[Moon] QRV 23cm May 10/11

[jimmyv at hol.gr]

SV1BTR will be qrv in cw - the king of all modes  - (to quote k1jt who  
said so) for the European EME Contest (DUBUS & REF)  on 1296MHz May  
10/11.
Running a 3.6m dish, in last weeks tx side has also been optimized.

My 24xpol yagis 70cm array is operational, but sun noise and moon  
performance is not good at all. A huge thank you to Lionel VE7BQH (for  
the last 13 years of ongoing antenna help) and also to SV3AAF, CT1HZE,  
ON4DPX for assisting me solve the problem. I hope the array to be  
working as it should be, in end of summer/fall of 2008.

Last 10 days worked DL1YMK/CX 539/549 on 23cm, I1NDP & SV3AAF on 70cm  
in the limited time of being qrv due to tests. Also worked Petros  
SV3AAF on 23cm for his 2nd qso on this band, with an excellent 559  
signal.

Next week I am leaving for Latin America on qrl, back to moonbounce in July.

GL & 73
Jimmy SV1BTR