From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Mon Jun 1 08:34:25 2020 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (Zdenek SAMEK-OK1DFC) Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2020 08:34:25 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] Filter 47 GHz Message-ID: Hi EME gang, I am looking for filter usable for 47 GHz band. Looking for final product, design I know. Any info please direct to my e-mail. 73! -- Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 144 MHz - 24 GHz WAC 70-23-13-6-3cm WAZ #9 - WAS 432 #29 DXCC 432 - 1296 MHz From sp7dcs at wp.pl Mon Jun 1 09:51:50 2020 From: sp7dcs at wp.pl (Chris SP7DCS) Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2020 09:51:50 +0200 Subject: [Moon] TEST Message-ID: TEST From sp7dcs at wp.pl Mon Jun 1 10:09:55 2020 From: sp7dcs at wp.pl (Chris SP7DCS) Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2020 10:09:55 +0200 Subject: [Moon] SP7DCS Dubus/Ref 13cm CW Contest Message-ID: <272673ef-2dbe-c00a-778d-94fad7bec818@wp.pl> Hi All, Very sorry but I still have a high level of noise on the 2304MHz and 2320MHz and I had big problems with my RX. my log: 23.05.2020 - OK1CA ES5PC SP6OPN UA3PTW OK2ULQ OH2DG SM2CEW# OK1KIR 24.05.2020 - G3LTF OK1KKD OH1LRY WB2BYP# WA9FWD# WA6PY LX1DB SM3BYA SA6BUN# PA3DZL Thank you for great qsos and see you again. 73 Chris SP7DCS From ejespers at telenet.be Tue Jun 2 19:36:51 2020 From: ejespers at telenet.be (Eddy Jespers) Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2020 19:36:51 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Available Solid 4,5m dish Message-ID: Hi, Available for dismantling in Holland ( Near Eindhoven ) , Patriot ( now Copham ) 4,5m diameter solid dish. I can send pictures of the actual antenna. Manual for this antenna can be found here : https://www.cobham.com/media/68283/4.5_%20Kingpost.pdf They expect around 750 Euro for this antenna. Dismantling needs to be done in a professional way. ( Helmet, safety shoes …. ) If interested contact me off list. Vy 73’s Eddy ON7UN From ejespers at telenet.be Wed Jun 3 17:37:56 2020 From: ejespers at telenet.be (Eddy Jespers) Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 17:37:56 +0200 Subject: [Moon] Available 1,8m Offset dish In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, The 4,5 m solid dish has been spoken for . I will dismantle a number of Prodelin 1,8 m offset antennas next week, they come complete with AZ/EL mount, feed arms and non penetrating roof mounts. Manual of the antenna can be found here : https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/media/General-Dynamics/Satcom/PDF/Antennas/VSAT-Products/Technical-Documentation/Assembly-Manuals/4096-291.ashx?la=en&hash=BDAC0E1C124CEC3B372751DB1F22CADC2A47BA7B If anybody is interested I can send pictures of the actual antennas. Please contact me off list. Vy 73’s Eddy ON7UN From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Wed Jun 3 19:06:01 2020 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (Zdenek SAMEK-OK1DFC) Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:06:01 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] Available 1,8m Offset dish References:

Message-ID: If anybody think to run 10 or 24 GHz, I hardly recomend this dish. It is magic antenna for those bands. -- Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 144 MHz - 24 GHz WAC 70-23-13-6-3cm WAZ #9 - WAS 432 #29 DXCC 432 - 1296 MHz ---------- Původní e-mail ---------- Od: Eddy Jespers via Moon-net Komu: freetalk moonnet , Moon-Net Datum: 3. 6. 2020 17:47:22 Předmět: Re: [Moon-Net] Available 1,8m Offset dish "Hi, The 4,5 m solid dish has been spoken for . I will dismantle a number of Prodelin 1,8 m offset antennas next week, they come complete with AZ/EL mount, feed arms and non penetrating roof mounts. Manual of the antenna can be found here : https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/ media/General-Dynamics/Satcom/PDF/Antennas/VSAT-Products/Technical- Documentation/Assembly-Manuals/4096-291.ashx?la=en&hash=BDAC0E1C124CEC3B 372751DB1F22CADC2A47BA7B (https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/media/General-Dynamics/Satcom/PDF/Antennas/VSAT-Products/Technical-Documentation/Assembly-Manuals/4096-291.ashx?la=en&hash=BDAC0E1C124CEC3B372751DB1F22CADC2A47BA7B) If anybody is interested I can send pictures of the actual antennas. Please contact me off list. Vy 73’s Eddy ON7UN _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/ nets/moon-net-help.html " From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Wed Jun 3 19:23:31 2020 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (Zdenek SAMEK-OK1DFC) Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:23:31 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] Available 1,8m Offset dish References:

Message-ID: Both variants :-) -- Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 144 MHz - 24 GHz WAC 70-23-13-6-3cm WAZ #9 - WAS 432 #29 DXCC 432 - 1296 MHz ---------- Původní e-mail ---------- Od: Matthias Bopp Komu: Zdenek SAMEK-OK1DFC Datum: 3. 6. 2020 19:21:48 Předmět: AW: [Moon-Net] Available 1,8m Offset dish " Hi Zdenek, Do you mean “hardly” or “highly”? Kind regards Matthias www.dd1us.de(http://www.dd1us.de) Von: Moon-net Im Auftrag von Zdenek SAMEK-OK1DFC via Moon-net Gesendet: Mittwoch, 3. Juni 2020 19:06 An: Eddy Jespers Cc: freetalk moonnet ; Moon-Net Betreff: Re: [Moon-Net] Available 1,8m Offset dish If anybody think to run 10 or 24 GHz, I hardly recomend this dish. It is magic antenna for those bands. -- Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com(http://www.ok1dfc.com) QRV EME 144 MHz - 24 GHz WAC 70-23-13-6-3cm WAZ #9 - WAS 432 #29 DXCC 432 - 1296 MHz ---------- Původní e-mail ---------- Od: Eddy Jespers via Moon-net Komu: freetalk moonnet , Moon-Net Datum: 3. 6. 2020 17:47:22 Předmět: Re: [Moon-Net] Available 1,8m Offset dish " Hi, The 4,5 m solid dish has been spoken for . I will dismantle a number of Prodelin 1,8 m offset antennas next week, they come complete with AZ/EL mount, feed arms and non penetrating roof mounts. Manual of the antenna can be found here : https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/ media/General-Dynamics/Satcom/PDF/Antennas/VSAT-Products/Technical- Documentation/Assembly-Manuals/4096-291.ashx?la=en&hash=BDAC0E1C124CEC3B 372751DB1F22CADC2A47BA7B (https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/media/General-Dynamics/Satcom/PDF/Antennas/VSAT-Products/Technical-Documentation/Assembly-Manuals/4096-291.ashx?la=en&hash=BDAC0E1C124CEC3B372751DB1F22CADC2A47BA7B) If anybody is interested I can send pictures of the actual antennas. Please contact me off list. Vy 73’s Eddy ON7UN _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/ nets/moon-net-help.html(http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html) " " From bruce at zirok.com Sat Jun 6 01:18:47 2020 From: bruce at zirok.com (Bruce Halasz) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 20:18:47 -0300 Subject: [Moon] QRV 2304 / 2320 In-Reply-To: <379B087A-F2EA-40C4-B46D-1F6EBE45FE76@zirok.com> References: <180BE825-A7F6-420B-A06E-285F171C5CA3@zirok.com>

<379B087A-F2EA-40C4-B46D-1F6EBE45FE76@zirok.com> Message-ID: <4B0C56A1-C0B7-4E04-91B1-DA21F4FDFB57@zirok.com> Hi all, 9cm setup in place now, please let me know if interested on a test tnx & vy 73 Bruce PY2BS From bruce at zirok.com Sat Jun 6 01:20:07 2020 From: bruce at zirok.com (Bruce Halasz) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 20:20:07 -0300 Subject: [Moon] QRV 2304 / 2320 ooppsss In-Reply-To: <4B0C56A1-C0B7-4E04-91B1-DA21F4FDFB57@zirok.com> References: <180BE825-A7F6-420B-A06E-285F171C5CA3@zirok.com>

<379B087A-F2EA-40C4-B46D-1F6EBE45FE76@zirok.com> <4B0C56A1-C0B7-4E04-91B1-DA21F4FDFB57@zirok.com> Message-ID: <0A916A6F-DB81-4410-B037-68E92F7BBABA@zirok.com> Opppsss 13cm setup in place now, please let me know if interested on a test tnx & vy 73 Bruce PY2BS From ve1kg at eastlink.ca Sat Jun 6 19:05:28 2020 From: ve1kg at eastlink.ca (ve1kg at eastlink.ca) Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2020 17:05:28 -0000 Subject: [Moon] 1.8M DISH/ 2.4M DISH Message-ID: <00cf01d63c24$adc5d100$09517300$@eastlink.ca> Some what recently said that a 1.8M dish was the best for 10GHz & 24Ghz. I wonder if a 2.4 M dish would not be better?? Can someone explain to me the reason why the smaller dish is better for 10ghz? Serge VE1KG DXCC: 144MHZ From charlie at sucklingfamily.free-online.co.uk Sun Jun 7 14:46:24 2020 From: charlie at sucklingfamily.free-online.co.uk (charlie at sucklingfamily.free-online.co.uk) Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 13:46:24 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] 1.8M DISH/ 2.4M DISH In-Reply-To: References: <00cf01d63c24$adc5d100$09517300$@eastlink.ca> Message-ID: <60ce78715882d1928a2a7093b6b92a3e.squirrel@webmail.plus.net> Hi Dick Having operated 10GHz EME with dishes from 76cm to 3m diameter, I have found larger dishes easier to point accurately (once you have found the moon). This may sound counterintuitive, but the reason is that the larger dishes have higher moon noise and so its easier to find the peak. Of course if you use auto-tracking, that does indeed need to be more accurate with a larger dish, although small errors in pointing smaller dishes can also be bad, since you have less S/N in the first place. But given the choice between a smaller dish and a larger one, for me the choice is obvious. The advice that at 1.8m is better than 2.4m is strange. 73 Charlie G3WDG > > > > > > Hi dear Serge, > Well, in terms of gain there is a of course signifikant reason to prefer > 2.4m. I would say the only disadvanrage of a bigger dish is to control the > tracking, as the opening angle of the 2.4 is only around 0,8 degrees on 10 > GHz. > Best 73, Dick PA2DW > > > > Groet, Dick > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 7:12 PM +0200, "ve1kg--- via Moon-net" > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some what recently said that a 1.8M dish was the best for 10GHz & 24Ghz. I > wonder if a 2.4 M dish would not be better?? > > Can someone explain to me the reason whyÂ the smaller dish is better for > 10ghz? > > Serge VE1KG > > DXCC: 144MHZ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > From qtc at kpnmail.nl Sun Jun 7 19:24:05 2020 From: qtc at kpnmail.nl (DW Harms (Dick)) Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 19:24:05 +0200 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] 1.8M DISH/ 2.4M DISH In-Reply-To: <60ce78715882d1928a2a7093b6b92a3e.squirrel@webmail.plus.net> References: <00cf01d63c24$adc5d100$09517300$@eastlink.ca> <60ce78715882d1928a2a7093b6b92a3e.squirrel@webmail.plus.net> Message-ID: <036501d63cf0$72a1eb00$57e5c100$@kpnmail.nl> Hi Charlie, Good point 😉 On 3cm I am using a 90 cm Rhode & Schwarz dish with very accurate surface (which is indeed a must on 3cm and up...) so I can forget about moonnoise hi! I solved that problem by calibrating the dishposition on sunnoise and then move to the moon. It works and I have sofar heard couple of stations like SP6JLW, OZ1HNE and the DL0SHF beacon. I am working on a weatherprotected box for my PA and am nearly finished with accurate trackingcontrol. So making QSO's, the next step, is luring somewhere at the horizon 😉 73, Dick PA2DW -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: charlie at sucklingfamily.free-online.co.uk Verzonden: zondag 7 juni 2020 14:46 Aan: DW Harms (Dick CC: ve1kg at eastlink.ca; moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com; moon at moonbounce.info Onderwerp: Re: [Moon-Net] 1.8M DISH/ 2.4M DISH Hi Dick Having operated 10GHz EME with dishes from 76cm to 3m diameter, I have found larger dishes easier to point accurately (once you have found the moon). This may sound counterintuitive, but the reason is that the larger dishes have higher moon noise and so its easier to find the peak. Of course if you use auto-tracking, that does indeed need to be more accurate with a larger dish, although small errors in pointing smaller dishes can also be bad, since you have less S/N in the first place. But given the choice between a smaller dish and a larger one, for me the choice is obvious. The advice that at 1.8m is better than 2.4m is strange. 73 Charlie G3WDG > > > > > > Hi dear Serge, > Well, in terms of gain there is a of course signifikant reason to > prefer 2.4m. I would say the only disadvanrage of a bigger dish is to > control the tracking, as the opening angle of the 2.4 is only around > 0,8 degrees on 10 GHz. > Best 73, Dick PA2DW > > > > Groet, Dick > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 7:12 PM +0200, "ve1kg--- via Moon-net" > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some what recently said that a 1.8M dish was the best for 10GHz & > 24Ghz. I wonder if a 2.4 M dish would not be better?? > > Can someone explain to me the reason whyÂ the smaller dish is better > for 10ghz? > > Serge VE1KG > > DXCC: 144MHZ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at > http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > From ve1kg at eastlink.ca Sun Jun 7 19:44:22 2020 From: ve1kg at eastlink.ca (ve1kg at eastlink.ca) Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 17:44:22 -0000 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] 1.8M DISH/ 2.4M DISH In-Reply-To: References: <00cf01d63c24$adc5d100$09517300$@eastlink.ca>, Message-ID: <001001d63cf3$478a3e10$d69eba30$@eastlink.ca> Thank you Bob, Charlie, John & many others that is why this reflector is so useful to all of us. It also shows how little I know about the use of dishes on EME. I have had a 77CM offset dish & LNB for the last few years just to receive the beacon I am still struggling to get it going. So tracking should be easy or at least easier as I read all of your emails. Thank you to all again Serge VE1KG From: Bob Atkins Sent: June 6, 2020 21:39 To: ve1kg at eastlink.ca; Philip Aquilina Cc: moon at moonbounce.info; moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com Subject: Re: [Moon-Net] [Moon] 1.8M DISH/ 2.4M DISH The only reasons why a smaller dish would be "better" might be (1) It may be easier to make a smaller dish with good surface accuracy than a larger dish (depends on the individual dish of course, and may be reflected in the price) (2) The larger dish has a smaller beam width and so required greater pointing accuracy if you expect to get the full gain and maximum possible signal (3) A smaller dish is often lighter, a bit easier to mount, has less wind load and may not need as powerful (heavy and expensive) a rotor system. A 1.8m offset dish might also be preferable to a prime focus 2.4m dish because there is less (ideally no) feed blockage and the higher f/d of most offset dishes might make it easier to feed efficiently (though that's not necessarily the case). There may also be less spillover noise pickup at low elevation angles. So it's not always a simple choice, especially when the cost of the system is part of the equation. I've looked at (new) disha and prices here in the US for about a year now. For a good 2.4m offset dish (Ku band) you're looking at maybe $2000-$2500. For at 1.8m offset dish(Ku band) you're probably looking at $500-700. Shipping extra (quite a lot extra sometimes!). How good they would be at 24Ghz is unknows since they are only rated for 12Ghz. Probably OK, but not guaranteed. There are cheaper dishes. I've seen a 2.4m (.05" aluminum) offset for around $1200, but I don't know how good the profile would be. Claimed surface accuracy was 0.5mm RMS. Wavelength at 24GHz is about 12.5mm. That should be good enough, if you believe the specs and the dish isn't distorted in shipping or the weight of the feed! The more expensive (and heavier) reinforced fiberglass dishes may be more dimensionally stable. Not many sources either. Dishes seem to be much easier to find in Europe than in NA. 73 Bob, KA1GT _____ From: Moon-net > on behalf of Philip Aquilina via Moon-net > Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 2:41 PM To: ve1kg at eastlink.ca > Cc: moon at moonbounce.info >; moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com

> Subject: Re: [Moon-Net] [Moon] 1.8M DISH/ 2.4M DISH Hi Serge, What I can tell you is that the Prodelin offset dishes are very good. Have about 14 of them at my qrl and they are superior to other dishes. The 2.4 m offset that we have are better than 3 m prime focus. This is at Ku band. 73's Philip 9H1PA On Sat, 6 Jun 2020, 19:06 Serge, VE1KG via Moon, > wrote: Some what recently said that a 1.8M dish was the best for 10GHz & 24Ghz. I wonder if a 2.4 M dish would not be better?? Can someone explain to me the reason why the smaller dish is better for 10ghz? Serge VE1KG DXCC: 144MHZ _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon Join eQSL.cc https://eqsl.cc/qslcard/Index.cfm From peter.hansen at dk.saabgroup.com Mon Jun 8 11:32:44 2020 From: peter.hansen at dk.saabgroup.com (Hansen Peter) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 09:32:44 +0000 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] 1.8M DISH/ 2.4M DISH In-Reply-To: <1545766736.505908.1591579791883@mail.yahoo.com> References: <00cf01d63c24$adc5d100$09517300$@eastlink.ca> <001001d63cf3$478a3e10$d69eba30$@eastlink.ca> <1545766736.505908.1591579791883@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <778c86278fc94033a401e58e8837df3e@dk.saabgroup.com> Hello Sean I use the Channelmaster Dish 2.4meter and have also used the 1.8meter. I do also have a channelmaster 1.2m they all have offset angle of 22.5degrees. That might be your problem. Feed position on an offset dish is really forgiving so that is not it. LNB might be faulty. Try to look at the sun. Your feed shadow needs to be in the extreme lower end of your dish for right aiming. 73 Peter OZ1LPR From: Moon-net [mailto:moon-net-bounces at mailman.pe1itr.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Sean McHenry via Moon-net Sent: 8. juni 2020 03:30 To: ve1kg at eastlink.ca; ve1kg--- via Moon-net; 'Bob Atkins' Cc: moon at moonbounce.info; moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com Subject: Re: [Moon-Net] [Moon] 1.8M DISH/ 2.4M DISH I purchased a "Universal" LNB a few weeks ago and have a 1.2m ChannelMaster dish and have been attempting to see/hear the beacon myself. Not easy, or, the LNB I chose may not be working. I have an Avcom Spectrum Analyzer but I can't seem to find any of the lower Ku band sat signals with it either. I'm going to research a different LNB and give it another try. I am also trying to figure out the elevation markings with the mount vs the 16.9 degree offset of the dish itself. I am not sure what I am doing is accurate but will entertain suggestions on aiming a smaller dish off list if anyone has helpful hints. Also, can anyone recommend an LNB to purchase that works out of the box? I hope to use it with my SDRPlay initially. This is all a cheap way to test my aiming skills witu the dish before I invest in a W1GHZ or other 10GHz setup. Thanks all, Sean KB8JNE Spell checked by the NSA. On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 4:55 PM, ve1kg--- via Moon-net wrote: _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html From dan at hb9q.ch Mon Jun 8 14:20:19 2020 From: dan at hb9q.ch (dan at hb9q.ch) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 14:20:19 +0200 Subject: [Moon] JN46je Q-Team microwave GRID-Expedition May 2020, summary and photos Message-ID: <005a01d63d8f$2d52b120$87f81360$@hb9q.ch> Hi All We had great fun to activate JN46je during 5 moon windows on 5 microwave bands. Although our moonrise and moonset where far from perfect, only about 5-6h of moon-time, we had great fun to work 108 QSOs, 24 of them in CW for a total of 89 initials. Many thanks to all who worked us or tried to work us! For the detailed results and the full story with photos please visit https://hb9q.ch/2018/?page_id=2003 For QSL cards: please direct QSL with SAE to HB9Q, P.O.Box 133, CH-5737 Menziken, Switzerland Vy 73, Dan/Sue & Sam Q-Team at HB9CRQ GRID-Expediton From ejespers at telenet.be Mon Jun 8 19:58:23 2020 From: ejespers at telenet.be (Eddy Jespers) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 19:58:23 +0200 Subject: [Moon] More obsolete antennas available ( 2,4 and 3,7m ) Message-ID: Hi, More antennas became available. A new satellite company in Bahrain needed to shut down because of a conflict with the government. All antennas have been installed and de-installed in 2019 so are almost new. All antennas have been taken down and have been transported to the UK. The antennas are stored in Chelmsford UK , near London. Beside some commercial interesting antennas ( 3,7M andrew ) there are 7 pse Prodelin ( general dynamics ) 2,4 m offset in 4 panels, latest version. All reflectors are OK for 10 and 24 GHz . https://gdmissionsystems.com/products/satcom-technologies/antennas/vsat-antennas/2-4-meter-vsat-antenna https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/media/General-Dynamics/Satcom/PDF/Antennas/VSAT-Products/Technical-Documentation/Antenna-Specifications-Sheets/1000-062.ashx?la=en&hash=10F1EA783330949CDD4848E43C434449F2BF5F9F and installation manual : https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/media/General-Dynamics/Satcom/PDF/Antennas/VSAT-Products/Technical-Documentation/Assembly-Manuals/4096-858.ashx?la=en&hash=4FBDAB7AB2DCBF90AC83DB0ECFEE59AEB336672D Also one Prodelin ( `general `dynamics ) `3,7 m in 8 panes and motorised mount ( to see on pictures 360° x 90° ) is available. Prices depend on the transport and handling cost. I want to transport a number of them to europe, but maybe there is a large interest in the UK ? Contact me off list and I can send you some pictures. Vy 73’s Eddy ON7UN From qtc at kpnmail.nl Tue Jun 9 13:11:06 2020 From: qtc at kpnmail.nl (DW Harms (Dick)) Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 13:11:06 +0200 Subject: [Moon] FS waveguideswitch Message-ID: <059301d63e4e$ac3d0660$04b71320$@kpnmail.nl> Surplus to my needs is an electric WR19 waveguideswitch. Partnumber PM 7289M. If interested mail me off list. 73, Dick PA2DW From qtc at kpnmail.nl Tue Jun 9 15:55:36 2020 From: qtc at kpnmail.nl (DW Harms (Dick)) Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 15:55:36 +0200 Subject: [Moon] FS waveguideswitch Message-ID: <05fd01d63e65$a7183990$f548acb0$@kpnmail.nl> The switch is sold. I could have sold at least 6 I think. 73, Dick PA2DW Van: DW Harms (Dick) Verzonden: dinsdag 9 juni 2020 13:11 Aan: moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com; moon at moonbounce.info Onderwerp: FS waveguideswitch Surplus to my needs is an electric WR19 waveguideswitch. Partnumber PM 7289M. If interested mail me off list. 73, Dick PA2DW From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Wed Jun 10 10:40:01 2020 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (Zdenek SAMEK-OK1DFC) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:40:01 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] 24 GHz offset F/D 0,8 feedhorns Message-ID: Hi EME gang, I will have available next week 10 PCs of feedhorns designed to offset dish with F/D 0,8 ratioo. 2 of them are already sold. If anybody interesting, please send me your e-mail direct. http://www.ok1dfc.com/eme/24ghz/pic/20200430_112925.jpg http://www.ok1dfc.com/eme/24ghz/pic/20200430_112936.jpg In short future I can to have more if interest and working on F/D 0,6 version. I have also W2IMU for 47 GHz - available in 2 weeks http://www.ok1dfc.com/eme/47ghz/pics/20200430_113052.jpg http://www.ok1dfc.com/eme/47ghz/pics/20200430_113101.jpg Circular to rectangular transition WR22, used with feedhorns http://www.ok1dfc.com/eme/47ghz/w2imu_feed.htm See you via Moon. -- Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 144 MHz - 24 GHz WAC 70-23-13-6-3cm WAZ #9 - WAS 432 #29 DXCC 432 - 1296 MHz From ejespers at telenet.be Wed Jun 10 17:28:14 2020 From: ejespers at telenet.be (Eddy Jespers) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 17:28:14 +0200 Subject: [Moon] More obsolete antennas available ( 2,4 and 3,7m ) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, Most of the antennas have been spoken for, the motorised 3,7m and two 2,4 in the UK and 3 pce 2,4m in Europe. I have two antennas 2,4m in 4 panels left. If anybody wants them give me a message off list . Price will be around 500 euro depending on the transport and storage cost. I need to organise transportation, the UK people need to collect in Chelmsford. For the European takers I plan a storage in Belgium where the antennas can be picked up or made ready for transport abroad. The actual model is the Prodelin ( General Dynamics ) model 1241 . Antenna F/D is 0,8 . ( Ideal to use Zdenek’s feed on 24 GHz ( previous post from Zdenek )) https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/media/General-Dynamics/Satcom/PDF/Antennas/VSAT-Products/Technical-Documentation/Assembly-Manuals/4096-859.ashx?la=en&hash=121F90F6226650A8CB7E28DDBC53EA2824C4C0AD Hopefully these antennas bring some more activity on the microwave bands ;-) Vy 73’s Eddy ON7UN > On 8 Jun 2020, at 19:58, Eddy Jespers via Moon wrote: > > Hi, > > More antennas became available. A new satellite company in Bahrain needed to shut down because of a conflict with the government. > All antennas have been installed and de-installed in 2019 so are almost new. > > All antennas have been taken down and have been transported to the UK. The antennas are stored in Chelmsford UK , near London. > > Beside some commercial interesting antennas ( 3,7M andrew ) there are 7 pse Prodelin ( general dynamics ) 2,4 m offset in 4 panels, latest version. All reflectors are OK for 10 and 24 GHz . > https://gdmissionsystems.com/products/satcom-technologies/antennas/vsat-antennas/2-4-meter-vsat-antenna > https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/media/General-Dynamics/Satcom/PDF/Antennas/VSAT-Products/Technical-Documentation/Antenna-Specifications-Sheets/1000-062.ashx?la=en&hash=10F1EA783330949CDD4848E43C434449F2BF5F9F > and installation manual : > https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/media/General-Dynamics/Satcom/PDF/Antennas/VSAT-Products/Technical-Documentation/Assembly-Manuals/4096-858.ashx?la=en&hash=4FBDAB7AB2DCBF90AC83DB0ECFEE59AEB336672D > > Also one Prodelin ( `general `dynamics ) `3,7 m in 8 panes and motorised mount ( to see on pictures 360° x 90° ) is available. > > Prices depend on the transport and handling cost. I want to transport a number of them to europe, but maybe there is a large interest in the UK ? > > Contact me off list and I can send you some pictures. > > Vy 73’s Eddy ON7UN > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon > > Join eQSL.cc https://eqsl.cc/qslcard/Index.cfm From ok1dfc at seznam.cz Thu Jun 11 08:35:09 2020 From: ok1dfc at seznam.cz (Zdenek SAMEK-OK1DFC) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:35:09 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] 24 GHz offset F/D 0,8 feedhorns References: Message-ID: All available feeds are already sold, working on new order 20 PCs in next two weeks. -- Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 144 MHz - 24 GHz WAC 70-23-13-6-3cm WAZ #9 - WAS 432 #29 DXCC 432 - 1296 MHz ---------- Původní e-mail ---------- Od: Zdenek SAMEK-OK1DFC via Moon-net Komu: Moon-Net , moon at moonbounce.info Datum: 10. 6. 2020 10:50:45 Předmět: [Moon-Net] 24 GHz offset F/D 0,8 feedhorns " Hi EME gang, I will have available next week 10 PCs of feedhorns designed to offset dish with F/D 0,8 ratioo. 2 of them are already sold. If anybody interesting, please send me your e-mail direct. http://www.ok1dfc.com/eme/24ghz/pic/20200430_112925.jpg http://www.ok1dfc.com/eme/24ghz/pic/20200430_112936.jpg In short future I can to have more if interest and working on F/D 0,6 version. I have also W2IMU for 47 GHz - available in 2 weeks http://www.ok1dfc.com/eme/47ghz/pics/20200430_113052.jpg http://www.ok1dfc.com/eme/47ghz/pics/20200430_113101.jpg Circular to rectangular transition WR22, used with feedhorns http://www.ok1dfc.com/eme/47ghz/w2imu_feed.htm See you via Moon. -- Zdenek - OK1DFC www.ok1dfc.com QRV EME 144 MHz - 24 GHz WAC 70-23-13-6-3cm WAZ #9 - WAS 432 #29 DXCC 432 - 1296 MHz _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/ nets/moon-net-help.html " From g3ltf at btinternet.com Fri Jun 12 00:32:58 2020 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (Peter Blair) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 23:32:58 +0100 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] EME on 2.4GHz? In-Reply-To: References: <5ee0be9a.1c69fb81.95139.f93f@mx.google.com>, Message-ID: 13cm is in fact the EME sweet spot. The power is relatively easy these days, LNAs are extremely good, the sky noise is a minimum, libration is only a little worse than 23cm and if you are building your own dish the tolerances are very manageble. With the same dish size and power, echoes are 5dB stronger than on 23cm. Whats not to like as they say? If you want the thrill of making EME ssb QSOs then 13cm is the band. On the question of countries.... In the last DUBUS/REF CW/ssb contest I worked 32 stations on full random in 14 countries ( see post of 25th May) and there were at least 40 stations active with 3 or 4 more countries that I didnt work. Thats a pretty good distribution of activity. My overall countries score is 48 with 149 initials but thats not the highest by any means. Yes we have the challenges of multiple allocations and cross band working but isnt this hobby supposed to be about experimentaion and innovation and an SDR makes it far simpler than it was. 73 Peter G3LTF From: Jay Epae via Moon-net Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 8:50 PM To: moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com ; Grant VK5GR ; Bob Atkins Subject: Re: [Moon-Net] EME on 2.4GHz? Hi folks! Here in Sweden, the situation for 2.4 GHz is ridiculous. We initially had the entire 2300-2450 MHz range with full legal power. Some time in the nineties (if I remember correctly), the power limit was severely reduced to 100 mW (yes, milliwatt) into the antenna system. To make it even worse, we lost the entire 2300-2400 range just a few years back. This leaves us with only 2400-2450 MHz and that persisting 100 mW limit. The lawyers at PTS (our Telecom authority) are not interested in ham radio, nor do they even understand what ham radio is, so, the situation is not likely to change anytime soon. There has been the possibility to apply for temporary higher power permits but as we have seen lately with operators wanting to work Oscar 100 with decent size dishes, applications have been generally denied with very few exceptions. In this case we're talking about a measly 10 W or thereabout into the antenna system. 73 de SM0OFV / Janne Skickat från Outlook -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Från: Moon-net för Bob Atkins via Moon-net Skickat: den 11 juni 2020 08:56 Till: moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com ; Grant VK5GR Ämne: Re: [Moon-Net] EME on 2.4GHz? Grant It's hard to keep track but I think in the US it's nominally 2304 (but we have 2300 to 2310 MHz and 2390 to 2450 MHz). In most of Europe I think EME is at 2320, in Japan it's 2424 and in VK it's just below 2302 MHz (but you would know that better than I do!). This is just from my notes, I'm not on 13cm myself I'm not sure all Europe still has usable 13cm allocation for EME, I know some places were/are in danger of losing it or having restriction on power/frequency that would make EME impractical. The multiple frequencies and possible loss of activity from Europe have pretty much dissuaded me from building to get on 13cm. If I'm going to add a band to my existing 432 and 1296, 10Ghz is probably where I'll go 73 Bob, KA1GT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Moon-net on behalf of Grant VK5GR via Moon-net Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 7:05 AM To: moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com Subject: [Moon-Net] EME on 2.4GHz? Folks, Starting to ponder my future EME projects. One question I have is where are EME operators on the 2.3/2.4GHz band today? How many countries still have 2300-2301MHz or has it all moved to 2400-2401? Regards, Grant VK5GR Email: vk5gr.radio at gmail.com Website: https://vk5gr-iota.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html From pa3dzl at icloud.com Fri Jun 12 12:54:27 2020 From: pa3dzl at icloud.com (JdB PA3DZL de Bruijn) Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:54:27 +0200 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] EME on 2.4GHz? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7EDE73AE-095D-4D35-A34E-61EC7E6AFD64@icloud.com> I totally agree with Peter. X-band operation makes it a bigger challange. I still remember my first X-band QSOs to VK, JA and the USA ... how very impressed I was to hear a station reply on an other QRG ... especially RANDOM QSOs !! As already mentioned a SDR helps a lot as you can see a bigger portion of the X-band. Would love to see many more stations 13cm, do not stop but keep going. Regards, Jac, PA3DZL Sent via my iPhone > Op 12 jun. 2020 om 11:30 heeft Peter Blair via Moon-net het volgende geschreven: > > > 13cm is in fact the EME sweet spot. The power is relatively easy these days, LNAs are extremely good, the sky noise is a minimum, libration is only a little worse than 23cm and if you are building your own dish the tolerances are very manageble. With the same dish size and power, echoes are 5dB stronger than on 23cm. Whats not to like as they say? If you want the thrill of making EME ssb QSOs then 13cm is the band. > On the question of countries.... In the last DUBUS/REF CW/ssb contest I worked 32 stations on full random in 14 countries ( see post of 25th May) and there were at least 40 stations active with 3 or 4 more countries that I didnt work. Thats a pretty good distribution of activity. My overall countries score is 48 with 149 initials but thats not the highest by any means. > Yes we have the challenges of multiple allocations and cross band working but isnt this hobby supposed to be about experimentaion and innovation and an SDR makes it far simpler than it was. > 73 Peter G3LTF > > From: Jay Epae via Moon-net > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 8:50 PM > To: moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com ; Grant VK5GR ; Bob Atkins > Subject: Re: [Moon-Net] EME on 2.4GHz? > > Hi folks! > > Here in Sweden, the situation for 2.4 GHz is ridiculous. We initially had > the entire 2300-2450 MHz range with full legal power. Some time in the > nineties (if I remember correctly), the power limit was severely reduced > to 100 mW (yes, milliwatt) into the antenna system. To make it even worse, > we lost the entire 2300-2400 range just a few years back. This leaves us > with only 2400-2450 MHz and that persisting 100 mW limit. The lawyers > at PTS (our Telecom authority) are not interested in ham radio, nor do they > even understand what ham radio is, so, the situation is not likely to change > anytime soon. > > There has been the possibility to apply for temporary higher power permits > but as we have seen lately with operators wanting to work Oscar 100 with > decent size dishes, applications have been generally denied with very few > exceptions. In this case we're talking about a measly 10 W or thereabout into > the antenna system. > > 73 de SM0OFV / Janne > > > Skickat från Outlook > > Från: Moon-net för Bob Atkins via Moon-net > Skickat: den 11 juni 2020 08:56 > Till: moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com ; Grant VK5GR > Ämne: Re: [Moon-Net] EME on 2.4GHz? > > Grant > > It's hard to keep track but I think in the US it's nominally 2304 (but we have 2300 to 2310 MHz and 2390 to 2450 MHz). In most of Europe I think EME is at 2320, in Japan it's 2424 and in VK it's just below 2302 MHz (but you would know that better than I do!). This is just from my notes, I'm not on 13cm myself > > I'm not sure all Europe still has usable 13cm allocation for EME, I know some places were/are in danger of losing it or having restriction on power/frequency that would make EME impractical. > > The multiple frequencies and possible loss of activity from Europe have pretty much dissuaded me from building to get on 13cm. If I'm going to add a band to my existing 432 and 1296, 10Ghz is probably where I'll go > > 73 > Bob, KA1GT > From: Moon-net on behalf of Grant VK5GR via Moon-net > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 7:05 AM > To: moon-net at mailman.pe1itr.com > Subject: [Moon-Net] EME on 2.4GHz? > > Folks, > > Starting to ponder my future EME projects. One question I have is where are EME operators on the 2.3/2.4GHz band today? How many countries still have 2300-2301MHz or has it all moved to 2400-2401? > > Regards, > Grant VK5GR > > Email: vk5gr.radio at gmail.com > Website: https://vk5gr-iota.net/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > > _______________________________________________ > Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html > From bruce at zirok.com Sat Jun 13 07:24:39 2020 From: bruce at zirok.com (Bruce Halasz) Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 02:24:39 -0300 Subject: [Moon] Anyone interested on 902MHz / 33cm ??? In-Reply-To: References: <180BE825-A7F6-420B-A06E-285F171C5CA3@zirok.com> Message-ID: <97AB5CE9-65ED-4537-AE6C-B7C44AAC9F89@zirok.com> Hello friends Looking for something else on the storage, I’ve found the xvtr and sspa for 33cm I used back in 2014. By then, got 6 QSOs with 4 stations only : W5LUA, VE4MA, VE6TA and K2UYH. If anyone is interested on a try on this band, please let me know, and I’ll check if it stills working. Vy 73 Bruce PY2BS From per at per-dudek.de Mon Jun 15 14:54:32 2020 From: per at per-dudek.de (Per Dudek) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:54:32 +0000 Subject: [Moon] 10ghz twta Message-ID: <482ed890-e0d7-ab16-4539-7ab8d6f5baf6@per-dudek.de> hi there are 2 modern nortel dasa 300w twta, ready for amateur use at 10368 mhz, for sale. if interested look for details http://filmserver.dl0shf.de/MoonEME/equipment-for-sale/ vy 73 per dk7lj From ok1teh at seznam.cz Tue Jun 16 18:14:46 2020 From: ok1teh at seznam.cz (Matej Petrzilka) Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:14:46 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Moon] Sun noise on 122 GHz? Message-ID: Hi all, together with Al, K2UYH we are working on new Newsletter issue and I'mgoing to make big update of Sun, Moon and other natural noise source measuring. Actual list at: http://www.ok2kkw.com/next/nl_k2uyh/sun_table.xls Due to good work of K6ML and VK friends several guys will get or already got new 122 GHz transverter with about 8dB of noise figure which should be quite ok to make the first Sun noise measurement. I'd be very interested in any data from such an experitments to update the Sun-table. If you send me such a report from frequencies above 24 GHz, please note the elevation and weather conditions. 73 & many thanks for your help to keep the list actual! Matej, OK1TEH ps: please send an answer at my second mail-box ok1tehlist at seznam.cz if possible, tnx From g3ltf at btinternet.com Wed Jun 17 00:11:59 2020 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (Peter Blair) Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 23:11:59 +0100 Subject: [Moon] 432 and above EME Newsletter Message-ID: <6C4D1143616D46D1ABF0FE063F09DBBD@PeterKBlairPC5> Al, K2UYH, and Matej, OK1TEH, are working on the 432 and above EME Newsletter this week. We are late with the call...so send all your news straight away, especially about the excellent activity in the DUBUS / REF 13cm contest, and your plans for The Big One, the 23cm VK3UM Memorial contest, July 18/19th together with any technical items, to alkatz at tcnj.edu Previous NL can be found at http://www.nitehawk.com/rasmit/em70cm.html 73 and keep safe. Peter G3LTF From g3ltf at btinternet.com Thu Jun 25 10:16:38 2020 From: g3ltf at btinternet.com (Peter Blair) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:16:38 +0100 Subject: [Moon] Microwave EME activity Weekend August 15/16th Message-ID: Is there interest in using the high declination weekend of August 15/16th for a Microwave activity weekend ? We could run 9cm on Saturday and 6cm on Sunday. For newcomers.....an activity weekend is when we attempt to get all those with capability on a specific band to come on and make QSOs, run tests for those needing signals, test new feeds, preamps etc. No pressure, no scoring, use the reflector, use any mode, just activate the band. Hopefully there will be some big guns active. Is there interest in this? 73 Peter G3LTF ( I will be QRV today on 23cm CW) From john at g4bao.com Thu Jun 25 16:38:25 2020 From: john at g4bao.com (g4bao) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:38:25 +0100 Subject: [Moon] Microwave EME activity Weekend August 15/16th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Peter et al. I'm not QRV at the moment, and when I am it'll be 3cm and 24GHz only, as I have (at least temporarily) taken down the 1.9m dish and replaced it with a 1.1m solid. It out performs the old mesh one on 3cm My 25W PA for 3cm, to make CW a possibility, took a backwards step as I found that running 12V at 18A over 5m of DC cable was a non starter due to volt drop, and my 12V psu doesn't have sense inputs. Undeterred, I'm building a pair of small, high efficiency 10A, 28-12V switchers (as per my Scatterpoint article a while back) to mount next to the PAs. Just waiting for the PCBs from PCBway in China on Monday. I now have a 24GHz TWT (ex G4EAT, SK) so that will be the next step once 10GHz is stable. Onwards and upwards. even thinking about a 47GHz RX! 73 John On Thu, 25 Jun 2020, 09:17 Peter Blair via Moon, wrote: > Is there interest in using the high declination weekend of August 15/16th > for a Microwave activity weekend ? We could run 9cm on Saturday and 6cm on > Sunday. > > For newcomers.....an activity weekend is when we attempt to get all those > with capability on a specific band to come on and make QSOs, run tests for > those needing signals, test new feeds, preamps etc. No pressure, no > scoring, use the reflector, use any mode, just activate the band. Hopefully > there will be some big guns active. > > > > Is there interest in this? > > 73 Peter G3LTF > > ( I will be QRV today on 23cm CW) > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon > > Join eQSL.cc https://eqsl.cc/qslcard/Index.cfm From w5lua at sbcglobal.net Fri Jun 26 01:34:52 2020 From: w5lua at sbcglobal.net (w5lua at sbcglobal.net) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 18:34:52 -0500 Subject: [Moon] [Moon-Net] Microwave EME activity Weekend August 15/16th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000801d64b49$3a110ca0$ae3325e0$@sbcglobal.net> Hi Peter That weekend is the ARRL 10 GHz and above terrestrial contest so my participation may be limited. It is nice that you promote the microwave activity. 73 Al W5LUA From: Moon-net On Behalf Of Peter Blair via Moon-net Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 3:17 AM To: freetalk moonnet ; Moon-Net Cc: Al Katz Subject: [Moon-Net] Microwave EME activity Weekend August 15/16th Is there interest in using the high declination weekend of August 15/16th for a Microwave activity weekend ? We could run 9cm on Saturday and 6cm on Sunday. For newcomers.....an activity weekend is when we attempt to get all those with capability on a specific band to come on and make QSOs, run tests for those needing signals, test new feeds, preamps etc. No pressure, no scoring, use the reflector, use any mode, just activate the band. Hopefully there will be some big guns active. Is there interest in this? 73 Peter G3LTF ( I will be QRV today on 23cm CW) From dl5mae at yahoo.de Sun Jun 28 15:25:43 2020 From: dl5mae at yahoo.de (Wolfgang Schlaffer) Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2020 13:25:43 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Moon] DL5MAE QRT EME ! References: <1488938925.8451762.1593350743167.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1488938925.8451762.1593350743167@mail.yahoo.com> Hi All, I just want inform you that since yesterday I am QRT forever on 2m EME and 6m terrestrial. We disassembled the remaining 4x17el 2M5WL (in the past I had 8x17el) . The same is the case for 6m, I am QRT on that band after working abt 180 DXCCs on CW /SSB only. The 2x7el 6M7JHV are down. Since the HAMs those helped to take down the antennas and the complete tower all the equipment (including cables , power divider , heavy rotators i.e. MT3000A) went off for free. Only the lifting station had to be paid . So the complete tower with H-frame and the antennas are gone now. I want to say "many thanks to all EME friends" and will keep in mind the thousands EME QSOs in CW (and some in SSB) in almost 40 years of activity! Thank you es vy73 de DL5MAE Wolfgang From sm4ive at telia.com Sun Jun 28 17:13:19 2020 From: sm4ive at telia.com (Lars Pettersson) Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2020 17:13:19 +0200 Subject: [Moon] [Suspected Spam] DL5MAE QRT EME ! In-Reply-To: <1488938925.8451762.1593350743167@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1488938925.8451762.1593350743167.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1488938925.8451762.1593350743167@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Wolfgang Not so happy news but i know your feelings about the hobby, And i am almost in the same stage. 2 m will still be active here But only Aurora becouse there Dodle/Bagpipes will not work, 6 m are totaly destroyed by FT8 i can see 20-50 of JA and USA on FT8 but you will be lucky after hours of cq on cw to get any stations. Same situation on 432 EME only dodle you should be lucky to find a CW/SSB station I have given up on this band, 23 cm still some serioues cw but will probably end up the same as other bands. This is one of the reasons i have not been on the moon for almost a year. 73 Wolfgang hope to catch you again on cw on 17m from 3W or similar Lars SM4IVE Den 2020-06-28 kl. 15:25, skrev Wolfgang Schlaffer via Moon: > Hi All, > > I just want inform you that since yesterday I am QRT forever on 2m EME and 6m terrestrial. > > We disassembled the remaining 4x17el 2M5WL (in the past I had 8x17el) . > > The same is the case for 6m, I am QRT on that band after working abt 180 DXCCs on CW /SSB only. The 2x7el 6M7JHV are down. > > Since the HAMs those helped to take down the antennas and the complete tower all the equipment > (including cables , power divider , heavy rotators i.e. MT3000A) went off for free. > Only the lifting station had to be paid . > > So the complete tower with H-frame and the antennas are gone now. > > I want to say "many thanks to all EME friends" and will keep in mind > the thousands EME QSOs in CW (and some in SSB) in almost 40 years of activity! > > Thank you es > > vy73 de DL5MAE Wolfgang > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon > > Join eQSL.cc https://eqsl.cc/qslcard/Index.cfm From parinc1 at frontier.com Sun Jun 28 19:43:34 2020 From: parinc1 at frontier.com (Dale Parfitt) Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2020 13:43:34 -0400 Subject: [Moon] [Suspected Spam] DL5MAE QRT EME ! In-Reply-To: References: <1488938925.8451762.1593350743167.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1488938925.8451762.1593350743167@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <075001d64d73$a5f3e290$f1dba7b0$@frontier.com> We miss you on 23CW lars- still a good deal of activity left. I would agree on 6m- analog QSO's are getting rare. I have given up and spend my time restoring gear. Dale W4OP -----Original Message----- From: Moon [mailto:moon-bounces at moonbounce.info] On Behalf Of Lars Pettersson via Moon Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 11:13 AM To: moon at moonbounce.info Subject: Re: [Moon] [Suspected Spam] DL5MAE QRT EME ! Wolfgang Not so happy news but i know your feelings about the hobby, And i am almost in the same stage. 2 m will still be active here But only Aurora becouse there Dodle/Bagpipes will not work, 6 m are totaly destroyed by FT8 i can see 20-50 of JA and USA on FT8 but you will be lucky after hours of cq on cw to get any stations. Same situation on 432 EME only dodle you should be lucky to find a CW/SSB station I have given up on this band, 23 cm still some serioues cw but will probably end up the same as other bands. This is one of the reasons i have not been on the moon for almost a year. 73 Wolfgang hope to catch you again on cw on 17m from 3W or similar Lars SM4IVE Den 2020-06-28 kl. 15:25, skrev Wolfgang Schlaffer via Moon: > Hi All, > > I just want inform you that since yesterday I am QRT forever on 2m EME and 6m terrestrial. > > We disassembled the remaining 4x17el 2M5WL (in the past I had 8x17el) . > > The same is the case for 6m, I am QRT on that band after working abt 180 DXCCs on CW /SSB only. The 2x7el 6M7JHV are down. > > Since the HAMs those helped to take down the antennas and the complete tower all the equipment > (including cables , power divider , heavy rotators i.e. MT3000A) went off for free. > Only the lifting station had to be paid . > > So the complete tower with H-frame and the antennas are gone now. > > I want to say "many thanks to all EME friends" and will keep in mind > the thousands EME QSOs in CW (and some in SSB) in almost 40 years of activity! > > Thank you es > > vy73 de DL5MAE Wolfgang > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moon mailing list > Moon at moonbounce.info > http://moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon > > Join eQSL.cc https://eqsl.cc/qslcard/Index.cfm _______________________________________________ Moon mailing list Moon at moonbounce.info http://moonbounce.info/mailman/listinfo/moon Join eQSL.cc https://eqsl.cc/qslcard/Index.cfm