[50mhz] [Moon-Net] 6m update from KH8/W7GJ

Fri Jul 18 14:35:58 EDT 2014

He's been using it for years and it works fine for him and us.

K7CW

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 From: Russ K2TXB <k2txb at dxcc.com>
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Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Moon-Net] 6m update from KH8/W7GJ

> If you are copying me and only sending calls, don't be surprised if I
answer someone else before I test the waters with you!

Say What?  Standard procedure is NOT to send reports until you have received
both his call and your own call.  Until then why would anyone send anything
but both calls?  Please do not invent your own procedure... Too much
confusion for all.

73, Russ K2TXB

-----Original Message-----
From: moon-net-bounces at mailman.pe1itr.com
[mailto:moon-net-bounces at mailman.pe1itr.com] On Behalf Of Lance Collister,
W7GJ
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:04 AM
To: Magic Band EME Group; Moon-Net; FFMA at yahoogroups.com; 50mhz; WSJT Group
Subject: [Moon-Net] 6m update from KH8/W7GJ

Hello!   I have included updates from my KH8 6m DXpedition web page below:

July 13, 2014 - First moon pass, and the first ever EME from KH8.  Lots of
fun having 
so many ground gain lobes from being so high above the sea!   Also was nice
to have 
visual aiming until around 1000Z, when a front came in and totally socked us
in :-( Degradation was -3.4 dB today, so it is nice to get so many in the
log (including a number of single yagi stations) before cndx peak!  Worked
the following stations before heading home to take a shower and get some
sleep:  KG7H, K2ZD, N3XX, W6BBS, N6BBS, N7NW, K7CW, NN7J, VE1JF, N3CXV.
Also copied but did not work: W7MEM, N6RMJ, K6EME, W4IMD , WA4NJP and W4CSW.
Please spread the word for people to follow the QSO protocol listed on my
website.  I will first call people who are copying me.  If you are copying
me and only sending calls, don't be surprised if I answer someone else 
before I test the waters with you!    Because the air conditioning failed
here, the 
power supply overheated and ailed to work at all.
July 14, 2014 - After a return trip to the site to further diagnose the
problem, it turned out that the power supply simply shutting down due to
excessive internal 
heating.   We brought back a portable house fan to mount directly in front
of the 
power supply, and opened up the room's windows and door to increase air
movement.  
Both operators and the power supply performed much better ;-) During the
second moon pass, it started out totally overcast and raining, but later the
moon was visible, 
providing the reassurance of visual aiming.   I exchanged call signs with
G8BCG, but 
since the common moon window was only minutes, we failed to complete.
Others heard 
but not worked were K6EME, ZL2NW, KD7YZ, W8PAT, N8JX, VE3KH, W4CSW, OA4TT
and W7IUV.  
Stations worked were W7MEM, K4ZOT, WA4NJP,  and W7JW, bringing the total
after two moon passes to 14.  At dawn we had a tremendous local noise come
up (just an hour 
before our moonset), that made it impossible to work anyone.   We were
unable to 
locate this noise, but suspect it may be something built into the extensive
solar 
array at the operating site.   We will continue to make efforts to resolve
this noise 
problem, but if you have any choice, please try to work us earlier in the
month, when we have common moon before our local sunrise ( around 17300Z) ,
since we may not be able to be successful during our moonset.  Again, I ask
that anyone interested in completing with me here, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ
MY QSO PROCEDURES on my KH8 DXpedition page:
http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/AmericanSamoa2014.htm !  Please understand
that I will first answer people who are actually copying me, and the only
way to do this is if everyone understands the proper procedure I am using
here....do NOT just call me with calls if you are seeing my trace at that
time.

REMINDER - I can only elevate my single yagi to 60 degrees!   If you have
elevation, 
or are in EU, please try to call me when my moon is much lower.   When the
moon is 
above 60 degrees, I try to give priority to horizon-only stations in Region
2, who only have that chance available to them.

It is quite exhausting trying to operate all night and still drive the
narrow winding road (1.5 to 2 hours each way) to and from the site every
day, but we are trying to keep it up as long as we can.  Thanks for your
cooperation, and we hope to be able to provide a new DXCC to many of you!

GL and VY 73, Lance

--
Lance Collister, W7GJ
(ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ, E6M, TX5K)
P.O. Box 73
Frenchtown, MT   59834-0073
USA
TEL: (406) 626-5728
QTH: DN27ub
URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
Skype: lanceW7GJ
2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815

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