[Moon] EME Contest Plans

[Edward R Cole]

Pretty disappointing (worked four stations).  Quite a few stations on 
at 0330utc when I started but only a couple left by 0600.  High noise 
was hampering reception of most signals.  Strangely Hpol had more 
noise in later operation so I shut down the preamp and went to single 
Vpol reception.  But for some reason MAP65 would not decode what 
appeared to be good enough signals.  I shut down the amp at 0600 and 
secured the array at 0730 after watching the late news on TV.

Winds over 20 mph causing a lot of antenna buffeting.  I could not 
have operated the dish in these conditions as it would not have 
stayed on the Moon.  So guess not having the 1296 amp ready didn't matter.

Also having flu-like symptoms after getting my flu shot, today, 
hasn't helped my attitude...sorry.

I will get night's sleep and try in the morning according to the sked 
that I published below.  Eastern EU will have MR then and all of EU 
will have moon view before I QRT at 1730-1800utc.  Hopefully, my 
local noise will be gone in the early morning.

73, Ed - KL7UW
At least we are not getting the >100 mph winds from the typhoon that 
is coming up the Bering Sea off western AK.

At 09:32 AM 11/7/2014, Edward R Cole wrote:
>Per usual, I underestimated time needed for doing things so am still 
>working on the 150w 1296 amp and may not be QRV this weekend for 
>23cm.  Winds may be too strong to unpark the dish in any case.
>
>QRV 144.116 JT65B 1st:
>
>Nov. 8
>MR 0300utc - 1000utc and 1500-1800utc: I host a local net 1800-1900 
>and MS is 1930utc
>Nov. 9
>MR 0400utc - 2030utc MS, with maybe a couple hours sleep in the middle.
>If I somehow have the 1296 amp ready, I will be QRV 0600-1045  CW & 
>JT65C 1296.060+/- with 100w est.
>
>
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
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73, Ed - KL7UW
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