From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Wed Apr 1 10:28:42 2009 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (OK1DFC) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:28:42 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Noise source Message-ID: Hi all and sorry for this e-mail, I am looking for anybody who can help me buy from Pete WA2ODO noise source for my HP8970A. He is not ready for PayPal or others like Western Union or so. I am ready to pay trough my PayPal to who can to take from Pete and send me to OK. FedEx account number I will give to you, that is only need to order picking up from FedEx office. Thanks in advance and again sorry for this e-mail here. Regards Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 432-1296-2320-3400 MHz WAC 432 - 1296 MHz QRO 10m dish ICQ-397994501 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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So far over 100 different callsigns are in the log! 73, Bob ZL1RS - E51EME zl1rs at yahoo.com http://www.qsl.net/zl1rs/ web site updated 11 Mar 09 From tikaluna at bigpond.com Thu Apr 2 00:18:44 2009 From: tikaluna at bigpond.com (Doug McArthur) Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:18:44 +1100 Subject: [Moon] VK Windows for DUBUS 70cms Message-ID: <20090401221851.LKBU20709.nskntotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com@tikaluna-jjn6i8.bigpond.com> East Coast VK windows Saturday 4th April .. Rise 0520z .. Set 1520z Sunday 5th April .. Rise 0555z .. Set 1630z I will have ground noise 10mins from rise and before set. All equipment now fully operational after fires. (considerable cleaning of ash etc and a faulty 2 way power combiner) If you hear me calling CQ suffixed with V or H, I will be alternating polarisation. Please respond with V or H indicating best signal. Remember the YYY .. send only your call sign. Try to match the CW speed of the other guy ... if you want 10wpm I will always respond as such. Its always been the Gentlemans' EME Band! Yesterday .. 70 cm polarisation was ~75 degrees yesterday with deep fading and no discernable Libration 23 cm also fading and slight Libration. Sun noise steady. Echos loud. (as expected) Finally, please keep SSB at least above 030. The last thing we want is a big station (www) taking out 10kHz right in the middle of an active CW portion of the band .. thank you! Please make an effort to come on .. the times are good for us all .. I wont hold you long! 73 Doug VK3UM From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Thu Apr 2 21:20:35 2009 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (OK1DFC) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 21:20:35 +0200 Subject: [Moon] 5N0EME Message-ID: Worked today Bodo JT65 & CW as a #60DXCC on 1296,090. Great signal, peeking 559! TNX Bodo, great job!!! Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 432-1296-2320-3400 MHz WAC 432 - 1296 MHz QRO 10m dish ICQ-397994501 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090402/878831b8/attachment.htm From vladimir.masek at volny.cz Thu Apr 2 21:16:31 2009 From: vladimir.masek at volny.cz (vladimir.masek at volny.cz) Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:16:31 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] OK1KIR short summary of EME ops_Mar28 till Apr01 Message-ID: FYI, OK1KIR summary of ops Mar28 till Apr01, 2009 13cm: 28.3. at 10:22 UT LZ1DX M/449 init # 80, DXCC #32, first LZ/ OK on 13 cm QSO (LZ1DX 2.4 m TV dish, 400 W, 0.27 dB LNA). 3 cm: 28.3. 19:32 WA7CJO 599/559, 29.3. 07:18 F5JWF 559/579, 07:27 F2TU 549/549, 15:06 ES5PC 559/559, 15:30 G4NNS 559/569, 15:40 IQ4DF 599/569, 16:08 SP7JSG O/539, 16:22 GW4DGU O/O, 17:50 W5LUA 559/569, 18:51 CT1DMK O/O, 19:55 LX1DB 589/579. 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Name: OK1KIR summary of ops Mar28 till Apr1.doc Type: application/msword Size: 23040 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090402/69ff3d2c/attachment-0001.doc From yo2amu at hotmail.com Thu Apr 2 22:14:15 2009 From: yo2amu at hotmail.com (Doru Zaslo) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 23:14:15 +0300 Subject: [Moon] EEC-YO2AMU-contest log Message-ID: Hi All, The European EME Contest is over!Glad to see again old friends and new ones! Vertical polarization for long time!Low activity at the second Moon-pass.Calling CQ for hours and no answers.At 1500 UTC/29.03.2009 - decide to stop the contest.Low participation of USA and JA and no participation of SA and AF.Glad to hear VK2KU,VE2JWH,W3TWX,G4ZFJ,UA3PTW,DF1CF in our contests! Sorry for those I did not copy the calls. Several times I heard only my call followed by a deep QSB when was sending the caller callsign! Sending "YYYYYYY" has no effect...again only my call! Hi! Thank you very much for the fun in "human mode"! YO2AMU-144MHz-Single op.-QRO Date Time Callsign Sent Rcvd Points Multiplier 28.03 0609 IK3MAC RO O 100 1-IK3 28.03 0618 OZ1HNE RO O 100 2-OZ1 28.03 0712 OK1MS O RO 100 3-OK1 28.03 0728 IK2DDR O RO 100 4-IK2 28.03 0734 DK3WG O RO 100 5-DK3 28.03 0741 I3EVK O RO 100 6-I3 28.03 0802 RU1AA RO O 100 7-RU1 28.03 0806 SP7DCS O RO 100 8-SP7 28.03 0816 OZ4MM O RO 100 9-OZ4 28.03 0831 G4ZFJ O RO 100 10-G4 28.03 0921 LZ1DP O RO 100 11-LZ1 28.03 0927 DL5MAE O RO 100 12-DL5 28.03 0950 HA0HO O RO 100 13-HA0 28.03 0952 IK1FJI 539 539 100 14-IK1 28.03 1001 OK1VVP O RO 100 28.03 1023 OK1KKD O RO 100 28.03 1045 SM2CEW O RO 100 15-SM2 28.03 1100 IT9CJC O RO 100 16-IT9 28.03 1125 G4DHF O RO 100 28.03 1325 K9MRI RO O 100 17-K9 28.03 1435 VE2JWH O RO 100 18-VE2 28.03 1454 W3TWX RO O 100 19-W3 28.03 1518 LA8YB RO O 100 20-LA8 28.03 1525 RA6DA O RO 100 21-RA6 28.03 1557 F1FLA RO O 100 22-F1 28.03 1612 UA3PTW O RO 100 23-UA3 28.03 1641 DF1CF O RO 100 24-DF1 29.03 0820 F0CXO O RO 100 25-F0 29.03 1445 YU1EV O RO 100 26-YU1 29.03 1458 9A9B O RO 100 27-9A Total points=3000 Multiplicator=27 Score=3000 x 27 = 81.000 Ant: 4 x 15 el.(4wl)-BVO Rig: TR144H-TVTR + FT920(INRAD switchboard 400/250 Hz) PA: 2 x GU74b 73 de YO2AMU-Doru _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. 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JA6CZD 80W SSPA and 5m mesh dish JA4BLC 30W SSPA and 4m foil dish GL de Yoshiro JA4BLC From g3ltf at btinternet.com Fri Apr 3 13:57:58 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:57:58 +0100 Subject: [Moon] G3LTF QRV this w/e Message-ID: <4820145D9C0346F3855B49F91E0C50FF@D7BX6Z0J> I shall be QRV on 432 MHz from moonrise Saturday to late on Sunday, ( how late depends on activity), with breaks to look on 2320 and 1296 for new stations. On 432 I have 6m dish, 1K and full polarisation rotation GL& 73 to all Peter G3LTF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On 432 I have 6m dish, 1K and full polarisation rotation GL& 73 to all Peter G3LTF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://www.moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon Please enter/update your standings: http://www.vhf-dx.net/top.html When you decide to remain anonymous I may consider this unpolite and remove you from the list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090403/880b757e/attachment.htm From rein0zn at ix.netcom.com Fri Apr 3 19:05:29 2009 From: rein0zn at ix.netcom.com (rein0zn at ix.netcom.com) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 13:05:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Moon] 432 and Above EME Newsletter for April 2009 Message-ID: <17798219.1238778330327.JavaMail.root@elwamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Hi All, The 432 MHz and Above EME Newsletter for April by K2UYH is at: http://www.nitehawk.com/rasmit/em70cm.html Enjoy. 73 Rein, W6SZ From zl1rs at yahoo.com Fri Apr 3 23:04:09 2009 From: zl1rs at yahoo.com (Bob Sutton) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 14:04:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] E51EME / E51SIX update Message-ID: <287385.2073.qm@web38708.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Greetings from the hot and humid Cook Islands! 2M - 144.133, E51EME tx first ... We moved the 2M array this morning and now have it close to the beach over looking the water and low enough to promote a much better ground gain lobe at our moonrise. The outlook to my moonrise is now similar to the take-off enjoyed at A35 earlier this year and I hope it will make a good improvement. The new site also allows a much better shot to moonset across the grass lawns and I can now see the moon until 6 degrees before moonset when the moon disappears behind the hills to the west. This should provide a good oportunity for eastern europe at your moonrise. I will still be QRV for 3-4 hours at moonrise and moonset for the next 2-3 days and the conditions look better every day ... also the moon is now rising over the lagoon rather than down the beach side tree line, so the signals at my moonrise should be the best they will ever be from here. If you have not worked E51EME yet, it would be worth while setting the alarm clock and looking for us over the last days!! 6M - 50.190, E51SIX tx first... Lance is doing tremendously well for a single yagi 6M EME station and working other single yagi stations. He will be on at our moonrise today for several hours and probably on for our moonset as well. Tomorrow we dismantle his antenna ready for his departure late on our Saturday night (10:00 GMT Sunday). 73 from "the sauna" - 30+ degrees C, 95% humidity and hardly any breeze! Bob and Lance zl1rs at yahoo.com http://www.qsl.net/zl1rs/ web site updated 11 Mar 09 From k7xq at elite.net Sat Apr 4 08:17:39 2009 From: k7xq at elite.net (K7XQ) Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 23:17:39 -0700 Subject: [Moon] K7XQ QRV 432 DUBUS Message-ID: <000001c9b4ed$11d17bc0$6801a8c0@k7xq> Hello All, I will be QRV 432 DUBUS again Saturday on my moonrise. Was QRV for about 5 hours tonight on VK/JA moonrise. Worked only station only and saw another 6 stations below the noise floor. Like tonight will spend most of the time calling CQ. K7XQ Jeff Atwater,CA. Grid: CM97qi 432 MHz: 8 X M2 9 W.L. XPOL 27 dBd single GS-35b From lodzauli at tin.it Sat Apr 4 11:06:15 2009 From: lodzauli at tin.it (vico zauli) Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:06:15 +0200 Subject: [Moon] WC8VOA In-Reply-To: <811744.21350.qm@web50711.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <740345.11319.qm@web50707.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <811744.21350.qm@web50711.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <3A16BAB424904D00B38E2464CC95CDD2@nuovo> Fine! We start 23:45 UTC, freq tx 10368.090 See you on freq dear Jim We are QRV from 19:00 UTC for others. 73 vico i4zau (IQ4DF) -----Messaggio originale----- Da: Jim Miller [mailto:jcmco at yahoo.com] Inviato: venerd? 3 aprile 2009 23.21 A: vico zauli Cc: Mike Murphy Oggetto: Re: R: [Moon-net] WC8VOA 3cm results, 31-Mar,1-Apr Hi Vico, We have moon access 4-April beginning at 23:45 UTC and 5-April (actually early AM 6-April) at 00:10 UTC. Let me know if either of these times work for you. 73 de Jim N8ECI From zl1rs at yahoo.com Sun Apr 5 01:56:08 2009 From: zl1rs at yahoo.com (Bob Sutton) Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 16:56:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] E51EME last day Message-ID: <733603.70036.qm@web38708.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello everyone, I will be QRV for 3 hours or so at moonrise and 3 hours before moonset on Sunday UTC, then final QRT on 2M from the south Cook Islands. The antenna is working better at ground level, so it is worth to try if you still need E51EME on 2M. Be patient and keep calling as I still see deep and quick fading. As the moon gets higher the conditions seem to stabilize and I can work stations easier then ... also good consistant own echos then. I worked many stations during their last 1 or 2 degrees before their moonset ... so keep trying until there is no more moon! Lance E51SIX is QRT on 6M and will leave the Island tonight on his way back to Montana. 73, Bob ZL1RS / E51EME zl1rs at yahoo.com http://www.qsl.net/zl1rs/ web site updated 11 Mar 09 From jelinek.antonin at email.cz Sun Apr 5 03:30:23 2009 From: jelinek.antonin at email.cz (jelinek.antonin at email.cz) Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:30:23 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] OK1KIR 1 st pass result. Message-ID: <153.505-18286-383274267-1238895023@email.cz> Hello to all, on the 1st pass we worked the following stations on 6 cm: ES5PC, JA4BLC, VK3NX, JA6CZD, OK1CA, HB9HAL #29, IK2RTI, G4NNS, K5GW #30, CT1DMK, W5LUA and WD5AGO. In sked with Ned LZ1DX on 10368,1 only nil/339. Ned used 2,4 m dish with septum CP and 21 W output. Tnx everyone for the great contacts. Cu in the 2nd pass. 73 Tonda op OK1KIR EME team. From cupido at mail.ua.pt Sun Apr 5 05:06:20 2009 From: cupido at mail.ua.pt (Luis Cupido) Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:06:20 +0100 Subject: [Moon] CT1DMK 1 st pass. In-Reply-To: <153.505-18286-383274267-1238895023@email.cz> References: <153.505-18286-383274267-1238895023@email.cz> Message-ID: <49D8202C.30707@mail.ua.pt> Hello, I was active on the west window only and worked: IK2RTI, ES5PC, OK1KIR, OK1CA, K5GW heard one more that I could not get the call sign, I'm sorry, signal was not too weak but was severely chopped. Please leave enough space between characters, it helps a lot, and don't give up after a QRZ or two :-) tks. I'll be tomorrow at my moon rise 16:15, and also later when after moon rise in the US. Cu in the second pass. Luis Cupido. CT1DMK From jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp Sun Apr 5 18:48:32 2009 From: jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp (M. Watanabe) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 1:48:32 +0900 Subject: [Moon] 8J1AXA QSL Info Message-ID: <20090405164832160.ONHQ.8707.wememta101.odn.ne.jp@mta101.odn.ne.jp> Bernd DL5APV have given me a important notice that the mail address of 8J1AXA found in QRZ.com, as of today, is not valid. It is not a mailing address at all. So it should be re-written soon. PSE DO NOT SEND YOUR QSL TO THE PRESENT ADDRESS OF 8J1AXA IN THE QRZ.COM AS OF APRIL 5, 2009!! See below for the present QSL info for 8J1AXA. But the QSL Mgr. Seiji has moved to JA5 this month, and the posted mails should automatically be turned to his present address in JA5. Hope this mail system would work fine.... (Or better wait for Seiji's announcement on his new address?) Thank you for your kind attension. Mike JH1KRC **************************** Please refer to the QSL info on the web-site of 8J1AXA. It shows as below: QSL policy of 8J1AXA EME QSOs: We ship all QSLs directly and would appreciate your QSL reply. We refer www.qrz.com and www.buck.com and, then, could you register your address on either of them; Or let us know your mailing address. For reception reports, we are glad to send our QSL to SWLs. A QSL Manager of EME QSOs: JH6RTO Seiji Fukushima 1182 Hase, APT 2-506 Atsugi City, Kanagawa 243-0036 Japan From k7xq at elite.net Mon Apr 6 00:05:09 2009 From: k7xq at elite.net (K7XQ) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 15:05:09 -0700 Subject: [Moon] MGF-1302 preamp on 432 Message-ID: <000a01c9b63a$9970ba70$6801a8c0@k7xq> Hello All, I am presently using a MGF-1302 preamp on 432 EME. Does anyone have any opinion on this device for 432 EME ? Last several nights during the DUBUS contest, I would call CQ and get several stations calling me but all were too far down in the noise. I suspect it is the MGF-1302. I have several Agilent ATF-36077 devices , maybe build a preamp using those ? K7XQ Jeff From g3ltf at btinternet.com Mon Apr 6 09:41:17 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 08:41:17 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] MGF-1302 preamp on 432 References: <20090405.150515.1278.1@webmail08.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: Jeff, probably the 1302 is a tenth or two tenths better than the best available. More likely the reason for your observations was polarity. The polarisation was very sharply defined over much of the weekend,( especially in darkness) That made it very good for those who can rotate, signals were great when you got it right. When I looked at my SDR display with about 7-8 signals on the waterfall and then rotated the feed it was like switching it off! Quite unusual. On devices, take a look at Andreas' list here http://www.do9bc.de/index.php?page=806688781&f=1&i=1179997641&s=806688781 73 Peter G3LTF ----- Original Message ----- From: "K7XQ" To: Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 11:05 PM Subject: [Moon-net] MGF-1302 preamp on 432 > Hello All, > I am presently using a MGF-1302 preamp on 432 EME. Does anyone have any > opinion on this device for 432 EME ? > > Last several nights during the DUBUS contest, I would call CQ and get > several > stations calling me but all were too far down in the noise. I suspect > it is the MGF-1302. I have several Agilent ATF-36077 devices , maybe build > a > preamp using those ? > > > K7XQ Jeff > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Stuck in a dead end job?? Click to start living your dreams by earning an > online degree. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/BLSrjnsIoPJcoAeapo9MW79sajzX3A58hNqZQ8DqnXG30WrBl9fWB9mgenW/ > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > From g3ltf at btinternet.com Mon Apr 6 12:24:53 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:24:53 +0100 Subject: [Moon] 5N0EME Message-ID: <918DAB5B0DB84029AB3ED2C9C7A3694C@D7BX6Z0J> Does anyone know what the times of operation of this expedition are? I looked on http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ and can only find the basics. Also can anyone confirm if Bodo uses CP with his 2.4m dish , from searching on the W0LMD feed it looks like it. tnx 73 Peter G3LTF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090406/7145ffb9/attachment.htm From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Mon Apr 6 17:26:28 2009 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (OK1DFC) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 17:26:28 +0200 Subject: [Moon] last EME activity Message-ID: Hi EME gang, due to busy days in QRL and bad WX this winter in OK I was not so active in past month. This weekend we had very nice WX here and I spare some time with my dish and little bit with traffic via Moon. Mainly I have finished new LNA for 432 MHz, which I tested last weekend. N/F is 0,3dB and gain 21dB as a first stage, than I have 5 resonators cavity filter and second stage of LNA with 18dB. With filter I have eliminated little bit QRM produced by CDMA phone operator and TV DVBT approximately 8km from my QTH. Here is report from 1st of January and last part of report showing 432 MHz activities in past weekend. I am now also using SDR 14 which working great and giving chance to know who is where without turning knob on TRX. I had chance to work also two great DX EME peditions to Africa, which bring me two new DXCC to my account. 1296 MHz: CW I5MPK, UT5JCW, UT5JCW SSB, PY1KK SSB #247, PA3FXB SSB, PY2MJ #248, UT5JCW, G4CBW #249, K4QI, N2UO, LA9NEA, RD3DA, SM2CEW, HB9HAL, 5N0EME #250, RW6AG #251 1296 MHz: JT65 G4CBW #58, PY1KK #59, VK2JDS #60, HB9HAL #61, PY1KK, V5/KT6Q #62-DXCC 59, W5LUA, 5N0EME #63-DXCC60, LA9NEA #64 432 MHz: CW LZ1DX #89, VE2ZAZ #90, DL9KR, UA4API #91, VK3UM, OK2POI #92, SP6JLW, UA3PTW, JJ1NNJ #93, DK1KJG #94, DF3RU, OZ4MM, G3LTF, SP7DCS #95, SD3F, N4GJV, G4YTL, OZ6OL, SM3JQU, G3LQR #96, K1RQG, S51ZO #97,VE6TA 432 MHz: JT65 OE3SJA #56, LZ1DX #57-DXCC 49, UK/DL9LBH #58-DXCC 50, EA3XU #59, V5/KT6Q #60-DXCC 51, YL2HA #61- DXCC 52, DL5FN #62, OH3KLJ, PE1RDP, VE2ZAZ #63, UA3PTW #64, YU7AA #65, RW6AG #66, EB3DYS #67, JH0TOG #68, JN4VAX #69, RA6DA #70, UA4API #71, LZ1DX, UA4AQL, VK4CDI #72, PY1KK #73-DXCC 53 So my final account is now #251CW/60DXCC on 1296 MHz and #64JT for 432 MHz #97CW/53DXCC and #73 JT. I am looking forward to meet all of you via Moon again. I will follow up with my 432 MHz set up now and focus little bit my activity also on this band. Please be patient if am asking QRZ because QRM is horrible and need to little bit more time to read all letters correctly. You cannot to imagine how terrible is to read JJ1NNJJJ1NNJ with fading and librations via Moon. Also S51ZO with so many dots on beginning of call was hard J Thanks again to all for nice QSO and fantastic EME fun. Best regards Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 432-1296-2320-3400 MHz WAC 432 - 1296 MHz QRO 10m dish ICQ-397994501 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090406/4ca67fe3/attachment.htm From sp7dcs at wp.pl Mon Apr 6 22:15:01 2009 From: sp7dcs at wp.pl (Chris SP7DCS) Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:15:01 +0200 Subject: [Moon] EME Dubus Contest 2m & 70cm CW Message-ID: <49DA62C5.40700@wp.pl> Hello, At first I would like to thank all for nice qsos and good fun. Conditions on 2m week ago and on 70cm this weekend were difficult for H pol only stations like me. Most of time Faraday was not coperative and only stations that can change polarization were audiable. There were also deep signal fadings. Of course there were also some good moments in both weekends on both bands. In 2m leg activity was quite low, but I worked 35 stations that is the same as last year. 70cm was a good surprise with 15 stations that was able to read my small signal. My station is 4 x 25el H pol and 400W at shack. Activity was quite good and I hope to be more active on 70cm in future. 2M - 35 stations - rig: 16 x 8el H pol + gs35b: OZ1HNE UA3PTW RA6DA IK3MAC DK3WG YO2AMU I3EVK RU1AA F0CXO OZ4MM OK1MS SD3F LZ1DP IK1FJI SM2CEW IK2DDR OK1VVP 9A9B OK1KKD I2RV K9MRI W3TWX VE2JWH F1FLA LA8YB IT9CJC DL5MEA DF1CF VK2KU RV9UV YU7XL G3LTF K1JT SD3F (DUPE) RX1AS YL2HA#321 70CM - 15 stations - rig: 4 x 25el H pol + 400W SSPA : K5JL# VK3UM DL9KR G3LTF DL7APV K1RQG# SM2CEW OZ4MM UA3PTW I1NDP SP6JLW# (FIRST SP-SP via 70cm EME) K2UYH# DL1YMK# OE5JFL# OK1DFC#23 HRD: DF3RU (very SRI, but I was constantly receiving SP7DCH from you), SV3AAF SD3F (qrz?) DG1KJG K7XQ NC1I (only qrz?) G4RGK G4YTL IK2RTI DL5FN JA7AEP??? DK3WG JA9BOH PI9CAM Now, the preparation for 23cm leg begins! VY 73 !!! de Chris SP7DCS -- Chris SP7DCS email - sp7dcs at wp.pl, sp7dcs at o2.pl, sp7dcs at smrw.lodz.pl EME PAGE - http://sp7dcs.webpark.pl From cupido at mail.ua.pt Tue Apr 7 01:56:46 2009 From: cupido at mail.ua.pt (Luis Cupido) Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:56:46 +0100 Subject: [Moon] CT1DMK 2nd pass 5.7GHz In-Reply-To: <49D8202C.30707@mail.ua.pt> References: <153.505-18286-383274267-1238895023@email.cz> <49D8202C.30707@mail.ua.pt> Message-ID: <49DA96BE.5040509@mail.ua.pt> Hello, Added up on the second pass VK3NX, G4NNS, OE9ERC, WD5AGO. total of 9 QSO's. Missed W5LUA... How come!!! ;-) and I missed JA stations as the common window (few minutes) hardly allow more than 1 QSO per pass and I used my time in aiming the antenna for tracking plus a couple of CQ's, working Charlie VK3NX and no more time left... even called CQ a few times more but it was soon useless as JA's had their moon set by then :-( I'm far west comparing to central and east Europe resulting in more window to W6 but quite less to JA, VK. sad enough is that there were no W6 stations active... BUAAaaa!!!! Will keep the 5.7GHz and 10GHz ready to go at any time... If anyone want a try let me know. Luis Cupido. ct1dmk. Luis Cupido wrote: > Hello, > > I was active on the west window only and worked: > IK2RTI, ES5PC, OK1KIR, OK1CA, K5GW > > heard one more that I could not get the call sign, > I'm sorry, signal was not too weak but was severely chopped. > Please leave enough space between characters, it helps > a lot, and don't give up after a QRZ or two :-) tks. > > I'll be tomorrow at my moon rise 16:15, and also > later when after moon rise in the US. > > Cu in the second pass. > > Luis Cupido. > CT1DMK From oz6ol at mail.dk Tue Apr 7 03:02:33 2009 From: oz6ol at mail.dk (Hans.J.Oldenborg) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 03:02:33 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Fw: OZ6OL 432MHz DUBUS contest Message-ID: <6B5754982C7F4EC785F57402A6B57632@min0idqsh59vfi> ----- Original Message ----- From: Hans.J.Oldenborg To: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:58 AM Subject: OZ6OL 432MHz DUBUS contest First thanks for all the cw. QSO . I was using a new LOOP FEED,but only with horizontal pol. The feed shows very good performance on my dish .(5meter) Sun noise( flux 71) is 12.4 db to cold sky........ and ground to cs (leo) is 4.6db. I will now build a 180dg. pol. rotator system for the loop feed. WKD. stations: K1RQG---K5JL---K2UYH---N4GJV---VK3UM---UA3PTW---I1NDP---SM2CEW---DL9KR---G3LTF---JA6AHB--- DL1YMK---SD3F---SP6JLW---DK3WG----DF3RU---JJ1NNJ---OZ4MM---OE5JFL---DL7APV---OK1DFC---W8TXT---WA6PY. 73 Hans OZ6OL 5m dish 600w on feed NF 0.6db -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090407/fdc3516a/attachment.htm From tikaluna at bigpond.com Tue Apr 7 06:52:06 2009 From: tikaluna at bigpond.com (Doug McArthur) Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:52:06 +1000 Subject: [Moon] VK3UM DUBUS 70cm Message-ID: <20090407045213.WDBP6515.nskntotgx02p.mx.bigpond.com@tikaluna-jjn6i8.bigpond.com> DUBUS 70cm 2009 Conditions on Saturday were characterized by deep fading and mostly a ~45 degree Faraday offset whilst on Sunday conditions were more stable with a ~90 degree Faraday shift. This naturally provided stronger and more consistent signal levels. Missed many stations who were on, but not during my window !. Excellent decorum and operating procedures through out. I spent an hour trying to get OK2POI (small station) suffix on the Saturday but got it 2nd go on the Sunday thanks to his persistence. There are still some deaf receivers out there and its not all Faraday! Sun noise will tell you the truth and if it is lower than predicted then you are making it a lot harder for the other guy! When we drop the key you can always tell how well you are being received by the delay of the other guys reply. Then you can resort to O's if necessary, even when he is 55n! Saves a lot of time. Finally if one is sending YYY de VVV KKK 333 UUU MMM it is meant to mean something for you to follow! Hi! I had QRM for about 20 minutes during what was Moon rise in the Middle East longitude on Saturday. There were rough birdies up and down the band (only on horizontal polarisation) and a most significant white noise only on vertical polarisation. No it was not local .. it was coming off the Moon and it was not present at the same respective time on Sunday. I wonder if anyone else heard it? Some ones bucket of bolts taking off? 4th April 09 O523 K1RQG, O528 K5JL, O537 JJ1NNJ, O544 K2UYH, O551 JA9BOH, O556 N4GJV, O606 W8TXT, O613 WA6PY, O623 JA0TJU, O628 JA6AHB,1135 OZ6OL, 1142 UA3PTW, 1150 SD3F, 1155 OH2DG, 1211 SP6JLW, 1256 SV3AAF, 1305 DL1YMK, 1333 G3LQR, 1337 SM2CEW, 1344 I1NDP, 1349 SP7DCS, 1405 DL7APV, 1425 G3LTF, 1431 DG1KJG, 1447 UA6LGH, 1452 G4RGK, 5th April 2009 O615 K7XQ, 1308 SM3JQU, 1321 OK2POI, 1342 OK1DFC, 1417 DL5FN, 1427 DF3RU, 1438 S51ZO 1449 OE5JFL, 1505 DK3WG .. 35 x 33 = 115500 (ten less than last year) Thanks guys .. a very enjoyable Contest. 73 Doug VK3UM From zl1rs at yahoo.com Tue Apr 7 07:01:48 2009 From: zl1rs at yahoo.com (Bob Sutton) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:01:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] E51EME dxpedition QRT Message-ID: <444047.52137.qm@web38705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello guys, Barbara and I are safely back in ZL and visiting my Mother tonight before driving back home to the Bay of Islands tomorrow. My website will be updated sometime within the next 30 hours or so with photos and information, but the general result was 155 contacts logged with 145 different callsigns ... all without skeds or Internet liaison. This was a good result considering the relatively short moon window with Europe and taking two days to fix the rx problems. It was exciting to see many new stations "popping out of the woodwork", and it was fun to exchange plain text comments via JT65 with Mike K6MYC and others during the "quiet times"! As always, there were several "small lessons learned" ... and "the next one" will be bigger and brighter than the last!! Note : if you are sending for a QSL card please include a "thank you" to Barbara for again giving up more than 1/2 her luggage allowance to the dxpedition equipment, being genuinely interested in progress, and putting up with my "madness" after lack of sleep :-) 73, Bob and Barbara zl1rs at yahoo.com http://www.qsl.net/zl1rs/ web site updated 11 Mar 09 From vladimir.masek at volny.cz Tue Apr 7 10:45:18 2009 From: vladimir.masek at volny.cz (vladimir.masek at volny.cz) Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:45:18 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] =?iso-8859-2?q?OK1KIR_summary_2009=2CApr4-5?= Message-ID: FYI, OK1KIR took part in the second weekend (Apr4-5) of the EU EME Contest 2009. 5.7GHz: Apr4 at 12:15UT ES5PC O/O, 12:38 JA4BLC O/O, 13:11 VK3NX 559/559, 14:20 JA6CZD 559/559, 14:18 OK1CA O/579, 15:34 HB9HAL M/559 for #29 and DXCC 18, 15:55 IK2RTI 559/569, 16:23 G4NNS O/O, 21:30 K5GW O/O for #30, 21:51 CT1DMK 549/559, 23:45 W5LUA 569/569. On Apr5 Added at 00:30 WD5AGO M/O, later at 14:47 VK3NX 559/559 2ndQSO and 17:00 OE9ERC 579/449. 13 QSOs resulting in 13 x 13 = 16,900 points. 10GHz: Apr4, 18:00UT sked with LZ1DX (2.4m TV dish, HB septum feed, 21W rf) only partly T/339. During the sked hrd SP7JSG with O. Tnx everyone for good activity and for all the great contacts. Hope, no one was missed, hi! 73 frm Vlada, Jan and Tonda, ops OK1KIR EME team. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090407/ae44ff46/attachment.htm From qstdemb at yahoo.com Tue Apr 7 21:33:16 2009 From: qstdemb at yahoo.com (Matthew Barlow) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:33:16 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] Relay specification question Message-ID: <287207.15741.qm@web33806.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Can anyone help me with some specifications on a Microwave Associates T/R relay, part number MA7524-PND? I am particularly interested in the power rating and isolation figures at 432 Mhz. ????????????? 73 de Ron n4gjv? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090407/b2812cbb/attachment.htm From sv3aaf at yahoo.com Wed Apr 8 08:12:10 2009 From: sv3aaf at yahoo.com (SV3AAF Petros) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 23:12:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] 70cm Dubus report - libration Message-ID: <456359.35268.qm@web59104.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Hello All, Activity was relatively good during 432mhz Dubus contest last weekend. Worked on Saturday: VK3UM, UA3PTW, I1NDP, SD3F, OH2DG, DL9KR, G3LTF, JA6AHB, DL7APV, SM2CEW, DF3RU, SP6JLW, K2UYH, K1RQG, OZ4MM. Mostly good signals with faraday spread during eastern window and to the west vertical conditions with one way propagation to central and northern Europe, had to alternate polarity between RX/TX. Single & non-adjustable polarity stations would have a hard time. On Sunday I only had the chance to operate later when the traffic was disappointing with only the usuals calling CQ; no stations responded my calls. Libration was terrible at times. I think it will help a lot to account for libration when arranging activity weekends and contests for 432 and 1296 where it is the most disturbing. I have put together a low libration table on http://users.otenet.gr/~pgiogk/sv3aaf/page4.html and expect it to reflect conditions better for the northern temperate latitudes while moon at high positive declination. If anyone gets the chance to check it out over time, please email me with a feedback. So far this year table?s lows were clearly observed here (KM17) in January and March while February was not that clear. Libration highs don?t show on the table and they are assumed at 4 days before the start date and 5 days after the end date of the low periods. It is all based on lunar ephemeris and takes geometric libration as the root cause of the effect on signals although phenomenon seems more complex, possibly relating to magnetic field distribution and disturbances. Next Dubus on 2.3/3.4ghz - May2&3, cu then. GL-73, Petros sv3aaf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090407/9e133712/attachment.htm From dl1ymk at aol.com Wed Apr 8 12:35:50 2009 From: dl1ymk at aol.com (dl1ymk at aol.com) Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:35:50 -0400 Subject: [Moon] 70 cm DUBUS Message-ID: <8CB864CEBADC57F-974-2391@WEBMAIL-MZ15.sysops.aol.com> Hi gang, tnx for some nice contest QSO's ...haven't been on 70cm since Oct '08, when I noticed a degradation of my receive performance and the RL of the ant made the G2-current of my aged YL1050 rise to?frightening heights...finally resulting in auto shut-off with a significant audio-visual event ;-)) - the airline coax had turned to a water pipe... Exchanged the phasing?harness to short runs of hardline cellflex in the meantime, worked 26 stations with that set-up in a few hours of activity last weekend including four 4-yagi initials, so my micro-ant/QRPeePee?seems to be back in old shape. Had?8 got-aways during my activity periods,??missed some regulars from stateside, too. Will change the dish feed?to 13cm after Easter, so in case?any1 is interested, feel free to drop me a line.. 73 Michael PS: Those, who are waiting for their 13cm high power hybrids: will try to finish and post these b4 end of April. ________________________________________________________________________ AOL eMail auf Ihrem Handy! Ab sofort k?nnen Sie auch unterwegs Ihre AOL email abrufen. Registrieren Sie sich jetzt kostenlos. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090408/09935a94/attachment.htm From vestergaard at os.dk Wed Apr 8 20:23:50 2009 From: vestergaard at os.dk (Vestergaard) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:23:50 +0200 Subject: [Moon] OZ4MM 432MHz DUBUS result Message-ID: <002e01c9b877$2cb358e0$861a0aa0$@dk> Hi All. Thanks fer all the contacts last weekend, it was really great to be on. I had at least 3 weak undefined stations who called me. In periods my noise rised here, same as Doug, VK3UM reported. I first believed it was the urban noise level here, so its very interesting to read Dougs report. Saturday was found best conditions here, and more complicated on Sunday. Sunday I had most of the time 90 deg pol shift, until night. Both saturday and Sunday, I had to repair powersupply and HV plate bypass cap, as a result of arc over, so lost several hours and newer got any VK stations of that reason. Ended here with 46 CW contacts during the contest. Plan to be on in the 13cm part next month. CU, Stig, OZ4MM 10 meter dish with V/H pol shift. MGF4919 + CF300 LNA 1000W -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090408/c0835b44/attachment.htm From tikaluna at bigpond.com Thu Apr 9 01:57:09 2009 From: tikaluna at bigpond.com (Doug McArthur) Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:57:09 +1000 Subject: [Moon] QRM off the Moon In-Reply-To: <49DCF2CF.5090900@cogeco.ca> References: <20090407045213.WDBP6515.nskntotgx02p.mx.bigpond.com@tikaluna-jjn6i8.bigpond.com> <49DCF2CF.5090900@cogeco.ca> Message-ID: <20090408235718.MFIA23267.nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com@tikaluna-jjn6i8.bigpond.com> In response to Hughs VA3TO question sent direct to me I thought I would post my reply to you all as it may be of interest. Hi Hugh, and All I really have little to add other than what I have already described. It now has been reported by Stig OZ4MM as well. That 'computes' as he had common Moon at the time. Most Europeans would not have had Moon as it was before their Moon rise. JA's would have heard it and perhaps western Canada and Alaska. (I would need to check). Years ago there was a Selidis (spelling?) system running off the coast of France and it operated right on 432.000 and its pulses could be heard for kHz during its Moon rise for about 15 minutes or so before the radiation angle of the transmission, got below the elevation of the Moon. Several SWL's I know listen to the video carriers of the UHF TV transmissions around the World off the Moon. The fundamental criteria is that the transmissions have fixed radiation angle and given their EIRP, and whilst the moon is present in this beam their signals are clearly detectable with a reasonable UHF TV antennae. Using Spectram is even more convincing. What I heard, the vertical noise, which was not detectable in horizontal nor were the gurglies audible (one was very close to 018), in vertical polarisation. It lasted for a period characteristic of a ground based high power transmission of a low radiation angle. I could not win either way as both polarisations were causing grief but I slugged it out on horizontal with the gurglie. Levels were in the order of S5, Wait to you hear a two echos !! .. we had that once, years ago during an ARRL Contest when for several minutes we were hearing an echo of about 1.5 seconds followed by the Moon echo. There must have been something big between us and the Moon at the time ! .. Enquiries to authorities at the time brought 'we know nothing'. Mind you it was during 'less stable political times'. And that raised the hairs on the back of my neck! 73 Doug VK3UM At 04:54 AM 09/04/2009, you wrote: >Hi Doug. >Your post caught my curiousity... I'd be interested to hear back if >you get anymore information on the mysterious birdies and white >noise coming off the moon during that time. > >73, Hugh VA3TO > > >Doug McArthur wrote: >>DUBUS 70cm 2009 >>Conditions on Saturday were characterized by deep fading and mostly >>a ~45 degree Faraday offset whilst >>on Sunday conditions were more stable with a ~90 degree Faraday >>shift. This naturally provided stronger and more >>consistent signal levels. Missed many stations who were on, but not >>during my window !. Excellent decorum and operating >>procedures through out. I spent an hour trying to get OK2POI (small >>station) suffix on the Saturday but got it 2nd go on the Sunday thanks >>to his persistence. There are still some deaf receivers out there >>and its not all Faraday! Sun noise will tell you the truth and if >>it is lower than predicted then you are making it a lot harder for >>the other guy! When we drop the key you can always tell how well >>you are being received by the delay of the other guys reply. Then >>you can resort to O's if necessary, even when he is 55n! Saves >>a lot of time. Finally if one is sending YYY de VVV KKK 333 UUU MMM >>it is meant to mean something for you to follow! Hi! >> >>I had QRM for about 20 minutes during what was Moon rise in the >>Middle East longitude on Saturday. There were rough birdies up and down the >>band (only on horizontal polarisation) and a most significant white >>noise only on vertical polarisation. No it was not local .. it was >>coming off the Moon and it was not present at >>the same respective time on Sunday. I wonder if anyone else heard >>it? Some ones bucket of bolts taking off? >> >>4th April 09 >>O523 K1RQG, O528 K5JL, O537 JJ1NNJ, O544 K2UYH, O551 JA9BOH, O556 >>N4GJV, O606 W8TXT, >>O613 WA6PY, O623 JA0TJU, O628 JA6AHB,1135 OZ6OL, 1142 UA3PTW, 1150 >>SD3F, 1155 OH2DG, >>1211 SP6JLW, 1256 SV3AAF, 1305 DL1YMK, 1333 G3LQR, 1337 SM2CEW, >>1344 I1NDP, 1349 SP7DCS, >>1405 DL7APV, 1425 G3LTF, 1431 DG1KJG, 1447 UA6LGH, 1452 G4RGK, >>5th April 2009 >>O615 K7XQ, 1308 SM3JQU, 1321 OK2POI, 1342 OK1DFC, 1417 DL5FN, 1427 >>DF3RU, 1438 S51ZO >>1449 OE5JFL, 1505 DK3WG .. 35 x 33 = 115500 (ten less than last year) >> >>Thanks guys .. a very enjoyable Contest. >>73 Doug VK3UM >> >> >> > From zl1rs at yahoo.com Thu Apr 9 09:56:16 2009 From: zl1rs at yahoo.com (zl1rs at yahoo.com) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 00:56:16 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] E51EME dxpedition - summary and pictures Message-ID: <984034.87287.qm@web38706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello moonbouncers, A summary of the E51 operation and some pictures have been added to my web page ... follow the obvious link !! (Refresh your browser if you still see the pre-dxpedition information) There is also a link off the page to an article that appeared in one of the local newspapers. The E51EME QSL cards have been printed and already the first replies have been posted back? ;-) 73, Bob ZL1RS / E51EME zl1rs at yahoo.com http://www.qsl.net/zl1rs/ web site updated 09 Apr 09 From iw0gpn at tiscali.it Fri Apr 10 15:30:34 2009 From: iw0gpn at tiscali.it (Alex IW0GPN) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:30:34 +0200 Subject: [Moon] 13cm EME qrg ? Message-ID: Hi to all, please which is the right segment of band for EME activity on 13cm ? Thank you all. Best 73's Alex IV3AKZ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090410/2811ec5c/attachment.htm From w5lua at sbcglobal.net Fri Apr 10 15:41:04 2009 From: w5lua at sbcglobal.net (Al Ward) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:41:04 -0000 Subject: [Moon] 13cm EME qrg ? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <858CD6AF146F4E5699DCC27298E0C883@Al1> Alex North American, Africa and some Europeans transmit on 2304 MHz Most Europeans operate on 2320 MHz. JAs operate at 2424 MHz. VKs operate around 2302.975 MHz Therefore generally we operate transceive on our national frequency and use separate converters to receive the other bands. Gets a little busy at times. 73 Al W5LUA _____ From: moon-bounces at moonbounce.info [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] On Behalf Of Alex IW0GPN Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 1:31 PM To: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net; moon at moonbounce.info Subject: [Moon] 13cm EME qrg ? Hi to all, please which is the right segment of band for EME activity on 13cm ? Thank you all. Best 73's Alex IV3AKZ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090410/c7b0fd91/attachment.htm From w5lua at sbcglobal.net Fri Apr 10 16:20:28 2009 From: w5lua at sbcglobal.net (Al Ward) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:20:28 -0000 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] 13cm EME qrg ? In-Reply-To: <858CD6AF146F4E5699DCC27298E0C883@Al1> Message-ID: <880EC7D5DD974016AD067C8AAA179042@Al1> Alex A correction and addition. VKs operate just below 2302 MHz at about 2301.975 MHz. I slipped on the keyboard and VEs can and do operate on 2320 MHz also. The big problem in the US is that we can only operate or transmit from 2300 to 2310 MHz and 2390MHz to 2450 MHz while some European countries and Canada and probably others can operate on both 2304 and 2320. 73 Al -----Original Message----- From: moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net [mailto:moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net] On Behalf Of Al Ward Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 1:41 PM To: 'Alex IW0GPN'; moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net; moon at moonbounce.info Subject: Re: [Moon-net] [Moon] 13cm EME qrg ? Alex North American, Africa and some Europeans transmit on 2304 MHz Most Europeans operate on 2320 MHz. JAs operate at 2424 MHz. VKs operate around 2302.975 MHz Therefore generally we operate transceive on our national frequency and use separate converters to receive the other bands. Gets a little busy at times. 73 Al W5LUA _____ From: moon-bounces at moonbounce.info [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] On Behalf Of Alex IW0GPN Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 1:31 PM To: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net; moon at moonbounce.info Subject: [Moon] 13cm EME qrg ? Hi to all, please which is the right segment of band for EME activity on 13cm ? Thank you all. Best 73's Alex IV3AKZ _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html From jewell at btinternet.com Sat Apr 11 12:59:59 2009 From: jewell at btinternet.com (SAM JEWELL) Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:59:59 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] Pi(e) = 1.5dB In-Reply-To: <444047.52137.qm@web38705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <444047.52137.qm@web38705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <547553.90578.qm@web87010.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Folks, Happy Easter. I completed the rebuild of my EME system yesterday. I'm still using the 2.3m dish for the moment. However, I am now using a SPID RAS with AZ/EL instead of my previously limited travel polar mount system. When the system was re-assembled the sun noise on 23cm was a little down on previous measurements against cold sky, but not too bad. 18 months ago I purchased a pair of 12 inch Teflon coated steel pie tins from my local Lidl branch (Small supermarket) with the intention of trying one as a choke ring on my 23cm feed. I did nothing with them at the time. Three days ago I decided to cut a square hole in the base of one tin, using my angle grinder with small diameter metal cutting wheel. The square hole fits around the 148mm square OK1DFC septum polariser feed horn. The hole was cut as a pair of side by side 'HH' lines and the 'flaps' folded back at 90 degrees. When the pie tin was slid over the feed and randomly set back from the rim of the feed I measured an immediate increase in sun noise to cold sky of 1.5dB. Careful measurements showed that the selected placing of the 'choke' ring was coincidently the optimum place! No attempt has been made to ensure good electrical contact between the choke ring and the feed. The flaps are still Teflon coated. The flaps are secured with a long strip of Jubilee clip material and this is tightened securely. I suspect that the size of the flaps provides a reasonable capacitive contact to the feed at 23cm. Now the pie tin sizes:- The tin has a flat base of 280mm diameter. The rim is 320mm (~12 inches) diameter, so the sides of the tin gently slope outwards. The rim is just 30mm deep. The base of the tin is 70mm behind the rim of the horn, so that the forward edge of the tin rim is approximately 40mm back from the horn rim. I demonstrated the 'choke' ring to Dave, G4HUP, when he visited. Dave took away the second pie tin and after cutting it to size to fit his OK1DFC feed saw the same improvement in results on sun, cold sky and ground noise. Dave uses a 2.4m solid dish with 0.4 f/d. Using the Continuum mode in Spectravue with my SDR-IQ ( this has to the the way to measure noise performance as you have a clear record of the changes, instantly) the change in sun noise to cold sky was immediately apparent as cold sky noise floor dropped about 1dB and sun noise level came up about 0.5dB. Ground to cold sky is now 5dB and that is better than I have even seen before with this feed on the dish! My dish is a KTI 2.3m diameter, 0.4 f/d prime focus with fine expanded aluminium mesh and the dish is rated 1 - 12GHz. Last night, with the moon barely up to 12 degrees elevation, so that I could still see some ground noise (the benefit of Continuum and the SDR-IQ) and beaming through the tps of some elm saplings (no leaves yet - these trees are going!) I was getting 100% echos on Spectran. I've never seen the echoes so reliable before with my 200W (barely 150W at the feed) and (of course) G4DDK 23VLNA. Path degradation was 1.3dB. I did a measurement of noise floor through the trees (+ ground noise) to cold sky and the difference was 1.2dB. Dave copied my echoes reliably throughout these tests and the plots he sent me show a stronger return than I was getting. He had a clear take off - no trees. The echoes were audible some of the time. Of course, this was one session. Maybe things were 'up' last night but I find the results for such a simple addition to the feed to be really worthwhile. So, I conclude Pi(e) = 1.5dB on my system! I'll post a few photos on my web page (www.g4ddk.com) a bit later. Now to find and try some other size tins and trays to try!!!! 73 de Sam, G4DDK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090411/3cbe83dd/attachment.htm From jewell at btinternet.com Sat Apr 11 19:08:56 2009 From: jewell at btinternet.com (SAM JEWELL) Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:08:56 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] Pi(e) = 1.5dB also now known as 'pie in the sky'! Message-ID: <495059.66256.qm@web87015.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Folks, I've put a couple of photos of the pie tin choke on my web page. http://www.btinternet.com/~jewell/EME.html I'll update the rest of the EME section later. 73 de Sam, G4DDK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090411/0d124f7d/attachment.htm From pchomins at san.rr.com Sat Apr 11 21:02:42 2009 From: pchomins at san.rr.com (Paul Chominski) Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:02:42 -0700 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] Pi(e) = 1.5dB also now known as 'pie in the sky'! References: <495059.66256.qm@web87015.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <003401c9bad8$18b5a6f0$6401a8c0@WA6PY> Hi Sam, How much of an improvement did you get with this choke on Cold Sky to ground and Sun Noise? VY 73 Paul WA6PY ----- Original Message ----- From: "SAM JEWELL" To: "MoonNet MoonNet" ; "Moon Reflector" Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [Moon-net] Pi(e) = 1.5dB also now known as 'pie in the sky'! > Folks, > I've put a couple of photos of the pie tin choke on my web page. > http://www.btinternet.com/~jewell/EME.html > > I'll update the rest of the EME section later. > > 73 de Sam, G4DDK > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > From jjm_f1ehn at wanadoo.fr Sat Apr 11 23:40:39 2009 From: jjm_f1ehn at wanadoo.fr (jjm) Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:40:39 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Photos database of EME antennas - next update References: <1A2E39C3E0EC46DF9FCCC8693C13ABCA@P4JJB> Message-ID: <544B37591AD3498EB9F6C8FB951869E1@PCLoggia> Dear EMErs, The last packages (April 2009) of the Photos database of EME antennas is now available and downloadable from the download page of my web site : http://www.f1ehn.org The package includes 2 files for EME for bands up to 144 MHz and for 432 Mhz and above. Photos also are directly available on the storage web site at this address: http://picasaweb.google.com/papatoux Of course, you can continue to send photos for the next update. Best 73. JJ F1EHN > Objet?: Photos database of EME antennas - next update > > > Dear EMErs, > Today, there are more than 140 photos of antennas into the database > covering the EME bands from 6m to > 1.2cm. > http://picasaweb.google.com/papatoux > The goal of this database is to quickly display during a QSO the photo of > the antenna and the location of a DX station. Of course, the database can > also be browsed with other tools like EME System and Google Earth at any > moment. > > >>>>>> I have planned to do a new package at the end of March. <<<<<<<< > > If you wish to add your antenna's photo, please send it via email + info > as indicated below: > - a photo of your antenna (1 per band) ( > 640*480 pxl) > - a comment / title of this photo (ex : F6KSX 3cm - 3.3m dish) > - latitude and longitude of the antenna (if you wish) ** > - your grid square (locator) > - the nearest city to check the location of the photo > - web site ? > > Find more information on my web site at the "download" page > > Thank you. > Best 73. > JJ F1EHN > http://www.f1ehn.org > > ** Because a few people asked me about that, you can keep "secret" the > exact position of your antenna with giving only the grid square or > approximated > lat/lon (like for a QSO or QSL card or current web site info).... From g4hup at btinternet.com Mon Apr 13 01:06:58 2009 From: g4hup at btinternet.com (dave powis) Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:06:58 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] Reference Data added to website - Sivers Labs Data Message-ID: <91166.72908.qm@web86310.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Hi All, following a request for data on a Sivers Labs product recently, I got access to a 1981Sivers/Philips catalogue. So I've created a new link on my site to present scanned data on Waveguide Switches, Coaxial Switches and Relays and Coaxial Detectors, since this a typical vintage of equipment that finds its way into our flea markets and shows now. Have a look at http://g4hup.com and follow the Reference Data link from the top of the home page. 73, Dave, G4HUP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090412/74faebe7/attachment.htm From la9nea at online.no Mon Apr 13 20:27:42 2009 From: la9nea at online.no (Viggo Magnus LA9NEA) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:27:42 +0200 Subject: [Moon] QSL CARD ready/ Planned 13 cm activity. Message-ID: Hello All! To morrow I will send QSL cards to following fine 1296 EME stations: RW3PX, UA9FAD (JT65), RW6AG,EA2LU,SM6FHZ,RK3WWF,PI9CAM,JA8IAD,W4OP,K8EB,VE7BBG (JT65),W3HMS,5N0EME (JT65),JA1WQF (JT65),V5/KT6Q (JT65),OH2LG (SSB),VE4MA,HB9HAL, PY1KK (JT65),K6JEY,F5HRY,SM3JQU,PE1HNG (JT65),VA3TO (JT65),YL3AG, VK2JDS ( JT65). Many thanks fine contact's and hopefully you all receive the qsl card in few days. 13 cm EME/ 2320 only. The 13 cm VE4MA/ Super Feed is installed in my 5.3 meter dish. All gear works ok so far, two one stage preamps will be used during activity, one G4DDK and DB6NT , lot of sun and ground noise.......to ''cold'' sky. 300 watt SSPA next to the shack , run 10 meter 7/8'' Cellflex so 0.6, 0,7 dB power loss is as it is...................... Cross fingers for the first on air test next sunday 19 april, will try some echo test....... 73 Viggo LA9NEA LA9NEA 23 cm EME set up: Icom 756 pro II TR1296H trv Kuhne 6 x 7289 ring PA ,500 watt, MKU 13200B(spare PA) 250 watt SSPA, 5.3 meter dish, VE4MA Feed 1.stage preamp.Cavity NE32484 0.28 dB 2.stage Kuhne MGF 4953A 0.4 dB JO59dx Autotracking by W2DRZ, VK3UM tracking at screen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090413/913f6bd7/attachment.htm From jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp Wed Apr 15 10:59:14 2009 From: jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp (M. Watanabe) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:59:14 +0900 Subject: [Moon] Looking for TWT TH3759A Message-ID: <20090415085914190.LOJI.8272.wememta102.odn.ne.jp@mta102.odn.ne.jp> I am looking for 14G TWT, TH3759A. NOS or mint condx prefered. If any info available, PSE write me personally. TNX Mike JH1KRC jh1krc(at)syd.odn.ne.jp From jewell at btinternet.com Wed Apr 15 14:06:34 2009 From: jewell at btinternet.com (SAM JEWELL) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:06:34 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] Pi(e) = 1.5dB and Sand(wich)=1.2dB Message-ID: <787692.62793.qm@web87010.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Folks, Flushed with success I decided to try the same arrangement on my 13cm feed. This is also one of the OK1DFC rectangular horn feeds with septum polariser. It was assembled from a kit by G4HUP/DL4MUP I was in the Colchester Tesco store yesterday and noticed they had a few low cost cooking tins. Amongst these was a 24cm diameter Teflon coated steel sandwich tin with red base (that could be important!). As with the 23cm feed I cut a double 'H' square hole in the rear of the tin and fitted it over my 13cm feed. Once again, with the correct positioning, SDR-1Q/Spectravue Continuum indicated a significant fall in cold sky noise and a small rise in sun noise. At one stage I measured 9.0dB sun noise to cold sky, but the average seems to be about 8.7dB. This contrasts with a best of 7.5dB without the ring, and a consistent 7.2dB all yesterday (SFI is up 1 from yesterday so that's probably the difference). These are respectable figures from the VK3UM EMECALC 2008 spreadsheet. The most noticeable thing is that the significant side lobes on this feed (just 5dB down on sun noise) have now sunk into the noise. The tin has a 22cm base tapering out to 24cm at the rim, with a small lip at the ring taking the overall size to 24.5cm The depth of the rim is greater than on the larger pie tin, at 4.7cm. The base of the tin is located 40mm behind the rim of the horn, but the range of adjustment is several mm either way without affecting the CS/Sun noticeably. CS/Gnd is 5.5dB For just 2GBP (3USD) this must be one of the best 'bangs for a buck' you can find! I also found a pair of 18.5cm sandwich tins for 1.62GBP...........9cm?............ 73 de Sam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090415/281be356/attachment.html From hughd at cogeco.ca Wed Apr 15 14:48:11 2009 From: hughd at cogeco.ca (Hugh Duff VA3TO) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:48:11 -0400 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] Pi(e) = 1.5dB and Sand(wich)=1.2dB In-Reply-To: <787692.62793.qm@web87010.mail.ird.yahoo.com> References: <787692.62793.qm@web87010.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <49E5D78B.6070305@cogeco.ca> I'm sure the Teflon makes all the difference at deflecting those side lobes. We'll have to start referring to you as Slippery Sam :)) Great results on your experiments by the way ! 73, Hugh VA3TO SAM JEWELL wrote: > Folks, > Flushed with success I decided to try the same arrangement on my 13cm feed. > This is also one of the OK1DFC rectangular horn feeds with septum polariser. It was assembled from a kit by G4HUP/DL4MUP > > I was in the Colchester Tesco store yesterday and noticed they had a few low cost cooking tins. Amongst these was a 24cm diameter Teflon coated steel sandwich tin with red base (that could be important!). > > As with the 23cm feed I cut a double 'H' square hole in the rear of the tin and fitted it over my 13cm feed. > > Once again, with the correct positioning, SDR-1Q/Spectravue Continuum indicated a significant fall in cold sky noise and a small rise in sun noise. At one stage I measured 9.0dB sun noise to cold sky, but the average seems to be about 8.7dB. This contrasts with a best of 7.5dB without the ring, and a consistent 7.2dB all yesterday (SFI is up 1 from yesterday so that's probably the difference). These are respectable figures from the VK3UM EMECALC 2008 spreadsheet. > > The most noticeable thing is that the significant side lobes on this feed (just 5dB down on sun noise) have now sunk into the noise. > > The tin has a 22cm base tapering out to 24cm at the rim, with a small lip at the ring taking the overall size to 24.5cm > The depth of the rim is greater than on the larger pie tin, at 4.7cm. The base of the tin is located 40mm behind the rim of the horn, but the range of adjustment is several mm either way without affecting the CS/Sun noticeably. > CS/Gnd is 5.5dB > > > For just 2GBP (3USD) this must be one of the best 'bangs for a buck' you can find! > I also found a pair of 18.5cm sandwich tins for 1.62GBP...........9cm?............ > > 73 de Sam > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > > From ok1tehlist at seznam.cz Thu Apr 16 15:36:26 2009 From: ok1tehlist at seznam.cz (=?us-ascii?Q?OK1TEH=20Petrzilka?=) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:36:26 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] Dish Demolition Mishap In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <18586.27418-30080-907181921-1239888986@seznam.cz> Hi all I found one interesting movie: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=de1_1239838874 Any idea what was the dish diameter? 73 Matej, OK1TEH From vestergaard at os.dk Fri Apr 17 23:59:08 2009 From: vestergaard at os.dk (Vestergaard) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:59:08 +0200 Subject: [Moon] 270pF 110mil capacitors Message-ID: <004201c9bfa7$bc0dbb70$34293250$@dk> Hi All. Can any help me with a source to buy 270pF (and/or 470pF) ATC 110mil porcelain capacitors(good quality). I need to find some for my 432 LNA experiments, as source capacitors. Many thanks in advance. Stig, OZ4MM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090417/849660b5/attachment.htm From pe1lwt at xs4all.nl Mon Apr 20 18:04:50 2009 From: pe1lwt at xs4all.nl (Jurgen) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:04:50 -0000 Subject: [Moon] WSE LINRAD and MAP65 Message-ID: <6A616D998BEB4FE1AA6136575CE4D854@lwtshack> We still getting requests about our Linrad setup and how to.. On my homepage I did put some file together with some screen dumps as a start Just follow the appropriate link on http://www.xs4all.nl/~pe1lwt/html/newsetup.htm Jurgen PE1LWT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090420/5b5ef1ae/attachment.htm From conrad at g0ruz.com Tue Apr 21 13:00:03 2009 From: conrad at g0ruz.com (Conrad G0RUZ) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:03 +0100 Subject: [Moon] FS: Bird Model 43 plug ins Message-ID: <49EDA733.2040307@g0ruz.com> Hi I have a few Bird watt meter plug-ins for sale. I have a 250E which is new (used once) and a 1000E which is well used. I would like 40 GBP plus postage for them. It is worth bearing in mind that these both work well at 23 cm. 73 Conrad G0RUZ From conrad at g0ruz.com Tue Apr 21 13:05:03 2009 From: conrad at g0ruz.com (Conrad G0RUZ) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:05:03 +0100 Subject: [Moon] FS: Bird Model 43 plug ins In-Reply-To: <49EDA733.2040307@g0ruz.com> References: <49EDA733.2040307@g0ruz.com> Message-ID: <49EDA85F.4000706@g0ruz.com> Thats 40 GBP each BTW :-) Conrad Conrad G0RUZ wrote: > Hi I have a few Bird watt meter plug-ins for sale. I have a 250E which > is new (used once) and a 1000E which is well used. I would like 40 GBP > plus postage for them. It is worth bearing in mind that these both work > well at 23 cm. > > 73 Conrad G0RUZ > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://www.moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon > > Please enter/update your standings: > http://www.vhf-dx.net/top.html > > When you decide to remain anonymous I may consider this unpolite and remove you from the list > From conrad at g0ruz.com Tue Apr 21 16:58:45 2009 From: conrad at g0ruz.com (Conrad G0RUZ) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:58:45 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [ukmicrowaves] FS: Bird Model 43 plug ins In-Reply-To: <49EDA733.2040307@g0ruz.com> References: <49EDA733.2040307@g0ruz.com> Message-ID: <49EDDF25.900@g0ruz.com> The items have been sold. 73 Conrad G0RUZ Conrad G0RUZ wrote: > Hi I have a few Bird watt meter plug-ins for sale. I have a 250E which > is new (used once) and a 1000E which is well used. I would like 40 GBP > plus postage for them. It is worth bearing in mind that these both work > well at 23 cm. > > 73 Conrad G0RUZ > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukmicrowaves/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukmicrowaves/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > mailto:ukmicrowaves-digest at yahoogroups.com > mailto:ukmicrowaves-fullfeatured at yahoogroups.com > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > ukmicrowaves-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > From conrad at g0ruz.com Wed Apr 22 08:59:22 2009 From: conrad at g0ruz.com (Conrad G0RUZ) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:59:22 +0100 Subject: [Moon] More bits for sale Message-ID: <49EEC04A.70909@g0ruz.com> I have the following bits and pieces for sale, all prices open to offers. Buyer pays shipping I can take paypal. * Farinon 4 CAV WG Filter with sma connectors tuned to 10.368 GHz 3dB BW 35 MHz - 25 GBP * FSCM 57257 BPF freq 5.9 -6.4 GHz can be retuned to 5760 MHz - sma connectors -15 GBP * 3.5760 MHz LPF 0.2dB insertion loss -50dB @ 3600 MHz sma's - ideal for multiband feeds 10 GBP * 144 MHz high power low pass filter 2.5KW handling loss 0.05 dB made by KI3W - 25 GBP * Space Vision 3400 MHz LNA 0.8 dB NF - 40 dB G 12V@ 85mA N input SMA output - 30 GBP Directional couplers * ARRA 9164-10E 10 GHz -10dB coupler with termination 50W new - 15 GBP * NARDA 3004-30 4-10 GHz -30dB directional coupler - 500W - 40 GBP http://www.nardamicrowave.com/east/index.php?m=Products&e=details&id=1157 * NARDA 3045C-10 7-12.4 GHz -10dB directional coupler - 15 GBP http://www.nardamicrowave.com/east/index.php?m=Products&e=details&id=1140 Relays * Radiall R 566423 0-18 GHz SMA very high quality brand new in box - 30 GBP * dB Products 2S22H11 SMA high quality - ?20 * RLC Electronics SR-T-N-D high power good isolation - 40 GBP http://www.rlcelectronics.com/pdf_files/FINALRLC_26.pdf *Amphenol Dynaform 360-11890-13 - N types 20 GBP * Radiall 560713 - N types - 25 GBP 73 Conrad G0RUZ From w7qx at msn.com Wed Apr 22 18:40:03 2009 From: w7qx at msn.com (Jerry Kleker) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:40:03 -0700 Subject: [Moon] 2 brand new 4CX1600B for sale Message-ID: I have 2 brand new Svetlana 4CX1600B tubes that I purchased from Svetlana in Huntsville, AL several years ago. They are still in the original sealed boxes (never opened). I am selling them for $500.00 each plus shipping. Please contact me direct, W7QX at MSN.COM W7QX Jerry DM44AR Thanks es 73, Jerry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090422/0b592417/attachment.htm From w5lua at sbcglobal.net Wed Apr 22 23:16:58 2009 From: w5lua at sbcglobal.net (Al Ward) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:16:58 -0000 Subject: [Moon] Dubus 2300/3400 Message-ID: Hello 2300/3400 enthusiasts Is there a plan for the May 2/3 Dubus contest? How about the first day on 2300 MHz and the second day on 3400 MHz? At the start of the contest, the moon will just about be set for Europe so NA would probably look for VKs and JAs at the beginning of the contest on 2300/2301/2424 MHz and then catch Europe on 2300 the next moonrise. That leaves Sunday for 3400MHz?? Any other thoughts? 73 Al W5LUA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090422/0917edc9/attachment.htm From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Wed Apr 22 23:53:04 2009 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (OK1DFC) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:53:04 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Dubus 2300/3400 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Sorry for my quiet in last weeks, I was in VP2-KP2-C6-HI and W4, now at home and preparing units for DUBUS 2,3 & 3,4 GHz contest. Expecting if WX permit to be QRV on both bands. I have a plan to be QRV 2,3GHz with 10m dish and 3,4 GHz with portable dish which I will build on garden. It give me chance to be QRV on both bands simultaneously. 2,3 GHz 150W @ feed - 0,5dB N/F G4DDK and septum feed in 10m dish - TRV + FT847 + SDR14 3,4 GHz 45W @ feed - 0,6dB N/F G4DDK and septum feed in 3,2m dish - TRV + TS790 + SDR14 2,3 GHz is now ready 2302 MHz RX - 2320 or 2304 MHz TX, 2304 RX/TX 2320 RX/TX I will be switching between 2304/2320 for RX if TXing on other QRG for possible cross band QSO. During VK window I will be RXing on 2301,950 - 2301,999 Looking forward to work many of you guys. Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 432-1296-2320-3400 MHz WAC 432 - 1296 MHz QRO 10m dish ICQ-397994501 -----Original Message----- From: moon-bounces at moonbounce.info [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info]On Behalf Of Al Ward Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:17 PM To: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net; moon at moonbounce.info Subject: [Moon] Dubus 2300/3400 Hello 2300/3400 enthusiasts Is there a plan for the May 2/3 Dubus contest? How about the first day on 2300 MHz and the second day on 3400 MHz? At the start of the contest, the moon will just about be set for Europe so NA would probably look for VKs and JAs at the beginning of the contest on 2300/2301/2424 MHz and then catch Europe on 2300 the next moonrise. That leaves Sunday for 3400MHz?? Any other thoughts? 73 Al W5LUA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090422/dcf4a54f/attachment.htm From lu8enu at yahoo.com Thu Apr 23 21:07:34 2009 From: lu8enu at yahoo.com (JUAN CLEMENTE) Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:07:34 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] Do not read only test Message-ID: <68764.83284.qm@web57610.mail.re1.yahoo.com> lu8enu Juan ____________________________________________________________________________________ ?Obt?n la mejor experiencia en la web! 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If any stations would like to try a sked with me the comming days outside DUBUS Event, please send me a mail. Best 73, OZ1HNE Jorgen. 8 x 8 elm. crossyagi's H / V and 8877. _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html From f1mpq at orange.fr Fri Apr 24 17:44:02 2009 From: f1mpq at orange.fr (F1MPQ - 2m MS EME) Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:44:02 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Looking for anti-TVI filters References: Message-ID: <85FB04CF28FD465F915C086AC5DEE393@BRUNO> Hi all, I'm looking for filters against TVI for 144 Mhz and 432 Mhz for powers till 500w on the twice bands. Good filters easy to buid. Thanks for your help 73's Bruno de F1MPQ -------------- section suivante -------------- Une pi?ce jointe HTML a ?t? nettoy?e... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090424/48f5dd59/attachment.htm From jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp Sat Apr 25 02:57:21 2009 From: jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp (M. Watanabe) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 9:57:21 +0900 Subject: [Moon] Looking for anti-TVI filters In-Reply-To: <85FB04CF28FD465F915C086AC5DEE393@BRUNO> Message-ID: <20090425005721486.RIKD.8707.wememta101.odn.ne.jp@mta101.odn.ne.jp> Hello Bruno, If you like to reduce the second harmonic, simply put a electrically-a-quater-wave shortened coax stub. It works as a half-wave short circuit for the second harmonic. Use a coax of good quality (i.e. low loss on the higher frequency) and make a good short (i.e. a low impedance short on higher frequency). You would easily get over 30dB notch on the second harmonic. But it is very sharp notch. So tune it (cut it) carefully. You had better use a tracking generator, or impedance analyser anyway. It shows almost zero ohm at resonant frequency. If you like to make another notch on the third harmonic, build up another notch for it. But a simple short stub may rise a little reflection. Still, it works! Modification is needed for complete matching for the third harmonic stub notch. Mike JH1KRC ---- F1MPQ - 2m MS EME wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for filters against TVI for 144 Mhz and 432 Mhz for powers till 500w on the twice bands. Good filters easy to buid. > > Thanks for your help > > 73's Bruno de F1MPQ From jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp Sat Apr 25 07:08:06 2009 From: jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp (M. Watanabe) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:08:06 +0900 Subject: [Moon] Looking for anti-TVI filters In-Reply-To: <20090425005721486.RIKD.8707.wememta101.odn.ne.jp@mta101.odn.ne.jp> Message-ID: <20090425050806074.RJAC.8707.wememta101.odn.ne.jp@mta101.odn.ne.jp> Bruno and all: I made a mistake in spelling. > If you like to reduce the second harmonic, simply put a > electrically-a-quater-wave shortened coax stub. It's not a shortened stub, but a shorted stub. Electrically and mechanically shorted stub at the end. Put this like a T on your coax line. Mike JH1KRC ---- "M. Watanabe" wrote: > Hello Bruno, > If you like to reduce the second harmonic, simply put a > electrically-a-quater-wave shortened coax stub. > It works as a half-wave short circuit for the second harmonic. > > Use a coax of good quality (i.e. low loss on the higher frequency) > and make a good short (i.e. a low impedance short on higher > frequency). > > You would easily get over 30dB notch on the second harmonic. > But it is very sharp notch. So tune it (cut it) carefully. > You had better use a tracking generator, or impedance analyser > anyway. It shows almost zero ohm at resonant frequency. > > If you like to make another notch on the third harmonic, build up > another notch for it. But a simple short stub may rise a little > reflection. Still, it works! Modification is needed for complete > matching for the third harmonic stub notch. > > Mike JH1KRC > > > > > ---- F1MPQ - 2m MS EME wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm looking for filters against TVI for 144 Mhz and 432 Mhz for powers till 500w on the twice bands. Good filters easy to buid. > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > 73's Bruno de F1MPQ > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://www.moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon > > Please enter/update your standings: > http://www.vhf-dx.net/top.html > > When you decide to remain anonymous I may consider this unpolite and remove you from the list From kim at oz5iq.dk Sat Apr 25 08:34:23 2009 From: kim at oz5iq.dk (Kim Liljekrans [OZ5IQ]) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:34:23 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Looking for anti-TVI filters In-Reply-To: <20090425050806074.RJAC.8707.wememta101.odn.ne.jp@mta101.odn.ne.jp> References: <20090425050806074.RJAC.8707.wememta101.odn.ne.jp@mta101.odn.ne.jp> Message-ID: <1C74ED09F7C44D4294031FED928C3F50@KimsMedion> Bruno et all Re : The use of a coax - stub .. Remember the shortening factor for the propriate cable ! A shorted 1/4L BW: around 3-350 KHz And second : The use of a 1/2 L open coax , will only allow you to use a small segment of the band ! The BW is again 3-400 KHz . VY 73 de OZ5IQ, Kim From anders at LA8LF.com Sat Apr 25 14:46:33 2009 From: anders at LA8LF.com (Anders, LA8LF) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:46:33 +0200 Subject: [Moon] LA9NEA now qrv 2320.100. Any takers? Message-ID: <4A34BACCE59A462F9FF112C3CAAD9BDE@FSCbrukerPC> Testing now. Any takers????? Also on HB9Q logger. 73 de LA8LF at LA9NEA eme site. From sm2cew at telia.com Sat Apr 25 19:28:47 2009 From: sm2cew at telia.com (Peter Sundberg) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:28:47 +0000 Subject: [Moon] OZ1HNE QRV 144MHz DUBUS CW EME Event, In-Reply-To: <004201c9c4d5$1d607a70$102df23e@privatqvfgt3vl> Message-ID: <20090425172346.F116F4DB5C@mail.allt1.se> Hello Jorgen! I will also be QRV during both windows, hoping for good conditions and good activity. The sun is pretty close, but should not be too much of a problem. 73/GL de Peter SM2CEW At 12:06 2009-04-24 , J?rgen Kristiansen wrote: > > Hi EME'ers, > > I will be QRV this weekend in both parts of the 144MHz DUBUS CW EME Event on > sunday at 0530 - 0830 UTC. > and 1530 - 1830 UTC. Good luck to all and I hope to hear a lot of signals on > the band. > > If any stations would like to try a sked with me the comming days outside > DUBUS Event, please send me a mail. > > Best 73, OZ1HNE Jorgen. > 8 x 8 elm. crossyagi's H / V and 8877. > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://www.moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon > > Please enter/update your standings: > http://www.vhf-dx.net/top.html > > When you decide to remain anonymous I may consider this unpolite and remove > you from the list From pchomins at san.rr.com Sat Apr 25 20:34:14 2009 From: pchomins at san.rr.com (Paul Chominski) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:34:14 -0700 Subject: [Moon] LA9NEA now qrv 2320.100. Any takers? References: <4A34BACCE59A462F9FF112C3CAAD9BDE@FSCbrukerPC> Message-ID: <005501c9c5d4$7020dbb0$6401a8c0@WA6PY> Anders, I will be on 13 cm next weekend. This weekend I am at QRL. USA stations can TX only on 2304, not on 2320 MHz and we will have to make cross band. GL 73 Paul WA6PY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anders, LA8LF" To: Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 5:46 AM Subject: [Moon] LA9NEA now qrv 2320.100. Any takers? > Testing now. Any takers????? Also on HB9Q logger. > 73 de LA8LF at LA9NEA eme site. > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://www.moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon > > Please enter/update your standings: > http://www.vhf-dx.net/top.html > > When you decide to remain anonymous I may consider this unpolite and > remove you from the list > From ve6ta at clearwave.ca Sat Apr 25 20:55:24 2009 From: ve6ta at clearwave.ca (Grant Furnald) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:55:24 -0000 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] Dubus 2300/3400 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: That plan should work for me Al. I will be QRV on 13 cm for the first complete day of the contest from 0000z to 2359. I may not be able to get on 9 cm this weekend for the second day due to family commitments. Hope to see you on the moon next weekend. Grant VE6TA 5.5 m dish 2 x Spectrians at 350w output on 13 cm. DO33gs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Ward" To: ; Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:16 PM Subject: [Moon-net] Dubus 2300/3400 > Hello 2300/3400 enthusiasts > > Is there a plan for the May 2/3 Dubus contest? How about the first day on > 2300 MHz and the second day on 3400 MHz? At the start of the contest, the > moon will just about be set for Europe so NA would probably look for VKs > and > JAs at the beginning of the contest on 2300/2301/2424 MHz and then catch > Europe on 2300 the next moonrise. That leaves Sunday for 3400MHz?? > > Any other thoughts? > > 73 > > Al W5LUA > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > From f6dro at wanadoo.fr Sat Apr 25 21:23:27 2009 From: f6dro at wanadoo.fr (f6dro) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:23:27 +0200 Subject: [Moon] CT1DMK/ reflock References: Message-ID: <001901c9c5db$4f78b430$0400000a@f6dro4py09fun6> Sorry to send public , but I can't reach Luis directly. Luis , I need a pof file for ur PLL ( G8ACE version). I need 123 Mhz for 24048 to 432 , using 10Mhz GPS lock Possible?? 73 Dom/F6DRO From cupido at mail.ua.pt Sat Apr 25 21:43:30 2009 From: cupido at mail.ua.pt (Luis Cupido) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:43:30 +0100 Subject: [Moon] CT1DMK/ reflock In-Reply-To: <001901c9c5db$4f78b430$0400000a@f6dro4py09fun6> References: <001901c9c5db$4f78b430$0400000a@f6dro4py09fun6> Message-ID: <49F367E2.70705@mail.ua.pt> Dom, (!! not sure if you have the wrong email yours got trapped somewhere...) Anyway, I have done it for somebody else sometime ago I must have it in here somewhere. I'll check and update the zip file containing all versions with that one also and let you know. Luis Cupido ct1dmk. f6dro wrote: > Sorry to send public , but I can't reach Luis directly. > > Luis , I need a pof file for ur PLL ( G8ACE version). I need 123 Mhz for > 24048 to 432 , using 10Mhz GPS lock > Possible?? > > 73 > Dom/F6DRO > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://www.moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon > > Please enter/update your standings: > http://www.vhf-dx.net/top.html > > When you decide to remain anonymous I may consider this unpolite and remove you from the list > From ve4ma at shaw.ca Sat Apr 25 21:49:40 2009 From: ve4ma at shaw.ca (VE4MA) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:49:40 -0500 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] Dubus 2300/3400 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Al, I will work towards being QRV on that schedule on 13 cm 350 W with a 3m dish 2304/2320 TX & RX on 9 cm 100W out with 2.4m offset dish 3400/3456 TX & RX but will stay on 3400 most of the time Barry VE4MA -----Original Message----- From: moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net [mailto:moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net]On Behalf Of Al Ward Sent: April 22, 2009 4:17 PM To: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net; moon at moonbounce.info Subject: [Moon-net] Dubus 2300/3400 Hello 2300/3400 enthusiasts Is there a plan for the May 2/3 Dubus contest? How about the first day on 2300 MHz and the second day on 3400 MHz? At the start of the contest, the moon will just about be set for Europe so NA would probably look for VKs and JAs at the beginning of the contest on 2300/2301/2424 MHz and then catch Europe on 2300 the next moonrise. That leaves Sunday for 3400MHz?? Any other thoughts? 73 Al W5LUA _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html From ve4ma at shaw.ca Sat Apr 25 21:49:40 2009 From: ve4ma at shaw.ca (VE4MA) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:49:40 -0500 Subject: [Moon] Dubus 2300/3400 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Al, I will work towards being QRV on that schedule on 13 cm 350 W with a 3m dish 2304/2320 TX & RX on 9 cm 100W out with 2.4m offset dish 3400/3456 TX & RX but will stay on 3400 most of the time Barry VE4MA -----Original Message----- From: moon-bounces at moonbounce.info [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info]On Behalf Of Al Ward Sent: April 22, 2009 4:17 PM To: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net; moon at moonbounce.info Subject: [Moon] Dubus 2300/3400 Hello 2300/3400 enthusiasts Is there a plan for the May 2/3 Dubus contest? How about the first day on 2300 MHz and the second day on 3400 MHz? At the start of the contest, the moon will just about be set for Europe so NA would probably look for VKs and JAs at the beginning of the contest on 2300/2301/2424 MHz and then catch Europe on 2300 the next moonrise. That leaves Sunday for 3400MHz?? Any other thoughts? 73 Al W5LUA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090425/ceb3d552/attachment.htm From cupido at mail.ua.pt Sat Apr 25 21:53:12 2009 From: cupido at mail.ua.pt (Luis Cupido) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:53:12 +0100 Subject: [Moon] CT1DMK/ reflock In-Reply-To: <001901c9c5db$4f78b430$0400000a@f6dro4py09fun6> References: <001901c9c5db$4f78b430$0400000a@f6dro4py09fun6> Message-ID: <49F36A28.5070908@mail.ua.pt> Don, I was checking and it was there already, was added more than 3 years ago ;-) conf=101 xtal=123.000 MHz for 24GHz >> 432 MHz EPM3032ATC44-4 mwref_zd_3032-4.pof EPM3064ATC44-4 mwref_zd_3064-4.pof Good luck. Luis Cupido. ct1dmk. p.s. sry for bw. I'm not sure if Don is getting my direct emails also. f6dro wrote: > Sorry to send public , but I can't reach Luis directly. > > Luis , I need a pof file for ur PLL ( G8ACE version). I need 123 Mhz for > 24048 to 432 , using 10Mhz GPS lock > Possible?? > > 73 > Dom/F6DRO > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://www.moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon > > Please enter/update your standings: > http://www.vhf-dx.net/top.html > > When you decide to remain anonymous I may consider this unpolite and remove you from the list > From k6pf at sbcglobal.net Sun Apr 26 07:02:01 2009 From: k6pf at sbcglobal.net (Bob Kocisko) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:02:01 -0700 Subject: [Moon] DUBUS Activity Period Message-ID: <003c01c9c62c$22deb090$6401a8c0@Office> Hello 2m EME Friends: Providing my noise level is bearable, I will be QRV during most of the 1530-1830z window tomorrow. It's NM+1 day & looks like the sun for is only 8 deg in AZ & 24 deg in EL away from the moon. My 4 yagis hv a 3dB BW ~15 deg in both E & H planes so we'll see. Hope to work many of you. GL & 73, Bob, K6PF From i5wbe at i5wbe.it Sun Apr 26 18:42:28 2009 From: i5wbe at i5wbe.it (Enrico Baldacci) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:42:28 +0000 Subject: [Moon] DX-pedition frm Andorra Message-ID: <49F48EF4.5060009@i5wbe.it> Hello Emer's, EA3BB Pau organize a dx-pedition frm Andorra JN02SK with the call C37DXU Band 144 MHz. frm 22 to 25 July Band 432 MHz frm 26 to 27 July More details on the future. Vy 73' EA3BB & I5WBE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <009e01c9c6a0$f891edf0$eb02a8c0@SHACK> ...is now ready for download at www.df2zc.de/newsletter vy 73 Bernd DF2ZC (JO30RN) www.df2zc.de ____________________________________________ 144 MHz EME NewsLetter: www.df2zc.de/newsletter 144 MHz DXCC #21 144 MHz WAC Kenwood TS 2000 2 x GU74b by LZ2US 4 x 2M18XXX 21 dBd full elevation From dl5mae at yahoo.de Sun Apr 26 21:46:50 2009 From: dl5mae at yahoo.de (Wolfgang Schlaffer) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:46:50 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] DL5MAEAPR.log Message-ID: <29090.94853.qm@web23707.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Hi All, found condx in 2m-DUBUS ACTIVITY rather good. Well, sun was a bit close and noisy but signals were loud enough to copy easy. Lost a lot of time calling stations without reply or QRZ? Spent alot of time calling IT9CJC who had very loud sigs but no reaction from him. Others called but not copy my sigs were DK3EE, F0CXO and OK1MS. Many more stations heard. Unfortunately I could only make it for the 2nd window of the DUBUS ACTIVITY and then activity was low for the first 2 hours. After 2 hours the band began to fill slowly. Here my small log (I think thats 250 points): 26th of April ,? 1540 utc ,?? OZ1HNE? O/O ???????????????????? 1555 utc???? SM2CEW O/O ???????????????????? 1735 utc???? K9DX?????? O/O?? big pile up! ???????????????????? 1750 utc???? LA8YB??? O/O ???????????????????? 1805 utc???? YO2AMU O/O? I think John (K9DX) enjoyed his pile-up as an "rare" US-station... Cant make it for the next DUBUS event as I am travelling. vy 73 de DL5MAE Wolfgang ME, USING CHATROOMS? YOU MUST BE KIDDING!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Spent alot of time calling IT9CJC who had very loud sigs but no reaction from him. Others called but not copy my sigs were DK3EE, F0CXO and OK1MS. Many more stations heard. Unfortunately I could only make it for the 2nd window of the DUBUS ACTIVITY and then activity was low for the first 2 hours. After 2 hours the band began to fill slowly. Here my small log (I think thats 250 points): 26th of April , 1540 utc , OZ1HNE O/O 1555 utc SM2CEW O/O 1735 utc K9DX O/O big pile up! 1750 utc LA8YB O/O 1805 utc YO2AMU O/O I think John (K9DX) enjoyed his pile-up as an "rare" US-station... Cant make it for the next DUBUS event as I am travelling. vy 73 de DL5MAE Wolfgang ME, USING CHATROOMS? YOU MUST BE KIDDING!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Vy 73, Bob, K6PF From yo2amu at hotmail.com Mon Apr 27 10:29:05 2009 From: yo2amu at hotmail.com (Doru Zaslo) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:29:05 +0300 Subject: [Moon] YO2AMU log report Message-ID: Here is my log-extract for the April Event Date Time Call Rprt S Rprt R QSO-pts Multiplier 20090426 16:48 OZ1HNE RO O 10 1-OZ1 20090426 16:35 OK1MS O RO 10 2-OK1 20090426 16:38 F0CXO O RO 10 3-F0 20090426 18:06 DL5MAE O RO 10 4-DL5 20090426 18:17 K9DX RO O 10 5-K9 20090426 18:19 DK3EE RO O 10 6-DK3 TOTAL 60 P-ts x 6 Mult. = 360 Points Sorry for missing the first time slot.I was at job until 19.30 LT(16.30 UTC).I found condition fair and all came with nice signals. A very unplesant noise was wobblering from 144.048 to 144.056 "walking" slowly up and down without any time rule. I was "forced" to jump between free frequency slots , walking with my signals where I found free of QRM,place! Big signals from DK3EE ,OZ1HNE,K9DX,OK1MS. Heard with good signals IT9CJC but no answer!Also heard SM2CEW. 73 de Doru-YO2AMU. _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090427/3a8382a8/attachment.htm From ZS6AXT at telkomsa.net Mon Apr 27 13:46:15 2009 From: ZS6AXT at telkomsa.net (Ivo Chladek) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:46:15 +0200 Subject: [Moon] de ZS6AXT Message-ID: <5318AC6B21EE4F7BA264D74E667120C4@ZS6AXT> Hi, Can somebody who is using Lucas AccuStar elevation sensor let me know please connections of black, red and yellow wires plus any other necessary info ? Thanks, Ivo, ZS6AXT _______________________ Ivo Chladek ZS6AXT at TELKOMSA.NET +27-11-664-7883 loc. KG33VV.82 From yo2amu at hotmail.com Mon Apr 27 18:15:29 2009 From: yo2amu at hotmail.com (Doru Zaslo) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:15:29 +0300 Subject: [Moon] YO2AMU-log info! Message-ID: In my report I forgot to specify the band! It is 2m(144 MHz)!!! Sorry for the mistake! 73 to all de Doru-YO2AMU _________________________________________________________________ Show them the way! Add maps and directions to your party invites. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/events.aspx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090427/5d887d4e/attachment.htm From g3ltf at btinternet.com Tue Apr 28 11:27:13 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:27:13 +0100 Subject: [Moon] G3LTF QRV 13cm Message-ID: Im on 2320.100 now calling CQ listening VK band as well as 2320 G3LTF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Info is at http://home.arcor.de/georg.hylinski/ Gl to all 73 Peter G3LTF ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:50 AM Subject: [Moon-net] HB0-activity > Hi guys, > > we have problem with the foehn winds! > I don`t know if we can be QRV today. > We have to wait. > I let you know! > sorry! > HB0/DF1SR > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > From rein0zn at ix.netcom.com Wed Apr 29 08:48:31 2009 From: rein0zn at ix.netcom.com (rein0zn at ix.netcom.com) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:48:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Moon] 432 and Above EME Newsletter for May2009 Message-ID: <6446217.1240987711978.JavaMail.root@elwamui-little.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Hello All, The 432 MHz and Above EME Newsletter for May 2009 by K2UYH is at: http://www.nitehawk.com/rasmit/em70cm.html Enjoy. 73 Rein, W6SZ From jewell at btinternet.com Wed Apr 29 09:44:19 2009 From: jewell at btinternet.com (SAM JEWELL) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:44:19 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] 13cm activity In-Reply-To: <362639.1240987549326.JavaMail.root@elwamui-little.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <362639.1240987549326.JavaMail.root@elwamui-little.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <324024.68357.qm@web87011.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Folks, Following last weekend's successful RAL Microwave Round table (and small EME get together) I have had WB0DBS and WW2R staying over for a few days. Taking advantage of Dave's visit to demonstrate my re-built 13cm EME receive system, yesterday I was able to show him how well the 'pie tin' choke increases cold sky/sun noise on the small 2.3m dish. Dave persuaded me to connect up the transmitter (now a 225W 3G SSPA - ~150W at the feed). I'd have preferred to complete a few more TX checks first! Anyway, we were immediately rewarded with moderate echoes on Spectravue (SDR-IQ) and Spectran (on the TS2K) which were audible some of the time and MUCH better than the 23cm traces using Spectran. G3LTF was on the HB9Q logger so a sked was arranged and Peter's signal immediately copied. Peter was then worked by Dave (on my hand key - he's still suffering arm ache!) at a good 559 with a received report of 549. Al then called on the logger to ask us to listen on 2304.1MHz, so with the paralle FT847 tuned to 128.1MHz, Al was immediately heard on 2304.1MHz and again worked by Dave with no problem. I don't have the report in front of me, but Al was slightly weaker than Peter. Petros, SV3AAF was copied calling Peter at about 529. The huge signal from Willi, LX1DB, attracted Dave's attention and although the exchange was easy we think Willi may have miscopied my callsign as G4CCH. I guess Willi got caught out by the 'new' callsign! I'm pleased to be back on 13cm. The ex-3G G-PCS amplifier is holding up well. It barely gets warm with two proportionally speed controlled fans (W1GHZ design). Compared with the Ericsson and the Spectrian these amplifiers are quite light. The amplifier runs on 28V and takes 23A peak current. Such an improvement over the other two! 73 de Sam and Dave - ( "Hold on, I'm comin'......") -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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During heavy snow fall this winter I get some errors in the rim, maybe more than 3--5 cm on some of the ribs. So every ribs ( 24) need to be checked during this summer. When I build the 5.3 meter dish i used the K2AH XL program to calculate the shape of the dish., But cant find it on the '' Net'' now.......... Do any of you have program to calculate the shape of the ribs ?? Or where I can find it.....?? Thanks in advance, 73 Viggo LA9NEA LA9NEA 23 cm EME set up: Icom 756 pro II TR1296H trv Kuhne 6 x 7289 ring PA ,500 watt, MKU 13200B(spare PA) 250 watt SSPA, 5.3 meter dish, VE4MA Feed 1.stage preamp.Cavity NE32484 0.28 dB 2.stage Kuhne MGF 4953A 0.4 dB JO59dx Autotracking by W2DRZ, VK3UM tracking at screen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090429/575ddf47/attachment.htm From kc3re at yahoo.com Wed Apr 29 16:57:51 2009 From: kc3re at yahoo.com (Cristofori Concerts) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:57:51 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] (no subject) Message-ID: <340001.43303.qm@web51306.mail.re2.yahoo.com> On Sunday, 3 May, I plan to operate special-event station W1H, commemorating the coming 100th anniversary of composer Alan Hovhaness. Operation will be from FN32rv near Brattleboro, Vermont (or very close depending on where I can find a clear view to the moon and not too much local noise.) Operation will be over a four-hour period, starting at 1815 UTC moonrise. The first hour will start with a sked on 432.081 with HB9Q. W1H will transmit on even minutes (1816, 1818, etc.,) receive on odd minutes (1815, 1817, etc.,) one minute periods, CW. If Dan and I can complete, I would love to try other 432 skeds/random during the remainder of this hour. At 1915 UTC, I will QSY to 144.075, plus/minus in case of birdies. Again, one-minute periods with W1H transmitting on the even minutes. Would love to try skeds-but if no skeds are arranged, I will just call CQ on the even minutes, listen on the odd minutes, CW. At 2115 UTC, I will QSY back to 432.081 and continue similar operation for another hour or until the rover's batteries give out. I won't have internet access in the rover, but will have a mobile telephone, +1-703-508-3438 if needed. The rover station (you can see a photo on QRZ.com under KC3RE,) is not large- 144 mHz: 375 watts to 2X15 el K1FO 432 mHz: 120 watts to 2X28 el M2 but should stand a chance of completing with some of the larger stations. I will still be here at home until early morning 1 May when I start driving to Vermont. Thanks so much for any interest. 73, Martin, KC3RE P.S. Information about the Alan Hovhaness celebration is at: http://cristoforifund.tripod.com/alanhovhaness1.html and http://www.alanhovhaness.com From kc3re at yahoo.com Wed Apr 29 17:02:13 2009 From: kc3re at yahoo.com (Cristofori Concerts) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:02:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] 3 May operation from FN32 Vermont Message-ID: <464332.23281.qm@web51312.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Apologies-I forgot to put subject line in last post. 73, Martin, KC3RE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On Sunday, 3 May, I plan to operate special-event station W1H, commemorating the coming 100th anniversary of composer Alan Hovhaness. Operation will be from FN32rv near Brattleboro, Vermont (or very close depending on where I can find a clear view to the moon and not too much local noise.) Operation will be over a four-hour period, starting at 1815 UTC moonrise. The first hour will start with a sked on 432.081 with HB9Q. W1H will transmit on even minutes (1816, 1818, etc.,) receive on odd minutes (1815, 1817, etc.,) one minute periods, CW. If Dan and I can complete, I would love to try other 432 skeds/random during the remainder of this hour. At 1915 UTC, I will QSY to 144.075, plus/minus in case of birdies. Again, one-minute periods with W1H transmitting on the even minutes. Would love to try skeds-but if no skeds are arranged, I will just call CQ on the even minutes, listen on the odd minutes, CW. At 2115 UTC, I will QSY back to 432.081 and continue similar operation for another hour or until the rover's batteries give out. I won't have internet access in the rover, but will have a mobile telephone, +1-703-508-3438 if needed. The rover station (you can see a photo on QRZ.com under KC3RE,) is not large- 144 mHz: 375 watts to 2X15 el K1FO 432 mHz: 120 watts to 2X28 el M2 but should stand a chance of completing with some of the larger stations. I will still be here at home until early morning 1 May when I start driving to Vermont. Thanks so much for any interest. 73, Martin, KC3RE P.S. Information about the Alan Hovhaness celebration is at: http://cristoforifund.tripod.com/alanhovhaness1.html and http://www.alanhovhaness.com From jewell at btinternet.com Wed Apr 29 18:26:07 2009 From: jewell at btinternet.com (SAM JEWELL) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:26:07 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] further 13cm activity In-Reply-To: <340001.43303.qm@web51306.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <340001.43303.qm@web51306.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <339252.54794.qm@web87004.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Folks, Dave, WW2R/G4FRE, has now left to go to his UK home. My grateful thanks to him for encouraging me (pressurising?) to connect the transmitter and see if the whole 13cm system worked. It did! Dave worked ES5PC, DF9QX and G4CCH this morning, to add to those worked yesterday, before leaving. He went away with two of the small but powerful 3G SSPA amplifiers, so expect a bigger signal from him on 13cm as he attempts to work me for the first time on 13cm EME. G4HUP and G3LQR where both in the shack to witness the contacts and I think both were impressed by the strength of signals from these guys on 13cm and the reports this small station was able to receive back. Many years ago G3WDG gave a talk on back yard moonbounce and said he thought 13cm was the best (most optimum?) band for this type of small dish operation. Well, it's taken a while but my thoughts at the time that I'd like to do this have been realised, although this is my second time on the band. The first time, 3 years ago, I could not even detect echos but worked OE9ERC and F2TU. The echos are now audible much of the time and the Spectran traces 100%. Certainly much better than on 23cm and for the moment, at least, the libration much less disruptive. I think you will detect I am extremely pleased with the results with the small dish on 13cm! 2.3m prime focus dish OK1DFC septum polariser feed with 'pie tin' choke ring. 220W in the shack (~150W at the feed) 0.35dB DDK LNA 8.5dB sun noise @ SFI 72 5.0dB CS/Ground noise TX 2320MHz Rx 2320, 2300 - 2304MHz (second receiver at 124 - 128MHz IF) 73 de Sam, G4DDK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090429/96877c9d/attachment.htm From la9nea at online.no Wed Apr 29 21:46:46 2009 From: la9nea at online.no (Viggo Magnus LA9NEA) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:46:46 +0200 Subject: [Moon] XL / Message-ID: Hello all Moon Friends! Thanks to all sending me the Dish calculation formula, so now I have all info I need to rebuild my ''Dish-jig'' to do the check on all 24 ribs to my 5.3 meter dish, the job will be done this spring. My summer Dish will be ready to the Dubus contest in end of may, the Dish is an 2.9 meter solid , will from time to time be used on 13 and 23 cm , plan also to do some RX test at 10 GHz. Thanks to all of you replying. 73 Viggo LA9NEA 13 cm set up: 5.3 meter dish, a bit out of focus........ VE4MA feed DB6NT Trv,LT2S and Icom 756 pro II 250 watt SSPA G4DDK preamp 2320 TX/RX only LA9NEA 23 cm EME set up: Icom 756 pro II TR1296H trv Kuhne 6 x 7289 ring PA ,500 watt, MKU 13200B(spare PA) 250 watt SSPA, 5.3 meter dish, VE4MA Feed 1.stage preamp.Cavity NE32484 0.28 dB 2.stage Kuhne MGF 4953A 0.4 dB JO59dx Autotracking by W2DRZ, VK3UM tracking at screen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Another solution could be to use a fiber pole instead, to avoid the scattering/degradation etc. Also interested to know about experiences with respect to degradation, then placing the feed support tubes at the rim instead the often used 1/3 distance from rim wrt center. May thanks in advance Stig, OZ4MM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090429/1e6a88dc/attachment.htm From g3ltf at btinternet.com Wed Apr 29 22:16:59 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:16:59 +0100 Subject: [Moon] HB0/DF1SR fb signal 1296 Message-ID: I just worked HB0/DF1SR with a great signal, 569. They are calling CQ on 1296.021 ( my best estimate). They say they will be on 13cm tomorrow. see http://home.arcor.de/georg.hylinski/ GL 73 Peter G3LTF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Expected units: Dish 3,2m all bands, PAs 1,5kW - 70cm, 800W - 23cm, 300W-13cm, not sure, but 150W sure like in OM, 3,4 GHz - 45W and 6cm 15W. LNAs 70cm DFC, 23cm - 9cm G4DDK 6cm ??? Traffic SSB - CW - JT65 So I will have soon also ready web page. Just do not know more details about Internet connection, but expecting to be on HB9Q net for skeds and QRG coordination. Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 432-1296-2320-3400 MHz WAC 432 - 1296 MHz QRO 10m dish ICQ-397994501 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best 73, OZ1HNE Jorgen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090429/adb32b57/attachment.htm From oz1hne at post8.tele.dk Thu Apr 30 00:06:17 2009 From: oz1hne at post8.tele.dk (=?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F8rgen_Kristiansen?=) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:06:17 +0200 Subject: [Moon] OZ1HNE 144MHz DUBUS CW EME Event result, Message-ID: <01c401c9c916$b9cad0f0$4fef3e50@privatqvfgt3vl> Hi again EME'ers Sorry, it was not K5PF I worked, but K6PF. 73, OZ1HNE Jorgen. > Hi EME'ers, > > I was QRV most of the time in both part of the April Event and found > conditions > OK with the sun so close. I had some problems with my RX side on 28 MHz > IF, > so sorry for the stations calling me without my reply. > I worked the following stations on random: > > 26/4 2009: > ------------------------------------------ > > 0542 IT9CJC > 0554 VK2KU > 0619 SM2CEW > 0634 DK3EE > 0733 F0CXO > 0740 LA8YB > 1541 DL5MAE > 1552 K5PF > 1611 OK1MS > 1648 YO2AMU > 1749 K9DX > > Thanks to all for the QSO's. It was all great fun as always, and I look > forward > to the next Event. > > Best 73, OZ1HNE Jorgen. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > From pchomins at san.rr.com Thu Apr 30 07:01:53 2009 From: pchomins at san.rr.com (Paul Chominski) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:01:53 -0700 Subject: [Moon] HB0/DF1SR fb signal 1296 References: Message-ID: <010701c9c950$c87642d0$6401a8c0@WA6PY> Unfortunately this week is very tight in my office. I can not go home during the day, It would take me at least 2 hours - one way travel 45 minutes + 30 minutes on the band. I hope to catch HB0/DF1SR during the weekend. GL 73 Paul WA6PY ----- Original Message ----- From: peter blair To: moonbounceboard ; freetalk moonnet Cc: Al Katz Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:16 PM Subject: [Moon] HB0/DF1SR fb signal 1296 I just worked HB0/DF1SR with a great signal, 569. They are calling CQ on 1296.021 ( my best estimate). They say they will be on 13cm tomorrow. see http://home.arcor.de/georg.hylinski/ GL 73 Peter G3LTF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://www.moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon Please enter/update your standings: http://www.vhf-dx.net/top.html When you decide to remain anonymous I may consider this unpolite and remove you from the list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090429/ff03e9b6/attachment.htm From k7xq at elite.net Thu Apr 30 07:29:20 2009 From: k7xq at elite.net (K7XQ) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:29:20 -0700 Subject: [Moon] K7XQ QRV 2.3 GHz DUBUS this weekend Message-ID: <003801c9c954$a0035aa0$6601a8c0@K7XQH> Hello All, Just as I was in last months 432 DUBUS Event, I will be QRV for both full days of operation on 2.3 GHz this weekend. Hope to work most of you who will also be active on this band. I hope to get home in time Friday night local time to catch the VK/ ZL/ JA window at @ 0500 UTC. I also have been noticing a pattern in the last several years of dropped NA activity when the EU moon window closes on most but not all of the EME activity periods ??? K7XQ Jeff Atwater,CA. Grid: CM97qi 2304 MHz: 3.0 meter dish 32.5 dBd Spectrain SSPA 180W -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090429/363ef8fe/attachment.htm From ha5cw at netscape.net Thu Apr 30 12:43:33 2009 From: ha5cw at netscape.net (ha5cw at netscape.net) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:43:33 -0400 Subject: [Moon] RellComm RDS-2S1DD coaxial relay In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CB9797A48E0263-15EC-159@webmail-de04.sysops.aol.com> Hi Folks! Can anybody tell me the most important electronic data of the RDS-2S1DD type coaxial relay manufactured by RelComm Technologies? Inc., Salisbury, MD, USA? Highest operation frequency, power handling capability, insertion loss, etc. I'd like to use it at 10 GHz, in worse case at 1.3 GHz at the input side. 73: Joska / HA5CW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090430/bf70696d/attachment.htm From f2tu.philippe at orange.fr Thu Apr 30 14:05:18 2009 From: f2tu.philippe at orange.fr (F2TU Philippe) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:05:18 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Dubus 13cm Message-ID: <49F993FE.5080206@orange.fr> Hello, I will be qrv for the contest on 13cm. Saturday 12:30 - 24:00 utc Sunday 14:00 - 24:00 utc Transmitting 2304.xxx or 2320.xxx. Listening , 2304.xxx, 2320.xxx, 2424.xxx, 2301.9xx. GL 73 -- Philippe PIERRAT - F2TU http://F2TU.perso.orange.fr From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Thu Apr 30 15:43:40 2009 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (OK1DFC) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:43:40 +0200 Subject: [Moon] 13cm In-Reply-To: <000f01c9c982$35e2b070$a1a81150$@net.au> Message-ID: just tested my TRV and RXing and also TXing 2301,900 - 2302,000 so than I will be ready call VK stations on their QRG direct. Finally I am QRV TX/RX 2302 - 2304 - 2320 and only RX 2424 between WiFi interference. Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 432-1296-2320-3400 MHz WAC 432 - 1296 MHz QRO 10m dish ICQ-397994501 -----Original Message----- From: moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net [mailto:moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net]On Behalf Of Charlie Kahwagi Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 12:56 PM To: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net Subject: [Moon-net] VK3NX plans for the weekend Hello everyone, Wx permitting, I plan to be QRV on 13cm and 9cm this coming Weekend (2nd and 3rd May) I think it was AL (W5LUA) whom made the suggestion that for those operational on both 13 and 9cm it would be best to have 1 day on each. As such I plan to be active on the Saturday on 13cm and on the Sunday on 9cm. On the 2nd May, 13 cm QRV 0445 - 0700 into NA ~1100 - 1425 into Eu Because of the multiple bands on 13cm I will spend most of my time calling CQ on 2301.975 +/- (VK sub band) and will listen on 2301.975 +/- , 2304.075 +/- and 2320.075 +/-. I will not operate on 2424 this time around. On the 3rd May , 9cm QRV 0500- ? into NA ~1300 - 1540 utc into Eu I will be around 3400.1 MHz +/- If there is anyone that can ONLY be on 3456 please email me as I can listen there if I need to... Anyone in NA going to be QRV on either band? I look forward to working a few and hopefully the Wx will be OK. We have had a lot of rain and very high winds during the last week...so I hope the wind stays calm 73 Charlie VK3NX QF21EX 3.7m dish 100 W 13cm 100W 9cm RA3AQ CP septums www.vk3nx.com _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html From sv3aaf at yahoo.com Thu Apr 30 19:02:49 2009 From: sv3aaf at yahoo.com (SV3AAF Petros) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:02:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] 13cm Dubus Message-ID: <712958.13966.qm@web59102.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Dear All, ? I plan to be QRV on 13cm during Dubus 13/9cm contest this weekend 2-3 May. ? Particulars: 1.?????? I will RX&TX on 2302, 2304, 2320 listening on my own echoes +/- a couple khz for drifts, doppler, etc. 2.???? Only when I TX on 2320.xxx I will be also monitoring on the corresponding 2424.xxx, if moon at eastern skies. ?CQ JA? is RX on 2424.xxx exclusively. 3.???? May 2 I call mainly for VK between 13:15z to 14:00z somewhere on 2301.9xx. 4.???? May 2, my fresnel is crippled at +13 declination when moon at southeast. May 3 VK is impossible, maybe only JA. My 2424 suffers interference from security cameras, TV links and wifi which is the least. ? Good luck to all participants!! ? 73, Petros SV3AAF ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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