[Moon] Small dish (eg 1.2m) sun noise on 3.4 and 5.7GHz

[charlie at sucklingfamily.free-online.co.uk]

Hi Peter

Many thanks.

I think I am seeing moon noise also now - will try to optimise on sun now.

73

Charlie

 > Hi Charlie,
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> I have not measured 5.7 GHz noise today but when I last measured (SF
> = 68) my notes tell me it was 9 dB with my 2.0m dish.  Moon noise ~0.4dB.
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> This is also a tad low compared to VK3UM predictions.
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> 73
> Peter SM2CEW
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> At 17:14 2018-07-11, G3WDG via Moon wrote:
>>Hi All I'm experimenting at the moment with a 1.2m dish on 3.4 and
>>5.7GHz for /P operation. I'd be interested to know what other folks
>>get with a small dish. I'm seeing 4.5dB today on 5.7GHz, which is
>>rather low compared to VK3UM predictions. I have so far not tried to
>>optimise the feed position. 73 Charlie G3WDG
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