[Moon] FR5DN ..DUBUS 2007 432MHz CW Contest

[phil]

Hello,

First, tks to all who responded direct or via the list, abt the ac voltage 
readings via the soundcard. My search was to get a direct db value reading 
between relative audio levels on the input. I'll see around the different links 
mentionned, and try them.

Here are the stations worked during the contest :

24/03/2007 : UA3PTW SP6JLW KL6M VK3UM G3RGK G3LTF JA6AHB OH2DG SV1BTR RW1AW 
SM3AKW DK3WG DF3RU RW3PX YO2IS K1FO F3VS W8TXT OZ6OL with MOON AT <1°

25/03/2007 : VK3UM  OZ4MM SM3JQU G3LQR VE6TA (VERY loud on some sequence) SM2CEW 
            (Very LOUD !!) K2UYH (loud to barely audible)
SV1BTR was loud most of the time i heard him on sunday.


Heard/called were :
EA3DXU SM2BMZ JH0WJF SP3??P DL9KR (really very weak on some sequence)

Very little activity on sunday. I must say i was in and out due to family life too.
I found cdx to be very difficult here, wondering if i had some RX problems after 
putting the array up again, as i had to dismantle it because of the cyclone 
Gamede. Checked sun noise and it was abt 11db max (SFI 72).

My echoes were absent for long periods.

I can only agree with Doug's comment about the conditions ; polarity seemed to 
be a problem...

Sri for stations who answered me, i know there was someone calling, but 
impossible to get the call correctly.

Vy73 - Phil - FR5DN
http://perso.orange.fr/fr5dn/








> The conditions were the worst I have experienced for a very long time. 
> . There always is a thresh hold 
> where signals above 4 yagis and 1kW, for me, are normally easy to work, 
> even under such conditions
> but those below that EIRP pose a challenge with my installation. I 
> learnt later from Peter SM2CEW that there was considerable Aurora 
> activity .. that came as no surprise!
> I did not get the opportunity to measure Sun noise but I would expect it 
> to have been quite elevated.
> 
> I regretfully have to make mention about the lack of activity from NA 
> (in my single window) was the worst I have seen in > 20 years. Two USA 
> stations was a little disappointing.
> 
> As usual the operating procedure and patience shown by all the operators 
> I worked was just exemplary. And thats what I enjoy most about this mode 
> of EME, the total random
> nature of all QSO's, and the technical challenge of physically making 
> the QSO's under adverse conditions with no outside electronic help . 
> There was only one caller I failed
> to drag from the noise and that was between 1111-1135z on Sunday 25th. 
> Who ever it was, thanks for your persistence but my apology for not 
> making it. (7 c z ?)
>                                
> 
> 24/03/2007 ..
> JA6AHB  54N/56N, UA3PTW 55N/56N, SM3AKW 55N/53N, SP6JLW 55N/55N, RW3PX  
> 54N/44N, SM2A      43N/53N,
> SM3BYA 53N/53N, OH2DG   55N/55N, KL6M      55N/55N,  EA3DXU 55N/44N, 
> G4RGK  55N/44N, SM2CEW 55N/55N,
> DL5FN    54N/55N, JA9BOH  53N/54N, G3LTF     55N/56N,  SV1BTR 55N/54N, 
> OZ6OL   54N/55N,  DL1YMK  54N/54N,
> OZ4MM  55N/55N,  FR5DN   56N/55N,  DL9KR    57N/57N,
> 24/03/2007 ..
> K2UYH   55N/55N,  VE6TA    55N/57N,   RW1AW  55N/55N, SM5IOT 33N/54N, 
> S53J  33N/55N,  F3VS  55N/56N,
> SM3JQU 54N/56N, DL4MEA  43N/O,      DL7AFB 53N/O
> 30 QSO's Multipliers 27    ..Claimed Total Score 81,000
> 
> For info ... 2002  33 contacts(one window)  ... 2003 44 contacts ... 
> 2004  17 contacts (one hour only) .. 2005  44 contacts .. 2006 34 contacts.
> conclusion .. still very strong support but US active stations has 
> unfortunately diminished significantly.
> 
> Regards
> Doug VK3UM
> 
> 
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