From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Tue Sep 1 23:44:45 2009 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (OK1DFC) Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:44:45 -0000 Subject: [Moon] XXX/DL1YMK EME DXpedition in October In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Great NEWS after my trip in EA. Just coming back and reading e-mails. Looking forward for prefix Michael :-) I hope that WX will cooperate with us during pedition. Jun was terrible here. Regards 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 DL1YMK at aol.com Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:08 PM To: moon at moonbounce.info Subject: [Moon] XXX/DL1YMK EME DXpedition in October Gentlemen, as announced previously, we intend to perform another EME-DXpedition in October using the call XXX/DL1YMK (QTH in Europe). We hope to be QRV on 70, 23, 13 and 9 cm (no 2 m this time, in MI it was too boring for us looking at the computer screen playing in JT, as we were not strong enough to make a QSO in CW, hi). With the exception of 9 cm, which is our weakest band so far, we will not make any skeds in advance, hoping that there is enough interest to catch a new DXCC in a limited period of time. So as listed below, we just publish a timetable for all bands, as you have to find out yourselves, where we are and when we have common a moon ? this was some peoples wish, expressed in this reflector earlier20this year?...let?s see how this works out. Subsequent to the date and the band active you will find 4 times (all in UT) with the following meaning: First time: moon rise for us with window to Asia/Pacific and Eastern Europe Second time: window to US East coast Third time: window to US West coast (mostly already next day, separated with //) Fourth time: moon set for us (always next day)?hmm, where can they be located then???? 3rd October, 23 cm: 1600/2300//0140/0500 4th October, 13 cm: 1600/2300//0200/0600 5th October, 9 cm: 1600/2330//0230/0800 6th October: 1600//0030/0330/0900 7th October: 1630//0100/0400/1100 8th October: 1700//0200/0500/1200 9th October, 70 cm: 1800//0300/0530/1300 10th October, 23 cm: 1900//0400/0700/1330 On the 9th and 10th October the ARRL contest is taking place. The 6/7/8 October is still no preference for a band, because it is during the week and based on our experience only limited time for playing on the moon for all working people ? all retireds: this is your chance!!! We are flexible as usual, it depends a little on the first weekend result, what we will do during the week and which feed we put into the dish ? only a matter of 15 minutes. We expect bad weather and high winds at this particular location (and probably a lot of trees also, hi), so it will depend very much on the WX, if we have a chance to set up the dish and to get on the moon. Sked requests on 9 cm please in beforehand direct to DL1YMK, as we are not sure, if we have any internet access in the ?outback?. We improved the equipment on most bands, more on this issue next weekend. CU off the rock, M & M team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090901/928e1882/attachment.html From df6na at df6na.de Wed Sep 2 21:34:37 2009 From: df6na at df6na.de (Rainer) Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:34:37 +0200 Subject: [Moon] domains Message-ID: <4A9EC8CD.9010809@df6na.de> Hi, following domains are available: meteor-scatter.de meteor-scatter.net sporadic-e.de sporadic-e.net surplusnet.de wsjt.org 10ghz-rs.de 10ghz-rs.net Please let me know if you are interested. vy 73, Rainer -- VHF/UHF/SHF Online Toplist: http://www.vhf-dx.net/top.html DF6NA Homepage: http://www.df6na.de/ Amateurfunk-Flohmarkt: http://www.afu-flohmarkt.de/ VHF-DX.net: http://www.vhf-dx.net/ From i5wbe at i5wbe.it Fri Sep 4 15:42:47 2009 From: i5wbe at i5wbe.it (Enrico Baldacci) Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:42:47 +0000 Subject: [Moon] A.R.I. XVI Italian EME Contest 2009, rules Message-ID: <4AA11957.8030603@i5wbe.it> A.R.I. XVI Italian EME Contest 2009, rules Period: from 00.00 UTC of 12th.September 2009 to 24.00 UTC of 13th. September 2009 Bands: Bands 50, 144, 432 MHz,1.2, 2.3, 5.7, 10 GHz. and Up, only via Moon reflection Modes: CW, SSB . Categories for bands 144 and 432 MHz: Stations are subdivided by power and type of antenna employed. For yagis the total length, in wavelengths, is considered (distance reflector-last director multiplied by the number of yagis in the array), for parabolic reflectors the dish diameter is considered. At 144MHz 1 wl = 2,08 meters = 82" = 6' 10" At 432 MHz 1 wl = 0.694 meters = 27".340 Band 144 MHz (Cat. A, B, C, D, E, F) Note: Stations with cross yagis or circular polarization are classified separately. Yagi Dish up to 5 wl A > 5 wl,up to 10 wl <7m (23') B >10 wl,up to 20 wl <10m (33') C >20 wl, up to 40 wl >10m (33') D > 40 wl, up to 80 wl >14m (46') E >over 80 wl F Band 432 MHz (A, B, C, D, E): Yagi Dish up to 18 wl A >18 wl,up to 36 wl <3,05m (10') B >36 wl,up to 72 wl <4,57m (15') C >72 wl, up to 144 wl >4,57m (14') D >over 144 wl E Bands 50 MHz,1.2, 2.3, 5.7, 10 GHz. and Up: One category per band, independently from power and antenna. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Downgrading: If the first of each category scores less than the first of the lower category, the whole category is moved into the lower. Points: For bilateral QSOs: 10 points, 31 points with Italian stations, 10 points between Italian stations. Italian stations, and eventual foreigners operating in Italy, will be classified separately from the rest of the world. SWLs: A station heard can be inserted as correspondent no more than twice. Points: 10 for each station heard in QSO, 31 if Italian. Prizes: A prize will be sent to the first of each category. A certificate will be sent to all the participants who sent the log in. If somebody wins more than one category, he gets only one prize and certificates for the other categories won, while the prize for these categories goes to the second placed and will be so inscribed. Log: By e-mail to i5wbe"@"i5wbe.it (it will be confirmed upon reception) Logs should be received on 30th November 2009 at the latest. The log must contain a general section with Call, Name, Address (including e-mail), QTH Locator, Band, Category, PA Power, Antenna dimensions and type. The QSO log must contain Date, Hour, Mode, Call, Points, and Total Points. Comments and other info are welcome. Vy73' & GL Enrico - I5WBE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090904/2e88bec3/attachment.htm From dj3jj at gmx.net Fri Sep 4 20:51:14 2009 From: dj3jj at gmx.net (Andreas Haefner) Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:51:14 +0200 Subject: [Moon] EME Ham Meeting @ Weinheim 12.09 Message-ID: <20090904185114.47400@gmx.net> Hi, just want to ask who will come to Weinheim on Sa 12.09 Meeting could be at 12 mesz in front of school. regards Andreas DJ3JJ -- Jetzt kostenlos herunterladen: Internet Explorer 8 und Mozilla Firefox 3 - sicherer, schneller und einfacher! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/chbrowser From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Fri Sep 4 23:10:26 2009 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (OK1DFC) Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:10:26 +0200 Subject: [Moon] EME Ham Meeting @ Weinheim 12.09 In-Reply-To: <20090904185114.47400@gmx.net> Message-ID: Expecting to be there 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 Andreas Haefner Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 8:51 PM To: moon at moonbounce.info Subject: [Moon] EME Ham Meeting @ Weinheim 12.09 Hi, just want to ask who will come to Weinheim on Sa 12.09 Meeting could be at 12 mesz in front of school. regards Andreas DJ3JJ -- Jetzt kostenlos herunterladen: Internet Explorer 8 und Mozilla Firefox 3 - sicherer, schneller und einfacher! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/chbrowser _______________________________________________ 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 DL1YMK at aol.com Sun Sep 6 14:49:16 2009 From: DL1YMK at aol.com (DL1YMK at aol.com) Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 08:49:16 EDT Subject: [Moon] QSL's MI/DL1YMK Message-ID: Gentlemen, just to let you know: last week I got the special QSL's for our MI/DL1YMK-DXpedition from the print shop. Those of you having sent their QSL-cards by direct mail including SASE will receive their cards by mail during next week. 73 de Michael, DL1YMK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090906/a09ae76b/attachment.htm From DL1YMK at aol.com Sun Sep 6 18:14:03 2009 From: DL1YMK at aol.com (DL1YMK at aol.com) Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 12:14:03 EDT Subject: [Moon] Semi-Flex cable Message-ID: Hi all, wonder, if anybody out there can name me a source in Europe, preferably DL, where I can purcase a small quantity of UT 141 50 Ohm semi-flex cable (not semi-rigid, but the one with a tinned copper braid)? Also I'm looking for UT 86... Please mail me direct, tnx. 73 de Michael -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090906/bf0186a9/attachment.htm From tikaluna at bigpond.com Mon Sep 7 06:34:11 2009 From: tikaluna at bigpond.com (Doug McArthur) Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:34:11 +1000 Subject: [Moon] VK3UM Software updates September 2009 Message-ID: <20090907043417.WJVE1120.nschwotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com@tikaluna-jjn6i8.bigpond.com> Hi All Here are the latest VK3UM software up dates. Both are the result of additional options users have requested. EME Planner Ver 1:46 Additional option added to Planner to provide for maximum elevation settings for both Home and Dx Stations. You can now select minimum and maximum elevations for both Home and Dx Stations to provide common window calculations. Useful for those with fixed horizon antennae. Minor Data base changes made. Build date 5th September 2009 EME Calculator Ver 6.05 Increased definition of Dish size input to cater for small dishes. (now to nearest 100mm) Coaxial Cable attenuation data updated (in Rx Performance option) Build date 26th August 2009 The software in a zip format may be obtained from http://sm2cew.com/download.htm http://www.ve1alq.com/vk3um/ http://www.vk3bez.org/vk3um_software.htm (available shortly) Regards Doug VK3UM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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September 2009 Bands: Bands 50, 144, 432 MHz,1.2, 2.3, 5.7, 10 GHz. and Up, only via Moon reflection Modes: CW, SSB . Categories for bands 144 and 432 MHz: Stations are subdivided by power and type of antenna employed. For yagis the total length, in wavelengths, is considered (distance reflector-last director multiplied by the number of yagis in the array), for parabolic reflectors the dish diameter is considered. At 144MHz 1 wl = 2,08 meters = 82" = 6' 10" At 432 MHz 1 wl = 0.694 meters = 27".340 Band 144 MHz (Cat. A, B, C, D, E, F) Note: Stations with cross yagis or circular polarization are classified separately. Yagi Dish up to 5 wl A > 5 wl,up to 10 wl <7m (23') B >10 wl,up to 20 wl <10m (33') C >20 wl, up to 40 wl >10m (33') D > 40 wl, up to 80 wl >14m (46') E >over 80 wl F Band 432 MHz (A, B, C, D, E): Yagi Dish up to 18 wl A >18 wl,up to 36 wl <3,05m (10') B >36 wl,up to 72 wl <4,57m (15') C >72 wl, up to 144 wl >4,57m (14') D >over 144 wl E Bands 50 MHz,1.2, 2.3, 5.7, 10 GHz. and Up: One category per band, independently from power and antenna. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- Downgrading: If the first of each category scores less than the first of the lower category, the whole category is moved into the lower. Points: For bilateral QSOs: 10 points, 31 points with Italian stations, 10 points between Italian stations. Italian stations, and eventual foreigners operating in Italy, will be classified separately from the rest of the world. SWLs: A station heard can be inserted as correspondent no more than twice. Points: 10 for each station heard in QSO, 31 if Italian. Prizes: A prize will be sent to the first of each category. A certificate will be sent to all the participants who sent the log in. If somebody wins more than one category, he gets only one prize and certificates for the other categories won, while the prize for these categories goes to the second placed and will be so inscribed. Log: By e-mail to i5wbe"@"i5wbe.it (it will be confirmed upon reception) Logs should be received on 30th November 2009 at the latest. The log must contain a general section with Call, Name, Address (including e-mail), QTH Locator, Band, Category, PA Power, Antenna dimensions and type. The QSO log must contain Date, Hour, Mode, Call, Points, and Total Points. Comments and other info are welcome. Vy73' & GL Enrico - I5WBE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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V 24.5dbd 23/13cm: 4.9m dish ----- Original Message ----- From: Francesco To: moonbounce ; moon Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 10:35 PM Subject: [Moon] Remind: A.R.I. XVI Italian EME Contest 2009, rules A.R.I. XVI Italian EME Contest 2009, rules Period: from 00.00 UTC of 12th.September 2009 to 24.00 UTC of 13th. September 2009 Bands: Bands 50, 144, 432 MHz,1.2, 2.3, 5.7, 10 GHz. and Up, only via Moon reflection Modes: CW, SSB . Categories for bands 144 and 432 MHz: Stations are subdivided by power and type of antenna employed. For yagis the total length, in wavelengths, is considered (distance reflector-last director multiplied by the number of yagis in the array), for parabolic reflectors the dish diameter is considered. At 144MHz 1 wl = 2,08 meters = 82" = 6' 10" At 432 MHz 1 wl = 0.694 meters = 27".340 Band 144 MHz (Cat. A, B, C, D, E, F) Note: Stations with cross yagis or circular polarization are classified separately. Yagi Dish up to 5 wl A > 5 wl,up to 10 wl <7m (23') B >10 wl,up to 20 wl <10m (33') C >20 wl, up to 40 wl >10m (33') D > 40 wl, up to 80 wl >14m (46') E >over 80 wl F Band 432 MHz (A, B, C, D, E): Yagi Dish up to 18 wl A >18 wl,up to 36 wl <3,05m (10') B >36 wl,up to 72 wl <4,57m (15') C >72 wl, up to 144 wl >4,57m (14') D >over 144 wl E Bands 50 MHz,1.2, 2.3, 5.7, 10 GHz. and Up: One category per band, independently from power and antenna. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Downgrading: If the first of each category scores less than the first of the lower category, the whole category is moved into the lower. Points: For bilateral QSOs: 10 points, 31 points with Italian stations, 10 points between Italian stations. Italian stations, and eventual foreigners operating in Italy, will be classified separately from the rest of the world. SWLs: A station heard can be inserted as correspondent no more than twice. Points: 10 for each station heard in QSO, 31 if Italian. Prizes: A prize will be sent to the first of each category. A certificate will be sent to all the participants who sent the log in. If somebody wins more than one category, he gets only one prize and certificates for the other categories won, while the prize for these categories goes to the second placed and will be so inscribed. Log: By e-mail to i5wbe"@"i5wbe.it (it will be confirmed upon reception) Logs should be received on 30th November 2009 at the latest. The log must contain a general section with Call, Name, Address (including e-mail), QTH Locator, Band, Category, PA Power, Antenna dimensions and type. The QSO log must contain Date, Hour, Mode, Call, Points, and Total Points. Comments and other info are welcome. Vy73' & GL Enrico - I5WBE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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/20090909/d00a26af/attachment.htm From sp7dcs at wp.pl Wed Sep 9 15:54:32 2009 From: sp7dcs at wp.pl (Krzysztof Moczkowski) Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:54:32 +0200 Subject: [Moon] qrv italian eme contest Message-ID: <4aa7b398bbfb64.11037166@wp.pl> Hi, I plan to be qrv on cw random in ARI contest on 2m, 70cm and 23cm. I managed to replace rotor in my 2m antenna and array seems to be operational again. 23cm is ready with a little more power and I hope to test it this weekend. I repaired 70cm preamp and hope to be qrv also on this band, but I had not opportunity to test rest of 432MHz rig. Equipment: 2m: 16x8el Hpol, gs35b 70cm: 4x25el Hpol, 400W SSPA 23cm: 3m dish, RA3AQ feed, 400W SSPA Good luck and see you on the bands, VY 73 !!! de Chris SP7DCS ---------------------------------------------------- Podr??ujemy tanio, ale niebanalnie Odkrywamy nieodkryte, zbaczamy z utartych szlak?w Do??cz do nas: http://klik.wp.pl/?adr=http%3A%2F%2Fnavigeo.pl&sid=856 From valter_dls at yahoo.it Wed Sep 9 22:58:08 2009 From: valter_dls at yahoo.it (valter dolso) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 20:58:08 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] ARI CW EME contest Message-ID: <651761.40901.qm@web24301.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Hello dear EME friends I will be qrv during the contest, most calling cq?, and also looking in the band for other callers... Hope good activity, good conditions and also good wheater..... For the contest i will be glad if some EMEr's that in the years make the History of the moonbouncing, take again the keyer for enjoy the old mode !!! Good luck to all, see you in the lower part of two meter band. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? vy 73? Valter? IK1FJI 4x12 H? lna 24? 0.3?? ic 275 to GU78B? From k6pf at sbcglobal.net Thu Sep 10 06:45:10 2009 From: k6pf at sbcglobal.net (Bob Kocisko) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:45:10 -0700 Subject: [Moon] QRV 2m - Italian EME Contest Message-ID: <004901ca31d1$7b130390$6401a8c0@Office> Hello 2m EME Friends: I am planning on being QRV at least during my NA-EU window on both nights this weekend on 2m, CW, random. Will listen for a short while during my NA-JA window but have not heard much JA activity in the past. My moonrise on 12 Sept is ~0700z & on 13 Sept ~0800z. Hope to work many old friends & meet some new ones also. GL & 73, Bob, K6PF DM13ar 4 x M^2 2MXP20s (19dBd, x-pol) FT-1000MP, LT-2S, 8877 HPA running 1.5KW From franco.cominelli at sidergarda.com Thu Sep 10 08:03:18 2009 From: franco.cominelli at sidergarda.com (Cominelli Franco) Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:03:18 +0200 Subject: [Moon] R: QRV 2m - Italian EME Contest Message-ID: <205208A153FD8F46A23A1AC5F3DCB5AA011FB9D6@server01.SIDERGARDA.local> You are, as always, welcome, Bob. If not in the 1st window,due my commitments, i wish to work you in the second. ciao Francesco,IK2DDR -----Messaggio originale----- Da: moon-bounces at moonbounce.info [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info]Per conto di Bob Kocisko Inviato: gioved? 10 settembre 2009 6.45 A: moon at moonbounce.info; moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net Oggetto: [Moon] QRV 2m - Italian EME Contest Hello 2m EME Friends: I am planning on being QRV at least during my NA-EU window on both nights this weekend on 2m, CW, random. Will listen for a short while during my NA-JA window but have not heard much JA activity in the past. My moonrise on 12 Sept is ~0700z & on 13 Sept ~0800z. Hope to work many old friends & meet some new ones also. GL & 73, Bob, K6PF DM13ar 4 x M^2 2MXP20s (19dBd, x-pol) FT-1000MP, LT-2S, 8877 HPA running 1.5KW _______________________________________________ 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 i5wbe at i5wbe.it Thu Sep 10 12:15:31 2009 From: i5wbe at i5wbe.it (Enrico Baldacci) Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:15:31 +0000 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] ARI CW EME contest In-Reply-To: <651761.40901.qm@web24301.mail.ird.yahoo.com> References: <651761.40901.qm@web24301.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4AA8D1C3.5010804@i5wbe.it> Ciao Valter, why old mode ? 73' de Enrico i5wbe valter dolso ha scritto: > Hello dear EME friends > > > I will be qrv during the contest, most calling cq , and also looking in the band for other callers... > Hope good activity, good conditions and also good wheater..... > For the contest i will be glad if some EMEr's that in the years make the History of the moonbouncing, take again the keyer for enjoy the old mode !!! > Good luck to all, see you in the lower part of two meter band. > > vy 73 Valter IK1FJI > > > 4x12 H lna 24 0.3 ic 275 to GU78B > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <4AA9470A.3020402@orange.fr> Hello, I plan to be QRV on 10GHz Saturday from about 07:00 to 10:30. Sunday about 07:30 to 10:30 for EU and NA. Around 10368.100 ? Perhaps Sunday qsy on 23 cm if so poor activity on 10 GHz. 73 -- Philippe PIERRAT - F2TU http://F2TU.perso.orange.fr From pe1lwt at xs4all.nl Thu Sep 10 22:22:44 2009 From: pe1lwt at xs4all.nl (Jurgen) Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:22:44 -0000 Subject: [Moon] For Sale EME array 4x 12el M2 Message-ID: Hi All PA0PVW is putting his 4x 12el M2 for sale (include stacking frame, m2 4port divider, 4x h2000 faseline ) estimated gain 18,5 dbd Asking 550 euro I do have my TS850S for sale ; 600 euro 73's Jurgen PE1LWT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090910/8d162d0c/attachment.htm From franco.cominelli at sidergarda.com Fri Sep 11 08:08:36 2009 From: franco.cominelli at sidergarda.com (Cominelli Franco) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:08:36 +0200 Subject: [Moon] A.R.I. XVI Italian EME Contest 2009, rules Message-ID: <205208A153FD8F46A23A1AC5F3DCB5AA011FB9DE@server01.SIDERGARDA.local> Hello all, this is just a remind for those stations that have forgot that on coming weekend, there is the ARI CW/SSB EME CONTEST. I should be active tomorrow only untill 06.30 UTC and the day after, i wish for full time. Good luck to all and see you there. 73' Francesco,IK2DDR 4X19LLY (H pol) WSE Converters+Linrad IC275H+8877 MGF1801+(2nd stage) NORTON A.R.I. XVI Italian EME Contest 2009, rules Period: from 00.00 UTC of 12th.September 2009 to 24.00 UTC of 13th. September 2009 Bands: Bands 50, 144, 432 MHz,1.2, 2.3, 5.7, 10 GHz. and Up, only via Moon reflection Modes: CW, SSB . Categories for bands 144 and 432 MHz: Stations are subdivided by power and type of antenna employed. For yagis the total length, in wavelengths, is considered (distance reflector-last director multiplied by the number of yagis in the array), for parabolic reflectors the dish diameter is considered. At 144MHz 1 wl = 2,08 meters = 82" = 6' 10" At 432 MHz 1 wl = 0.694 meters = 27".340 Band 144 MHz (Cat. A, B, C, D, E, F) Note: Stations with cross yagis or circular polarization are classified separately. Yagi Dish up to 5 wl A > 5 wl,up to 10 wl <7m (23') B >10 wl,up to 20 wl <10m (33') C >20 wl, up to 40 wl >10m (33') D > 40 wl, up to 80 wl >14m (46') E >over 80 wl F Band 432 MHz (A, B, C, D, E): Yagi Dish up to 18 wl A >18 wl,up to 36 wl <3,05m (10') B >36 wl,up to 72 wl <4,57m (15') C >72 wl, up to 144 wl >4,57m (14') D >over 144 wl E Bands 50 MHz,1.2, 2.3, 5.7, 10 GHz. and Up: One category per band, independently from power and antenna. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Downgrading: If the first of each category scores less than the first of the lower category, the whole category is moved into the lower. Points: For bilateral QSOs: 10 points, 31 points with Italian stations, 10 points between Italian stations. Italian stations, and eventual foreigners operating in Italy, will be classified separately from the rest of the world. SWLs: A station heard can be inserted as correspondent no more than twice. Points: 10 for each station heard in QSO, 31 if Italian. Prizes: A prize will be sent to the first of each category. A certificate will be sent to all the participants who sent the log in. If somebody wins more than one category, he gets only one prize and certificates for the other categories won, while the prize for these categories goes to the second placed and will be so inscribed. Log: By e-mail to i5wbe "@"i5wbe.it (it will be confirmed upon reception) Logs should be received on 30th November 2009 at the latest. The log must contain a general section with Call, Name, Address (including e-mail), QTH Locator, Band, Category, PA Power, Antenna dimensions and type. The QSO log must contain Date, Hour, Mode, Call, Points, and Total Points. Comments and other info are welcome. Vy73' & GL Enrico - I5WBE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: Hello all I want to inform you that my good friend Nasko LZ1OA will take part in ARI EME Cont on 2 meters.Because hi live nearly in central part of the city have much QRM and it is very dificult to receve week signals.Don`t angry when not received answer... I`m very sorry that not possible to take part because my 2 m. Ant was completly destroit from a big storm here... Best 73 and GOOD LUCK to all participent !!! Christo/LZ1DP/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090911/87bd22c2/attachment.htm From f6dro at wanadoo.fr Fri Sep 11 16:06:51 2009 From: f6dro at wanadoo.fr (f6dro) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:06:51 +0200 Subject: [Moon] WA7CJO : urgent! References: <2ED8C9670914416DA7724365861DEF9A@OFFICEMACHINE> Message-ID: <001001ca32e9$1ca4c690$0400000a@f6dro4py09fun6> Hello , looking like the futureone domain for WA7CJO no longer works. I'm looking for a working e mail address pse? 73 Dom From oz1hne at post8.tele.dk Fri Sep 11 16:24:34 2009 From: oz1hne at post8.tele.dk (=?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F8rgen_Kristiansen?=) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:24:34 +0200 Subject: [Moon] OZ1HNE QRV Italian CW EME contest, Message-ID: <20090911142417.DQHH910.fep47.mail.dk@pcjon> Hi EME?ers I will be QRV on 144MHz CW in the Italian EME contest. I can not be QRV full time, but I look very much forward to hear a lot of activity on the band. Good luck to all and see you via the moon. Best 73, OZ1HNE Jorgen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090911/b8b3eaf9/attachment.htm From DL7UDA at versanet.de Fri Sep 11 17:51:14 2009 From: DL7UDA at versanet.de (DL7UDA) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:51:14 +0200 Subject: [Moon] ARI EME contest Message-ID: <4AAA71F2.6000507@versanet.de> Hi EMErs, I will be QRV 2m and 70cm CW beginning tomorrow around 11 UTC till sunday afternoon. Most of time listening for CQers. 2m 2x10 el. DK7ZB IC275H GS35b 1.2kW 70cm 4x 21el DK7ZB IC475H GS23b 1.5kW Hope to meet some stations via moon! 73 Dietmar DL7UDA From marchi.g at libero.it Fri Sep 11 18:44:14 2009 From: marchi.g at libero.it (Giorgio Marchi) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:44:14 +0200 Subject: [Moon] DJ9BV 10 Message-ID: <006001ca32ff$18c20c20$0100a8c0@graf> Hi all, I am translating this for my friend Mario I1ANP. He has helped a friend to build two DJ9BV 10 el, crossed, based on the design of Rainer published in Dubus, 4 mm elements, 990 mm dipole with balun. The problem that emerged was resonance. At 146,050 MHz swr is 1:1, at 144,000 MHz swr is 2,4:1. Modifications to the balun have negligible effects. He suspects that there was some error in the data published. Has somebody had the same problem? Solution? Thanks in advance, for Mario I1ANP Gio IK1UWL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090911/bd7b75be/attachment.htm From g3ltf at btinternet.com Fri Sep 11 22:27:25 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:27:25 +0100 Subject: [Moon] G3LTF QRV this weekend Message-ID: At present I have the 1296 feed in the dish and I will probably look around on that band tomorrow morning 0600 onwards and then later on 432 If anyone wants a qso (CW/SSB) on 13 or 9cm during the weekend I can be qrv without too much trouble. I'm not sure where the main activity will be apart from 3cm and 2m. GL 73 Peter G3LTF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090911/0423dd0b/attachment.htm From g3ltf at btinternet.com Sat Sep 12 16:23:50 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:23:50 +0100 Subject: [Moon] HP346B noise head, help wanted Message-ID: <5418A80580A540C19AAA4A0D22A0D7F5@D7BX6Z0J> While getting my 6cm eme set up going my HP346B noise source just stopped working. The noise diode assembly is OK, VSWR is fine, diode is OK. The problem appears to be in the current regulator board. I have the Agilent operating and service manual and it says that the unit should take 60mA peak, 30mA average. Mine takes only about 7.5mA peak. What I am looking for is a circuit and any other info on the regulator board. Agilent say they are not for repair in the field so the circuit is not in the manual. The arrangement is a 5.6kHz oscillator followed by a voltage converter and current regulator. I can find no sign of 5.6kHz on the board so I guess that the oscillator has quit. I think the oscillator may be the metal can ic on the board. The HP ic number is 1826-0026 037 which I believe is an LM311. I'd like to find a circuit and also hear from anyone else who has repaired this unit. Many thanks, 73, Peter G3LTF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090912/401a7e17/attachment.htm From ik0bzy at libero.it Sat Sep 12 19:58:10 2009 From: ik0bzy at libero.it (ik0bzy at libero.it) Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:58:10 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] WTB: YAESU FT897D Message-ID: <31294192.1094371252778290353.JavaMail.root@wmail23> Hello friends, sorry for bandwidth... I'm looking for a YAESU FT-897D Please let me know Regards 73 de IK0BZY Enrico From frankddr at tele2.it Sun Sep 13 11:18:59 2009 From: frankddr at tele2.it (Franco) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:18:59 +0200 Subject: [Moon] R: A.R.I. XVI Italian EME Contest 2009, rules In-Reply-To: <4A82A56F.10206@i5wbe.it> Message-ID: ...just a simple remaind to those stations that are partecipating on ARI CW/SSB EME Contest: the rule of this contest is not changed,yet. The use on real time of loggers ,chatrooms and so on, was, is and should be for the future "FORBIDDEN". Excuse me for this remaind. 73' and good luck to all. Francesco,IK2DDR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090913/7cd09f00/attachment.htm From f6dro at wanadoo.fr Sun Sep 13 19:36:04 2009 From: f6dro at wanadoo.fr (f6dro) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:36:04 +0200 Subject: [Moon] ARI Contest / 10GHz References: <2ED8C9670914416DA7724365861DEF9A@OFFICEMACHINE> Message-ID: <002101ca3498$ab9f5620$0400000a@f6dro4py09fun6> Hello , I had the great pleasure to work my 1st eme qso during ARI on sunday. 1st one : random is IQ4DF . At the end I was called by OK1KIR for QSO number 2. I was using my tropo dish : 1m offset , and my homebrew tvter which is designed to be used TR or EME only by adding a twist on the waveguide output. Power is 40w. I noticed that my sun noise is a little bit lower with this one than with my 2nd rig ( 8.5db sun noise , for 10db on the other rig). I must try to find why. Preamps are the same , WG input as well , only the horn is different. Maybe the clouds which were there when I measured can explain part of the difference. I must now work on a better antenna , and on the tracking system which is not so easy for me as I'm not very good in mechanics 73 Dom/F6DRO From sp7dcs at wp.pl Sun Sep 13 20:55:00 2009 From: sp7dcs at wp.pl (Chris SP7DCS) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:55:00 +0200 Subject: [Moon] ARI contest result Message-ID: <4AAD4004.6080402@wp.pl> Hi, At first I would like to thank ARI and all participants for good fun. This year I am happy to enter 3 band log - 2m & 70cm and 23cm. I was operating CW only unassited. On 2m conditions were quite good. Even with not so low degradation I had long periods with Faraday rotation quite cooperative. As I expected activity was similar to the level in last Dubus event. It was not huge like in old days, but there were quite a few stations to play with. Big surprise on 2m was working our microwave eme friend ES5PC with nice signal. I ended with 34 qsos on this band.. 70cm was a big dissapointment. A day before contests I finished all repairs and all seemed to work. Unfortunatelly during first pass it occured that my rx is not working anymore. I repaired it before second moon pass and was full of hope. I was checking the band from time to time but to my surprise I was only hear I1NDP. I worked Nando for the only one qso. I don't know if it was low activity or bad condx or something is still wrong with my setup? I would appreciate comments from 70cm gang. 23cm was a good fun. A little more power really helped. Activity was much lower then in Dubus contest or ARRL contest. But on 23cm even low activity means a lot of signals on the band. On 23cm I finished with 21 contact (+ 1 dupe). Final multiband score is 56 (+1 dupe) cw random qsos that makes me really satisfied. I think it is not bad considering that activity was not huge. 2m log - 16x8el Hpol, gs35b: OK1MS SV1BTR YO2AMU IK2DDR LA8YB DL2HWA RX1AS YU7XL I3EVK IK1FJI RU1AA OZ1HNE IK3MAC DK3NG SM2CEW RW9USA# F0CXO VE1KG# SM2CKR DK2PH# IV3GBO ES5PC#327 IT9CJC JH0WJF RA6DA DK5LA 9A9B SV3AAF F1FLA W3TWX PA3CMC YO3FFF K6PF OK1VVP 70cm log - 4x25el Hpol, 400W SSPA: I1NDP 23cm log - 3m dish, RA3AQ feed, 400W SSPA: LZ1DX# JA6AHB SV1BTR# ES5PC SM6FHZ IZ1BPN OH2DG HB9MOON LA9NEA K2UYH DF3RU SV1BTR (DUPE) OZ6OL LZ2US UT5JCW OK1DFC ON4BCB G4CCH SV3AAF SM2CEW G3LTF W4OP#76 New tool in my shack was SDR-RX that I was using for the first time. It was prepared by my friend Rafal SQ4AVS. For now I am monitoring 9MHz stage in my IC-746. As a result I see 15kHz of the band on a Winrad screen with a center frequency as selected in TRX. It is very helpful. See you in ARRL contest, 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 dl5mae at yahoo.de Sun Sep 13 22:52:16 2009 From: dl5mae at yahoo.de (Wolfgang Schlaffer) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:52:16 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] ARI TEST Message-ID: <189513.73779.qm@web23702.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Hi All, made only 2 QSOs in a very short activity period in ARI COntest : OZ1HNE, IK3MAC on 2m CW. Heard a few more but got only QRZs. Switched on short-wave for the rest of the weekend for the European DX COntest as very little activity on 2m EME. Guess the real experts now on 23cm!?? vy 73 de DL5MAE WOlfgang -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jetzt freischalten unter http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01 From frankddr at tele2.it Mon Sep 14 13:04:42 2009 From: frankddr at tele2.it (Franco) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:04:42 +0200 Subject: [Moon] 2m cw eme skeds today In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hello all, excuse me for the bandwidth. If someone would like to try a 2m cw eme sked, i'm available untill my Moonset. I could be on since 11:45 and untill Moonset. I'll check my Mailbox . 73' Francesco, IK2DDR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090914/77d6b88d/attachment.htm From g4pcs at btopenworld.com Mon Sep 14 15:52:43 2009 From: g4pcs at btopenworld.com (Mark (G4PCS)) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:52:43 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] Alternative (to Lidl) "digital level" Message-ID: <640838.41468.qm@web86506.mail.ird.yahoo.com> For info, I came across this as a potential alternative to the Lidl spirit level. I have no info other than as described on the website. Bevel Box(http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-Bevel-Box-564900.htm) 73, Mark G4PCS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090914/2d6ed079/attachment.htm From la9nea at online.no Mon Sep 14 19:26:17 2009 From: la9nea at online.no (Viggo Magnus LA9NEA) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:26:17 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Activity report 12 + 13 sept Message-ID: <488FC4C06DA94351B97017004D15EEF3@LA9NEA> Hello All ! Here is my activity report 12 and 13 sept. Saturday 12 sept. LZ1DX 559/579 (new), IZ1BPN 559/539, G3LTF 569/569, LZ2US 569/559, SP7DCS 549/549, ES5PC 559/559, PA3FXB JT65c - 18, SM6FHZ 559/559, K8EB 559/559, SV1BTR 569/569. Sunday 13 sept. ON4BCB 559/559, ON7UN 579/559, UT5JCW 559/559, OH2DG 559/559, G4CCH 569/569, SV3AAF 559/569, IK3COJ 549/539, W4OP 559/589 /new) At 0755z sunday 13 sept an very weak station answered my cq call on 1296015...... if you read this pse mail me..... 73 Viggo LA9NEA 5.2 meter dish, 450 watt ( 6 x 7289 water-cooled) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090914/1162c38e/attachment.htm From pchomins at san.rr.com Tue Sep 15 07:48:36 2009 From: pchomins at san.rr.com (Paul Chominski) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:48:36 -0700 Subject: [Moon] WA6PY report References: <488FC4C06DA94351B97017004D15EEF3@LA9NEA> Message-ID: <018c01ca35c8$2bb14690$6401a8c0@your7008ffa13b> Hi All, I was QRV in A.R.I. XVI Contest on 10 GHz and short time on second day on 144 MHz On 10 GHz QSO'd: IQ4DF W5LUA F2TU OK1KIR G4NNS F5JWF DF9QX VE4MA RK3WWF. First day RK3WWF called me on my CQ, but I lost him due to the QRM from other stations calling Alex RK3WWF on my frequency, probably without listening what going on. This is a bad HAM SPIRIT. Next day I found RK3WWF calling CQ and we made very easy QSO. Thanks to perigee signals were good and with low spreading. On 144 QSO'd: F0CXO IK3MAC K6PF LA8YB, Called with QRZ: YO2AMU, OK2MS, heward: OK1VVP F1FLA VY 73 Paul WA6PY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090914/ec7ab06b/attachment.htm From g3ltf at btinternet.com Tue Sep 15 16:52:03 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:52:03 +0100 Subject: [Moon] HP346B noise source repaired Message-ID: <5ABAA406A7F54844BAC11B90E6699E19@D7BX6Z0J> I never did find a circuit diagram but I did trace the fault to an o/c diode in the power feed to the current souce driving the noise diode. I replaced this with a 1N4148 and all is well again. As a result I do have some data on the voltages and current so if anyone has a failure in their unit in the future I may be able to help a little. 73 Peter G3LTF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090915/33edd04d/attachment.htm From g3ltf at btinternet.com Tue Sep 15 17:12:07 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:12:07 +0100 Subject: [Moon] G3LTF activity report Message-ID: <613E2F82749E489A85375D94D1CA80A4@D7BX6Z0J> I was active on 3 bands at the weekend, I agree with Nanko that conditions on 432 were definitely down on Sunday. On Saturday the polarisation was good and sharp but on Sunday more spread. On 432 I worked SP6JLW, I1NDP, DG1KJG, N4GJV, K2UYH, ES5PC, W8TXT, FR5DN, and DF3RU. On 1296 K8EB, OH2DG, SM6FHZ, LZ1DX, LA9NEA, K2UYH, VA7MM, LZ2US, HB9SV, G4CCH, IK2RTI, OZ6OL, SV1BTR, N2UO, RW6AG, SP7DCS, K1RQG, W4OP, SM2CEW, VE3KRP, and AL7RT. I heard IK3COJ and HB9MOON I also went on 2320 MHz and was pleased to find some new ones there. SP6GWN, ES5PC, LZ1DX, SP6OPN #, WA8RJF, WD5AGO, and RK3WWF#. A nice w/e of eme but as Nanko said if there was a multiband section to the contest I think more people would change feeds and bands. Thanks to all for the nice QSOs, 73 Peter G3LTF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Veitch) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:14:37 -0400 Subject: [Moon] looking for 1 1/4 hardline connectors Message-ID: <006201ca3651$e9c0ad90$6701a8c0@blondie> Hi all, I need a number of 1 ? heliax N connectors, either Andrews or RFS will work fine. If females are available, that would be great, but beggars can?t be choosers, so I am interested in whatever you have. Please reply to me off net. Thanks in advance Fletch K3JYD FM18/FM09 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090915/0322aa0e/attachment.htm From valter_dls at yahoo.it Wed Sep 16 00:48:46 2009 From: valter_dls at yahoo.it (valter dolso) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:48:46 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Moon] ARI CW CONTEST RESULT IK1FJI Message-ID: <47521.94979.qm@web24302.mail.ird.yahoo.com> HI all i was qrv near full time during the ari contest Conditions average, with some time good when i have two or three callers in the same time (for this reason i miss 9a9b and Ja station ) I can work 35 stations ( yo2amu dupe) and new initials were : DK2PH CW INIT, 490?? DL2HWA CW INIT. 491? ES5PC? CW INIT 492 WA2FGK CW INIT 493? AND? DK5LA? CW INIT 494. I was trying for the first time my modified TS-2000 with a IF output at 12 khz, i was centering at 144050 in AM mode, the IF go to my pc with linrad installed, beautifull see the 12khz band widht with? a lot of? signals in the best times...the filter is no calibrated for the KNW ts2000 so i have some gaps in the passband. (IE someone have the file for cal the filter of this radio?? ) So mni thanks for tha stations qrv,? sorry for the missed one. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Valter IK1FJI ?RIG: 4x12 2,84WL?18.5 DBd ? tx ic275H to GU78b? near full power? RX? lna atf 34143 24db gain? 0.25 NF? T-paddle att 5DB to TS2000 to slow AMD 1.1 g pc with Linrad 2.58? BF? Pioneer stereo amplifier? to phillips stereo headphone. From eric.vanoffelen at skynet.be Wed Sep 16 08:17:06 2009 From: eric.vanoffelen at skynet.be (Eric Van Offelen) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:17:06 +0200 Subject: [Moon] ON5TA - 3 cm Message-ID: <92D8C2AFFA6E407C8266F5D251B5C503@erice5fea1e11a> Good conditions today with strong echoes on 10 GHz. If anyone wants to test, I'm available today 16 sept from 07:00 until about 11:00 UTC. Will regularly check e-mail and HB9Q logger VY 73 Eric ON5TA 2.3 m offset abt 20 W at feed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Worked on random 75 QSOs (4 dupes) with 36 on 2m, 10 on 70cm and 29 on 23cm. 2m: LA8YB IK2DDR YO2AMU SP7DCS RX1AS YU7XL I3EVK DL2HWA IK1FJI DK3NG OK1MS RU1AA OZ1HNE IK3MAC I2RV RW9USA RA6DA PE1LWT SM2CEW F0CXO VE1KG IV3GBO 9A9B IT9CJC JE1TNL DK2PH ES5PC YO3FFF SM2CKR F6DRO SM2CEW (dup) WA2FGK PA3XBO SV3AAF DK5LA PA3CMC 70cm: I1NDP N4GJV DL7APV DG1KJG JJ1NNJ DF3RU JA9BOH DL7UDA YO2IS FR5DN 23cm: LZ1DX PA3DZL SP7DCS SM6FHZ IZ1BPN ES5PC RW6AG LZ2US HB9SV K2RTI K2UYH G4CCH N2UO G3LTF LA9NEA VA7MM IK3COJ OZ6OL DF3RU SP7DCS (dup) OK1DFC G4RGK W4OP LZ2US (dup) ON4BCB SV3AAF EA2LU SP7DCS (dup) K1RQG 73 Jimmy SV1BTR 2m: 16*6el. xpol 1.1wl 70cm: 12*15el.H & 12*15el.V 4.84wl 23/13cm: 4.9m dish From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Wed Sep 16 14:48:40 2009 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (OK1DFC) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:48:40 +0200 Subject: [Moon] MAP65-IQ Message-ID: Thanks to Honza OK1VAO from OK1KIR I have running now MAP65 in one PC together with SDR14. I had nice test with HB9MOON station. During my TXing with 1,6W - 32dBm output power, were Christoph HB9HAL received my signals as follows. with WSJT 7,0 SW - 123300 3 -21 1.1 -431 8 * CQ OK1DFC JN79 with MAP65 on his side - 070 19 0 1233 1.1 -23 CQ OK1DFC JN79 0 29 Looks that 10m dish on both sides are allowing use only mW for digi QSO. With 10W out here I had still readable own echo by speaker. I am testing MAP65 now with 100W on 1296,070 up to Moonset. 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/20090916/2eaac50c/attachment.htm From eric.vanoffelen at skynet.be Thu Sep 17 17:26:03 2009 From: eric.vanoffelen at skynet.be (Eric Van Offelen) Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:26:03 +0200 Subject: [Moon] ON5TA - 3 cm Message-ID: <70C4E8D510FD42B784D83C1E1EF671C0@erice5fea1e11a> Yesterday and today, good echoes and some very nice QSOs 3 new initials: G4NNS, DF9QX and WA6PY. All 3 were very good copy on my little 2.3 m dish, especially DF9QX who had a huge signal ! Many thanks Brian, Matthias and Paul ! 73's Eric ON5TA ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Van Offelen To: Moon net Cc: moon at moonbounce.info Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:17 AM Subject: ON5TA - 3 cm Good conditions today with strong echoes on 10 GHz. If anyone wants to test, I'm available today 16 sept from 07:00 until about 11:00 UTC. Will regularly check e-mail and HB9Q logger VY 73 Eric ON5TA 2.3 m offset abt 20 W at feed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090917/4c5d2270/attachment.htm From f6dro at wanadoo.fr Thu Sep 17 17:33:27 2009 From: f6dro at wanadoo.fr (f6dro) Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:33:27 +0200 Subject: [Moon] ON5TA - 3 cm References: <70C4E8D510FD42B784D83C1E1EF671C0@erice5fea1e11a> Message-ID: <002501ca37ac$3451a930$0400000a@f6dro4py09fun6> Hello all , I cfm... With my 1m dish this afternoon worked very easy : LX1DB and I'm not sure abt completeness with Philippe , even with 1m , I must run to my tripod and compensate for el/az manualy , this makes me loose almost half of the period , but 1 min sequences are mandatory , moon moving too fast for manual rotation and 2.5min. I am interested in more tests tomorrow afternoon. My max elevation is around 25 deg , pse proposals ( WA6PY,W5LUA, VE4MA,DF9QX, others??) 73 Dom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090917/9d4fcd85/attachment.htm From f6dro at wanadoo.fr Thu Sep 17 17:51:58 2009 From: f6dro at wanadoo.fr (f6dro) Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:51:58 +0200 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] ON5TA - 3 cm References: <70C4E8D510FD42B784D83C1E1EF671C0@erice5fea1e11a> <002501ca37ac$3451a930$0400000a@f6dro4py09fun6> Message-ID: <004401ca37ae$c9f0a930$0400000a@f6dro4py09fun6> Sorry , forgot to mention my call : the 1m mad guy is F6DRO From frankddr at tele2.it Thu Sep 17 22:20:52 2009 From: frankddr at tele2.it (Francesco) Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:20:52 +0100 Subject: [Moon] R: [Moon-net] ARI EME CW Contest 2009 = YO3FFF results In-Reply-To: <961570.94502.qm@web35502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Hello Chris, i'm sorry for having missed the possibility to work you. Anyway thanks for your partecipation and for us, we could work during ARRL. 73' Francesco,IK2DDR -----Messaggio originale----- Da: moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net [mailto:moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net]Per conto di cris blak Inviato: giovedi 17 settembre 2009 15.34 A: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net Cc: moon at moonbounce.info Oggetto: [Moon-net] ARI EME CW Contest 2009 = YO3FFF results Hello All, Just to inform you how was the CW ARI EME Contest this year on my side. I was QRV only Sunday 13.09 for the full Moon pass. Worked station: SV1 BTR +30dB; LA8YB +20dB; IK3MAC +30dB (max +35dB); YO2AMU +10dB; SP7DCS +10dB. Heard, called without answering: ES5PC, IK1FJI, IV3GBO, I3EVK, IK2DDR, OZ1HNE, F1FLA, RU1AA, OK1MS CONDX were good on the fist part of my Moon pass with marginal condition on the Moon set (11 till 13UTC on 13.09). Usually, on the Moon set I have about 6dB ground gain. This time, I did call OK1MS from 10 to 0 degree elevation getting back only QRZ. Definitely the condition were not good between us. Again, my QRP station is "hard" to be heard. At the peak I have only 700W from a ME-1500V HA1YA PA. I'm talking about RMS power, not PEP or peak to peak power which is not relevant on CW. The transformer of the HV PS has only 1444W "theoretically" knowing that its section is 38cm^2 and the maximum power handled by it is 38^2. Hopefully, next year I'll have a 3000W+ HV PS to feed the GS35. All the best and thanks to all who struggle to make a QSO on CW with a "QRP" station. RIG: ANT yagi 5WL, 700W out, feeder loss 1dB, LNA MGF1302, Spectran. 73 de YO3FFF Cristi KN24ND _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html From pchomins at san.rr.com Fri Sep 18 07:43:06 2009 From: pchomins at san.rr.com (Paul Chominski) Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:43:06 -0700 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] ON5TA - 3 cm References: <70C4E8D510FD42B784D83C1E1EF671C0@erice5fea1e11a> Message-ID: <004001ca3822$e6676620$6401a8c0@your7008ffa13b> Thank you Eric for very nice and easy QSO. You have very good signals! VY 73 Paul WA6PY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Van Offelen" To: "Moon net" ; "Moon" Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:26 AM Subject: [Moon-net] ON5TA - 3 cm > Yesterday and today, good echoes and some very nice QSOs > 3 new initials: G4NNS, DF9QX and WA6PY. > All 3 were very good copy on my little 2.3 m dish, especially DF9QX who > had a huge signal ! > Many thanks Brian, Matthias and Paul ! > 73's > Eric > ON5TA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Eric Van Offelen > To: Moon net > Cc: moon at moonbounce.info > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:17 AM > Subject: ON5TA - 3 cm > > > Good conditions today with strong echoes on 10 GHz. > If anyone wants to test, I'm available today 16 sept from 07:00 until > about 11:00 UTC. > Will regularly check e-mail and HB9Q logger > > VY 73 > Eric > ON5TA > > 2.3 m offset > abt 20 W at feed > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > From dj3jj at gmx.net Fri Sep 18 09:50:05 2009 From: dj3jj at gmx.net (Andreas Haefner) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:50:05 +0200 Subject: [Moon] BEKO HLV-120 Message-ID: <20090918075005.294820@gmx.net> Looking for manual and schematic of beko hlv-120. tnx for help. 73s Andreas DJ3JJ -- Jetzt kostenlos herunterladen: Internet Explorer 8 und Mozilla Firefox 3 - sicherer, schneller und einfacher! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/chbrowser From qstdemb at yahoo.com Fri Sep 18 20:27:09 2009 From: qstdemb at yahoo.com (Matthew Barlow) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:27:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Moon] ARI EME contest report Message-ID: <593105.89423.qm@web33808.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Many thanks to the sponsors of the ARI EME contest, and to?I1NDP, W8TXT, FR5DN, SV1BTR, DL7APV, G3LTF, DG1KJG, K2UYH, JJ1NNJ, DF3RU, and JA9BOH, for the fb contest QSOs, on 70 cm. ?DJ7GK and ES5PC were both heard well and called, but without success. ?Non-reciprocal polarity alignment made QSOs very difficult or impossible with?fixed polarity Europeon?stations. This problem was overcome, during my QSO with?DG1KJG, by?using my azimuth rotator to?achieve polarity rotation, during the zenith crossing of the moon, at my QTH (80 degrees moon elevation). This was?a tactic that I had never previously attempted,?in the transmitt mode, but certainly intend to use in the future, when the situation permits! ???????????????????????????????????????? 73 de Ron n4gjv 4 x 6.8 WL wood boom yagis, horizontal polarity? 2 x 4CX250 PA???? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090918/ad72f333/attachment.htm From g3ltf at btinternet.com Sat Sep 19 10:53:47 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:53:47 +0100 Subject: [Moon] LNB device coding Message-ID: <88688D8863644AD99F8B0D0869DE47D8@D7BX6Z0J> Anyone know the coding system of red dots on the transistors on X band satellite LNBs?... 1 dot, 2 dots? Tnx 73 Peter G3LTF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090919/75372e79/attachment.htm From k6pf at sbcglobal.net Sat Sep 19 21:55:28 2009 From: k6pf at sbcglobal.net (Bob Kocisko) Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:55:28 -0700 Subject: [Moon] ARI Contest Results for K6PF Message-ID: <001c01ca3963$232c1ec0$6401a8c0@Office> Hello 2m EME Friends: I was QRV 12 Sept during my moonrise for only 2 hrs (fm 0700 - 0910z) due to vy poor condx. Worked IK3MAC (terrific signal) & LA8YB (vy weak w/ lots of QSB). Looked like degradation was ~ 4.5dB. Didn't hear my own echos. On 13 Sept, was QRV for 3 hrs (fm 0830 - 1130z) & once moon got to >= 20 deg EL, condx were vy gud. Worked OK1MS, IK1FJI, RA6DA, F1FLA, YO2AMU, F0CXO, WA6PY & SP7DCS. Heard a couple more stations I would hv liked to work but couldn't stay awake anymore. Total score for 5 hrs is 10 QSOs x 8 mult. All were random, CW, unassisted. Enjoyed the time I was QRV & wish condx would hv bn btr the 1st nite. Tnx for an enjoyable contest. 73, Bob, K6PF 4 x M^2 2MXP20's (19dBd, x-pol) 8877 HPA running 1.5KW From g3ltf at btinternet.com Sat Sep 19 22:20:05 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:20:05 +0100 Subject: [Moon] GASFET markings Message-ID: Many thanks to all who replied. I dont think the replies went to the reflectors so, for convenience, here is a summary of links etc. 73 Peter G3LTF http://pa3csg.hoeplakee.nl/GaAsFetmarkings/gaasfet.html http://www.earf.co.uk/sat.pdf http://www.g4fre.com/data.htm Fujitsu marking red bar only FHX04 one red dot FHX05 two red dots FHX06 purple bar only FHX13 one purple dot FHX14 one orange dot FHX15 two orange dots FHX16 brown bar FHX35 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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An isolator CU15M of TKD is at hand, but this data shows the power rating is up to 10 watts. http://www.tdk.co.jp/tefe02/e774_cu.pdf Is there anyone who can explain how much power this circulator/isolator handles (with an external termination of enough power rationg)? Or anyone can tell me some other high power circulator/ isolator for this power level, and/or the source available? We like to insert one to the output of this fine SSPA. TNX for yor help. Mike JH1KRC From mail01 at df9cy.de Sun Sep 20 15:50:18 2009 From: mail01 at df9cy.de (Christoph Petermann) Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:50:18 +0200 Subject: [Moon] FS: High Power Amplifier for 70cm / 432MHz (III) Message-ID: <4AB6331A.3050303@df9cy.de> Hi all, the High Power Amplifier for 70cm / 432MHz is for sale again. More information is here : http://www.df9cy.de/afusale.htm Don't hesitate to ask .... 73 de Christoph -- Christoph Petermann DF9CY || www.df9cy.de || www.cpetermann.de From df2zc1 at googlemail.com Sun Sep 20 19:46:47 2009 From: df2zc1 at googlemail.com (DF2ZC) Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:46:47 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Locations in T7 San Marino Message-ID: <001101ca3a1a$541f0440$fc5d0cc0$@com> Hello All, San Marino (T7) is one of the places Frank DH7FB and I are currently taking a closer look at re a 2m EME dxpedition in 2010. I recall there was another T7 dxpedition some years ago. So any feedback/suggestion/recommendation re locations is welcome here. vy 73 Bernd DF2ZC (JO30RN) www.df2zc.de ____________________________________________ 144 MHz EME NewsLetter: www.df2zc.de/newsletter twitter.com/df2zc 144 MHz DXCC #21 144 MHz WAC Kenwood TS 2000 2 x GU74b by LZ2US 4 x 2M18XXX 21 dBd full elevation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <20090921090712.WLLR10433.nschwotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com@tikaluna-jjn6i8.bigpond.com> Please enlighten me as to what is a small station. Does 1500w to a pair of 17el M2 center at 160' qualify? 73 Confused Doug VK3UM BTW VK is free of Rabies down here fortunately. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090921/4280793a/attachment.htm From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Mon Sep 21 14:41:54 2009 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (OK1DFC) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:41:54 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] SM5LE homepage repaired In-Reply-To: <8A2506DEA4FC4B58BA30A11E8EB57BAE@sven8aee87826d> Message-ID: <527.1505-16245-217886972-1253536913@seznam.cz> Nice to see you here Sven again :-) GL and 73 DFC ------------ P?vodn? zpr?va ------------ Od: SM5LE P?edm?t: [Moon-net] SM5LE homepage repaired Datum: 21.9.2009 10:54:05 ---------------------------------------- Hi all Someone made me aware of the links on my website was not working. This is now fixed. Warning; do not use the QSL.nu free website service, I did lost one of my website! It is now repaired (tnx to my brother who lent me 50MB) and all links OK. Please feel free to use info if you find any interesting. The Homepage will be there for a year or two. I have no plans for the moment to go EME-QRV again but I do some tropo from my "scrubby" QTH :-) I do look into EME-logger etc and see you all doing well :-) My Homepage adress (with CW letters in the beginning :-) .... _ _ ._ _. ://web.telia.com/~u14901544/ 73 and G.L. /Sven SM5LE _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV 144 - 3400 MHz EME QRO and 10m DISH WAC 432 - 1296 MHz From cupido at mail.ua.pt Mon Sep 21 18:06:19 2009 From: cupido at mail.ua.pt (Luis Cupido) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:06:19 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] Small Stations ? In-Reply-To: <8CC08E5F8942D42-908-FB7D@webmail-d030.sysops.aol.com> References: <20090921090712.WLLR10433.nschwotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com@tikaluna-jjn6i8.bigpond.com> <200909211439.n8LEdwaB046234@hermes.acsalaska.net> <8CC08E5F8942D42-908-FB7D@webmail-d030.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <4AB7A47B.2070808@mail.ua.pt> >...4 yu7ef 9el yagis, mast mounted preamp, W6PO 8877 amp, >....CW may be a challenge... I had 4 yagis and a GU74 and others with 2 or 4 yagi were workable, and during contests I manage to QSO many 4 yagi stns and 2 yagi stns in random... so... The moon must be much further away nowadays compared when I was active on 2m :-) Sorry to disappoint you James but with that setup you likely have a very good station and CW will be very possible. And since you can do CW it seems you are no longer a small station ;-) yeap... bad luck :-) Luis Cupido ct1dmk. james1787 at aol.com wrote: > I will be a brand new EME station out there this year for the first time during the contest (well, hopefully some 'test' contacts done during the week beforehand). I think I missed some of the earlier emails as to what exactly is the change and why it has people upset? Forgive me, as I have not done an ARRL EME contest before so I would not know any different as to how it was last year. > > > > My friends and I are putting the finishing touches on my 2 meter station, 4 yu7ef 9el yagis, mast mounted preamp, W6PO 8877 amp, etc. I probably fall in the 'small station' compared to most. CW may be a challenge, but I am hopeful. JT-65 hopefully should have some success. > > > > 73, > > James KB2FCV > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > From jimmyv at hol.gr Tue Sep 22 13:00:50 2009 From: jimmyv at hol.gr (jimmyv at hol.gr) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:00:50 +0300 Subject: [Moon] Small Stations ? Message-ID: <20090922140050.j59dgwaxw4cw8scc@easymail-app.hol.gr> Hi James & All I agree in principle with Luis CT1DMK. With your 4 yagis and 8877 you can have as many Random CW EME contacts as you now find hard to imagine. Believe it or not, it is true. As long as you live in a qrm-limited area. Your FB setup is that of the typical 2m cw EME medium station. Working analog is just a matter of persistence and patience. Any help you might need with operating procedures, any technical question do not hesitate to ask in the Moon (Moonbounce) reflector. A lot of RF very knowledgeable cw folks here. Who have greatly helped us all through the years. Digital stations as well as mixed stations who do mostly digital, have purposely created the myth that cw eme is impossible or extremely difficult even for 2 or 4 yagi stations. Entirely false, even for 1/3 of the power you have. The nicest part is that working on random is easy! Hang in there, seek help and expert advice where/if needed from cw colleagues and you will certainly receive the reward of challenge, continuous rf knowledge and enjoyment. I run almost exclusively on cw random. Look for my CQ in ARRL Contest. We can work within few mins (if no pileup). My array has 3.5dbd more gain than yours. The same can happen with a lot of other 2m cw eme stations. My advice is: be Patient and Persistent. So it is good you are hopeful! Have faith - disregard the myths that cw eme needs monster arrays et al! GL & 73 Jimmy SV1BTR >...4 yu7ef 9el yagis, mast mounted preamp, W6PO 8877 amp, >....CW may be a challenge... I had 4 yagis and a GU74 and others with 2 or 4 yagi were workable, and during contests I manage to QSO many 4 yagi stns and 2 yagi stns in random... so... The moon must be much further away nowadays compared when I was active on 2m :-) Sorry to disappoint you James but with that setup you likely have a very good station and CW will be very possible. And since you can do CW it seems you are no longer a small station ;-) yeap... bad luck :-) Luis Cupido ct1dmk. james1787 at aol.com wrote: > I will be a brand new EME station out there this year for the first > time during the contest (well, hopefully some 'test' contacts done > during the week beforehand). I think I missed some of the earlier > emails as to what exactly is the change and why it has people upset? > Forgive me, as I have not done an ARRL EME contest before so I would > not know any different as to how it was last year. My friends and I > are putting the finishing touches on my 2 meter station, 4 yu7ef 9el > yagis, mast mounted preamp, W6PO 8877 amp, etc. I probably fall in > the 'small station' compared to most. CW may be a challenge, but I > am hopeful. JT-65 hopefully should have some success. 73, James KB2FCV From sm4ive at telia.com Tue Sep 22 13:27:43 2009 From: sm4ive at telia.com (Lars Pettersson) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:27:43 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Small Stations ? References: <20090922140050.j59dgwaxw4cw8scc@easymail-app.hol.gr> Message-ID: james the setup you are running was the most common setup wayback in the early 80`s and before that, there were not many stations with BIG ant , if i recall correct you could count them on one hand. And boy so many qsos we made! even 4 Yagi >1 yagi worked with 800W and an old BF981. So as Jimmy said this is Fun after aQSO you can feel that you have accomplished something instead of watching the screen for signs :~)) CW is FUN 73 and GL de SM4IVE ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; ; Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [Moon] Small Stations ? > Hi James & All > > I agree in principle with Luis CT1DMK. With your 4 yagis and 8877 you > can have as many Random CW EME contacts as you now find hard to > imagine. Believe it or not, it is true. As long as you live in a > qrm-limited area. > Your FB setup is that of the typical 2m cw EME medium station. Working > analog is just a matter of persistence and patience. Any help you > might need with operating procedures, any technical question do not > hesitate to ask in the Moon (Moonbounce) reflector. A lot of RF very > knowledgeable cw folks here. Who have greatly helped us all through > the years. > > Digital stations as well as mixed stations who do mostly digital, have > purposely created the myth that cw eme is impossible or extremely > difficult even for 2 or 4 yagi stations. Entirely false, even for 1/3 > of the power you have. The nicest part is that working on random is > easy! > Hang in there, seek help and expert advice where/if needed from cw > colleagues and you will certainly receive the reward of challenge, > continuous rf knowledge and enjoyment. > > I run almost exclusively on cw random. Look for my CQ in ARRL Contest. > We can work within few mins (if no pileup). My array has 3.5dbd more > gain than yours. > The same can happen with a lot of other 2m cw eme stations. My advice > is: be Patient and Persistent. So it is good you are hopeful! Have > faith - disregard the myths that cw eme needs monster arrays et al! > > GL & 73 > Jimmy SV1BTR > > >...4 yu7ef 9el yagis, mast mounted preamp, W6PO 8877 amp, > >....CW may be a challenge... > > I had 4 yagis and a GU74 and > others with 2 or 4 yagi were workable, > and during contests I manage to QSO > many 4 yagi stns and 2 yagi stns in random... > > so... > > The moon must be much further away > nowadays compared when I was active on 2m :-) > > Sorry to disappoint you James but with that setup > you likely have a very good station and CW will be > very possible. > And since you can do CW it seems you are no longer > a small station ;-) yeap... bad luck :-) > > Luis Cupido > ct1dmk. > > james1787 at aol.com wrote: >> I will be a brand new EME station out there this year for the first >> time during the contest (well, hopefully some 'test' contacts done >> during the week beforehand). I think I missed some of the earlier >> emails as to what exactly is the change and why it has people upset? >> Forgive me, as I have not done an ARRL EME contest before so I would >> not know any different as to how it was last year. My friends and I >> are putting the finishing touches on my 2 meter station, 4 yu7ef 9el >> yagis, mast mounted preamp, W6PO 8877 amp, etc. I probably fall in >> the 'small station' compared to most. CW may be a challenge, but I >> am hopeful. JT-65 hopefully should have some success. 73, James KB2FCV > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 gabercr at nc.rr.com Tue Sep 22 14:00:45 2009 From: gabercr at nc.rr.com (Gary Abercrombie) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:00:45 -0400 Subject: [Moon] To operate or not to operate Message-ID: ARRL EME Contest: If I get my new 8877 PA completed in time, I was considering operating 144Mhz EME for the first time with my 4 M2 yagis in lieu of 432Mhz (12 yagis / 8938 PA). But it looks like the annual protesters are coming out again so maybe it will be a lot of effort for not (again). Isn't the goal to work as many guys on EME as possible ? If you don't operate, how are you going to work anyone ? As I posted last year, if you don't want to participate, fine, this is your choice. But why try to convince others not to operate? Somewhere, somehow, we need to increase the activity on the bands - especially 432Mhz which has really fallen off a cliff. I even setup for JT mode up at K1FO 3 years ago just to see if I could work a few new stations. Only worked 3 stations on JT and around 45 on CW. I also worked 2 of the 3 JT stations again on CW. BTW, I did use my SDR-14 to locate the JT stations to work them. I could here them speaker copy but not until I got on their precise frequency could they hear me. Guess the issue is JT operators need to use MAP-65 or get an SDR for contesting. Since I have not worked 144Mhz EME yet, I probably have a lot to learn about what all the fuss is about. But on 432Mhz, it is quite easy and fairly predictable. The big guns usually take a frequency 432.010, 432.011, 432.015, 432.022 etc and camp out there all weekend. I use them (NC1I, OH2PO, KL6M, DL9KR, OZ4MM, SV1BTR, K1RQG, etc, etc) to tweak the array and polarity. No additional spotting needed - they are simply loud and seemingly always there. I have worked NC1I and DL9KR w/o a preamp with 4 short yagis and they were still 559 or better copy. Until I get land secured for the dish project, I am limited to my portable setup. Just hope the protest stops so I feel it will be worth the effort. I also seemed to miss the private meeting last year where all the dual 432/1296 Mhz stations decided to operate 1296Mhz the first leg, then 432Mhz the second leg. Was another private meeting held again this year? 73, and GL in the contest Gary, N8CQ From jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp Tue Sep 22 16:12:18 2009 From: jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp (M. Watanabe) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:12:18 +0900 Subject: [Moon] circulator/isolator for 5.7GHz HPA In-Reply-To: <20090920004831175.OLOT.8223.wememta101.odn.ne.jp@mta101.odn.ne.jp> Message-ID: <20090922141218731.OUQE.8223.wememta101.odn.ne.jp@mta101.odn.ne.jp> Hi all. The HPA I tested for 8J1AXA makes ca 40 watts output. A TDK 10 watt circulator inside seems to be ok with this power. Only heat directly conducts from the final amplifier makes it hot. Hot circumstances would do harm for the ferrite, so cooling fans were attached to the heatsink and the bottom of the cabinet make it cool enough. A NEC 5-pole BPF is needed for clean output, this makes it 32 watt. Not too bad! All of the spurious output abouve -70dBc measured up to 26GHz disappeared with this filter. TNX! Mike JH1KRC From jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp Tue Sep 22 17:38:07 2009 From: jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp (M. Watanabe) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 0:38:07 +0900 Subject: [Moon] Bird 43 for power measurement on 1296MHz In-Reply-To: <20090922141218731.OUQE.8223.wememta101.odn.ne.jp@mta101.odn.ne.jp> Message-ID: <20090922153807846.OUZB.8223.wememta101.odn.ne.jp@mta101.odn.ne.jp> Hello all, Is there any comparative data on the real power output and Bird 43 power measurement on 1296MHz? As the Table 1. of the Bird catalogue, E slugs are for 400-1000 MHz. Since Bird 43 power meter is popular and comfortable for power monitoring, I guess many of 23cm guys use this with E slugs for this band. I do the same. Incidentally when I measure the power output and possible spurious from a 23cm SSPA, a couple of 1.3G-160W DL2AM power units, using M57762x8 each, I noticed my Bird indicates more power than estimated, and more than measured with other instruments, such as HP437B, MS2663C spectrum analyzer, etc., using a Bird 8322 attenuator, for example, with some attenuator pads. The estimated power output I like to obtain is 200 watts. See the sample measured power levels with E slugs below. 1296MHz 50E indication 50 watts (47dBm) at 45.85dBm ... +1.15dB 100E indication 100 watts (50dBm) at 47.85dBm ... + 2.15dB 500E indication 200 watts (53dBm) at 49.41dBm ... + 3.59dB Measured with HP 437B, Bird 8322 as a load, and Microlab/FXR HZ-22 pick-up at -30dB. Using nother attenuator/load also showed more power indication on Bird 43 with E slugs. I also want to know any other power meter for 23cm/high pwr. Please give some comments. TNX. Mike JH1KRC From ve1alq at nbnet.nb.ca Tue Sep 22 18:20:51 2009 From: ve1alq at nbnet.nb.ca (Darrell) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:20:51 -0300 Subject: [Moon] Small Stations ? In-Reply-To: References: <20090922140050.j59dgwaxw4cw8scc@easymail-app.hol.gr> Message-ID: <20090922162057.DKQF13749.torspm02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@ve1alq.nbnet.nb.ca> Could not agree more with Jimmy and Luis, Lars and others. Back in the 80 I started out with 4 CC Junior Boomer's, Bloomers or what ever they were called, not even EL and ruining a pair of 4CX250R's I worked many, many stations, VE7BQH Initial #1 and then added EL and worked many more. After a couple of years I went to KLM 17LBX's and an 8877 and WAS and VUCC with 69DXCC's before going to a 7.6m Dish for 432 & 23cm, and 6cm on a smaller dish. As I recall I worked Lance on all of his many expeditions with 2 Yagi's on 2m, I never had more than 4 Yagi's, so 4 Yagi's and an 8877 I would not consider a small station based on the results I had. plus it was a pile of FUN, which is what is/or was, all about then and hopefully still is. Regards & GL, Darrell.....Oh forgot, I even had a couple of SSB contacts on 2m with 4 Yagi's, hi At 08:27 AM 9/22/2009, Lars Pettersson wrote: >james > >the setup you are running was the most common setup wayback in the early >80`s and before that, there were not many stations with BIG ant , if i >recall correct you could count them on one hand. And boy so many qsos we >made! even 4 Yagi >1 yagi worked with 800W and an old BF981. >So as Jimmy said this is Fun after aQSO you can feel that you have >accomplished something instead of watching the screen for signs :~)) CW is >FUN >73 and GL de SM4IVE > >----- Original Message ----- >From: >To: ; ; >Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:00 PM >Subject: Re: [Moon] Small Stations ? > > > > Hi James & All > > > > I agree in principle with Luis CT1DMK. With your 4 yagis and 8877 you > > can have as many Random CW EME contacts as you now find hard to > > imagine. Believe it or not, it is true. As long as you live in a > > qrm-limited area. > > Your FB setup is that of the typical 2m cw EME medium station. Working > > analog is just a matter of persistence and patience. Any help you > > might need with operating procedures, any technical question do not > > hesitate to ask in the Moon (Moonbounce) reflector. A lot of RF very > > knowledgeable cw folks here. Who have greatly helped us all through > > the years. > > > > Digital stations as well as mixed stations who do mostly digital, have > > purposely created the myth that cw eme is impossible or extremely > > difficult even for 2 or 4 yagi stations. Entirely false, even for 1/3 > > of the power you have. The nicest part is that working on random is > > easy! > > Hang in there, seek help and expert advice where/if needed from cw > > colleagues and you will certainly receive the reward of challenge, > > continuous rf knowledge and enjoyment. > > > > I run almost exclusively on cw random. Look for my CQ in ARRL Contest. > > We can work within few mins (if no pileup). My array has 3.5dbd more > > gain than yours. > > The same can happen with a lot of other 2m cw eme stations. My advice > > is: be Patient and Persistent. So it is good you are hopeful! Have > > faith - disregard the myths that cw eme needs monster arrays et al! > > > > GL & 73 > > Jimmy SV1BTR > > > > >...4 yu7ef 9el yagis, mast mounted preamp, W6PO 8877 amp, > > >....CW may be a challenge... > > > > I had 4 yagis and a GU74 and > > others with 2 or 4 yagi were workable, > > and during contests I manage to QSO > > many 4 yagi stns and 2 yagi stns in random... > > > > so... > > > > The moon must be much further away > > nowadays compared when I was active on 2m :-) > > > > Sorry to disappoint you James but with that setup > > you likely have a very good station and CW will be > > very possible. > > And since you can do CW it seems you are no longer > > a small station ;-) yeap... bad luck :-) > > > > Luis Cupido > > ct1dmk. > > > > james1787 at aol.com wrote: > >> I will be a brand new EME station out there this year for the first > >> time during the contest (well, hopefully some 'test' contacts done > >> during the week beforehand). I think I missed some of the earlier > >> emails as to what exactly is the change and why it has people upset? > >> Forgive me, as I have not done an ARRL EME contest before so I would > >> not know any different as to how it was last year. My friends and I > >> are putting the finishing touches on my 2 meter station, 4 yu7ef 9el > >> yagis, mast mounted preamp, W6PO 8877 amp, etc. I probably fall in > >> the 'small station' compared to most. CW may be a challenge, but I > >> am hopeful. JT-65 hopefully should have some success. 73, James KB2FCV > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > >_______________________________________________ >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 > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.112/2388 - Release Date: >09/22/09 05:51:00 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We intend to make skeds only on 9 cm, which was our weakest band in Northern Ireland (but we have made QRO, hi!!) . So as listed below, we publish a timetable for all bands, as you have to find out yourselves, where we are and when we have common a moon - this was some peoples wish, expressed in this reflector earlier this year....let's see how this works out. Subsequent to the date and the band active you will find 4 times (all in UT) with the following meaning: First time: moon rise for us with window to Asia/Pacific and Eastern Europe Second time: window to US East coast Third time: window to US West coast (mostly already next day, separated with //) Fourth time: moon set for us (always next day). Hmm, where can they be located then???? 3rd October, 23 cm: 1600/2300//0140/0500 4th October, 13 cm: 1600/2300//0200/0600 5th October, 9 cm: 1600/2330//0230/0800 6th October: 1600//0030/0330/0900 7th October: 1630//0100/0400/1100 8th October: 1700//0200/0500/1200 9th October, 70 cm: 1800//0300/0530/1300 10th October, 23 cm: 1900//0400/0700/1330 On the 9th and 10th October the ARRL contest is taking place. We will start on 70 cm before the contest to catch the window to Australia and Pacific, which is closed for us during contest time. For 6th to 8th October we still have no prefences. We surely can make 23 cm in JT for very weak stations (please sked proposals) on one of these days. Sked requests on 9 cm please in beforehand direct to DL1YMK! Here are the first skeds on 9 cm (3400.100) on 5th October: 1600 OK1KIR ( One hour until 1700, as we expect trees for the first degrees) 1700 G3LTF 1730 PA0BAT Always the home station begins, YMK second, and we propose 5 min sequences to get more opportunity to find the moon, hi. One proposal for the first days: if you have worked us, write it in the reflector as an incentive for others to look for us, but without the prefix. So everybody have the chance to decode the complete callsign themselves! CU off the rock, M & M team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090922/30ba2184/attachment.htm From cupido at mail.ua.pt Tue Sep 22 20:32:27 2009 From: cupido at mail.ua.pt (Luis Cupido) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:32:27 +0100 Subject: [Moon] Something to think about, Was: Small Stations ? In-Reply-To: References: <20090922140050.j59dgwaxw4cw8scc@easymail-app.hol.gr> Message-ID: <4AB9183B.8080808@mail.ua.pt> Hi folks, The fact is that the vast majority of young fellow hams I had the privilege to talk about EME, that expressed interest or curiosity about this corner of our hobby were fully convicted that CW/EME require monster arrays and digital modes are the only salvation of mankind. ...and this is real !!! I can't really tell if this "small station syndrome" was anti EME/CW propaganda result or simply a self generated myth. (and I even don't really care) Interesting enough is that I see this somehow in accordance with the evolution of society where a general/cultural Attention Deficit Disorder seems to be emerging. ... you download it, you click on it, and you make a QSO or not, and if it has much more than that it doesn't really worth the effort and you move on to the next easy thing. The assistance polemic goes the exact same way, make it all easy by all means at a click of a mouse if possible, if not that easy, it is too difficult and a fruitless exercise, just abandon to the next cool stuff... What I may see missing here is best described by ancient popular wisdom: "The reward is the journey"(old Chinese proverb) not the QSO (I add) Luis Cupido ct1dmk. P.S. By no means I'm opening any polemics about CW JT Assistance or else. Or even offend anyone. I do understand perfectly the advantages and disadvantages of all that, and contrary to popular believes it's not simply measured in dB... (IMHO) But that is another story... Maybe many of intervening hams in the past debates did not realize how neo-cultural (non technical) their positions were about. Nothing wrong with that, and certainly creating a new paradigm that should, for the benefit of all, create more diversity rising new challenges (contests) and all other sort activities enriching our hobby. The merging of practices on well established competitions born when only analog modes existed is off course creating discomfort certainly impoverish both fashions of our hobby. Lars Pettersson wrote: > james > > the setup you are running was the most common setup wayback in the early > 80`s and before that, there were not many stations with BIG ant , if i > recall correct you could count them on one hand. And boy so many qsos we > made! even 4 Yagi >1 yagi worked with 800W and an old BF981. > So as Jimmy said this is Fun after aQSO you can feel that you have > accomplished something instead of watching the screen for signs :~)) CW is > FUN > 73 and GL de SM4IVE > > ----- Original Message ----- From: > To: ; ; > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Moon] Small Stations ? > > >> Hi James & All >> >> I agree in principle with Luis CT1DMK. With your 4 yagis and 8877 you >> can have as many Random CW EME contacts as you now find hard to >> imagine. Believe it or not, it is true. As long as you live in a >> qrm-limited area. >> Your FB setup is that of the typical 2m cw EME medium station. Working >> analog is just a matter of persistence and patience. Any help you >> might need with operating procedures, any technical question do not >> hesitate to ask in the Moon (Moonbounce) reflector. A lot of RF very >> knowledgeable cw folks here. Who have greatly helped us all through >> the years. >> >> Digital stations as well as mixed stations who do mostly digital, have >> purposely created the myth that cw eme is impossible or extremely >> difficult even for 2 or 4 yagi stations. Entirely false, even for 1/3 >> of the power you have. The nicest part is that working on random is >> easy! >> Hang in there, seek help and expert advice where/if needed from cw >> colleagues and you will certainly receive the reward of challenge, >> continuous rf knowledge and enjoyment. >> >> I run almost exclusively on cw random. Look for my CQ in ARRL Contest. >> We can work within few mins (if no pileup). My array has 3.5dbd more >> gain than yours. >> The same can happen with a lot of other 2m cw eme stations. My advice >> is: be Patient and Persistent. So it is good you are hopeful! Have >> faith - disregard the myths that cw eme needs monster arrays et al! >> >> GL & 73 >> Jimmy SV1BTR >> >> >...4 yu7ef 9el yagis, mast mounted preamp, W6PO 8877 amp, >> >....CW may be a challenge... >> >> I had 4 yagis and a GU74 and >> others with 2 or 4 yagi were workable, >> and during contests I manage to QSO >> many 4 yagi stns and 2 yagi stns in random... >> >> so... >> >> The moon must be much further away >> nowadays compared when I was active on 2m :-) >> >> Sorry to disappoint you James but with that setup >> you likely have a very good station and CW will be >> very possible. >> And since you can do CW it seems you are no longer >> a small station ;-) yeap... bad luck :-) >> >> Luis Cupido >> ct1dmk. >> >> james1787 at aol.com wrote: >>> I will be a brand new EME station out there this year for the first >>> time during the contest (well, hopefully some 'test' contacts done >>> during the week beforehand). I think I missed some of the earlier >>> emails as to what exactly is the change and why it has people upset? >>> Forgive me, as I have not done an ARRL EME contest before so I would >>> not know any different as to how it was last year. My friends and I >>> are putting the finishing touches on my 2 meter station, 4 yu7ef 9el >>> yagis, mast mounted preamp, W6PO 8877 amp, etc. I probably fall in >>> the 'small station' compared to most. CW may be a challenge, but I >>> am hopeful. JT-65 hopefully should have some success. 73, James KB2FCV >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 DL1YMK at aol.com Wed Sep 23 01:32:11 2009 From: DL1YMK at aol.com (DL1YMK at aol.com) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:32:11 EDT Subject: [Moon] Skeds on 9cm XXX/DL1YMK Message-ID: Hello, due to some problems with the location we had to shift all skeds on 9 cm for XXX/DL1YMK for one hour, so we made a new sked list, now it should be OK for all interesting stations: 5th October, time in UT 1700 OK1KIR (until 1800) 1800 OK1CA (until 1900) 1900 G3LTF 1930 PA0BAT 2000 DL4MEA 6th October, time in UT 0200 W5LUA Alle home stations begin, YMK is second. We propose 5 min sequences!!!!! Please look carefully on our timetable for the other bands! For US stations alle times are already on the next day, we described it in the text!! Vy 73, Monika & Michael -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090922/02502878/attachment.htm From ZS6AXT at telkomsa.net Wed Sep 23 15:34:06 2009 From: ZS6AXT at telkomsa.net (Ivo Chladek) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:34:06 +0200 Subject: [Moon] WG Switch Message-ID: <663CE193DCEF454195C9190184BBA4D3@ZS6AXT> Hi, I wonder, has anybody connection diagram for the WG switch recently sold on Ebay, SMI manufacture, IDENT # 53263, P / N SMX - 257 M ?? Four double wires coming out each black and red, two are blue and one brown, one red. So far I did not manage to work it out, any help will be very appreciated. It is for my 3 cm EME. Thanks, Ivo, ZS6AXT_ ___________________ Ivo Chladek ZS6AXT at TELKOMSA.NET +27-11-664-7883 loc. KG33VV.82 From sm2cew at telia.com Wed Sep 23 18:31:02 2009 From: sm2cew at telia.com (Peter Sundberg) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:31:02 +0000 Subject: [Moon] Dubus 2m CW EME Event, change of date Message-ID: <20090923163105.31B66220DF@mailrelay.alltele.net> Fellow moonbouncers, Due to the fact that we planned the Dubus 2m CW EME Events for 2009 before the ARRL had decided on their contest dates we have now shifted this years last event to November instead of December. Our proposed December date turned out to be the same as the 2nd ARRL 50-1296 MHz leg. In November the ARRL contest is 2.3 GHz/MW so we will not collide with any other EME contest activity on 144 MHz. Picking dates for a full year at the beginning of the year is difficult. Most contests dates are not published by then so in an effort not to crash with other fine EME events we adjust our dates/times as best we can. On 7 November our 2nd pass will however collide with the terrestrial IARU Reg 1 Marconi VHF contest which is unfortunate of course. See http://www.sm2cew.com/aw_dates.html for details. On another note, I am looking forward to a lot of good CW contacts in the ARRL contest. I especially like the fact that the ARRL has decided to make it a fair contest again by lifting out the (special) assisted category that even allowed self spotting and chatting. This is a good step forward in my view. I am certain that the CW activity in the ARRL contest will be good this year as we have seen high activity during our 2m CW EME Events. 73 de Peter SM2CEW www.sm2cew.com From ok1tehlist at seznam.cz Wed Sep 23 18:46:15 2009 From: ok1tehlist at seznam.cz (=?us-ascii?Q?OK1TEH=20Petrzilka?=) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:46:15 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] Sorry for "off topic" In-Reply-To: <1CF744AF8B5A4E3A88424ADA9CEEA880@Martine> Message-ID: <19404.29894-25969-1007452179-1253724375@seznam.cz> Hi Sven & all I'm back logged in Moon-net list after some time and see that never ending debate is on the way as usual... I don't want to make more noise except I'd have some another idea for contest debate: I think any kind of chat should not be allowed during a contest, however some small help would be possible for (some) QRP category op. . I'd recommend to think about to use one live internet page from 1 or 2 QRO stations (with some 4xLY or more) where would be noted live CQ frequencies based on that 1 -2 stations RX via MAP65. No chat would be needed but lot of none QRP SDR guys with JT65 would be got in. What do you think about it? 73 Matej, OK1TEH PS: Will some QRO station (in CW category) think about to use some funny contest callsign like OO1OOO or MM5MMM? :-) PPS: Sri for my English, I hope you understood :) > ------------ P?vodn? zpr?va ------------ > Od: DUZ > P?edm?t: Re: [Moon-net] Sorry for "off topic" > Datum: 23.9.2009 18:11:53 > ---------------------------------------- > Sven, > Sorry I can't answer to your question but you are I am happy to see your > message on the reflector which is not talking about: > - contest or no, > - assisted or no > - cw or no > - JT or no > - etc...... > > A kind a quiet place in this omnidirectional debate possible by the use of > computers against the use of computers ! funny isn't it ? > > best 73 to all > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "SM5LE" > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:18 AM > To: "Moonbounce" ; "MOON_NET" > > Subject: [Moon-net] Sorry for "off topic" > > > > > Hi all > > Sorry for "off topic". > > Does anybody know where to buy a mechanically vertical antenna (like a > > pole) , but with horizontal polarization , omni directional , an Alford > > slot or any, for 1296 MHz, preferably in Europe? > > > > I have difficulties to build things nowadays. > > > > > > > > 73 Sven SM5LE > > _______________________________________________ > > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > > > > From g3ltf at btinternet.com Fri Sep 25 10:50:49 2009 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (peter blair) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:50:49 +0100 Subject: [Moon] Is this how it was? Message-ID: Quote... In the "old and good CW-only-time's" you could complete QSO's by telephone 'without anyone knowing' or on the 20mtr. VHF-net 14.345 MHz........ This is not the first comment in the current debate to explicitly state or imply that ( many) eme QSOs in the pre JT days of eme were not to the "Ed Tilton" standard. There are a few of us left from the first days of eme, in what you refer to as the "old and good CW-only-time's" , who rather object to this. Unless you can substantiate the statement then please don't make it. 1)Go and take a look at the early 432 and above EME news letters ( my collection BTW goes back to the early 1970's when they were hand-written, and before that when W1JR first started a NL) You will find there many occasions when QSOs were registered as incomplete.. " signal faded".." lost the moon" "PA blew up"...."squirrels ate the control lines"...etc. So, bad luck! , you missed the DJ9BV expedition to wherever ......they are not going to falsify their log for you. 2) Yes, mistakes happen and sometimes a QSO will be recorded that didn't happen. I have certainly had a few QSLs from people who thought a contact was complete but it wasn't according to my log. Mostly these are from newcomers and often you later make a good solid QSO with them when they have sorted out their system. 3)" Without anyone knowing".... I am sorry to have to point this out, but this issue of trust in eme QSOs has only arisen since digital modes made eme a mass communication mode. Having a digital record of a QSO does not mean that if you do not have such a record then that QSO is of questionable validity. 73 Peter G3LTF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090925/a0632980/attachment.htm From sm4ive at telia.com Fri Sep 25 13:10:58 2009 From: sm4ive at telia.com (Lars Pettersson) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:10:58 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Is this how it was? References: Message-ID: <914F479014A54D4D9710D886ED279E87@RADIO> Peter. very well written. Have a nice weekend 73 de Lars SM4IVE p.s my mounting ring for the dish are at The galvanizer it will be back in a week. ds ----- Original Message ----- From: peter blair To: moonbounceboard ; freetalk moonnet Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 10:50 AM Subject: [Moon] Is this how it was? Quote... In the "old and good CW-only-time's" you could complete QSO's by telephone 'without anyone knowing' or on the 20mtr. VHF-net 14.345 MHz........ This is not the first comment in the current debate to explicitly state or imply that ( many) eme QSOs in the pre JT days of eme were not to the "Ed Tilton" standard. There are a few of us left from the first days of eme, in what you refer to as the "old and good CW-only-time's" , who rather object to this. Unless you can substantiate the statement then please don't make it. 1)Go and take a look at the early 432 and above EME news letters ( my collection BTW goes back to the early 1970's when they were hand-written, and before that when W1JR first started a NL) You will find there many occasions when QSOs were registered as incomplete.. " signal faded".." lost the moon" "PA blew up"...."squirrels ate the control lines"...etc. So, bad luck! , you missed the DJ9BV expedition to wherever ......they are not going to falsify their log for you. 2) Yes, mistakes happen and sometimes a QSO will be recorded that didn't happen. I have certainly had a few QSLs from people who thought a contact was complete but it wasn't according to my log. Mostly these are from newcomers and often you later make a good solid QSO with them when they have sorted out their system. 3)" Without anyone knowing".... I am sorry to have to point this out, but this issue of trust in eme QSOs has only arisen since digital modes made eme a mass communication mode. Having a digital record of a QSO does not mean that if you do not have such a record then that QSO is of questionable validity. 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/20090925/e04e5c6c/attachment.htm From conrad at g0ruz.com Sat Sep 26 00:12:09 2009 From: conrad at g0ruz.com (Conrad Farlow) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:12:09 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-net] Is this how it was? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4ABD4039.7030701@g0ruz.com> I have recently become very interested in fishing in wild rivers for a fish called the barbel. In fact I have just spent a week trying to find them in Spain where they are truly wild! I am quite isolated most of the time and it is very challenging. The internet is full of virtual fishermen who 'advise' others on what to do, there are others who want it to be easy - indeed I was like that in the early days. Now I do my own thing, in my own way and set my own challenges. There is no doubt about it - society wants a quick and easy way to results in everything. I must be getting old because I used to enjoy eme in the comparative solitude of pre logger pre internet days a lot more. I find that fishing on wild unexplored sections of river gives me a similar feeling. Will I catch anything? ( Will I work anything) Is my tackle ok (has my preamp blown) Was that a fish brushing into my line (was that the end of a CQ call) I wish I could spend more time by the river (on the band) Every now and then the fishing is great and I catch big fish ( CX9BT on 2m, ED9UHF on 70cms) Do you understand where I am coming from? I feel that something has been lost, when I return to eme I hope that something of the good old days is still there. I am only 43 years old and I feel very strongly about this, what on earth is happening to society? I thought that the sentiments expressed in Peter Blair's recent post was long overdue. 73 to all I'm off fishing :-) Conrad G0RUZ peter blair wrote: > Quote... In the "old and good CW-only-time's" you could complete QSO's by telephone 'without anyone knowing' or on the 20mtr. VHF-net 14.345 MHz........ > This is not the first comment in the current debate to explicitly state or imply that ( many) eme QSOs in the pre JT days of eme were not to the "Ed Tilton" standard. There are a few of us left from the first days of eme, in what you refer to as the "old and good CW-only-time's" , who rather object to this. Unless you can substantiate the statement then please don't make it. > 1)Go and take a look at the early 432 and above EME news letters ( my collection BTW goes back to the early 1970's when they were hand-written, and before that when W1JR first started a NL) You will find there many occasions when QSOs were registered as incomplete.. " signal faded".." lost the moon" "PA blew up"...."squirrels ate the control lines"...etc. So, bad luck! , you missed the DJ9BV expedition to wherever > ......they are not going to falsify their log for you. > 2) Yes, mistakes happen and sometimes a QSO will be recorded that didn't happen. I have certainly had a few QSLs from people who thought a contact was complete but it wasn't according to my log. Mostly these are from newcomers and often you later make a good solid QSO with them when they have sorted out their system. > 3)" Without anyone knowing".... I am sorry to have to point this out, but this issue of trust in eme QSOs has only arisen since digital modes made eme a mass communication mode. Having a digital record of a QSO does not mean that if you do not have such a record then that QSO is of questionable validity. > 73 Peter G3LTF > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > From sp7dcs at wp.pl Sat Sep 26 18:14:46 2009 From: sp7dcs at wp.pl (Chris SP7DCS) Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:14:46 +0200 Subject: [Moon] qsl address to JA8ERE Message-ID: <4ABE3DF6.20900@wp.pl> Hi, Can you help me with qsl address of JA8ERE ? I can not find it in qrz.com and hamcall.net Thanks in advance, 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 sp7dcs at wp.pl Sun Sep 27 10:22:38 2009 From: sp7dcs at wp.pl (Chris SP7DCS) Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:22:38 +0200 Subject: [Moon] qsl address to JA8ERE In-Reply-To: <4ABE3DF6.20900@wp.pl> References: <4ABE3DF6.20900@wp.pl> Message-ID: <4ABF20CE.2000806@wp.pl> Hi, Thank you all for kind help. I already have an address. VY 73 !!! de Chris SP7DCS Chris SP7DCS pisze: > Hi, > Can you help me with qsl address of JA8ERE ? > I can not find it in qrz.com and hamcall.net > > Thanks in advance, > 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 jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp Sun Sep 27 10:26:57 2009 From: jh1krc at syd.odn.ne.jp (M. Watanabe) Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:26:57 +0900 Subject: [Moon] Net Notes Sep 26, 2009 In-Reply-To: <658c5268f33c3aa18531975028ee8ed6@www1-mail.volny.cz> References: <658c5268f33c3aa18531975028ee8ed6@www1-mail.volny.cz> Message-ID: <001c01ca3f4c$475dbb70$d6193250$@odn.ne.jp> Hi Vlada, Thank you for detailed comments. When I began 23cm years back, I checked my Bird power attenuator rated at 2.5kw, 500MHz, and found working on 23cm with good accurate attenuation. Then Bird 43 was also employed for power measurement using 500E and 1000E slugs. I didn't find any malfunction then. Now I have several slugs of E series, and several sets of Bird meter and pick-up units. I have not checked each of them. Actually, harmonic output can push your power meter (using directional coupler) to indicate more than actual output on the fundamental. I experienced first when I tested C-band TWT amplifier for 13cm. Too much driving of TWT makes my power meter high indication, not only forward, but also reflected power even with a good dummy load. This phenomenon was caused by the strong harmonic output which is much higher out of the the frequency range of my power meter. The directivity degrades, and power/reflection meter was pushed up. Still the SWR of the dummy load stays low enough. This time, simultaneously, I measured the harmonics with a spectrum analyzer. Without a filter the second harmonic was less than -50dBc. And the higher harmonics were less. They did not push the Bird. My conclusions are: Use some specific slug, a frequency-specific, and directive slug for Bird 43 on 23cm band. Check out the curve of each Bird slug in hand if preferred to use. Notice the sensitivity of a slug may change in time. Use another instruments, such as a directional coupler and thermister power meter, etc. Also TNX to HB9BBD and I5WBE for info on ID-Elektronik, and EME Electronics, respectively. Certainly, they have good power meters. http://www.id-elektronik.de/noflash.htm http://www.eme-hf-technik.de/measuring-instruments.htm Mike JH1KRC -----Original Message----- From: vladimir.masek at volny.cz [mailto:vladimir.masek at volny.cz] Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 3:39 PM To: Mike Watanabe Subject: Re: Net Notes Sep 26, 2009 Hi Mike, sri, do not using Bird, so no real opinion with it or E slugs, but I can share my experience as follows. Pls, be aware of two issues. First, Bird slugs are actually a small directional slugs compensated in frequency to widen the bandwidth. So, on the higher end and especially over it the coupling will be higher, so indication as well. On the other hand you actually made necessary: a new three point calibration, hi. Second, based on what mention above, the sensitivity to higher harmonics will be modified by coupling factor for these harmonics. Because the metering is based on diode detection, the diode circuit reactances and-or resonances can (not necessarilly) significantly influence the base frequency reading as well. So what I can recommend is a precise or calibrated directional coupler for the particular band, 23cm in this case, with precise or calibrated attenuation and a metering based on heat (thermistor,amorhpous semiconductor, etc.). I am using an old analogue HP432A with wideband thermistor sensor (10MHz to 18GHz) for years and never got false low or overwhelming results on ham-radio amps with the obviously very moderate or any special filtering of harmonics or other spurii. 73, Vlada OK1DAK/OK1KIR From DL1YMK at aol.com Sun Sep 27 12:48:03 2009 From: DL1YMK at aol.com (DL1YMK at aol.com) Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:48:03 EDT Subject: [Moon] Additional day on 70 cm XXX/DL1YMK Message-ID: Hello lunatics, as we have built a new 70 cm feed for our dish, we would like to test it before the ARRL contest. So we plan to add an additional day on 70 cm on 6th and 7th of October, see the new timetable below, all times in UT. It is during the week, but after the normal worktime (in Europe), so we hope that are some hams interested in testing with us. We have to decide on site, which feed works better (very important for the next DXpedition, hi). 23 cm: 3rd October 1600 til 2400 and 4th October 0000 til 0500 13 cm: 4th October 1600 til 2400 and 5th October 0000 til 0600 9 cm: 5th October 1600 til 2400 and 6th October 0000 til 0800 70 cm: 6th October 1700 til 2400 and 7th October 0000 til 0900 (with new feed) 7th October: 1700 til 8th October 1100, no band preferences so far 8th October: 1700 til 9th October 1200, no band preferences so far 70 cm: 9th October 1800 til 2400 and 10th October 0000 til 1300 (ARRL) 23 cm: 10th October 1900 til 2400 and 11th October 0000 til 1300 (ARRL) There are still 2 moon windows without any band preferences so far (see above), so it depends on what was achieved (or not) on the first 4 days. We will announce the band on the moonbounce-reflector, as well as any changes due to weather problems as our qth seems to be again a very windy spot, hi! Again our proposal for the first days of the DXpedition: if you have worked us, write it in the reflector as an incentive for others to look for us, but only quote XXX/DL1YMK. So everybody may have the chance to decode the complete callsign themselves! CU off the rock, M & M team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090927/9bdbe835/attachment.htm From DL1YMK at aol.com Sun Sep 27 12:52:55 2009 From: DL1YMK at aol.com (DL1YMK at aol.com) Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:52:55 EDT Subject: [Moon] 9 cm Skedlist XXX/DL1YMk Message-ID: Hello Lunatics, this is the actual sked list for 9 cm for the DXpedition XXX/DL1YMK. As announced we would like to try it without skeds on the other bands! Skeds on 3400.100 5th October 1700 OK1KIR (until 1800) 1800 OK1CA (until 1900) 1900 G3LTF 1930 PA0BAT 2000 DL4MEA 6th October 0230 W5LUA 0300 WW2R 0400 VE6TA All home stations first, YMK second. For all 5min sequences! Tailending is welcome after a sked has been completed! Vy 73, Michael and Monika -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090927/ee55c32f/attachment.htm From DL1YMK at aol.com Sun Sep 27 12:57:47 2009 From: DL1YMK at aol.com (DL1YMK at aol.com) Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:57:47 EDT Subject: [Moon] Frequencies XXX/DL1YMK Message-ID: Hello. as last information (so far), the frequencies for the DXpedition: 70 cm : 432.045 23 cm: 1296.045 13 cm: 2320.100 and 2304.100 (only listening) 9 cm: 3400.100 CU off the rock! M&M-team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.moonbounce.info/pipermail/moon/attachments/20090927/6d55cea0/attachment.htm From jimmyv at hol.gr Mon Sep 28 09:01:14 2009 From: jimmyv at hol.gr (jimmyv at hol.gr) Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:01:14 +0300 Subject: [Moon] ARRL EME Contest 2009 rules Message-ID: <20090928100114.9w97eatve0owkkk8@easymail-app.hol.gr> I take the opportunity to support the ARRL EME Contest 2009 rules and the effort of ARRL, VUAC Chairman & members, Contest Manager, for the ELIMINATION of Assisted class. In my view a positive and necessary step for the benefit of participants becoming competent operationally and technically, by self training in the art of RADIO Communications. Due to this healthy to Radio development, I will be QRV in this year?s competition to the extent that qrl abroad permits, and look forward to work you. Mode/Freq: CW random (no skeds-no spots-no loggers-no internet) 2m-70cm-23cm-13cm Thank you, GL & 73 Jimmy SV1BTR From dj3jj at gmx.net Tue Sep 29 08:00:17 2009 From: dj3jj at gmx.net (Andreas Haefner) Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:00:17 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Schematic Daiwa LA-4040R Message-ID: <20090929060017.300610@gmx.net> GE, need a schematic of 70cm driver PA Daiwa LA-4040R. Thanks for your support. Andreas DJ3JJ -- Jetzt kostenlos herunterladen: Internet Explorer 8 und Mozilla Firefox 3.5 - sicherer, schneller und einfacher! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/atbrowser From bogus@does.not.exist.com Tue Sep 1 23:44:48 2009 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: y first QSO from the alternative QTH on the North Sea coast with SV1BTR,= thank you very much, Jimmy! Then Viljo, ES5PC followed shortly afterwards= . The dish is an old one, 3.65m in diameter, which I refurbished during th= e last 2 years, when Monika & myself were occasionally at our holiday home= . The PA is built in a 19" waterproof rack underneath the dish, which is= 60m away from the house, so the loss would otherwise be too big. 20 W in= the shack are fed into a 60 m run of 1/2" cellflex coax, the remaining po= wer is 'destroyed' down to 2.5 mW, which are driving an Ericsson module,= giving 280 W. LNA is a G4DDK, which was pimped by an additional MGA 86576= to give 52 dB of gain, needed with a long run of Aircell 7 cable, hi! The= feed is a round septum super VE4MA-style. Nothing was optimised so far,= the feed was just thrown in, where the focus is believed to be....a lot= of optimisation for the next visits at the alternative QTH... vy 73 de Michael, DL1YMK =3D ----------MB_8CC288D96A4869D_362C_12E8D_webmail-d092.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
From today on DL1YMK is qrv on 13 cm from JO33rp! I just made my= absolutely first QSO from the alternative QTH on the North Sea coast with= SV1BTR, thank you very much, Jimmy! Then Viljo, ES5PC followed shortly af= terwards. The dish is an old one, 3.65m in diameter, which I refurbis= hed during the last 2 years, when Monika & myself were occasionally at= our holiday home. The PA is built in a  19" waterproof rack&nbs= p;underneath the dish, which is 60m away from the house, so the loss would= otherwise be too big. 20 W in the shack are fed into a 60 m run of 1/2"= cellflex coax, the remaining power is 'destroyed' down to 2.5 mW, which= are driving an Ericsson module, giving 280 W. LNA is a G4DDK, which was= pimped by an additional MGA 86576 to give 52 dB of gain, needed with a lo= ng run of Aircell 7 cable, hi! The feed is a round septum super VE4MA-styl= e. Nothing was optimised so far, the feed was just thrown in, where the fo= cus is believed to be....a lot of optimisation for the next visits at the= alternative QTH...
 
vy 73 de Michael, DL1YMK
 ----------MB_8CC288D96A4869D_362C_12E8D_webmail-d092.sysops.aol.com-- From bogus@does.not.exist.com Tue Sep 1 23:44:48 2009 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: http://www.infineon.com/cms/de/product/channel.html?channel=ff80808112ab681d0112ab6b2b24074e Best 73s Andreas, DJ3JJ -- Jetzt kostenlos herunterladen: Internet Explorer 8 und Mozilla Firefox 3.5 - sicherer, schneller und einfacher! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/chbrowser From bogus@does.not.exist.com Tue Sep 1 23:44:48 2009 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: who want to use=20 assistance... but many of them have never (or seldom) submitted a=20 contest log. I personally strongly and only support proposal nr 5 ''Don't make any =20 further changes. Let the rules remain as they are now'' and have sent =20 my views as to the reason why, to Army AE5P as well as to all VUAC = members. 73 Jimmy SV1BTR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Army Curtis - AE5P" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:45 PM Subject: [Moon-net] EME Rules Survey > ARRL's VUAC is considering revising the current rules for the ARRL > International EME Contest, and we would like your input. > > Effective with the 2009 contest, assistance is not allowed per rule = 6.3 as > follows: > > 6.3 During the contest periods, no contest entrant, in any category > --single-operator or multi-operator-- may use non-EME means for the > purpose > of self-spotting, solicitation or coordination of QSOs or attempts to = make > contact; nor may any entrant use assistance or provide assistance in = the > form of frequency spotting or use any form of DX spotting, Packet = Cluster, > Ping Jockey, email, telephone, etc. Exception: liaison to coordinate > band-by-band activity is explicitly permitted for the bands2.3 GHz and > higher. > > VUAC members have received numerous messages from many of you folks > regarding this change; some in favor; some opposed. We are considering > making further changes to the rules to address your concerns, and we = would > like to hear from the EME community on this. > > Several proposals have been put forth, such as: > > 1. Reinstate the rules regarding assistance as they existed in > 2008. > > 2. Establish a new class of operation called "Coordinated". > Entrants > in this class would be allowed to post ONLY their call-sign and = calling > frequency via the internet or other methods for other entrants to see. = Any > station posting or viewing this information would be considered to be = in > the "Coordinated" class. > > 3. Let the current rules (non-assistance only) apply to one of the > two weekends for 50-1296, and let assistance be used on the other = 50-1296 > weekend. > > 4. Run a separate EME contest for 50-1296 using assistance on the > weekend reserved for 2304 and up. > > 5. Don't make any further changes. Let the rules remain as they > are now. > > The VUAC would very much appreciate hearing from you concerning these > proposals. Where do you stand on this matter? Which proposal do you > prefer, > and why? Feel free to modify any or all of this as you deem best. > > Please respond to this survey to your VUAC representative AND to Army > Curtis, AE5P (ae5p at arrl.net) . A list of VUAC members can be found at > http://www.arrl.org/contests/vuac.html . Comments must be received no > later > than February 17, 2010 to be considered by the VUAC. If you do not = have a > VUAC representative, please respond to Jon Platt, W0ZQ (w0zq at aol.com ) = AND > to AE5P (ae5p at arrl.net ). > > When you respond, please indicate what bands you have made EME = contacts > on, and if you have ever participated in an EME contest. > > Please let us hear from you. > > 73, > > Army - AE5P ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01CAAE82.CF6AB9A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello CW EME ops
 
Please do what you can to make sure that VUAC hears from = you Guys who=20 have
actually participated in ARRL past and / or present = EME contests=20 over the years, and  
have random QSOs contest experience. I know we all have = repeatedly=20 expressed our views in public in the
last 8 years, but is time to seriously do it again. = But through=20 the appropriate channel as seen below, asap.
From what I hear, the VUAC is hearing a great deal of noise = from=20 people who want to use
assistance... but many of them have never (or = seldom)=20 submitted a
contest log.

I personally strongly and only support proposal nr 5 = ''Don't make=20 any 
further changes. Let the rules remain as they are now'' = and have=20 sent 
my views as to the reason why, to Army AE5P as well as to = all=20 VUAC members.

73
Jimmy SV1BTR

----- Original Message=20 -----
From: "Army Curtis - AE5P" <ae5p at suddenlink.net>
To: = <moon-net at list-serv.davidv.n= et>
Sent:=20 Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:45 PM
Subject: [Moon-net] EME Rules=20 Survey

> ARRL's VUAC is considering revising the current rules = for the=20 ARRL
> International EME Contest, and we would like your=20 input.
>
> Effective with the 2009 contest, assistance is = not=20 allowed per rule 6.3 as
> follows:
>
> 6.3 During the = contest=20 periods, no contest entrant, in any category
> --single-operator = or=20 multi-operator-- may use non-EME means for the
> purpose
> = of=20 self-spotting, solicitation or coordination of QSOs or attempts to = make
>=20 contact; nor may any entrant use assistance or provide assistance in = the
>=20 form of frequency spotting or use any form of DX spotting, Packet=20 Cluster,
> Ping Jockey, email, telephone, etc. Exception: liaison = to=20 coordinate
> band-by-band activity is explicitly permitted for the = bands2.3 GHz and
> higher.
>
> VUAC members have = received=20 numerous messages from many of you folks
> regarding this change; = some in=20 favor; some opposed. We are considering
> making further changes = to the=20 rules to address your concerns, and we would
> like to hear from = the EME=20 community on this.
>
> Several proposals have been put = forth, such=20 as:
>
> 1. Reinstate the rules regarding assistance as they = existed=20 in
> 2008.
>
> 2. Establish a new class of operation = called=20 "Coordinated".
> Entrants
> in this class would be allowed = to post=20 ONLY their call-sign and calling
> frequency via the internet or = other=20 methods for other entrants to see. Any
> station posting or = viewing this=20 information would be considered to be in
> the "Coordinated"=20 class.
>
> 3. Let the current rules (non-assistance only) = apply to=20 one of the
> two weekends for 50-1296, and let assistance be used = on the=20 other 50-1296
> weekend.
>
> 4. Run a separate EME = contest for=20 50-1296 using assistance on the
> weekend reserved for 2304 and=20 up.
>
> 5. Don't make any further changes. Let the rules = remain as=20 they
> are now.
>
> The VUAC would very much = appreciate=20 hearing from you concerning these
> proposals. Where do you stand = on this=20 matter? Which proposal do you
> prefer,
> and why? Feel free = to=20 modify any or all of this as you deem best.
>
> Please = respond to=20 this survey to your VUAC representative AND to Army
> Curtis, AE5P = (ae5p at arrl.net) . A list of VUAC = members can be=20 found at
> http://www.arrl.org/conte= sts/vuac.html=20 . Comments must be received no
> later
> than February 17, = 2010 to=20 be considered by the VUAC. If you do not have a
> VUAC = representative,=20 please respond to Jon Platt, W0ZQ (w0zq at aol.com ) AND
> to AE5P (ae5p at arrl.net ).
>
> When = you=20 respond, please indicate what bands you have made EME contacts
> = on, and=20 if you have ever participated in an EME contest.
>
> Please = let us=20 hear from you.
>
> 73,
>
> Army -=20 AE5P
------=_NextPart_000_004E_01CAAE82.CF6AB9A0-- From bogus@does.not.exist.com Tue Sep 1 23:44:48 2009 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: who want to use assistance... but many of them have never (or seldom) submitted a contest log. I personally strongly and only support proposal nr 5 ''Don't make any further changes. Let the rules remain as they are now'' and have sent my views as to the reason why, to Army AE5P as well as to all VUAC members. 73 Jimmy SV1BTR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Army Curtis - AE5P" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:45 PM Subject: [Moon-net] EME Rules Survey > ARRL's VUAC is considering revising the current rules for the ARRL > International EME Contest, and we would like your input. > > Effective with the 2009 contest, assistance is not allowed per rule 6.3 as > follows: > > 6.3 During the contest periods, no contest entrant, in any category > --single-operator or multi-operator-- may use non-EME means for the > purpose > of self-spotting, solicitation or coordination of QSOs or attempts to make > contact; nor may any entrant use assistance or provide assistance in the > form of frequency spotting or use any form of DX spotting, Packet Cluster, > Ping Jockey, email, telephone, etc. Exception: liaison to coordinate > band-by-band activity is explicitly permitted for the bands2.3 GHz and > higher. > > VUAC members have received numerous messages from many of you folks > regarding this change; some in favor; some opposed. We are considering > making further changes to the rules to address your concerns, and we would > like to hear from the EME community on this. > > Several proposals have been put forth, such as: > > 1. Reinstate the rules regarding assistance as they existed in > 2008. > > 2. Establish a new class of operation called "Coordinated". > Entrants > in this class would be allowed to post ONLY their call-sign and calling > frequency via the internet or other methods for other entrants to see. Any > station posting or viewing this information would be considered to be in > the "Coordinated" class. > > 3. Let the current rules (non-assistance only) apply to one of the > two weekends for 50-1296, and let assistance be used on the other 50-1296 > weekend. > > 4. Run a separate EME contest for 50-1296 using assistance on the > weekend reserved for 2304 and up. > > 5. Don't make any further changes. Let the rules remain as they > are now. > > The VUAC would very much appreciate hearing from you concerning these > proposals. Where do you stand on this matter? Which proposal do you > prefer, > and why? Feel free to modify any or all of this as you deem best. > > Please respond to this survey to your VUAC representative AND to Army > Curtis, AE5P (ae5p at arrl.net) . A list of VUAC members can be found at > http://www.arrl.org/contests/vuac.html . Comments must be received no > later > than February 17, 2010 to be considered by the VUAC. If you do not have a > VUAC representative, please respond to Jon Platt, W0ZQ (w0zq at aol.com ) AND > to AE5P (ae5p at arrl.net ). > > When you respond, please indicate what bands you have made EME contacts > on, and if you have ever participated in an EME contest. > > Please let us hear from you. > > 73, > > Army - AE5P ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01CAAE3C.85EB94C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi Jimmy,
 
I no longer participate in = contests (=20 send in logs and compare scores with others ) but will still get on = and=20 make contacts. Do I send
in logs anyway to simply flag that = there is=20 still activity on the bands to help show the bands are still being used = ( this=20 is not a sarcastic
question but simply a curious = question )? In=20 my opinion, the contests need to = be=20 isolated by "CW random=20 only" ,"digital only" and "assisted only".
The mixed modes will be a = challenge to be=20 defined because of the assisted = method=20 versus true random methods.
 
My=20 biggest gripe isn't the CW/digital/assisted/internet controversy but = simply the=20 lack of activity! There has been
countless months recently = where I hear nothing but my echoes and = virtually no=20 activity ( most of my activity these days randomly have been on 432 and=20 1296).
In=20 addition, The EU moon windows goes away and the activity drops to almost nothing. I = wish that the amount of energy that is put into these = arguments=20
could simply be put into just = getting on the=20 air,
 
I just reviewed my logbook on = 144 MHz=20 for example since 1998 and was very surprised on the number of callsigns = that=20 vanished off the
air. Many of them just leaving EME = but are=20 still active elsewhere on other bands. Did most of them leave because of = these=20 arguments and gave up ?
 
There needs to be a clear = definition in the=20 worldwide lawbooks that states what is not accepted as a valid contact = or=20 considered a
"random " contact.
 
 for I.E, the use of software = that uses a form or type of = "FEC" ( fills=20 in missing data points by use of software ), MAP65 ( combination of FEC = plus=20
signals not audible via the human ears using wideband = methods ),=20 Spectran ( finding signals by use of a computer spectrum analyzer but = not=20
found randomly by human ears ),=20 etc.
 
I do personally use all these = methods=20 because I am one of those high tech geeks that likes to try state of the = art=20 electronics plus enjoy bouncing signals
off the moon ANYWAY possible. make = EME=20 friends and enjoy getting the QSL Cards from people all over the=20 world.
 
I work for a major = telecommunications=20 company in my area and already see a major threat to all ham bands above = 144=20 MHz. Worldwide governments have " limitless"
budgets to buy out the ham bands = for use of=20 wireless and space satellite communications. The space satellite=20 telecommunications sector is
recently exploding in activity and = the=20 frequencies are rapidly filling up and running out of room. =
 
Lets keep the HAM bands alive, = active=20  and protected.
 
just my 2 cents = worth.
 
K7XQ Jeff
Atwater,CA. CM97qi
K7XQ =
logbook and webpage:   =
http://www.elite.net/~k7x=
q/k7xq.html
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From:=20 moon-bounces at moonbounce.info [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] = On=20 Behalf Of Dimitris Vitorakis
Sent: Monday, February 15, = 2010=20 11:07 AM
To: moon at moonbounce.info
Subject: [Moon] = send in=20 your views

Hello CW EME ops
 
Please do what you can to make sure that VUAC hears from = you Guys=20 who have
actually participated in ARRL past and / or present=20 EME contests over the years, and  
have random QSOs contest experience. I know we all have = repeatedly=20 expressed our views in public in the
last 8 years, but is time to seriously do it again. = But through=20 the appropriate channel as seen below, asap.
From what I hear, the VUAC is hearing a great deal of noise = from=20 people who want to use
assistance... but many of them have never = (or=20 seldom) submitted a
contest log.

I personally strongly and only support proposal nr 5 = ''Don't=20 make any 
further changes. Let the rules remain as they are = now'' and=20 have sent 
my views as to the reason why, to Army AE5P as = well as to=20 all VUAC members.

73
Jimmy SV1BTR

----- Original = Message=20 -----
From: "Army Curtis - AE5P" <ae5p at suddenlink.net>
To: = <moon-net at list-serv.davidv.n= et>
Sent:=20 Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:45 PM
Subject: [Moon-net] EME Rules=20 Survey

> ARRL's VUAC is considering revising the current = rules for=20 the ARRL
> International EME Contest, and we would like your=20 input.
>
> Effective with the 2009 contest, assistance is = not=20 allowed per rule 6.3 as
> follows:
>
> 6.3 During = the=20 contest periods, no contest entrant, in any category
> = --single-operator=20 or multi-operator-- may use non-EME means for the
> = purpose
> of=20 self-spotting, solicitation or coordination of QSOs or attempts to=20 make
> contact; nor may any entrant use assistance or provide = assistance=20 in the
> form of frequency spotting or use any form of DX = spotting,=20 Packet Cluster,
> Ping Jockey, email, telephone, etc. Exception: = liaison=20 to coordinate
> band-by-band activity is explicitly permitted = for the=20 bands2.3 GHz and
> higher.
>
> VUAC members have = received=20 numerous messages from many of you folks
> regarding this = change; some=20 in favor; some opposed. We are considering
> making further = changes to=20 the rules to address your concerns, and we would
> like to hear = from the=20 EME community on this.
>
> Several proposals have been put = forth,=20 such as:
>
> 1. Reinstate the rules regarding assistance = as they=20 existed in
> 2008.
>
> 2. Establish a new class of = operation=20 called "Coordinated".
> Entrants
> in this class would be = allowed=20 to post ONLY their call-sign and calling
> frequency via the = internet or=20 other methods for other entrants to see. Any
> station posting = or=20 viewing this information would be considered to be in
> the=20 "Coordinated" class.
>
> 3. Let the current rules = (non-assistance=20 only) apply to one of the
> two weekends for 50-1296, and let = assistance=20 be used on the other 50-1296
> weekend.
>
> 4. Run a = separate EME contest for 50-1296 using assistance on the
> = weekend=20 reserved for 2304 and up.
>
> 5. Don't make any further = changes.=20 Let the rules remain as they
> are now.
>
> The VUAC = would=20 very much appreciate hearing from you concerning these
> = proposals.=20 Where do you stand on this matter? Which proposal do you
>=20 prefer,
> and why? Feel free to modify any or all of this as you = deem=20 best.
>
> Please respond to this survey to your VUAC=20 representative AND to Army
> Curtis, AE5P (ae5p at arrl.net) . A list of VUAC = members can be=20 found at
> http://www.arrl.org/conte= sts/vuac.html=20 . Comments must be received no
> later
> than February 17, = 2010 to=20 be considered by the VUAC. If you do not have a
> VUAC = representative,=20 please respond to Jon Platt, W0ZQ (w0zq at aol.com ) AND
> to AE5P = (ae5p at arrl.net ).
>
> = When you=20 respond, please indicate what bands you have made EME contacts
> = on, and=20 if you have ever participated in an EME contest.
>
> = Please let us=20 hear from you.
>
> 73,
>
> Army -=20 AE5P
------=_NextPart_000_0008_01CAAE3C.85EB94C0-- From bogus@does.not.exist.com Tue Sep 1 23:44:48 2009 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: http://www.g4dhf.com/70cmeme.htm You will see how small my station is and how everything was thrown together in an effort to be QRV, but it was successful and we exchanged 59 reports on SSB. The pictures may bring a smile to your face. Congratulations and thanks to the team at KP4AO. 73, David G4DHF ------=_Part_202886_32724655.1269339140814 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hello friends,

From reading this Reflector I was aware of KP4AO's planned activity last night and so decided to spend a day building a small 70cm station even though I am QRT due to house building work. The possibilty of working them was too good an opportunity to miss. I've posted a couple of pictures of my set up and a brief report on my web page,

http://www.g4dhf.com/70cmeme.htm

You will see how small my station is and how everything was thrown together in an effort to be QRV, but it was successful and we exchanged 59 reports on SSB. The pictures may bring a smile to your face. Congratulations and thanks to the team at KP4AO.

73, David
G4DHF



------=_Part_202886_32724655.1269339140814-- From bogus@does.not.exist.com Tue Sep 1 23:44:48 2009 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: Depending on if I get my PA or not I will be QRV for parts of the weekend, due to family reasons I cannot be QRV all the weekend. I will fine tune and check everything in the setup meanwhile. 73s de SM7SJR, Bjorn. JO87EB. www.antennerna.se www.sm7sjr.se 70cm EME setup: 4 x M2 13WLA, LMR400 phasing cables Cavity preamp 7/8" TX coax Aircom+ coax for RX 150W brick PA, used when working KP4AO. GS23B coming up soon. AlfaSpid RAS rotator Idiom superkeyer, vibroplex iambic keyer TS-2000X SDR-IQ --0015174028d884119b0484bd5754 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello all folks,
=A0
I managed to work KP4AO during the weekend, for my first EME qso in 11= years and the first=A0QSO ever on 70cm for me. A lot of fun and thanks to = the guys at KP4AO inspiring me to be QRV on 70cm EME.
=A0
There are a few pics and some text on my website about my 70cm EME set= up.=A0 www.sm7sjr.se
Basically at 7.00 AM Saturday morning all the anntenna, cablings, the = rotator... everything were on the ground. I TX'd my first signals at ar= ound 1900UTC. I worked KP4AO at 20.23 in the evening. Very very very exhaus= ted, but glad.
=A0
Since the 70cm array is placed where the 5m dish for 23cm shall be, it= is a temp installation and as such will be used for 2-3 months max. Later = on I will set up the array permanently on a different, small piece of tower= .
=A0
From what=A0I understand there is a 70cm EME contest this upcoming wee= kend? Depending on if I get my PA or not I will be QRV for parts of the wee= kend, due to family reasons I cannot be QRV all the weekend. I will fine tu= ne and check everything in the setup meanwhile.
=A0
73s de SM7SJR, Bjorn. JO87EB.
=A0
70cm EME setup:
4 x M2 13WLA, LMR400 phasing cables
Cavity preamp
7/8" TX coax
Aircom+ coax for RX
150W brick PA, used when working=A0KP4AO. GS23B coming up soon.
AlfaSpid RAS rotator
Idiom superkeyer, vibroplex iambic keyer
TS-2000X
SDR-IQ
=A0
=A0
--0015174028d884119b0484bd5754-- From bogus@does.not.exist.com Tue Sep 1 23:44:48 2009 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: SP6JLW, HB9BBD, OZ4MM, PA3CSG, JA4BLC, DF3RU, OZ6OL, DF3RU in SSB!!, ES6RQ, G3LTF, JA6AHB, VK3UM for a quick report exchange again, G4CCH, SM2CEW, F2TU in CW and later in SSB.

The call doesn=D2=91t seem to be problem, ever= y station came back with the correct callsign. If you don=D2=91t know, wher= e we are: we expected another prefix with 3 digits, when we applied for a licence, but we learnt, that our call is a special callsign mainly for special event stations. =E2=80=A6..and as SM2CEW wrote these minutes: =E2= =80=9CFantastic surprise... you sure picked a place for your holidays that is no advertized in all travel magazines.. hi! Glad they let you in with all "suspicous" radio equipment. Can understand that it took a bit of negotiating to get the license and the all permits=E2=80=9D.

Our windows are limited =E2=80=93 as always, hi. = To the East there is the chicken shack (sorry Doug, this was the reason why we were late!), to the West there is the farm house =E2=80=93 so we will see= how long we will be able to see the moon.

The weather was very windy yesterday, when we set up the dish between the stawberry field and our shack in a hut=E2=80=93 a= nd very sunny, so we both got a sunburn, but today it is calm, so far, and overcast.
--------------070905070106070106060702-- From bogus@does.not.exist.com Tue Sep 1 23:44:48 2009 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com () Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: We came thru customs. All luggage is here. One problem. We have no license yet. We are now on the way to the Ministry in this nice paradise This was Friday May 14th around 07:00 UTC We keep our fingers crossed 73! John PA5MS ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01CAF36D.28DA9940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

From their twitter site : =

 

We came thru customs. All = luggage is here. One problem. We have no license yet. We are now on the way to the Ministry = in this nice paradise

 

This was Friday May 14th around 07:00 UTC =

 

We keep our fingers = crossed

 

73! John PA5MS

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