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THE 10 GHz BEACON IS READY TO GO!
IT WILL SIGN K3AWS/B WHICH IS
THE ATLANTIC WIRELESS SOCIETY
BUT I WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR WARMER
WEATHER TO GET IT ON THE TOWER
DEVIL PEAK (DM07dm) WITH 5, 10, 24, & 47 GHz!
MY NEW 77 - 80 GHz RIG!
THANK YOU GORAN!
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO HEAR 10 GHZ QSO'S
N1JEZ-FN44ig & I WAS IN FN00sn 719 KM
K1LPS-FN44ig & I WAS IN FN00sn LARRY WAS RUNNING 280 mw
AF1T 10 GHZ IN FN41EE & I WAS IN FN00RG 592.958 KM VIA RAIN SCATTER
K2AXX 10 GHZ CW IN FN12CS & I WAS IN FN00RG 284.622 KM
K2AXX 10 GHZ SSB IN FN12CS & I WAS IN FN00RG 284.622 KM
VE3FHM 10 GHZ SSB IN FN04WB & I WAS IN FN02XU 134.416 KM
VE3OIK 10GHZ SSB IN EN92SN & I WAS IN EN91KT 99.864 KM
VE3SMA 10GHZ SSB IN EN92SN & I WAS IN EN91KT 99.864 KM
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO HEAR 24 GHZ QSO'S
K2EHF 24 GHZ IN FN02WV & I WAS IN FN03WA 13.886 KM
K2DH 24 GHZ IN FN13HE & I WAS IN FN03WA 63.8 KM
VE3OIK 24 GHZ IN EN92FN & I WAS IN EN91KT 90.137 KM
VE3OIK 24 GHZ IN EN92CI & I WAS IN EN91KT 81.625 KM
WO2P 24 GHZ IN FN23AV & I WAS IN FN03WA 200.492 KM
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO HEAR 47 GHZ QSO'S
AA6IW 47GHz IN DM07as & I WAS IN DM07dm 35.450 KM
AD6FP 47GHz IN DM04ms & I WAS IN CM96qi 231.704 KM!!!
W3IY 47 GHZ IN FM08US & I WAS IN FM19AW 132.672 KM
W6QI 47GHz IN DM07as & I WAS IN DM07dm 35.450 KM
1ST TIME OUT WITH 10 GHz!!!
WA8RJF & I WORKED K2DH AND K2AXX
FROM ERIE, PA!!
GOOGLE MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF ALL
STATIONS WORKED ON 10 GHz & ABOVE
IN AUGUST 09 FROM PERRY PARK (EN91kt)
PHASE NOISE OF THE AD6IW PLL,
USED IN MY 10, 24, 47, & 80 GHz TRANSVERTERS
PHASE NOISE OF EFRATOM LPRO
RUBIDIUM SOURCE USED IN MY SHACK
THESE ARE THE AD6IW LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS
.63 dB NOISE FIGURE AND 14.42 dB GAIN @ 10 GHz!
MY 2006 10 GHz & UP CONTEST WAS
CUT SHORT DUE TO THE FOREST FIRE.
CLICK THE LINK BELOW
TO SEE PICTURES OF THE TRIP
http://www.arrl.org/contests/soapbox/?con_id=109
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO HEAR 903 MHZ QSO'S
W3IY & W3HMS BILL IN FM08us & JOHN IN FM19av 128.161 KM
RADAR MAP DURING 2003 10 GHz CONTEST
AND MY QSO'S WITH RHODE ISLAND!
BELOW ARE SOME RECORDINGS OF 10 GHz
TRY RAIN SCATTER YOU'LL LOVE IT!
SOME OF THE CALIFORNIA CREW!
N6LL, AD6FP, WT6K, AD6IW ON MT FRAZIER
KF6KVG, N5XSA, W0EOM, W6QI, AD6FP, KD6W
W6BY / BRIAN ON DEVIL PEAK
AD6IW / GORAN ON DEVIL PEAK
MOONRISE IN THE SIERRA,
WHAT A SITE AT 7,000' ELEVATION!
K6MGM / DENNIS, W6GDM / DAVE AD6IW / GORAN
AD6A / DAVE TAKING A BREAK ON MT DIABLO
SOME OF THE MICHIGAN BEACH BUMS!
W3HMS / JOHN IN HIS ROVER VAN (FM19av)
I WORKED WA3PTV / 10 GHZ FROM HERE
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO HEAR HIM!
WA3PTV ON 10 GHZ ON TUSCARORA MT
THIS IS MY NEW MICROWAVE
OPERATING SITE IN EN90pq!
AND THIS IS THE VIEW FROM THE TOP
IT'S LIKE THIS 360 DEGREES!
SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 W3IY (SK)
I'LL MISS HIS CONTAGIOUS ENTHUSIASM
& PLEASE REMEMBER,
"TO LISTEN FOR THE WEAK ONES"
W3IY & THE INTERGALACTIC ROVING BATTLE JITNEY
PHOTO COURTESY OF http://philip.greenspun.com
THANK YOU FOR BEING AN ELMER
ON THE MICROWAVE BANDS,
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!
kb8vao@aRRL.NET 
Last revised: February 11, 2012