[Moon] OE6V QRV 1296-10xxxMHz EME. DXpedition by HB9Q team (3. to 7. February 2020)

[dan at hb9q.ch]

Hi All

 

We are very happy to announce our next Q-Team DXpedition!

 

Werner, OE6FNG of the OE6V EME and Contest group, offered us to use their
shack/QTH to activate the microwave bands on EME. It is located at the
vineyards of the Reichmann family in Kühnegg, Steiermark, Austria (JN76VT).
The OE6V team is very active on 50 and 144 EME and did very successful 50
and 144 MHz EME DXpeditons to ZA and HB0. Of course it was a great pleasure
to accept the offer! We will visit the OE6V team coming February and we are
very much looking forward to be QRV EME together with them on 5 microwave
bands (1296, 23xx, 3400, 5760, 10xxx MHz)!

 

Here our plan:

 

2. February 2020

The Q-Team will drive the 840 km to Mureck (JN76VT) which is on the
S5-border.

 

3. February

Build the station at the OE6V QTH in the vineyard. We hope to be ready and
QRV by moonrise at about 12z. 

1296.100 JT65C OE6V 1st RX on own echo, 12.00z until 01.30z (4. February)

 

4. February

2320.100 JT65C OE6V 1st RX on own echo, 12.30z to 01.00z (5. February)

2301.990 and 2400.100 (on request only, please send e-mail to dan at hb9q.ch),
2304.100 (QSY will be announced on HB9Q 23xx logger)

 

5. February

3400.100 JT65C OE6V 1st RX on own echo, 13.00z to 00.00z

3399.990 1st (on request only, please send e-mail to dan at hb9q.ch), QSY will
be announced on HB9Q 10xxx logger

 

6. February

5760.100 QRA64D OE6V 1st CFOM, 13.30z to 01.00z (7. February)

 

7. February

10368.100 QRA64D OE6V 1st CFOM , 14.30z to 01.15z (8. February)

10450.100 1st (on request only, please send e-mail to dan at hb9q.ch), QSY will
be announced on HB9Q 10xxx logger

 

8. February

Dismantle and pack station. Farewell dinner.

 

9. February

Drive back the 840 km to HB9.

 

CW: Although it is on the limit, we will work CW on all bands. However only
with big-guns and after the pile-up on JT/QRA is worked. 

 

Equipment: 

1.5m dish 1x2mm mesh, homemade automatic az and el control

1296: 100W at feed, circular, preamp at horn

23xx: 90W at feed, circular, preamp at horn

3400: 80W at feed, circular, preamp at horn

5760: 80W at feed, circular, preamp at horn

10xxx: 50W at feed, v-pol, preamp at horn

 

We will be using WSJT-X 2.1.2. On 23, 13 and 9cm we use JT65C with Doppler
Control (“Own Echo”, in other words we listen on our own echo). On 6 and 3cm
we will be using QRA64D (if necessary JT4F) including Doppler Control
(“Constant Frequency On Moon” and if necessary “Full Doppler to DX Grid”).
Hopefully more people take advantage of automated Doppler control.
Especially on 6 and 3cm it is a MUST for successful QRP operations. 

 

We will have internet access and during our activities we will be stand-by
on the HB9Q band loggers. We also will check our e-mails several times a
day.

 

How big needs your station to be to work us?

On 23cm 2m dish and 150W at the feed 

On 13cm 2m dish and 100W at the feed

On 9cm 2m dish and 50W at the feed

On 6cm 1.5m dish and 80W at the feed

On 3cm 0.75m solid dish with 60W at the feed

 

QSL policy: QSL only direct including SAE to: HB9Q, P.O.Box 133, CH-5737
Menziken 

If you wish to sponsor our activity, you are welcome to do so by using
PayPal dan at hb9q.ch <mailto:dan at hb9q.ch>  (please mention your call).

 

We are looking forward to our OE6V DXpedition and hope to work many of you!

Next information one week before we will be QRV.

 

Vy 73, Dan/Sue & Sam Q-Team at OE6V