[Moon] [Moon-Net] Microwave Activity Weekends 2014

Tue Aug 12 21:46:45 CEST 2014

After long time of pasivity I am anouncing expecting activity during MW and 
EME meeting Zieleniec in Poland. Meeting will be organize by SP EME group in
Zieleniec. Dates 14th to 17th of August 2014, more details here http://
splashurl.com/m4pse58(http://splashurl.com/m4pse58) I will be there with my 
3,2m portable dish, 250W at the feed and TRV for all 13cm possible band 
segments. I will have also available 10 GHz unit, 32W at the feed and will 
try test some contacts on 10 GHz too. Same setup I am expecting to use 
during my planing EME expedition to ZA in future. So 10 GHz will be in the 
test first time to have available some experience how the system works with 
mesh dish and accuracy 0,2° pointing.

During this weekend I have tested 10 GHz TRV, RX 0,8dB N/F and 32W RF on the
feed. http://splashurl.com/kn9fjc8 Still did not try to use with mesh dish 
and expecting make as much as possible experiments during this weekend. 
Specialy Sun noise measuring etc.

Activity plan is:
Friday 15th of August build and test station, rectification of antenna, test
2,3 and 10 GHz, Sun noise measuring (if WX permit to work outside). Possible
QSO on 2320 MHz if anybody there. WD5AGO indicate his possible activity for 
test, K2UYH before his trip to EU, OK1KIR and OK1KKD.

Saturday 16th of August – 2,3 GHz activity full Moon orbit. During Moonrise 
monitoring 2424,120 MHz if interferency of WiFi will alowe to work, JA4BLC 
announcing activity. During EU window I will be on 2320,120 MHz and during 
USA window I will be on 2304,120 MHz and monitoring also EU QRG.

Sunday 17th 10GHz test – wrap up and drive home on evening, Monday I am 
leaving for business trip to USA, so if not so many stations on the band, I 
will switch off at noon and move back to home. Expecting QRG for test 
10368,120 MHz

More details on HB9Q EME chat 2320 MHz up room during activity. I am 
expecting to have some connection troug Internet or GSM.

-- 
Zdenek - OK1DFC
www.ok1dfc.com
QRV 144 - 3400 MHz EME - QRO and 10m DISH
WAC 432 - 1296 - 2320 MHz
DXCC 432 MHz

---------- Původní zpráva ----------
Od: Ingolf, SM6FHZ <ingolf.fhz at gmail.com>
Komu: Peter Blair <g3ltf at btinternet.com>
Datum: 12. 8. 2014 21:19:01
Předmět: Re: [Moon-Net] [Moon] Microwave Activity Weekends 2014

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Hi All,

excellent proposal Peter!

I plan to be on 6 cm Saturday August 16th if Wx permits. The forecast looks 
OK for Saturday, but it may change. Kind of unpredictable Wx here right now.

Sunday I can not be due to a social conflict. Is there activity enough for 
two days on 6 cm or do we just split the activity into pieces and reduces 
the possibility to find someone if not glued to the radio for the two full 
moon passes? Any opinions on that?

Good luck and Cu you all!

73 / Ingolf, SM6FHZ

2014-08-05 9:42 GMT+02:00 Peter Blair <g3ltf at btinternet.com
(mailto:g3ltf at btinternet.com)>:
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This year, for a number of reasons, I did not suggest to the microwave EME 
community dates for activity weekends, (AW). My apologies and thanks to 
those who have prodded me.  For new readers, an AW is when we attempt to get
all those with capability on a specific band to come on and make QSOs, run 
tests for those needing signals, test new feeds, preamps etc. No pressure, 
no scoring, use the reflector, use any mode, just activate the band. 

After taking soundings I suggest the following.  Sat./Sun. Aug. 16/17 - 6 cm
;  Sat. Sept. 20 - 3 cm , and Sun. Sept. 21 - 9 cm.

I know this is not ideal and  I know that Aug16/17 is the 70cm digital 
contest but I dont think there are too many stations that will find that a 
big conflict, its not a contest after all,  but an AW is an opportunity to 
give the gear a check before theARRL Microwave contest on October 11/12th.

If you can be there good, if not, CU in October. 

Next year it seems we start to get a better alignment of high declination 
with low path loss and we will suggest dates in the first months of the 
year.

73 Peter G3LTF 

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