[Moon] K7XQ 1296 EME Report

[K7XQ]

Hello All,
  Got on for the 1296 EME DUBUS Period last weekend. Worked 3 hours
Friday Night, 
12 hours Saturday and 3 hours Sunday for a total of 18 hours. Called CQ 
@ 30% of operational time, rest of time was hunt and pounce.

17 stations total, 5 initials:

Stations worked were: VK3UM, VE6TA, F2TU, OK1DFC, OZ4MM, OK1CA, G3LTF,
IQ4DF#, K2UYH,
SV1BTR, HB9Q, K1RQG#, OE9ERC, K5SO, ES5PC#, OK1KIR#, JA6AHB#

HB9Q was noticably weaker for some reason this weekend.

CWNR: JA6CZD, JA6ERE, DL4MEA, HB9SV, WA6PY, G4MMK ??

Station just barely out of reach but knew they were there: NA4N, VK4AFL,
AL7RT 

Was running about 300 watts output on the average with the 3 meter dish.


Stations that were CWNR were stronger during ARRL Contest afew months
ago but no 
QSO this time ( condx ? ). My echoes were reasonable.

Had a lot of fun and glad to finally catch K1RQG with a booming signal (
nice signal Joe ! ).

The strong beacon "awards" on my end were: EU IQ4DF, NA K5S0, JA JA8ERE,
VK/ZL VK3UM

The big disappointment last week and weekend was no QSO on any band for
the CX and HB0 Dxpeditions. Maybe next time ?


K7XQ Jeff
Atwater,CA.
Grid: CM97qi

144 MHz: 4 X M2 2MPX20 XPOL 20 dBd 1.5 kw single GS35b
432 MHz: 4 X M2 9 W.L. XPOL 23.3 dBd 1.5 kW single GS-35b
1296 MHz: 3 meter dish 27 dBd 350 watts single water cooled GS-15
2304 MHz: 3 meter dish 32 dBd 180 watts SS Spectrain Amplifier