[Moon] ARRL EME 2007

[OK1DFC]

Hi all,
I am sending also information from my participation in ARRL EME 2007. For this year I choice to participate in 1296 MHz – single – no assisted CW only. About problems in first part I informed in previous e-mail after 1st leg and also on web site is it still possible to find. What I did not add was list of worked stations. Now you can see, who is logged in my 1st leg part.
K2DH, K9SLQ, SM4DHN, G4CCH, LA9NEA, G3LTF, ON4BCB#, RA3AQ, RW1AW, OH2DG, K5JL, SM3AKW, OK1KIR, ES5PC, K4QI, N9JIM #, N0OY #, OZ6OL, WA6PY, OE5JFL, K7XQ, IZ1BPN#, SP6JLW, LA2Z, DF3RU, SK0UX, HB9Q, WW2R, DL4MEA, DL1YMK, AL7RT, OK1CA, RD3DA, SM3LBN, RW1AW, DL4DTU, F5JWF #, SM5LE, IW2FZR, JR4AEP, IK2MMB, IK3COJ, JA8ERE, JA4LJB, JA6AHB, JH5LUZ, PA3DZL, F5FEN, JA8IAD, JA4BLC, N2UO, K1JT, VE3KRP, K9BCT, K9SLQ, VE6TA, W5LUA, OZ4MM, VA7MM, N9JIM SSB 59/59, SP7DCS #, VK3UM, JF3HUC #, VK4AFL, LX1DB, SV1OE, EA3UM, I5MPK, G3LQR

For second leg I prepared new set up. FT1000MP is changed and I got in advance Christmas present as an IC756PROIII. I can say, that lot of advantages in this unit for EME traffic. Especially DSP in this unit is really working great. Also combination with Digi interface micro HAM II brings lot of new possibilities. Especially SSB Digi mode wit 1,2kHz filter and special sound card in micro HAM II open chance to work very small stations like for a sample UA3MBJ. I did not chance in previous time to decode anything. Now, signal is not visible on the screen, but value –31dB is possible to decode. I know that guys from DinoClub are surprise what I am typing here, but it was really nice to experiment little bit also with TV watching. I can say that it is not so difficult like read stations on the noise level, but bring some fun J. After the microHam II installation I worked:

ES5PC easy copy –13dB, PA3FXB –12dB, RD3DA –10dB , M0DTS small station and easy copy –24dB, G4RGK good copy –12dB, OM1TF big surprise for me and first EME 1296 MHz for Stefan, worked with 2,4m and 30W, easy copy –28dB, UA3MBJ hard copy, very small station –31dB, only single Yagi antenna 39el.
After couple JT65 tests I try to set up also unit for CW. Worked between legs:
I5MPK, G4CCH, IK5WJD#, G4RGK#, HB9Q, SV1OE

So and started second leg. I was very much care about WX, because forecast for could front over EU marked possible problem with wind. So I was waiting what happen. Contest start great with new # and DXCC 47 with P43L, Al was nice copy 559 here, but time-to-time problem with fading, I thing any problem with pointing to the Moon or trees. We will see in Al’s report, following NA4N, PA3FUN #, W7BBM, IQ4DF #, WA6PY, WB2BYP #, K5SO, VE3KRP, OZ4MM, LA9NEA, G3LTF, HB9BBD, HB9BBD SSB 59/59, SM5LE, VK7MO JT65-13db but calling only to move Rex for CW, VK7MO – CW “O”, DF3RU, ON5RR, JA6CZD, JH1KRC, KL6M, ON7UN, HB9SV 59!, JR4AEP, UA3DJG#, G4RGK, SV1OE, I5MPK, F5HRY#, SM3AKW, W2DRZ, LA5ZK#, IK2RTI, K9SLQ, VE6TA, F6KHM. After the QSO with Xavier I recognize that digits on dish position are so fast moving. Open window and all was clear, wind, snowing. Wind was really strong, trees around where bending to angle 45°and I was parking dish with problems. Only thanks to new AZ and EL drivers I was able to move dish back to parking position and fix it with screws to the mast. So I lost last 40°Moon in west and of course also Moonrise on Sunday. Pity, I was really happy how is system working and expected better result. My official score is 88 x 38 what bring totally 334.400 points. I heard and did not work YL3GA, W6BY. If anybody called me with no reply from my site, please let me know and send me also info about your setup. I would like to know where is now my limit of size station. I am now ending #198 initial and 47 DXCC on 1296 MHz.
Thanks very much to all for calling and many nice QSOs.

Regards 

Zdenek - OK1DFC
www.ok1dfc.com
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