[Moon] 6 cm EME Apollo 11 Event activity//VK3UM Station Plans, Futures

[Patrick Barthelow]

Hello EME folks:

The loss of  Doug McArthur, VK3UM not so long ago (it seems like only
yesterday);  3 years ago last March, (from 2019).  and his extra strong
"voice" to the moon and back, was a shock to the entire EME community, in
addition to other great EME voices that have become silent keys, in recent
years.
I have not been following closely the EME current events, chatter on line,
but wonder if Doug's station is being preserved,  and is intact, could be
operational?   If not, are there moves afoot to assist his family in
whatever future is planned for his famous EME station?   Another question;
Doug's unique lifetime contribution to the EME state of the art is in a
huge part his extreme quality EME related software.  Is that software being
preserved, documented, archived, updated, etc?   How about his VK3UM
website?   His Call sign?   Are there other software developers, that are
upgrading or keeping Doug's  software viable over time as new Windows OS,
or other software evolves?
Perhaps all these questions have been raised, considered and answered
before, somewhere.
If so, a link?
For that matter,  Doug seems to have been a monumental counterpart in EME
to
W6AM, Don Wallace the HF giant in the 50s and 60s.
Are there books being written about Doug's productive and prolific radio
life?

Best, 73,   Pat Barthelow AA6EG
apol <apolloeme at gmail.com>loeme at gmail.com


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On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 9:28 PM Keith via Moon <moon at moonbounce.info> wrote:

> I forgot to mention, weather is thunder and lightning, high winds and
> heavy rain, both days so what could go wrong 🤔🥺🥺🥺📡⚡️⚡️⚡️🌨💨
>
> Sent with my morse key ...-.-
>
>
> > On 19 Jul 2019, at 12:24, Keith via Moon <moon at moonbounce.info> wrote:
> >
> > We will be on as VK6DSL , maybe as 6EME & 6UM as well, 22.00 utc till
> our moonset both days.
> > Priority is Goonhilly contacts but after that hopefully a lot more
> > 28 mtr dish,400 watts and using an Ic 9700 with a Kuhne transverter.
> OF78we is the locator, approx 15 kms nne of the centre of Perth Western
> Australia.
> > Operation will be SSB possibly cw if we can remember enough between us 😩
> > 73
> > Keith VK6EME for the VK6 Microwave Group.
> >
> > Sent with my morse key ...-.-
> >
> >
> >> On 19 Jul 2019, at 02:18, Ingolf, SM6FHZ <ingolf.fhz at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all.
> >>
> >> I plan to be QRV during the proposed 6 cm Apollo 11 Moonbounce activity
> event / initiative this weekend.
> >>
> >> I am looking forward to many QSO's with old and new friends on 6 cm EME!
> >>
> >> This in spite of low declination, tiring moon (night) time  and very
> high path loss. Let us make the best out of it!
> >>
> >> 73 es GL / Ingolf, SM6FHZ
> >>
> >>
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