QRP-EME on 1296 MHz

NEWS:

11.-12.05.2007 - 23cm EME: at this weekend good eme condx, but again unsuccessful skeds with G4CCH (rx him -24), K2UYH (nil/nil) and HB9BBD in CW (just a trace from him). Later i received 2 big guns in CW. However i give it up in the moment. Have to check where i loss some db's (maybe cable and/or antenna). Please note others like DL3OCH did it well with just a single yagi and 80W!

23.-30.04.2007 - 23cm EME: in this period the condx are not that good. However i tried a couple of times with HB9Q, G4CCH and had a sked with K2UYH. Very often i could receive (samples), but nil from my side except one try with HB9Q. Dan received me good with -28db (see rapport from hb9q). He was strong, but disappeared before we could finish the QSO :-( . On 12./13.May should be next weekend with good condx and i will try once more to get hopefully my 1st 23cm EME QSO done.

List of EME QSO's (unfortunately just an incomplete one)

Num.	Date	Time	Call	Freq.	RST Tx	RST Rx	Remarks	QRB	Rig
01	29.04.07		HB9Q	1296	-26	-28	incompl.		V4

*Rig V4 (1296MHz): Kenwood TS-790E, PA YD1270 175W, 48-elem. Flexayagi (18.5dbd), SP-23 Preamp -> old equipment, sold now.

SKED on 5.Oct.06 with Howard, G4CCH

and his amazing 5.4m dish, W2IMU feed, 400W, 0.31dB LNA (23cm):

received him best -25db

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