[50mhz] Re: 6m EME sked via JT44

[rayfri]

we talking 6 meter moonbounce or what?    what equipment was used?
ray  wa7itz

Lance Collister wrote:

> Hal ZS6WB wrote:
> >
> > FANTASTIC ! ! !
> >
> > Glad we made it. Had perfect copy on you calling Paul just before our sked
> > started at 2150. Then just bits and pieces until 2235 when calls appeared
> > from averaging. Then your OOO at 2237, RO at 2238, RR at 2240, 73 at 2241
> > followed by TU, then heard you calling CQ at 2246. At this point I had taken
> > off my headset and put it on the desk and I actually heard the tones coming
> > from it for the first time during the attempt. At this point the moon was at
> > about 3 degrees and had disappeared behind the trees. It will be a pleasure
> > confirming this QSO and thanks for a new state and grid locator.
> >
> > 73   -   Hal
> >
> Hello Hal!
>
> Everything completed hr at 2240Z, April 21, when your moon was at 4 degrees
> elevation!  As they say, I am quite a "HAPPY CHAPPY"!!!
>
> MNI MNI TNX for the new country, new continent new grid, new field, and WAC on 6m!
> AND, I think it very well may be the first 6m EME contact via JT44, to boot!  MNI
> TNX also to K1JT for making it possible ;-)
>
> I heard nothing from Paul, so I guess he was either not on, or the TE you guys down
> there have wiped out the signals.  I got good sync and partial calls on your first
> transmission (when the moon was up in your second lobe).  When the moon came down
> into your first lobe I was pleased that Faraday rotation played along with us, and
> was very pleasantly surprised that we were copying each other at the same time ;-)
>
> Now all I have to do is figure out how to operate the JT44 to put signals in FREEZE
> mode and so on, and choose which transmissions to add to the average, to really
> boost its capability.  It sure was a thrill being able to complete my first real
> JT44 contact, though, and have it be with you under real conditions!  I am glad to
> have been able to run with someone like you, who has had experience with JT44
> before...you probably made up for my inexperience.
>
> I am curious to know if you ever got your preamp installed before the sked.  I found
> I could run 1500 watts continuous output on this end without the air exhaust from
> the amp getting too warm, so that's where I left things running for our sked.  I
> imagine that was a good S unit above your output - HI!
>
> I was also watching the receiver audio output on Spectran, and found that I had to
> see at least a faint trace on Spectran before it would decode in JT44.  In fact one
> time your signal showed quite a strong steady trace that I think I would have been
> able to copy at least partially in the narrow DSP audio filter if it had been CW. I
> was surprised to see such a steady signal on 6m EME - usually the signals are more
> erratic.  Often, though, I find that I need to have a stronger signal than that to
> easily copy the CW, so I am very glad we took the chance and tried it first on
> JT44!!!!
>
> Of course, let's cancel the other standby skeds, since I would have to leave work
> early to make them anyway.  Again, MNI MNI TNX for the most memorable contact!!!  My
> hope is renewed in working new DXCC countries from up here in the "RF Bblack Hole",
> now that I know such a good contact can be made with a single yagi station running
> low power! ;-)  It also should be a very good indicator of being able to complete
> with low power DXpedition stations at locations with salt water horizons.
>
> You can be that my card will be in the mail tmrw!  VY 73, Lance
>
> --
> Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8)
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