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I would suggest instead of a 1D opener I would open 3D to show length and pts/

Holy Cow! It seems you think a lot of your skills and knowledge. Just play and have fun! I've played with various partners with a wide level of skills and I just play my own game...it's not up to me to know every flippin' convention dreamed up out there. Almost all the time it depends on the cards you're dealt anyway. Find a friend, invite a friend for every know it all jerk out here there's at least 10 good people.

To me 3 or 4 H seems to be a good bid since p is showing 6 and you have 3 honors to AK.

I think it's a very appropriate opener. A five card major with top two is stronger than it looks. Worse case scenario, you play 1S and go down. Compared to a possible fit with P and giving the info you have 5 seems like a no brainer.