[50mhz] Moonbounce at K4M (KH4)

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

W8GEX at aol.com wrote:
> *Mike, Again thanks for your offer of the 6M8GJ antenna for our Midway 
> 2009 Dxpedition . I would ask that you ship it to Arnie N6HC at the 
> address below right a way. . PLEASE be sure that everything needed is in 
> that bag. Will have coax cable and Don N1DG will be our moon bounce 
> operator.*
> *
> *Arnold I Shatz, N6HC
> 10931 Hunting Horn Dr
> Santa Ana, CA 92705
> USA *
> *
>  
> *Any questions let me know.  Joe Pater  W8GEX*
> ** 
> In a message dated 5/26/2009 6:12:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> k6myc at m2inc.com writes:
> 
>     MIKE, I HAVE A BACKUP 6M8GJ AND CAN SHIP IT TO A STATESIDE ADDRESS
>     EASILY AND QUICKLY.
>     DO YOU NEED THE 20 FOOT MAST THAT CAN BE IN THE SAME BAG?
>      WITH THE ANTENNA, MAST AND BAG, THE PACKAGE WEIGHS ABOUT 56 LB.  35
>     WITH JUST THE ANTENNA. THE MAST COMES COMPLETE WITH GUY LINES,
>     ANCHORS, BASE AND TOP SWIVEL BEARING FOR GUY PLATE.
>     73, MIKE
> 
>         ** 
> 
> 
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This is GREAT NEWS and we are very appreciative of your plans to include 6m EME in 
your plans for Midway!  I hope it also will be possible for you to use an ACOM 1000 
as one of your ACOM amps, so you will be able to operate with a kw on 6m.  Those amps 
have proven very successful on past 6m EME DXpeditions.

Although I am sure you will receive calls from some NA and AS stations during your 
moonsets and moonrises, the real joy will be for the EU stations.  As previously 
explained, during the dates of your trip, the moonrises in KH4 are the moonsets in 
EU, and the moonsets in KH4 are the moonrises in EU.  Therefore, there should be very 
good opportunities for horizon-only stations to complete with you while you are 
enjoying good ground gain by aiming out over the ocean.

I have put together a list of tips for coming up to speed quickly on JT65A mode (the 
standard for 6m EME) at:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/JT65.txt

There also is an article discussing 6m EME DXpeditions with some suggestions for how 
to make the most of your limited operating windows at:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/DXPEDITIONS.htm

Best wishes for success, and please let me know if I can assist in any way.  VY 73, Lance
-- 
Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8)
P.O. Box 73
Frenchtown, MT  59834  USA
QTH: DN27UB
TEL: (406) 626-5728
URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815