THE KB8VAO
MICROWAVE ACTIVITY PAGE
DEVIL PEAK (DM07dm) WITH 5, 10, 24, & 47 GHz.
MY NEW 77 - 80 GHz RIG!
CHECK OUT MY VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE
http://www.youtube.com/user/kb8vao
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR AUDIO OR VIDEO OF 10 GHZ QSO'S
AD6IW 10 GHZ RAIN SCATTER CM87XJ & I IN CM87XW
N1JEZ FN44ig & I IN FN00sn 719 KM
K1LPS-FN44ig & I IN FN00sn LARRY WAS RUNNING 280 mw
AF1T 10 GHZ IN FN41EE & I IN FN00RG 592.958 KM VIA RAIN SCATTER
K2AXX 10 GHZ CW IN FN12CS & I IN FN00RG 284.622 KM
K2AXX 10 GHZ SSB IN FN12CS & I IN FN00RG 284.622 KM
K9PW 10 GHz SSB IN EN63CN & I IN EN91KT 579 KM
KB8U 10 GHz Rain Scatter IN EN81HV & I IN EN91KT
VE3FHM 10 GHZ SSB IN FN04WB & I IN FN02XU 134.416 KM
VE3OIK 10GHZ SSB IN EN92SN & I IN EN91KT 99.864 KM
VE3SMA 10GHZ SSB IN EN92SN & I IN EN91KT 99.864 KM
W9SNR & KA9VDU 10 GHz IN EN62BX & I IN EN91KT 571 KM
WA2FGK 10 GHZ FN21BF & I IN FN00SN 230 KM
WW8M 10 GHz Rain Scatter from EN72XF & I IN EN91KT
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR AUDIO OR VIDEO OF 24 GHZ QSO'S
K2EHF 24 GHZ IN FN02WV & I IN FN03WA 13.886 KM
K2DH 24 GHZ IN FN13HE & I IN FN03WA 63.8 KM
K8ZR 24 GHz IN FN02HL & I IN FN02EI 25 KM
VA3ELE 24 GHz IN EN92FN & I IN EN91KT 90 KM
VA3ELE 24 GHz IN EN92LP & I IN EN91KT 93 KM
VE3OIK 24 GHZ IN EN92FN & I IN EN91KT 90.137 KM
VE3OIK 24 GHZ IN EN92CI & I IN EN91KT 81.625 KM
WO2P 24 GHZ IN FN23AV & I IN FN03WA 200.492 KM
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR AUDIO / VIDEO OF 47 GHZ QSO'S
AA6IW 47GHz IN DM07as & I WAS IN DM07dm 35.450 KM
AD6FP 47 GHz IN DM04ms & I WAS IN CM96qi 233.304 KM
K8ZR 47 GHz IN EN91IS & I IN EN91JS 7 KM
K8ZR 47 GHz IN FN02HL & I IN FN02EI 25 KM
W3IY 47 GHZ IN FM08US & I WAS IN FM19AW 132.672 KM
W6QI 47GHz IN DM07as & I WAS IN DM07dm 35.450 KM
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR AUDIO / VIDEO OF 76 GHZ QSO'S
KB8VAO - K8ZR 76 GHz EN81PM - EN91EM 88.633 KM 12/22/19
RECENTLY AD6IW, GORAN & KF6KVG, BOB
BROKE THE WORLD RECORD ON E BAND (77-81GHz)
BELOW IS A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR RIGS
& RECORDINGS OF BOB'S SIGNAL ON FM & SSB
KF6KVG, BOB
1 FOOT DISH
OUTPUT POWER 20 dBm (100 mW)
NOISE FIGURE 6 dB
OSC. DRO FOR FREQUENCY STABILITY
AD6IW, GORAN
2 FOOT DISH, 0.3 DEGREE BEAM WIDTH, 50 db GAIN
OUTPUT POWER 21 dBm (126 mW)
NOISE FIGURE 6 dB
WR-10 WAVEGUIDE SWITCH
Osc. DRO 13.4GHz LOCKED WITH 100MHz, WHICH IS LOCKED
WITH DOUBLE OVEN 10MHz TCXO, EXCELLENT STABILITY
APPROX. 100Hz @ 80GHz DRO PHASE NOISE 92 dBc @ 10KHz
IF 70 cm WITH YAESU FT-817
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!
ABOVE ARE SOME RECORDINGS OF 10 GHz
DON'T LET RAIN RUIN YOUR FUN,
TRY RAIN SCATTER, IT'S SOUNDS LIKE AURORA!
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 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!
Last revised: June 01, 2020
