PA3FXO's 144 MHz EME activity

This page will be updated with some information about the build of my station for 144 MHz EME (Earth-Moon-Earth). This is the latest challenge in my hobby to make contacts via the moon.

QSO's (contacts) on 144 MHz are made with a 15 element Cue Dee up to QSO #24, then I made a 10 element DK7ZB design for the folowing QSO's.
See "EME setup" and "Yagi 144 MHz" at the left for more info.

Contacts made with 200 / 250 Watts are:



PA3FXO EME 144 MHz contacts:
QSO:Date:Station:ReceivedTransmitted:Locator:Setup:Azimut:Elevation:Dgrd:
00129-06-2008KB8RQ-17-21EM7924x13 x195�58�-3.3
00229-06-2008AO6VQ-15-25JM198x19 / QRO234�49�-3.4
00301-07-2008W5UN-24000EM2332x32 x274�31�-4.2
00406-07-2008RK3FG-21-22KO864x15 / 1500250�24�-1.5
00507-07-2008RA6AX-10000KN9564x15HV / QRO236�25�-2.2
00628-08-2008K5QE-20-24EM318x18 / 1500251�37�-1.3
00730-08-2008RX1AS-22-28KO594x20 / QRO162�45�-1.6
00830-08-2008RU1AA-20-27KP4016x5 / QRO166�45�-1.4
00921-09-2008K9MRI-20-24EN708x28XP / 1500215�61�-4.0
01010-10-2008S52LM-27-25JN654x17 / 1500156�22�-3.9
01116-10-2008DL9MS-26-25JO544x14 / QRO89�28�-3.0
01208-11-2008ES6RQ-25-22KO288XP32 / QRO172�34�-2.8
01308-11-2008YU7AA-25000JN958x4WL / 1000201�33�-2.7
01408-11-2008OK1UGA-22-23JO804x17 / 1500221�27�-2.6
01515-11-2008RA6DA-24-18KN968x12 / 100082�27�-3.3
01608-12-2008SM7GVF-27-24JO778x8 / 1000176�50�-2.6
01708-12-2008UA9YLU-27-23MO924x4WL / 1000206�48�-2.7
01809-12-2008EA2AGZ-24-27IN914x17 / QRO142�51�-3.2
01910-12-2008IT9CJC-23-28JM764x10 / 1500118�47�-2.8
-13-12-2008EA6VQ-22-25JM198x19 / QRO86�30�-2.8
02004-01-2009SP2OFW-23-24JO934x4WL / QRO207�46�-2.7
02104-01-2009W7GJ-22-22DN2716x17 / QRO243�33�-3.2
02210-01-2009JM1WBB-26-26QM054XP32 / QRO107�43�-2.4
02303-03-2009DK3EE-23-25JO414x24H/ QRO226�58�-3.1
02406-03-2009ZS2GK-28-27KF474x9H/ QRO181�61�-2.5

new home made antenna 10 element DK7ZB design. Length 6.2 meters.
QSO:Date:Station:ReceivedTransmitted:Locator:Setup:Azimut:Elevation:Dgrd:
02502-05-2009RU1AC-27-26KP504x16/ 800214�44�-1.4
02603-05-2009HB9Q-22-29JN474x19/ 1000196�41�-1.7
02729-05-2009OK1CU-27-26JO804x17/ 1500145�46�-0.9
02829-05-2009AA7A-25-26DM436x13/ 1500248�30�-1.2
02929-05-2009K6MYC-24-22DM074XP32/ 1000253�27�-1.2
03020-06-2009F6HVK-27-26JN274x17H/ 800188�61�-2.9
03123-06-2009IY1GMN-22-26JN334x14H/ 1000226�55�-2.8
03223-06-2009UA3PTW-26-27KO936x15/ 1000243�48�-2.8
03326-07-2009RU1AA*-22-26KO48*16x5/ QRO148�25�-2.9
03426-07-2009IK1UWL-23-24JN334x14 / 1kW160�28�-3.0
03521-08-2009EB5EEO-24-28IM984x32 / QRO160�39�-1.2
03621-08-2009OH7PI-29-26KP424x16 / 1kW165�39�-1.2
03722-08-2009I2RV-23-23JN454x16 / 800204�30�-1.6
03822-08-2009DH3YAK-24-26JO314x12 / 800209�29�-1.6
03918-09-2009PA0JMV-23-25JO214x10 / 400225�26�-1.8
04019-09-2009DK3BU-25-25JO334x Xpol / 750184�30�-2.6
04103-11-2009SM5CFS-25-27JO994x19H / 1 kW107�42�-3.3
04204-11-2009ES5PC-26-24KO384x17 / QRO84�27�-3.4

15-12-2009 a new PA GS35b running 800 Watts and a maximum of 1200 Watts. Power supply 3 kV max. 1A.


QSO:Date:Station:ReceivedTransmitted:Locator:Setup:Azimut:Elevation:Dgrd:
04328-01-2010UT5UAS-21-26KO504x Yagi / 2k4112�41�-2.3
04420-03-2010I2FAK-23-18JN4516x19 / QRO187�60�-3.9
04524-03-2010SM2A-27-23KP046x16HV/ QRO180�59�-2.9
04625-03-2010OH7HXH-27-16KP538x3WL/ QRO169�54�-1.3
04725-03-2010K2BLA-26-21EL994x28XP / 400194�53�-1.1
04826-03-2010SW8NAC-21-25KM074x16 / 1kW168�48�-0.7
04926-03-2010OZ1LPR-18-23JO444XP20 / 1kW203�46�-0.9
05023-04-2010HA6NQ-26-27JN984x12 / 1kW120�30�-0.8
05116-02-2011HB9EFK-26OOOJN4715m dish / QRO115�36�-1.0
05216-02-2011EA5CJ-24-28IM994x17 / 1kW129�43�-1.0
05304-08-2011F6FHD-25-20IN944x? / 1kW209�21�-2.4
05428-08-2011N9XG-27-23EN604x18 / 1k5225�37�-0.9
05530-12-2011K5GW-22000EM1348x10 / QRO244�20�-3.4








mpeg of my 15 CueDee antenna in the storm on 21-11-2008 at force 10 about 120 km/hour. See the 7.4m long boom go up and down, via You Tube.

ANTENNA IN STORM AT PA3FXO QTH.







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