From bruce at zirok.com Tue Nov 1 19:11:56 2016 From: bruce at zirok.com (Bruce Halasz) Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 16:11:56 -0200 Subject: [Moon] Ready on 6cm. In-Reply-To: <9DE99A92-D43C-403C-9C3C-1A4D3E6ADC13@zirok.com> References: <9DE99A92-D43C-403C-9C3C-1A4D3E6ADC13@zirok.com> Message-ID: <820DB088-ABFD-4BA4-962A-864E6A536EAB@zirok.com> Hi all, I?m ready on 6cm with the same dish I?m using on 3cm. Despite the strong local 5 GHz WiFi noise, had a nice 579/569 first QSO with this setup today with HB9Q, thank you Dan ! Setup is a 3.7m dish and 60W at CP feeder. I can be QRV on 6cm or 3cm most of the days, skeds and tests are very welcome, as usual. Vy 73 Bruce PY2BS qrv 70cm, 33cm, 23cm, 13cm, 9cm, 6cm and 3cm. From jworonzow at htp-tel.de Tue Nov 1 20:06:14 2016 From: jworonzow at htp-tel.de (Johannes Woronzow) Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 20:06:14 +0100 Subject: [Moon] 24GHz AW 12.-13.11.2016 proposed In-Reply-To: <20161030134224.57FDDB2A@volny.cz> References: <20161030134224.57FDDB2A@volny.cz> Message-ID: <000001d23473$0483b6f0$0d8b24d0$@de> Hello Vlada, Tonda and all 24GHz OP's, TNX for proposing AW 12.-13.11.2016. I will be on soonest Sunday and days afterwards due to family commitment at Saturday. 73 & GL Johannes/DF1OI JO42uf RIG: 2,4 m Channel Master dual optics dish, 48W at feed, linear V-pol., Tsys 1,63dB, CW or JT4 -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Moon [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] Im Auftrag von vlada Gesendet: Sonntag, 30. Oktober 2016 13:42 An: 24GHz at appello.de; Moon-net; Moon-Bounces Betreff: [Moon] 24GHz AW 12.-13.11.2016 proposed Wichtigkeit: Hoch Hello all 24GHz lunatics ! OK1KIR proposes to held 24G AW on Sat/Sun 12.-13.11.2016. We will be active the both Moon-passes and available on HB9Q logger. There was already a long time no 24 GHz EME QSO mentioned, so we think that all 24GHz equipments round the world desire to wake up. Proposed weekend founds Moon close to perigee (dgrd only a few tens of dB) with quite low spreading. Moon declination will be in its middle range and growing. We think that weekend proposed is better than working days also suggested by JAs. The weekend after (19.-20.11.) brings collision with the second part of ARRL contest. Furthermore also spreading and dgrd will be much higher together with declination at maximum. We are not able to seriously predict the WX around the globe, but it looks acceptable at least nowadays. Let us now, please, if you suppose to participate to arrange proper operation plans. 73, Vlada&Tonda OK1KIR www.ok1kir.cz _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren gepr?ft. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From jworonzow at htp-tel.de Tue Nov 1 20:23:11 2016 From: jworonzow at htp-tel.de (Johannes Woronzow) Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 20:23:11 +0100 Subject: [Moon] 24GHz AW 12.-13.11.2016 proposed References: <20161030134224.57FDDB2A@volny.cz> Message-ID: <000501d23475$62c74450$2855ccf0$@de> Hello Vlada, Tonda and all 24GHz OP's, TNX for proposing AW 12.-13.11.2016. I will be on soonest Sunday and days afterwards due to family commitment at Saturday. 73 & GL Johannes/DF1OI JO42uf RIG: 2,4 m Channel Master dual optics dish, 48W at feed, linear V-pol., Tsys 1,63dB, CW or JT4 -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Moon [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] Im Auftrag von vlada Gesendet: Sonntag, 30. Oktober 2016 13:42 An: 24GHz at appello.de; Moon-net; Moon-Bounces Betreff: [Moon] 24GHz AW 12.-13.11.2016 proposed Wichtigkeit: Hoch Hello all 24GHz lunatics ! OK1KIR proposes to held 24G AW on Sat/Sun 12.-13.11.2016. We will be active the both Moon-passes and available on HB9Q logger. There was already a long time no 24 GHz EME QSO mentioned, so we think that all 24GHz equipments round the world desire to wake up. Proposed weekend founds Moon close to perigee (dgrd only a few tens of dB) with quite low spreading. Moon declination will be in its middle range and growing. We think that weekend proposed is better than working days also suggested by JAs. The weekend after (19.-20.11.) brings collision with the second part of ARRL contest. Furthermore also spreading and dgrd will be much higher together with declination at maximum. We are not able to seriously predict the WX around the globe, but it looks acceptable at least nowadays. Let us now, please, if you suppose to participate to arrange proper operation plans. 73, Vlada&Tonda OK1KIR www.ok1kir.cz _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren gepr?ft. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From sm4ive at telia.com Wed Nov 2 18:25:03 2016 From: sm4ive at telia.com (Lars Pettersson) Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 18:25:03 +0100 Subject: [Moon] Tubes for sale Message-ID: <746e2546-0e6c-5158-2c07-6f477ba4d3d4@telia.com> Brand new GS35 100 euro plus shipping Brand new GS23 100 euro plus shiping contact me direct 73 Lars SM4IVE -- I dont do ESP QSO`s i prefere to hear the station. CW is still King!!!! From g3ltf at btinternet.com Sat Nov 5 19:35:58 2016 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (Peter Blair) Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2016 18:35:58 -0000 Subject: [Moon] 432 and above EME NL Message-ID: Al Katz, K2UYH, will be working on the 432 and above EME Newsletter next week. Send all your news, especially about your activity in the second leg of the ARRL EME contest, plus any pictures of interest and any technical items, to him at alkatz at tcnj.edu Previous NL can be found at http://www.nitehawk.com/rasmit/em70cm.html 73 GL Peter G3LTF From charlie at sucklingfamily.free-online.co.uk Mon Nov 7 13:21:54 2016 From: charlie at sucklingfamily.free-online.co.uk (Charles Suckling) Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 12:21:54 -0000 Subject: [Moon] 24GHz AW 12.-13.11.2016 proposed In-Reply-To: References: <20161030134224.57FDDB2A@volny.cz> Message-ID: <2C3723FA91724C41A5A17EF41126F6AB@userPC> Hi All I hope to be QRV for the activity period. I assembled all the equipment at the dish this morning and as far as I can see everything is working at the moment. If anyone wants a test during the week, please let me know. Window restrictions are 5-6 deg min el at moonrise, 36 deg max el, and 15deg min el at moonset (in IO92RG). 73 Charlie G3WDG From andre_f1pyr at yahoo.fr Tue Nov 8 12:24:24 2016 From: andre_f1pyr at yahoo.fr (=?UTF-8?Q?Andr=C3=A9_F1PYR?=) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 11:24:24 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Moon] 24 ghz References: <1085546215.642186.1478604264034.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1085546215.642186.1478604264034@mail.yahoo.com> Hello All Unfortunately I will not be at home during this week-end to attend at 24 Ghz WA I wish to all a nice activity . 73 Andre F1PYR From n4pz at live.com Thu Nov 10 14:47:44 2016 From: n4pz at live.com (Steve Gross-N4PZ) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 13:47:44 +0000 Subject: [Moon] QRV 1296.020 Saturday and Sunday 0000Z Message-ID: Hello Gentlemen QRV 1296.020 CW at 0000 Z Saturday and Sunday. Please get on and let us have some activity. I will be calling CQ on CW/SSB only. 73 Steve N4PZ From n4pz at live.com Fri Nov 11 17:23:02 2016 From: n4pz at live.com (Steve Gross-N4PZ) Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:23:02 +0000 Subject: [Moon] QRV 1296.020 0100 Z CW. Message-ID: Hello All QRV 1296.020 calling CQ CW at 0100 Z . 73 Steve N4PZ From n4pz at live.com Fri Nov 11 18:10:41 2016 From: n4pz at live.com (Steve Gross-N4PZ) Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:10:41 +0000 Subject: [Moon] Closest perigee since 1948 Message-ID: From n4pz at live.com Fri Nov 11 18:16:46 2016 From: n4pz at live.com (Steve Gross-N4PZ) Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:16:46 +0000 Subject: [Moon] Closest perigee since 1948 Message-ID: Hello All This next Monday will be the closest perigee of the moon since 1948. Next even closer pass will be 2034. I will be 95 years old. I will be on 1296.020 all weekend. My European window starts at about 0100 Z after the moon is above the trees on the rising moon. 73 Steve N4PZ From n4pz at live.com Sat Nov 12 15:58:21 2016 From: n4pz at live.com (Steve Gross-N4PZ) Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:58:21 +0000 Subject: [Moon] QRV 1296.020 0000Z CW/SSB Message-ID: Hello Gentlemen I will be QRV on 1296.020 CW/SSB at 0000 Z. Last night signals were the loudest I can remember. We are at the closest moon perigee on Monday since 1948. Perigee even closer on November 25 2034. Put it on your calendar. Please get on and see how many SSB contacts we can make. I will begin calling CQ on CW about 0000 Z if I am above the trees. 73 Steve N4PZ From n4pz at live.com Sun Nov 13 19:19:01 2016 From: n4pz at live.com (Steve Gross-N4PZ) Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2016 18:19:01 +0000 Subject: [Moon] QRV 1296.020 0100 Z CW/SSB Message-ID: Hello All Condx on 1296 were outstanding again last night. I worked two new ones NA4N and IZ1AEM both RST 559. No other CW stations heard. See you tomorrow Monday Z at 0100 on 1296.020. I do have 432 capability with 4 x 14 wl DL6WU HB yagis and 1500 watts but 1296 is far better. Only CW. 73 Steve N4PZ From on4bcb at gmail.com Wed Nov 16 18:06:16 2016 From: on4bcb at gmail.com (Walter Crauwels ON4BCB) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:06:16 +0100 Subject: [Moon] WR75 - WR90 transistion Message-ID: Hi Lunatics I'm looking for a transition WR75 to WR90 I have a PE1RKI transition,but it is mechanically to long to fit in my feed box any sources or anyone one left ? 73 Walter ON4BCB From ok1teh at seznam.cz Fri Nov 18 07:33:54 2016 From: ok1teh at seznam.cz (ok1teh Petrzilka) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 07:33:54 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Moon] plans for EME Contest - activity list Message-ID: Hi all, just like during last years if you wanna put some info for others about your activity during upcoming contest, I put at web activity-list at http://www.darkside.cz/eme.php An example from last year: http://www.darkside.cz/arrleme1_2015.htm 73 cu Matej, OK1TEH From moonbouncer at skynet.be Fri Nov 18 08:33:45 2016 From: moonbouncer at skynet.be (fb181031@skynet.be) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 08:33:45 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Moon] EME contest - ON5RR In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <580076738.189779.1479454425865.open-xchange@webmail.nmp.proximus.be> Good morning everybody ! Seen the WX predictions we have serious doubts that we will be in the 23 cm contest this weekend. If wind drops, we can always make an attempt to give some points :-) Good luck and enjoy the activity, 73s de Marc ON5RR es Michel ON7EH From andre_f1pyr at yahoo.fr Fri Nov 18 09:37:17 2016 From: andre_f1pyr at yahoo.fr (=?UTF-8?Q?Andr=C3=A9_F1PYR?=) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 08:37:17 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Moon] EME contest - 23 cm References: <1651427512.4821496.1479458237966.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1651427512.4821496.1479458237966@mail.yahoo.com> Hello Normally I will participate in the contest with 23 cm. See you off the moon. 73 Andr? From g3ltf at btinternet.com Fri Nov 18 19:18:48 2016 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (Peter Blair) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:18:48 -0000 Subject: [Moon] G3LTF contest operation Message-ID: <63A36F4998DE4F689593BFBB79AAFFD8@PeterKBlairPC5> I will start at 0000 Saturday on 23cm and probably stay on that band throughout that pass. If I cant find enough to work I will QSY to 70cm. At moonrise Saturday, 2200 approximately, I will be on 70cm but as we have a nasty storm approaching Southern England which is scheduled to hit early Sunday I dont expect to be able to operate for long, maybe until midnight Saturday. I hope to work some new ones... small stations please call CQ after you?ve worked all the big guys...we have SDRs, we can see you easily. 6m dish, CP on 23cm, full linear polarisation rotation on 70cm. CW only. Freq. probably between .005 and .040 on 23cm and .010 to .035 on 70cm 73 GL Peter G3LTF From ve4ma at shaw.ca Fri Nov 18 20:06:47 2016 From: ve4ma at shaw.ca (Barry Malowanchuk) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:06:47 -0700 (MST) Subject: [Moon] Fwd: [Moon-Net] VE4 EME Activity this weekend In-Reply-To: <1862858152.26326525.1479495496679.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <765417350.26338492.1479496007059.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> VE4SA will be QRV tonite only on 23 cm, 400 W and 3.7 m dish, CW & JT VE4MO will be QRV this weekend on 23 cm, 100 W and 4 x 45 el loop yagis, JT only VE4MA will be QRV tonite on 432 with a new PY2BS feed in my 3 m dish and 400 W ( 15 QSOs last month with 2 on CW). I will be QRV on 23 cm Sunday only CW & JT Best 73 & GL Barry VE4MA From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Fri Nov 18 21:53:09 2016 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (Zdenek SAMEK-OK1DFC) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21:53:09 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Moon] G3LTF contest operation References: <63A36F4998DE4F689593BFBB79AAFFD8@PeterKBlairPC5> Message-ID: Hi EME Gang, will be QRV 1296 MHz first pass, than from Moonrise 432MHz shortly and again 1296 MHz. Testing new SSPA on 1296 MHz for next EME pedition. GL and have a fun! -- Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 144 MHz - 10 GHz WAC 432 - 1296 - 2320 MHz WAZ #9 - WAS 432 DXCC 432 - 1296 MHz ---------- P?vodn? zpr?va ---------- Od: Peter Blair Komu: freetalk moonnet , Moon-Net Datum: 18. 11. 2016 19:20:39 P?edm?t: [Moon] G3LTF contest operation "I will start at 0000 Saturday on 23cm and probably stay on that band throughout that pass. If I cant find enough to work I will QSY to 70cm. At moonrise Saturday, 2200 approximately, I will be on 70cm but as we have a nasty storm approaching Southern England which is scheduled to hit early Sunday I dont expect to be able to operate for long, maybe until midnight Saturday. I hope to work some new ones... small stations please call CQ after you?ve worked all the big guys...we have SDRs, we can see you easily. 6m dish, CP on 23cm, full linear polarisation rotation on 70cm. CW only. Freq. probably between .005 and .040 on 23cm and .010 to .035 on 70cm 73 GL Peter G3LTF _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon" From wd5ago at hotmail.com Fri Nov 18 22:29:42 2016 From: wd5ago at hotmail.com (Tommy Henderson) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21:29:42 +0000 Subject: [Moon] WD5AGO we will be on for 2 hrs at moon rise and then back on at set Message-ID: we will be on for 2 hrs at moon rise and then back on at set 300W CP 13ft x 4ft horn CW Tommy - WD5AGO From alkatz at tcnj.edu Sat Nov 19 00:40:11 2016 From: alkatz at tcnj.edu (Katz, Allen) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:40:11 -0500 Subject: [Moon] WD5AGO we will be on for 2 hrs at moon rise and then back on at set In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20161118233421.46F1177AA8@mailgate4gapps.TCNJ.EDU> Hi Tommy, Both Sat & Sun? Times? 73 & GL, Al K2UYH On Nov 18, 2016 4:35 PM, "Tommy Henderson" wrote: we will be on for 2 hrs at moon rise and then back on at set 300W CP 13ft x 4ft horn CW Tommy - WD5AGO _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon From qtc at kpnmail.nl Sat Nov 19 18:58:24 2016 From: qtc at kpnmail.nl (DW Harms PA2DW) Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:58:24 +0100 Subject: [Moon] Conditions Message-ID: <046101d2428e$8601a650$9204f2f0$@kpnmail.nl> Hi all, This morning I was very briefly QRV on 23cm EME, as we had 'open day' in the school I work in and I had to leave the house early. Conditions where excellent and I heard the strongest own echoes ever. Even my SSB was clearly audible! After four CW QSO's I had to leave, but tomorrow morning I will be QRV much longer and hope to meet many of you. 73, Dick PA2DW From n4pz at live.com Sat Nov 19 19:27:06 2016 From: n4pz at live.com (Steve Gross-N4PZ) Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:27:06 +0000 Subject: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr Message-ID: Hello Gentlemen Due to high winds 75 km/hr. I was unable to be on 1296 EME last night. I am hoping the wind is less tonight. I will try to be on 1296.020 CW 73 Steve N4PZ From qtc at kpnmail.nl Sat Nov 19 20:14:20 2016 From: qtc at kpnmail.nl (DW Harms PA2DW) Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:14:20 +0100 Subject: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <047c01d24299$21ab4e30$6501ea90$@kpnmail.nl> Hi Steve, Here tomorrow gusts of 120 km/h expected but this is the occasion that the trees round my house are my friends, as I hope they will protect my dish :) Hope to work you! 73, Dick PA2DW -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Moon [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] Namens Steve Gross-N4PZ Verzonden: zaterdag 19 november 2016 19:27 Aan: "'freetalk moonnet'" Onderwerp: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr Hello Gentlemen Due to high winds 75 km/hr. I was unable to be on 1296 EME last night. I am hoping the wind is less tonight. I will try to be on 1296.020 CW 73 Steve N4PZ _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon From g3ltf at btinternet.com Sun Nov 20 00:26:05 2016 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (Peter Blair) Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 23:26:05 -0000 Subject: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr In-Reply-To: <047c01d24299$21ab4e30$6501ea90$@kpnmail.nl> References: <047c01d24299$21ab4e30$6501ea90$@kpnmail.nl> Message-ID: <1C162E5B315E4BE284B17E76F041E590@PeterKBlairPC5> Yeah, I think PA is next on the track Dick.... http://en.sat24.com/en you can see the centre now quite clearly at the mouth of the English Channel. Ive just stowed the dish here, I think thats it now for the weekend. Its torrential rain here now and wind is starting to gust. First "storm" of the winter and the UK met office have named it "Angus"... less scary than "Attilla" I think! GN 73 Peter G3LTF -----Original Message----- From: DW Harms PA2DW Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2016 7:14 PM To: 'Steve Gross-N4PZ' ; '"'freetalk moonnet'"' Subject: Re: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr Hi Steve, Here tomorrow gusts of 120 km/h expected but this is the occasion that the trees round my house are my friends, as I hope they will protect my dish :) Hope to work you! 73, Dick PA2DW -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Moon [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] Namens Steve Gross-N4PZ Verzonden: zaterdag 19 november 2016 19:27 Aan: "'freetalk moonnet'" Onderwerp: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr Hello Gentlemen Due to high winds 75 km/hr. I was unable to be on 1296 EME last night. I am hoping the wind is less tonight. I will try to be on 1296.020 CW 73 Steve N4PZ _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon From dario.fzr at gmail.com Sun Nov 20 10:51:46 2016 From: dario.fzr at gmail.com (Dario Ferrari) Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:51:46 +0100 Subject: [Moon] Qrt In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi to all. For om called me......sri......mountain in front the moon..... cu nex time for qso. 73 De IW2FZR Dario From apolloeme at gmail.com Sun Nov 20 11:25:14 2016 From: apolloeme at gmail.com (Patrick Barthelow) Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 02:25:14 -0800 Subject: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr In-Reply-To: <1C162E5B315E4BE284B17E76F041E590@PeterKBlairPC5> References: <047c01d24299$21ab4e30$6501ea90$@kpnmail.nl> <1C162E5B315E4BE284B17E76F041E590@PeterKBlairPC5> Message-ID: I have found a very good real time winds/weather map of the world. with many user-interactive setup options, including winds at specified altitudes, and times. See: https://www.windytv.com/?mbeurope,51.041,-7.251,6 Best, 73, Pat Barthelow AA6EG apol loeme at gmail.com On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 3:26 PM, Peter Blair wrote: > Yeah, I think PA is next on the track Dick.... http://en.sat24.com/en you > can see the centre now quite clearly at the mouth of the English Channel. > Ive just stowed the dish here, I think thats it now for the weekend. Its > torrential rain here now and wind is starting to gust. First "storm" of the > winter and the UK met office have named it "Angus"... less scary than > "Attilla" I think! > GN 73 Peter G3LTF > > -----Original Message----- From: DW Harms PA2DW > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2016 7:14 PM > To: 'Steve Gross-N4PZ' ; '"'freetalk moonnet'"' > Subject: Re: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr > > Hi Steve, > > Here tomorrow gusts of 120 km/h expected but this is the occasion that the > trees round my house are my friends, as I hope they will protect my dish :) > > Hope to work you! > > 73, Dick PA2DW > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Moon [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] Namens Steve Gross-N4PZ > Verzonden: zaterdag 19 november 2016 19:27 > Aan: "'freetalk moonnet'" > Onderwerp: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr > > Hello Gentlemen > > Due to high winds 75 km/hr. I was unable to be on 1296 EME last night. > > I am hoping the wind is less tonight. > > I will try to be on 1296.020 CW > > 73 Steve N4PZ > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon > From ejespers at telenet.be Sun Nov 20 12:13:56 2016 From: ejespers at telenet.be (Eddy Jespers) Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 12:13:56 +0100 Subject: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr In-Reply-To: <1C162E5B315E4BE284B17E76F041E590@PeterKBlairPC5> References: <047c01d24299$21ab4e30$6501ea90$@kpnmail.nl> <1C162E5B315E4BE284B17E76F041E590@PeterKBlairPC5> Message-ID: <91B9FEDF-3648-4922-A840-D25A83975D21@telenet.be> Looking at the IP camera on the ON0EME antenna and watching the telemetry, antenna moves about 0,4? in azimuth and keeps 100% track in elevation. Wind speed 26 kt at the moment. Beacon has just stopped transmission due to 10? Elevation limit, but kept track of the moon during the wind storm. 73?s Eddy ON7UN > On 20 Nov 2016, at 00:26, Peter Blair wrote: > > Yeah, I think PA is next on the track Dick.... http://en.sat24.com/en you can see the centre now quite clearly at the mouth of the English Channel. Ive just stowed the dish here, I think thats it now for the weekend. Its torrential rain here now and wind is starting to gust. First "storm" of the winter and the UK met office have named it "Angus"... less scary than "Attilla" I think! > GN 73 Peter G3LTF > > -----Original Message----- From: DW Harms PA2DW > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2016 7:14 PM > To: 'Steve Gross-N4PZ' ; '"'freetalk moonnet'"' > Subject: Re: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr > > Hi Steve, > > Here tomorrow gusts of 120 km/h expected but this is the occasion that the > trees round my house are my friends, as I hope they will protect my dish :) > > Hope to work you! > > 73, Dick PA2DW > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Moon [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] Namens Steve Gross-N4PZ > Verzonden: zaterdag 19 november 2016 19:27 > Aan: "'freetalk moonnet'" > Onderwerp: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr > > Hello Gentlemen > > Due to high winds 75 km/hr. I was unable to be on 1296 EME last night. > > I am hoping the wind is less tonight. > > I will try to be on 1296.020 CW > > 73 Steve N4PZ > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon From n8wac at yahoo.com Sun Nov 20 13:33:49 2016 From: n8wac at yahoo.com (tony everhardt) Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 12:33:49 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr In-Reply-To: <91B9FEDF-3648-4922-A840-D25A83975D21@telenet.be> References: <047c01d24299$21ab4e30$6501ea90$@kpnmail.nl> <1C162E5B315E4BE284B17E76F041E590@PeterKBlairPC5> <91B9FEDF-3648-4922-A840-D25A83975D21@telenet.be> Message-ID: <194358672.548531.1479645229991@mail.yahoo.com> This is a link to a site that I use. Hold the left button to move around the world. Double click to get lower in elevation. earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions | | | earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions See current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive ani... | | | N8WAC On Sunday, November 20, 2016 6:45 AM, Eddy Jespers wrote: Looking at the IP camera on the ON0EME antenna and watching the telemetry, antenna moves about 0,4? in azimuth and keeps 100% track in elevation. Wind speed 26 kt at the moment. Beacon has just stopped transmission due to 10? Elevation limit, but kept track of the moon during the wind storm. 73?s Eddy ON7UN > On 20 Nov 2016, at 00:26, Peter Blair wrote: > > Yeah, I think PA is next on the track Dick.... http://en.sat24.com/en you can see the centre now quite clearly at the mouth of the English Channel. Ive just stowed the dish here, I think thats it now for the weekend. Its torrential rain here now and wind is starting to gust. First "storm" of the winter and the UK met office have named it "Angus"... less scary than "Attilla" I think! > GN 73 Peter G3LTF > > -----Original Message----- From: DW Harms PA2DW > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2016 7:14 PM > To: 'Steve Gross-N4PZ' ; '"'freetalk moonnet'"' > Subject: Re: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr > > Hi Steve, > > Here tomorrow gusts of 120 km/h expected but this is the occasion that the > trees round my house are my friends, as I hope they will protect my dish :) > > Hope to work you! > > 73, Dick PA2DW > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Moon [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] Namens Steve Gross-N4PZ > Verzonden: zaterdag 19 november 2016 19:27 > Aan: "'freetalk moonnet'" > Onderwerp: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr > > Hello Gentlemen > > Due to high winds 75 km/hr. I was unable to be on 1296 EME last night. > > I am hoping the wind is less tonight. > > I will try to be on 1296.020 CW > > 73 Steve N4PZ > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon From sm2cew at telia.com Sun Nov 20 17:27:25 2016 From: sm2cew at telia.com (Peter Sundberg) Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 16:27:25 +0000 Subject: [Moon] Wind 75 km/hr In-Reply-To: <91B9FEDF-3648-4922-A840-D25A83975D21@telenet.be> References: <047c01d24299$21ab4e30$6501ea90$@kpnmail.nl> <1C162E5B315E4BE284B17E76F041E590@PeterKBlairPC5> <91B9FEDF-3648-4922-A840-D25A83975D21@telenet.be> Message-ID: Interesting info Eddy. The moon beacon sure is an impressive installation, in all aspects. Thanks for providing an excellent service to us moonbouncers, even during wind storms. I was monitoring the beacon this afternoon and did not notice any QSB. Outstanding!! 73 Peter SM2CEW CW is King! At 11:13 2016-11-20, Eddy Jespers wrote: >Looking at the IP camera on the ON0EME antenna >and watching the telemetry, antenna moves about >0,4?? in azimuth and keeps 100% track in >elevation. Wind speed 26 kt at the moment. >Beacon has just stopped transmission due to 10?? >Elevation limit, but kept track of the moon >during the wind storm. 73???s Eddy ON7UN > From rick1ds at hotmail.com Sun Nov 20 18:34:32 2016 From: rick1ds at hotmail.com (Rick R) Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:34:32 +0000 Subject: [Moon] ARRL Contest logs Message-ID: Hi to all---there was LOTS of activity for the three ARRL EME weekends. I know that many of you will submit your logs, and I want to encourage ALL of you to PLEASE submit your Cabrillo format logs electronically to EMEContest at arrl.org or on paper with a summary sheet to ARRL Contest Branch 225 Main St Newington, CT 06111 USA They must be postmarked within 30 days after the end of the contest. See below for other electronic formats. The more activity we show to ARRL, the greater the attention to our feedback on the rules and pictures and space in QST. Also, if any of you have a little story, unique contacts, or pictures to send to me for potential publication in QST, please forward them. TNX in advance, Rick, K1DS The Subject of the e-mail must contain ONLY the participant's call sign, such as: SUBJECT: W1HQ (Don't use the example, please use your own call sign.) Do not include anything other than your call sign in the subject line of your email, such as contest name or category, the file extension of the log file. Text-based Cabrillo-formatted log files ending with .log, .txt or.cbr are the only file types accepted. Your log file should ONLY contain your call sign and the file type (examples: W1AW.log, W1AW.txt or W1AW.cbr). Do not add anything else. A file with anything other than the callsign in the name will cause your entry to be returned. If your logging program does not output the required Cabrillo format or if you log by hand, you may enter your data via http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/ and select the event of interest. You can input your log data which will be converted to a Cabrillo formatted log for you (it will generate a log and return it to you), and then you can in turn submit your Cabrillo log via email or web app.These applets allow you to input all of the required information for each contest -- both summary sheet information and individual QSO information. Once the data entry is finished, the applet will then submit the entry and supply you with a confirmation. It will also send an e-mail copy to you for your records. Web applet submissions must be completed no later than the published log deadline of the contest.To use our web app to submit your Cabrillo format log, go to http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/ While ARRL encourages you to convert paper logs electronically using the web applet, they still accept hand written paper logs. A paper submission must use an up-to-date summary sheet. Paper logs of 200 QSOs or more must include a dupe sheet -- an alphanumeric list of stations (call signs) worked, separated by band. From rick1ds at hotmail.com Sun Nov 20 21:42:34 2016 From: rick1ds at hotmail.com (Rick R) Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 20:42:34 +0000 Subject: [Moon] ARRL EME logs Message-ID: My apologies--I checked with ARRL--The ARRL EME Contest does not yet have a web app front end. This contest is still an email or mail based submission event. We hope that it can be automated as we go forward...I have submitted EME Cabrillo logs electronically in the past and they were accepted, however, you do not get an acceptance response. Rick, K1DS The below are from the online event rules. http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest# 7. Reporting: Entries must include complete log data as well as an official ARRL EME Contest Summary Sheet. Official forms are available at the top of this page under "Overview: Paper Entry Forms" or with a SASE request to the Contest Branch. No other forms of the summary sheet will be accepted. Each line of QSO data in the log should contain band, mode, date and time in UTC, callsign of station worked, exchange sent, exchange received, each new multiplier, and points earned. Photocopies of the log form and official Summary Sheet are acceptable. Logs should be emailed to EMEcontest at arrl.org and hand-written paper logs mailed to: EME Contest, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111 USA. Log Submission Deadline - All entries must be emailed or postmarked no later than 2359z Wednesday, December 21, 2016. From g3ltf at btinternet.com Sun Nov 20 23:28:18 2016 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (Peter Blair) Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:28:18 -0000 Subject: [Moon] G3LTF weekend results Message-ID: I added 16 more (total 67) on 23cm on the first pass. OK1DFC, IZ1AEM #, IW2FZR, F5KUG, G4RGK, F1PYR, UA3TCF #, OE5JFL, W4OP, LA3EQ, OZ4MM, S59DCD, SP2HMR, W4AF, F5HRY, G4YTL and VE4SA. CWNR were JA4LJB and DJ3JJ. Heard in QSO were NA4N, DK3WG, RA3AUB, never found their CQs. Someone with a call ending in ? LAT? called but didnt try for long enough. When the libration is bad it often takes 4 or more tries to get it confidently correct. The wx worsened on Saturday evening as forecast with wind and heavy rain and I had just one 432 QSO with OK1DFC ( total 24) before I had to stow the dish at 2300. I thought the 432 rx system had failed as signals were very weak and when I switched the preamp to a load the noise went DOWN by 3dB ( normally goes up by ~5dB) After stripping it all down today, measuring NF and relay loss, and finding no faults I suddenly realised... it was static rain! Dooohh! Thanks to all for the nice random CW QSOs, most had an element of chat in them even if only an exchange of names. Happy to run tests or skeds this week, wx permitting, any band 70, 23,13, 9 or 6cm. 73 Peter G3LTF From sm4ive at telia.com Mon Nov 21 11:54:40 2016 From: sm4ive at telia.com (Lars Pettersson) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:54:40 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] NO 73s for a "valid" contact! In-Reply-To: <003201d243e1$4c68b9c0$e53a2d40$@pa2v.com> References: <003201d243e1$4c68b9c0$e53a2d40$@pa2v.com> Message-ID: <9bfab6e6-2999-1296-f28c-da2af0618d9f@telia.com> Gentlemen IT has NEVER been a need for 73 for a complete QSO a qso goes like this. in Ms or EME or what ever mode PA5Y de SM4IVE K SM4IVE de PA5Y OOO (could be rst) PA5Y de SM4IVE ROOO ROOO SM4IVE de PA5Y RRRRRRR RRRRRR PA5Y de SM4IVE RRRRRRRRRRR QSO Comkplete end discusion 73 are sent as a courtesy But absolute not needed for a Complete QSO END OF Story. So if i want to thanks some one on any media after above was done with 73 and thanks for QSO i dont see whats wrong with that. Its much worse when stations send report on logger during QSO thats absolute not allowed. 73 De Lars SM4IVE QRV on EME since stonedge Den 2016-11-21 kl. 11:23, skrev PA2V: > > Conrad, and others, > > IF 73?s are needed for a complete contact, most DX-pedition QSO?s are > invalid, and quite some in the past with CW too. > > Under difficult conditions, during piles and contest one don?t spoil > time in the unnecessary 73?s. > > I like to finish a contact with 73, but if it is clear to me that we > have all details on both sides I count it as a valid QSO. > > On HF with the many contests you will seldom hear a 73 in phone nor CW. > > So simple is it! > > 73, Peter PA2V > > (Still very happy with my E44CM 432MHz EME QSO) > > *Van:*Conrad PA5Y [mailto:g0ruz at g0ruz.com] > *Verzonden:* maandag 21 november 2016 10:51 > *CC:* Moon-Net > *Onderwerp:* Re: [Moon-Net] Are 73s needed for a "valid" contact? > > Well actually the thread has been somewhat hijacked. The original > poster asked if 73 was required for a complete QSO. > > The emphatic answer is NO this is well documented and not really > worthy of further debate. > > I then gave a few examples of real world EME behaviour to help > illustrate how things work along with a message to listen and observe > and figure it out for oneself. > > On the subject of the logger and its use in the contest if 73 is not > required for a QSO then passing thankyou messages after a contact is > logged is irrelevant. > > The only competitive advantage that I gained by using the logger > during the contest was for allowed frequency announcements and as an > aid to staying awake! > > I will take these issues up with the ARRL privately before submitting > my logs. If I am disqualified for sending tnx wishes on the logger > AFTER a qso is logged then so be it. > > I did the contest to see what my station is capable of, I have > answered that to my own satisfaction. > > Final score 206 x 84 = 1730400 > > Regards > > Conrad PA5Y > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > -- I dont do ESP QSO`s i prefere to hear the station. CW is still King!!!! From sm4ive at telia.com Mon Nov 21 12:55:06 2016 From: sm4ive at telia.com (Lars Pettersson) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:55:06 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] NO 73s for a "valid" contact! In-Reply-To: <9bfab6e6-2999-1296-f28c-da2af0618d9f@telia.com> References: <003201d243e1$4c68b9c0$e53a2d40$@pa2v.com> <9bfab6e6-2999-1296-f28c-da2af0618d9f@telia.com> Message-ID: <95b93356-c10b-ae78-7f4e-03ecf30cd008@telia.com> Complement to my previoues post This is what we CW neards often do as a"courtesy" and as the last to tx i send PA5Y de SM4IVE RRR 73 RRR 73 RRR SK But as stated B4 73 not needed for complete QSO, QRV on EME since stone-age Lars SM4IVE Den 2016-11-21 kl. 11:54, skrev Lars Pettersson: > > Gentlemen > > IT has NEVER been a need for 73 for a complete QSO > > a qso goes like this. in Ms or EME or what ever mode > > PA5Y de SM4IVE K > > SM4IVE de PA5Y OOO (could be rst) > > PA5Y de SM4IVE ROOO ROOO > > SM4IVE de PA5Y RRRRRRR RRRRRR > > PA5Y de SM4IVE RRRRRRRRRRR > > QSO Comkplete end discusion > > 73 are sent as a courtesy But absolute not needed for a Complete > QSO END OF Story. > > > So if i want to thanks some one on any media after above was done with > 73 and thanks for QSO i dont see whats wrong with that. > > Its much worse when stations send report on logger during QSO thats > absolute not allowed. > > 73 De Lars SM4IVE > > QRV on EME since stone-age > > Den 2016-11-21 kl. 11:23, skrev PA2V: >> >> Conrad, and others, >> >> IF 73?s are needed for a complete contact, most DX-pedition QSO?s are >> invalid, and quite some in the past with CW too. >> >> Under difficult conditions, during piles and contest one don?t spoil >> time in the unnecessary 73?s. >> >> I like to finish a contact with 73, but if it is clear to me that we >> have all details on both sides I count it as a valid QSO. >> >> On HF with the many contests you will seldom hear a 73 in phone nor CW. >> >> So simple is it! >> >> 73, Peter PA2V >> >> (Still very happy with my E44CM 432MHz EME QSO) >> >> *Van:*Conrad PA5Y [mailto:g0ruz at g0ruz.com] >> *Verzonden:* maandag 21 november 2016 10:51 >> *CC:* Moon-Net >> *Onderwerp:* Re: [Moon-Net] Are 73s needed for a "valid" contact? >> >> Well actually the thread has been somewhat hijacked. The original >> poster asked if 73 was required for a complete QSO. >> >> The emphatic answer is NO this is well documented and not really >> worthy of further debate. >> >> I then gave a few examples of real world EME behaviour to help >> illustrate how things work along with a message to listen and observe >> and figure it out for oneself. >> >> On the subject of the logger and its use in the contest if 73 is not >> required for a QSO then passing thankyou messages after a contact is >> logged is irrelevant. >> >> The only competitive advantage that I gained by using the logger >> during the contest was for allowed frequency announcements and as an >> aid to staying awake! >> >> I will take these issues up with the ARRL privately before submitting >> my logs. If I am disqualified for sending tnx wishes on the logger >> AFTER a qso is logged then so be it. >> >> I did the contest to see what my station is capable of, I have >> answered that to my own satisfaction. >> >> Final score 206 x 84 = 1730400 >> >> Regards >> >> Conrad PA5Y >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are athttp://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html >> > > -- > I dont do ESP QSO`s i prefere to hear the station. > CW is still King!!!! > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > -- I dont do ESP QSO`s i prefere to hear the station. CW is still King!!!! From ok1teh at seznam.cz Mon Nov 21 13:01:27 2016 From: ok1teh at seznam.cz (ok1teh Petrzilka) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 13:01:27 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Moon] NO 73s for a "valid" contact! Message-ID: "Its much worse when stations send report on logger during QSO thats absolute not allowed. 73 De Lars SM4IVE"

Hi Lars,
I agree, but why this happen? It's because of
the very impatient people. It's a big problem
of nowadays World especially when you are small
station trying to work bigger ones or if you
run Meteor Scatter. While in the past people was
able to spend 2h of trying HSCW MS contact, today
when you run fsk441 sked, after 20min of incomplete
QSO guys are willing to write on the chat info about
your bursts and signals (sometimes I prevent from
this by setting time of sked for 1h long and logout
from the chat)... On EME I oftenly work JT65
contacts with small stations and we need some couple
of minutes to make it due to Faraday's rotation and
averaging the messages (I know it's not your case ;-).

As the result if the attempt for JT65 or CW QSO is
taking some longer time over let's say 10minutes,
I sometime write on the chat "hey I see you or I hear you,
please continue" because I know that it will little
bit prevent the contact partner from writing details
about the actual signal strenght and so destroying
the QSO... Frankly I never (or in 99,99% ;) write an
info about exact dB levels or reports before QSO or
test was finished. I know that I should never write
ANYTHING during the QSO but due to impatience with
small antenna system is pretty difficult....

Maybe that there should be written some official
recommendation by the IARU C5 group in VHF-handbook
that stations should respect working hard QSOs with
bigger patience and in case of QSO longer than
30min (for an example FSK441 MS QSO on 70cm)
should be allowed to say "please continue" on the chat.


Just my 2 cents, I don't want to roll up the discussion
of CW vs. JT65 again (I like both).

73
Matej, OK1TEH
From dominique.dehays at enac.fr Mon Nov 21 12:59:45 2016 From: dominique.dehays at enac.fr (dominique.dehays) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:59:45 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] NO 73s for a "valid" contact! In-Reply-To: <9bfab6e6-2999-1296-f28c-da2af0618d9f@telia.com> References: <003201d243e1$4c68b9c0$e53a2d40$@pa2v.com> <9bfab6e6-2999-1296-f28c-da2af0618d9f@telia.com> Message-ID: <5832E1B1.6050907@enac.fr> Hi , I also recall of some expeditions not sending RR , they just called CQ agn or another partner , this is incomplete qso 73 Dom From graham.d at orange.fr Mon Nov 21 14:48:07 2016 From: graham.d at orange.fr (g d) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:48:07 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] NO 73s for a "valid" contact! In-Reply-To: <5832E1B1.6050907@enac.fr> References: <003201d243e1$4c68b9c0$e53a2d40$@pa2v.com> <9bfab6e6-2999-1296-f28c-da2af0618d9f@telia.com> <5832E1B1.6050907@enac.fr> Message-ID: <1dd2063f-291c-6b0d-7c01-e0cd45e45af1@orange.fr> what's to worry about ? on HF Expeditions don't even send their callsign, and certainly no one else ever sends their callsign hey who needs callsigns it's 2016 xyz 59 abc 59 only one call exchanged, no confirmations, if you need confirmation check the on line log, call in for friends who are at work and get them in the log as well. 100,000 in-complete qso's, 500,000 dollars spent, send 5 dollars for a qsp picture , better still pay ARRL for one..... all good for ARRL awards 'MBI gone sailing.....the hobby's buggered From qtc at kpnmail.nl Mon Nov 21 22:57:37 2016 From: qtc at kpnmail.nl (DW Harms PA2DW) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 22:57:37 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] 2.4M PRIME FOCUS / 2.4M OFFSET/ ALSO SEPTUM FOR 1296 In-Reply-To: <3FB0D3A65BAE45BFBA9A4ADC09166C48@SM6CKU> References: <3FB0D3A65BAE45BFBA9A4ADC09166C48@SM6CKU> Message-ID: <069f01d24442$458a5670$d09f0350$@kpnmail.nl> Hi Ben and others, This is what I sent to Serge, but it may be of interest to others so I post it to all: An offset dish would be better if you have a small dish, as it has marginal aperture blocking. Elevating and positioning the feed of an offset dish is however not so easy but I once learned a very simple but effective way to do that. What we did was pointing the dish towards the bright sun, then wetting the dish surface with a garden hose so it would be nice and shiny. Then you can calibrate the feed and elevation so that the sunbeams are right in the feed-center ;) Best 73, Dick PA2DW Van: moon-net-bounces at mailman.pe1itr.com [mailto:moon-net-bounces at mailman.pe1itr.com] Namens Ben - SM6CKU Verzonden: maandag 21 november 2016 23:26 Aan: serge; moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com Onderwerp: Re: [Moon-Net] 2.4M PRIME FOCUS / 2.4M OFFSET/ ALSO SEPTUM FOR 1296 Serge, I would take the offset antenna but it's easier to feed the prime focus one. 73 de Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: serge To: moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 10:00 PM Subject: [Moon-Net] 2.4M PRIME FOCUS / 2.4M OFFSET/ ALSO SEPTUM FOR 1296 Which is best a 2.4M prime focus dish or a 2.4M offset dish? & WHY? What kind of septum would you use on both dishes for 1296??? Thank you Serge, VE1KG _____ _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html From bruce at zirok.com Thu Nov 24 19:29:16 2016 From: bruce at zirok.com (Bruce Halasz) Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 16:29:16 -0200 Subject: [Moon] QRV on 6 and 3cm ( and 70cm too ). In-Reply-To: <820DB088-ABFD-4BA4-962A-864E6A536EAB@zirok.com> References: <9DE99A92-D43C-403C-9C3C-1A4D3E6ADC13@zirok.com> <820DB088-ABFD-4BA4-962A-864E6A536EAB@zirok.com> Message-ID: <44E3662D-33AC-46F3-8D77-D2F39BC67F6B@zirok.com> Hi all, I can be QRV on 3cm and 6cm next Saturday, starting at 1000ut or later for the US, any mode welcome. Despite 5GHz WiFi noise, I have just checked good echoes on 6cm. Also still having 70cm on the mesh dish, if anyone interested in it. Tnx & vy 73 Bruce PY2BS From pchomins at san.rr.com Thu Nov 24 20:57:03 2016 From: pchomins at san.rr.com (Paul Chominski) Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:57:03 -0800 Subject: [Moon] QRV on 6 and 3cm ( and 70cm too ). In-Reply-To: <44E3662D-33AC-46F3-8D77-D2F39BC67F6B@zirok.com> References: <9DE99A92-D43C-403C-9C3C-1A4D3E6ADC13@zirok.com> <820DB088-ABFD-4BA4-962A-864E6A536EAB@zirok.com> <44E3662D-33AC-46F3-8D77-D2F39BC67F6B@zirok.com> Message-ID: <2DD980DFB47643F59B6F780AF445D84B@Main1> Hi Bruce, I can't be QRV this coming weekend. I am planing to be on 6cm during 9 - 12 December. GL 73 Paul WA6PY -----Original Message----- From: Moon [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] On Behalf Of Bruce Halasz Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2016 10:29 AM To: Bruce Halasz Cc: freetalk moonnet; moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com Subject: [Moon] QRV on 6 and 3cm ( and 70cm too ). Hi all, I can be QRV on 3cm and 6cm next Saturday, starting at 1000ut or later for the US, any mode welcome. Despite 5GHz WiFi noise, I have just checked good echoes on 6cm. Also still having 70cm on the mesh dish, if anyone interested in it. Tnx & vy 73 Bruce PY2BS _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon From g3ltf at btinternet.com Fri Nov 25 09:55:16 2016 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (Peter Blair) Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 08:55:16 -0000 Subject: [Moon] QRV on 6 and 3cm ( and 70cm too ). In-Reply-To: <44E3662D-33AC-46F3-8D77-D2F39BC67F6B@zirok.com> References: <9DE99A92-D43C-403C-9C3C-1A4D3E6ADC13@zirok.com> <820DB088-ABFD-4BA4-962A-864E6A536EAB@zirok.com> <44E3662D-33AC-46F3-8D77-D2F39BC67F6B@zirok.com> Message-ID: <89E786DE876B4AACA56A3922C4387587@PeterKBlairPC5> Hi Bruce, I would love to try with you on 6cm, should be quite easy, but we have very strong NE winds here at the momemt, higher than forecast it seems, so I cant be certain of being able to operate. I will anyway keep a look out on the HB9Q logger to see what band you are on. Sorry I cant be more definite, if things change I'll let you know. Later next week weather looks a bit quieter. 73 Peter -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Halasz Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2016 6:29 PM To: Bruce Halasz Cc: freetalk moonnet ; moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com Subject: [Moon] QRV on 6 and 3cm ( and 70cm too ). Hi all, I can be QRV on 3cm and 6cm next Saturday, starting at 1000ut or later for the US, any mode welcome. Despite 5GHz WiFi noise, I have just checked good echoes on 6cm. Also still having 70cm on the mesh dish, if anyone interested in it. Tnx & vy 73 Bruce PY2BS _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://lists.moonbounce.info/listinfo/moon From g3ltf at btinternet.com Sat Nov 26 10:04:52 2016 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (Peter Blair) Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 09:04:52 -0000 Subject: [Moon] G3LTF QRV 6cm Message-ID: I willl be on 5760.100 +/- after 10.00 today looking for QSOs. 73 Peter G3LTF 6m dish 40W From ve4ma at shaw.ca Sun Nov 27 18:43:19 2016 From: ve4ma at shaw.ca (Barry Malowanchuk) Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 10:43:19 -0700 (MST) Subject: [Moon] VE4MA 432 & 1296 ARRL Contest Report Message-ID: <1306158140.36939732.1480268599048.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> I decided to get on 432 for the first weekend with my 3m dish and dual polarity dual dipole feed. There were more signals than I expected on 432....only worked one on CW but heard a few more. Several (3 or 4 stations) were peaking 20 dB/ N on Flex display. I did work W5LUA, DL7APV, W7MEM, SM4IVE 569 on CW, HB9Q, OH2PO, K2UYH. Had a miss on PY2BS ( -21 but he could not find me in spurious signals) ... I also had a problem with spurious the first weekend, found out later it was my US Digital encoders on my 2.4 m dish. I had some trouble with no decodes with JT10......not sure why? I had signals visibly 10 dB out of the noise on SDR and no decode???....thank goodness for the simple R, RO, 73 signal l formats. The second night was frustrating. It started with a loss of PTT.....big 12 V PS Buss fault and shut down with crowbar.....still not sure what it was...pulled 432 driver and PTT Circuits off and put on another PS. My main breaker did not like the long JT duty cycle...running a 115 V PA and running 600 W out key down in Class C it would occasionally trip the breaker. and then ran 4-500 W out no problem. I was again running JT10 and was getting no decodes regularly, when the signals were 6 -10 dB out of the noise on SDR screen!.....I was VERY frustrated! I would get a decode, call the guy, then no decodes, time was set OK and all the parameters that I recall were important. The polarity switching was very important later as polarity went twisting around with sunrise in EU and maybe some AU. EU stations reporting that echoes coming back vertical. I often had to TX Vertical and saw them H. I worked 6 more on JT and one on CW DL9KR...gave him 569. I spent a long time waiting for him as he was QRZing someone calling...I could have worked PI9CAM on CW when I heard him earlier but caught him later on JT. I was copied by many other small stations. I had switched to JT 9.7 on the second night, and seemed to have better decodes? So I ended up with 15 stations worked On the second weekend I had built a new PY2BS/ W5LUA 432 enhanced patch feed. It has much better illumination, but sun was too low to compare. I worked I2FHW & DL9KR (dup) 579/ 569! on CW, and then UT5DL, UT6UG, UA3PTW, UX5UL, S51ZO, ES3RF, WA2FGK, G4RGK, PA2V on JT for a total of 25 432 contacts. On the second night I was on 1296, and worked 24 stations with only 4 on JT towards the end. I did have a number of getaways, including some from a pileup, where 3 stations were on exactly the same frequency ! New Initials were SP6ITF, F5KUG, DL3EBJ, VE6BGT 9A5AA, N5BF, WA3GFZ and KN0WS. I will be going to AZ at the end of December, with activity probably on 1296, 2.3 and 5.7 Best 73 Barry VE4MA