[Moon] KH7X on 13 and 23 cm

[WARD,AL]

Hello EMEers

This is a repeat of the same info that I posted to Moon-Net yesterday. I
guess I still managed to find the wrong email address to post to "Moon"
but after taking a lot of grief from K1RQG I am back on track I hope.
Please note that in the latest sked list to be sent from K1RQG later
today, there will be some 15 minute skeds with some larger European
stations. Please try to accommodate the shorter skeds if possible as
moon time is short.

Here is the same message as yesterday de W5LUA

Bruce K0YW and all of the 23 cm and 13 cm equipment have arrived safely
in Hawaii. Bruce has the dish mounted and is working some issues with
the feed support arms not being strong enough to support the larger 1296
feed but he does have a solution. Bruce is also battling periodic rain
showers and gusty wind on the northern side of the island. His grid
square is BL01xp.

He will NOT be operational for his original April 19th schedules.
Operation will commence on April 20 with skeds starting at 0630Z. At
this moment, I am not sure if he will be on for North America earlier in
the day on the 20th . I am not sure of WA6PY sked at 0100Z on the 20th
yet.

He does have some tree problems to the east but a clear shot down to the
horizon to the west. It is possible that Bruce may be able to clear the
trees by about 10 to 15 degrees to the east but that is not known yet.
So the big European stations may be able to muscle through his trees or
look at possibly working him on his setting moon. 

Those having schedules on April 20th and later will remain unchanged for
now. If you had a schedule on April 19th or are interested in a
schedule, please email Joe at  k1rqg at aol.com.

When KH7X does become operational, it would be a tremendous benefit to
the European operators if the North American hams who want to work KH7X
on random, refrain from calling Bruce while the moon is still visible
for western Europe. Because of the limited common moon time between KH6
and Europe,  their chance of working Bruce will be easier if they don't
have to compete with the folks in North America. North America will have
plenty of moon time.

We must be patient as there were lots of unknowns in this expedition but
there is an excellent chance that it will be a great success. 

Thanks and good luck

73 de Al W5LUA 

 

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