FM are an Alinco DR-M06, which gives 10W from the home QTH or mobile, and a Yaesu FT817 with 5W out. I had a VX7-R tri-band handie for a while too.
Here is a list of the contacts I've made on 6m FM in 2007/8:
Station |
Name |
Location |
Notes |
| 2E0CRX | Steven | portable on Winter Hill | 50W |
| 2E0DDD | Rob | mobile in Stoke | via GB3SX |
| 2E0LUX | Andy | Macclesfield | FT897 & ATAS |
| 2E0OTE / M0OTE | Daniel | Urmston | tri-band colinear |
| 2E0PEA | Simon | mobile in Bolton | FT897 |
| 2E0SOT | Steve | nr. Stoke | via GB3SX |
| 2E1EUB | Paul | mobile, around Stoke | via GB3SX |
| G0CTO | Ian | Bolton | Portable and home-base with shiny new FT817 |
| G0CWM | Mike | St. Helens | 3W from converted CB set |
| G0DRM | David | nr. Nantwich | via GB3SX |
| G0KHK | Paul | Bromsgrove | via GB3BY |
| G0MRL | Laurie | Blackrod | GB2RS newsreader |
| G0MZY | Frank | Walkden | |
| G0NAJ | John | Dukinfield | GB2RS newsreader |
| G0RFM | John | Oldham | IC736 |
| G0TGR | Dave | Bury | 3-ele horizontal |
| G0WWH | Alan | Bolton | converted CB set: 5W into dipole |
| G2ANC | Jack | Westhoughton | experimenting with home-made aerials |
| G1AJI | Mike | Westhoughton | 20W |
| G1HSG | Neil | Bolton | FT100D in car |
| G1IDZ | David | Malvern Hills | via GB3SX, GB3BY and simplex |
| G1JVF | Dave | Stockport | FT690RII + A200 |
| G1NVY | Ken | Prescott | IC706 into colinear |
| G1VKP | Andy | nr. Stoke-on-Trent | 50W into vertical |
| G1YBM | John | mobile on M6 | 50W from FT8900 |
| G3SMU | Brian | Winter Hill, Bolton | 60W from converted GE Ranger into vertical |
| G4BQJ | Alan | Warrington | IC756 into colinear |
| G4DZK | Geoff | Astley | 20W into horizontal beam |
| G4FSN | Eric | Horwich | 10W from IC703 into ground-plane in loft |
| G4HYG | Chris | Bolton | FT100D in car |
| G4NGV | Tony | mobile around Manchester | 5W from FT817 |
| G4NTT | Paul | Leigh | 25W into vertical |
| G4PJE | Ray | Milnrow | 50W |
| G4SCY | Phil | Staffordshire | on input of GB3SX |
| G4YKB | Howard | Bolton | FT8900 in car |
| G4YNK | Norman | Bolton | also mobile. IC706, FT920, C5900, VX7R. |
| G6DEG | Terry | Bury | 5W into co-axial dipole |
| G6HFF | Glenn | Bolton | FT690 |
| G6OCW | Ray | Davyhulme, Manchester | IC706 |
| G6NNS | John | Saddleworth | portable quad loop |
| G6ORO | Glenn | Leigh | indoor antenna |
| G6SPG | Paul | Irlam | indoor antenna |
| G6TGO | Ian | Altrincham | TS2000 with horizontal antenna |
| G6ZFZ | Malcolm | Wolverhampton | via GB3SX |
| G7CDA | Douggie | Chorley | 3W from FT817 |
| G7GQF | Rolf | Runcorn | |
| G7HVO | Reg | Bolton | FT690 into discone |
| G7JMN | Allan | Hadfield, Derbys. | indoor antennas |
| G7LWT | Darren | portable on Frodsham Hill | imported US PMR handie |
| G7OMN | Jon | mobile | via GB3SX |
| G7ROM | Andy | Bolton | FT736 to tri-band vertical |
| G8AEN | Peter | mobile around Manchester | |
| G8BEQ | Ken | Glossop | IC706 |
| G8DZJ | Geoff | Stoke on Trent | GB3SX repeater keeper |
| G8EOP | Mel | mobile | via GB3SX |
| G8HDS | Phil | Rochdale | quad-bander into vertical |
| G8HIK/M | Jack | nr. Bolton | FT690 |
| G8NSS | Richard | mobile in Stoke | via GB3SX |
| G8OXG | Nigel | Kidderminster | via GB3BY |
| G8WQE | Alan | Frodsham | 15W |
| G8XPL | Arthur | Bury | |
| G8YIG | Colin | Stalybridge | halo antenna |
| GB1COS | Stephen | Billinge | Special Event: Century of Scouting |
| GB2LC | Andy | Stockport | JOTA station |
| GW0HUS | Graham | Halkyn | tri-band colinear |
| HB9DRM | Thomas | JN49AM | 25W |
| M0DWQ | Roger | Warrington | V2000 colinear |
| M0GIB | David | mobile on Werneth Low | |
| M0GMX | Paul | Stockport | mobile on M60 |
| M0ICK | Mike | Westhoughton | |
| M0MBX | Bill | Wigan | FT480 with RN transverter |
| M0MJK | Martin | Mow Cop, Stoke | dipole |
| M0VOM | Noel | Gorton | using HF aerials |
| M0WIA | Will | portable at Werneth Low | FT817 & miracle whip |
| M0ZRA | Simon | E. Manchester | IC706 |
| M1ABD | Andy | S. Somerset | via GB3FH |
| M1KCB | Ken | Swinton | 10W |
| M1NTO | Hugh | Tyldesley, Manchester | GB2RS newsreader. 25W from AKD6001 |
| M1PTR | Pete | Poynton | IC706 and colinear |
| M1RKY | Mark | Staffordshire | via GB3SX |
| M3HGH | Ken | Bury | V2000 colinear |
| M3RYL | Ryland | Radcliffe | |
| M3RXR | Jonathon | Bolton | FT817 |
| M3SMK | Stuart | Rochdale | tri-band colinear |
| M3UOG / 2E0UOG | Tony | Wigan | IC706 |
| M3UQP | Ken | Stockport | IC703 into dipole |
| M3VPM / 2E0VBQ | Mac/Paul | Bolton | FT690, ICE90 |
| M3VPY | Patrick | Bolton | FT690 |
| M3XMC | Mike | portable on Winter Hill | FT817 |
| M3ZYH | Simon | Wakefield | via GB3HX |
| MW0VRF | John | on holiday in Wales | via GB3FH |
| MW1FGQ | John | Holywell | FT817 into non-resonant aerial |
If you're intetrested in joining a net on 6m FM, have a listen for the GB2RS News on 51.53MHz at 10:30am and 9pm on Sundays, and call in to the net which forms afterwards, or if you'd like to try a sked with me on 6m FM, then please get in touch.