[Moon] QSO #1 2304 CW VE6TA

Steve Gross n4pz at live.com
Sun Dec 20 02:04:09 CET 2015


Hello Tony et All

I have a DEMI 2304 transverter built by KL7UM, a WD5AGO preamp, a SS amp given to me by K5GW and my 4.9 meter dish with a VE4MA feed nested in the choke ring of my 1296 VE4MA feed. I have a lot of tweaking to do but I managed the first QSO with VE6TA.

It is a far cry from my 1296 system but a starting point.

The amp delivers about 150 watts to the feed but the feed needs some optimizing before I accept it as done.

The preamp initially was unstable as it didn’t like my feed. I tamed it with a bit of RF absorbing foam in the preamp enclosure.

I can just barely see moon noise and pointed at the trees on the horizon my S meter peaks at S6 vs S2 with the dish pointed at the sky.

I still need to arrange for being able to receive the other frequencies around the world.

Are you on EME? I do only CW.

WAC on 1296 and 349 initials. All CW 4.9 M dish, 1500 watts from a TH327 Tetrode amplifier and a VE4MA feed.

73

Steve N4PZ

 

From: Tony Everhardt [mailto:natewac at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2015 5:41 PM
To: Steve Gross
Subject: Re: [Moon] QSO #1 2304 CW VE6TA

 

Steve

What does your 2304 system consist of?

N8WAC

On Dec 19, 2015 6:38 PM, "Steve Gross" <n4pz at live.com <mailto:n4pz at live.com> > wrote:

Hello all

Just made my first 2304  EME QSO with VE6TA CW. He was 559 I was 429.

My system needs adjusting yet but I did get lucky and Grant helped me get
the first one done.

Lots of improvement to be had here. Give me a week to adjust things.

73

Steve N4PZ

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