[Moon] [Moon-net] EME Results :-)

[on4dpx Kenny]

Congratulations Lance. 
Since the exotic new DXCC ''QSO'' with BY7PP at -31db was a Deep Search
Decoder jt65 ''contact'', you could have well stayed in bed letting the
software fill in the missing blanks from the database or the ''To Radio''
sked box transferring 1/7 of the required information as it does under this
scheme:-( 

http://www.sm2cew.com/jt65.html 

Like this, you would have still gotten a good sleep and a bonus ''QSO'',
ready for you anyhow:-) 

Your receiving capability is way more better then the -31dB , its not your
equipment that makes the limit it's the software ...

Best regards,
Kenny ON4DPX


-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
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[mailto:moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net] Namens LANCE COLLISTER
Verzonden: vrijdag 22 februari 2008 13:48
Aan: magic at 6meme.com; moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net
Onderwerp: [Moon-net] EME Results :-)


It was definitely worth getting up at 4 am this morning!  I completed with
JD1BMP on 
2m at 1141Z, and then completed with BY7PP on 6m at 1216Z.  Both were new
DXCC for 
me, and the BY7PP contact was the first EME contact from BY, and a first for
North 
America on 6m.

BY7PP was running a single Create 6 element yagi, horizontally polarized,
aimed at 
the horizon on their moonrise, with 100w.  Their JT65A signal was only -31
dB here - 
obviously the absolute minimum signal possible for me - I had not really
expected to 
copy anything from them until they get more power, so I was quite pleasantly

surprised!  Degredation today was 2.9 dB and Kp index was 2.3.  They have
plans for 
500w and possibly a second antenna. That extra 10 dB will certainly make a
HUGE 
difference!  Many thanks to Terry BA7NQ and Wong VR2KW for putting the BY7PP
club 
station on EME!

GL and VY 73, Lance
-- 
Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8)
P.O. Box 73
Frenchtown, MT  59834  USA
QTH: DN27UB
TEL: (406) 626-5728
URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815

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