Subject: NET NOTES MAR 13 2004
From: K1RQG
Most recent Schedules can be found here
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Joe, K1RQG
NET BEGINS
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*** NOTE THE EMAIL FROM VE7BQH, AND COMMENT ON THE ARRL EME WEEKENDS DIRECTLY TO LIONEL ***
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Al, K2UYH, editor of the 432 & Above News Letter, reminds all that the
NL is available via e-mail and the internet. You can get the NL in .pdf
or .txt format from W2WD and also it is on the PA0ZN web site. Back
issues of the NL are also stored at PA0ZN site.
Current and back issues of the 432 & above News Letter by K2UYH
can be found at the PA0ZN web site. This is the direct link to
the site. Please copy and save to your favorites.
http://www.nitehawk.com/rasmit/em70cm.html
Request your electronic mail of the NL in .pdf or .txt from W2WD.
Latest skeds will always be on DL4EBY web page. You can find
links at the PA0ZN page through the 432 & Above EME NET NOTES.
This is a direct link to the latest skeds. Copy and save it to
your favorites.
http://www.dl4eby.de/ltskd.htm
This is a direct link to the latest EME directory 432 & up. Copy and save
it to your favorites.
http://www.dl4eby.de/eme_dir.htm
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Subj: [Moon-net] 2004 ARRL International EME Contest
Date: 3/7/04 10:56:05 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Lionel H. Edwards)
Sender: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
To All EME Stations:
It is that time of year again when we need to recommend to the ARRL our
preferences for the ARRL International EME Contest.
Please send me your preferences for the contest. I will publish the results
on MOON-NET and forward the recommendations to Joel, W5ZN at the ARRL.
Please send your recommendations to me by no later than March 31, 2004.
The following chart by W5LUU lists the Fall/Winter weekends and conditions
in 2004. Considering reasonable declination and sky noise, the optimum
dates appear to be Oct 9/10 and Nov 6/7.
Date Dec RA 144 Mhz Range DGRD, dB Moon
2004 deg hrs. Temp Factor 144 432 Phase CONDITIONS
Sep 05 20.8 3.5 358 1.98 4.6 2.6 Poor
12 19.9 9.5 183 1.89 2.2 1.9 NM 2.6 d GOOD
19 - 19.8 15.2 435 0.85 4.1 1.7 Poor
26 - 15.6 22.3 258 0.82 2.2 1.2 FM 2.5 d GOOD
Oct 03 23.3 4.0 366 2.02 4.6 2.7 Poor
10 17.1 10.1 188 1.80 2.2 1.8 GOOD
17 - 23.1 15.9 510 0.60 4.4 1.6 NM + 2.9 d Poor
24 - 11.4 22.9 244 1.08 2.3 1.4 GOOD
31 25.3 4.6 417 2.10 5.2 2.9 FM + 2.9 d Poor
Nov 07 13.9 10.5 201 1.78 2.4 1.9 GOOD
14 - 25.4 16.6 728 0.32 5.5 1.7 NM + 1.4 d Poor & NM
21 - 6.6 23.6 245 1.23 2.4 1.6 FM + 1.2 d Very Poor
Dec 05 10.4 11.0 211 1.84 2.6 2.0 Moderate
12 - 26.8 17.2 1311 1.25 2.6 1.7 Moderate
26 27.7 5.8 504 2.30 6.1 3.6 FM 15 h Very Poor
73,
Lionel, VE7BQH
[email protected]
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Subj: [Moon-net] 3B9C DX-Pedition 6m / 70cm EME
Date: 3/8/04 12:05:39 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected]
Sender: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Hello group.
Our container has safely arrived on Rodrigues island and the first group of
operators leaves for 3B9 on Monday 15th March. Allowing a few days for travel,
transporting the equipment from the port to hotel and setting up 10 stations,
we anticipate the whole HF operation will be on air 24 hrs a day from Friday
19th March until 12th April
6m
Mike G3SED will be in the first group and has experience of JT44 EME on 6m.
The pictures sent back from 3B9 show that the site has an excellent take off
to the North and East. This will give good views over the sea on moonrise. We
will not be able to confirm what the possibilities are for EME to our west on
moonset until someone arrives with a compass and does an accurate survey!
We have a 1kW Quadra and a 5 over 5 beam for 6m
Skeds for EME on 6m can be made in advance and messages sent to the operators
on the island by e-mail to
[email protected]
This system is being used as an alternative to the usual 'pilot' scheme. All
messages will be passed onto the appropriate operator or raised at our daily
mid-day team meeting. Please include " 6m EME" in the message title.
We will have a 'paid for when used' internet connection on 3B9 but it is
'slow' and will not be connected '24/7'
70cm
The plans for 70cm have changed considerably since the equipment left the UK
in December. Originally the 70cm station was 4 x 19 ele Yagis with a 100W
masthead amplifier intended for AO-40 uplinking. We added a 0.5dB pre-amp and
hoped that would allow EME with the larger stations. Since the failure of the
batteries on Oscar 40 we have upgraded the station with a GS31B 700 Watt
amplifier kindly provided by Linear Amp UK. Although this has to be carried on the
plane this will arrive on the 15th March. I will fly out on the 29th.
At present the 70cms will be available from 30th April. This will give 4 or 5
days of good conditions and we'll be equipped for CW / JT44 / JT65. If the
operators wish to set up the 70cms before I arrive, I will advise you via this
reflector, or you could ask for a status report via the address above. The
70cm has full Az / Elevation and will initially operate from moonrise to
moonset for the 4 /5 day period.
When I arrive I'll determine a 70cm frequency that is 'birdie free' and use
that that for the duration of the expedition. I should be able to place
messages on the reflector after arriving. If no skeds have been made for a particular
period I'll call CQ using JT65B 1st period on the announced frequency. I'll
arrange 70cm skeds in the week before I depart.
I would like to thank members of the reflector for giving me a lot of advice
over the past few months and to Dan and the members of HB9Q for providing an
outstanding signal which has allowed me to familiarise myself with JT44 and CW
off the moon with simple equipment.
70cms:
4 x 19 element F9FT Yagis.
700 W GS31B
ATF54143 pre-amp
Azimuth / Elevation but not computer controlled.
Hope to work you from 3B9C.
Regards
David G0MRF for 3B9C
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Subj: [Moon-net] E-mail address change
Date: 3/9/04 9:20:57 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Jerry Kleker)
Sender: [email protected]
To: [email protected] (microwave), [email protected], [email protected] (vhf)
I have changed my E-mail address to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> @@@@@@@@@
Please update your address books.
Thanks and 73
Jerry Kleker W7QX DM44ar
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Subj: Did you update the EME Initial Top List?
Date: 3/10/04 3:51:14 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (HB9Q, Dan Gautschi)
To: [email protected] ('moon-net'), [email protected] ('K1RQG'), [email protected] ('VHF EME Magazin')
Dear friends
We hope you enjoyed very much the contest and that you did work many new
initials. Please do not forget to enter or update your new standings in the only
online EME INITIAL TOP LIST!
Click here: www.hb9q.ch/database/search.htm to enter or update your
entry! We now have more then 350 entries! Many thanks for your help!
The top 10 will be published on a regular base in the UHF news letter by
K2UYH!
vy 73 es happy moonbouncing
Dan, HB9CRQ / KT6Q
head of HB9Q
www.hb9q.ch
[email protected]
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Subj: Re:NET NOTES FEB 29, 2004
Date: 3/5/04 10:13:12 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] ([email protected])
To: [email protected] (K1rqg)
Joe,
can you please modify my email address into [email protected]
This account (@libero.it) it is almost abandoned
Thanks
Sergio IK2MMB
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Subj: KU4F email change
Date: 3/7/04 8:06:30 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Les Cockram)
Reply-to: [email protected] (Les Cockram)
To: [email protected]
Hi Joe,
New email address:
[email protected]
Les
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Subj: 9H1ES
Date: 3/11/04 2:48:47 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: [email protected] (Fortunato Bonnici)
To: [email protected]
Hello Joe, I wish to thank you for the skeds of last sunday which they have
been great success.
I wish to thanks also for the F1EHN update program which works very accurate
on EME especally the doppler reading. I confirm the following:
K5GW sig. 439 and very stable easy to read.
N2IQ sig. 329 with little fadding but well readable.
K5JL sig. 439 good sig. sometime too loud reduce volumm control
K2UYH sig 329 good sig sometime with qsb.
JOE, I was very glad with these qso. I meet you on saturday afternoon on
14.345 keep it up.
best regards 73's FORTUNATO.9H1ES
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WA9FWD: rcvd 2 2304 Spectran solid state amps .. now looking for 60-70 amp 24 v p/s ..
hopes to have this working by next activity weekend ..
VE4MA: was in VE6 land all week .. just back and trying to figue where to start.. trying to
get xmt conv running correctly on 47ghz..
K0YW: will be working on the tower putting in new encoder and hopes to be back on EME soon.
then will be trying to finish repairs on the big amp..
W7CI: been working .. hopes to have power on 23cm.. prop-pitch died, but has a replacemnent
motor .. then needs to get the 23cm feed mounted..
WA0WPJ: no traffic..
W9IIX/M: now has the amp running at 500w out.. now on the road to recovery..
K5JL: just hanging ou..
K2DH: looking for some finger stock to complete 4 tube amp..
W2UHI: Was cold last night.. 8 deg F .. was on moon last week, but wind came up and had
to tie down.. can get to the dish now and can be QRV anytime..
NA4N: QRV on 23cm.. 300w out.. feed modified with SMA on rcv port..
G3LTF: looking for skeds with 9H1ES, & NA4N on 23cm.. LU7DZ on 70cm .. ********
W5BL: Doug .. just getting started in EME .. interested in 23cm..
K9BCT/4: not much.. still has 70cm feed in dish.. now optimized the feed.. and picked
up a bit.. sun noise is down.. flux 108..
KC8JWC: ..
9H1ES: was so happy to have the 4 contacts.. K5GW and K5JL like on HF ..
VE6TA: not too much to report.. working on 13cm Septum feed..
NET ENDS
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