Listening is three quarters of the effort and the remaining 25 percent is right place, right time. The magic band is definitely not like operating on high frequency where I have spent all of my operating time since the late seventies. I have known the wonders and, now, I'm learning 6 meters especially on the central coast of California is much like sailing an ocean in the company of a very high frequency transceiver.
My Buddipole is located on the first floor deck perpendicular to Highway 101 which connects northern and southern California. The antenna seems to attract attention from those coming and going within our HOA community when located in the front yard. I am looking forward to the best location of three when Friday afternoon arrives. Also, I lengthened the whips to a very respectable 1.5:1 standing wave ratio, when located outside on the first floor.
Activity plummeted on this wavelength early in the week perhaps as a result of back to back solar storms with concurrent radio blackouts. However, signal traces picked up this afternoon, as storm systems tracked across the Pacific Northwest and Texas. I noted brief transequatorial activity out of the Gulf states meanwhile not enough for my off center fed dipole on the first floor terrace.
In the meantime, I'll listen on either 50.125 (USB) or transmit on CW calling frequency 50.090, when time allows.
73 from the shackadelic near the beach.