[Moon] CXpedition Update IX

[dl1ymk at aol.com]

Hi lunatics,

 

the DUBUS contest was a great deal of fun for us, the activity from our perspective was excellent. During the contest we made 37 contacts, 13 of these being new initials: OZ6OL, PA0SSB, HB9SV, SM3LBN, IZ1BPN, OH2DG, OE9ERC, VE6TA, F5HRY, PA0BAT, NY2Z, PI9CAM, SD3F (same as SM3AKW, no new#), IK2MMB.

 

Furthermore we made our first JT65 QSO on 23cm with Sam, G4DDK. Yesterday evening we changed for the ultimately last time to 13 cm and managed to work 6 new initials: SD3F, PA0BAT, G4CCH (Howard: with that particular feed horn??? just curious..), OH2DG, WD5AGO and VE6TA. We optimised the position of the feed horn before starting and were able to hear our own echoes quite well, giving Monika a rest from running permanently outside for checking the visual moon position. 

This has put us in the position to work also those stations, with which we were not successful during previous trials. A big thanks goes to all fine stations to hanging on to us!

Also we are very much obliged to Peter, G3LTF, he served as our beacon so many times – and is the king of number of QSO’s with us, hi!

 

Here the summary of 13cm contacts of 3 days activity: we made 27 QSO’s with 23 initials to 15 different countries, all of these definitely being country firsts, because our operation on 13 cm was the first ever from South America, providing the WAC to numerous stations on 2.3GHz.

 

In total we made 90 QSO’s on 23 cm including 56 initials in 19 different countries. 4 of those contacts were sideband, the rest king of modes.

Additionally to a JT-contact with Sam, G4DDK, yesterday, we will try for some more digital contacts today, absolutely not being skilled with that mode, but trying hard to make a few more happy with rare CX.

 
On 70 cm we made 27 QSO’s so far, with 22 initials in 15 different countries in only 2 days of limited windows way down South. This is a significant improvement to our previous Dxpeditions, due to more interest and improved RF power output, provided by the new BeKo-HPA. This night we will try to increase standings on 70 cm for the last time, before dismantling the station tomorrow.

73 / 88 de M & M
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