From w5kdj at consolidated.net Sat Sep 15 09:06:37 2018 From: w5kdj at consolidated.net (w5kdj at consolidated.net) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 08:06:37 -0500 Subject: [50mhz] test Message-ID: <24dc43e33d1e9126b235000f0439ff7f@consolidated.net> vvv From w7gj at q.com Wed Sep 19 22:26:23 2018 From: w7gj at q.com (Lance Collister, W7GJ) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 02:26:23 +0000 Subject: [50mhz] C21GJ 6m EME Operation - PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY! Message-ID: <8051a7f0-eab6-9ee8-bdc1-cce6b5cac4e8@q.com> Hello 6m DXers! Early next week, I leave Montana and hope to be QRV on 6m from Nauru by the end of this month. I hope to work many of the larger stations before the first weekend in October, when the Degradation is lowest and 6m EME CNDX are optimum, giving smaller stations their best chance. The link to my planned operating schedule is on my DXpedition web page: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Nauru%202018.htm If you are interested in a contact, please read the above web page and the links to my EME DXpedition procedures and proper setup of JT65A before the end of the month! http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/DXpedition%20Procedure.pdf http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/JT65.pdf Please note that I am planning to use the same frequency I use for my 6m EME skeds when I am at home, 50.190. I will always be transmitting JT65A during the first sequence. I expect to have an antenna site overlooking the ocean to the east, so my moonrise will coincide with moonset in western EU. I will try my best to site the antenna so I can operate low enough to catch the rest of Region 1 during their moonrise. If you are in Region 2 and have elevation, please wait until after the Region 1 moonset to call, since their window is so limited. Because I will have elevation, I should also be able to work horizon-only stations in Region 2 during their moonset, at least on days when my elevation is manageable (below 60 degrees). I expect to have periodic access to the internet, so I can post log updates and status reports on my web page as well as on the ON4KST EME CHAT page: http://www.on4kst.info/chat/login.php?band=5 One last plea - PLEASE coordinate your calling frequencies using the ON4KST EME CHAT page! Do NOT just set your transmitter on 50.190 and blindly start calling. Contacts are much easier if you all spread out every 200 Hz. I will be using JT65A in WSJT10, so I will be able to find callers down 1000 and up 800 Hz from 1270 Hz. (If you are calling during your moonset, and your signal is doppler shifted down 100 Hz, make sure you don't transmit below 900 Hz!) So, if you are using WSJT-X instead of WSJT10, remember that all the spacings will be in reference to 1270 Hz (+400 is a WSJT-X "offset" of 1670 Hz, -200 is 1070 Hz, etc). And once you start calling on a frequency, STAY THERE! I will be watching that frequency for you to see when you are copying me ;-) If I can find room to set it up, I hope to be able to operate FT8 (WSJT-X Version 1.9.1 r8747) with a dipole on 20m and 100w when the moon is not up. The HF activity is most likely to be toward the end of the DXpedition, but I expect C21GJ will pop up on PSKReporter when I can get on. I am excited about providing a new DXCC for so many people ;-) And thanks so much to all the supporters who already have so generously contributed toward the expenses of this DXpedition - your help is GREATLY appreciated! It is costing as much to get my equipment over there as it is to transport me - no wonder C2 has never been on EME before! GL to all and TNX again for all your help! VY 73, Lance -- Lance Collister, W7GJ(ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ, E6M, TX5K, KH8/W7GJ, V6M, T8GJ, VK9CGJ, VK9XGJ) 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 Interested in 6m EME? Ask me about subscribing to the Magic Band EME email group, or just fill in the request box at the bottom of my web page (above)! From w7gj at q.com Wed Sep 19 22:33:00 2018 From: w7gj at q.com (Lance Collister, W7GJ) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 02:33:00 +0000 Subject: [50mhz] VP6D 6m EME operations - PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY! Message-ID: Hello 6m DXers! As you have undoubtedly heard, VP6D is planning to be QRV on 6m EME starting next month. EME CNDX look relatively good every day of their trip, and the days after October 30 include the best days of the month (lowest Degradation) for EME ;-) Operation is planned for 50.200, with VP6D transmitting during the first period JT65A mode. If local QRM from the HF stations requires any change from this frequency, it will be announced on the ON4KST EME CHAT page. http://www.on4kst.info/chat/login.php?band=5 They will be using a 6M8GJ yagi and >1000w output. Since they will be using their K3's on FT8 when on HF, they are currently expecting to be using WSJT-X for their JT65A mode operation. For the convenience of those of us still using WSJT10 for JT65A, they are planning to use an offset of 1270 Hz. This is their first time to use JT65A on EME, and the first time to use it during a pileup situation, so please be patient with them! Because of this, it is especially important to coordinate your calling frequencies on the ON4KST EME CHAT page, so the callers will be spread out. Ideally, please try to space yourselves out every 200 Hz to make it easier for them to decode individual callers. They will be using the W7GJ EME DXpedition procedure, so please familiarize yourself with that before calling them! http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/DXpedition%20Procedure.pdf They will be operating horizon-only, and will be primarily concentrating on each moonrise, which will provide a clear shot directly out over the ocean to their east. Look for them to be QRV starting then their moon is -2 degrees elevation and possibly as high as 20 degrees. After their first few days, we all will have a better idea exactly where they have the best ground gain lobes. Because there are a number of days during low Degradation when their moonset is to the northwest, there is a good possibility that they also will be able to be QRV during certain moonsets with the moon setting out over the ocean. Moonset operation will largely depend on the final siting of all the various operating stations and antennas. Updates on their anticipated moonset operation, as well as confirmation of their upcoming moonrise status and a list of stations worked will be provided on a daily basis. They will not have real time internet access, but this information will be relayed on the ON4KST EME CHAT page. There will be a number of opportunities for horizon-only station in Region 1 to contact them on the Ducie moonrise, although stations in western EU will need elevation to catch them during their moonrise. While most East Coast NA stations in Region 2 will need elevation to contact them during their moonrise, many horizon-only stations in Region 2 will be able to contact them during their shared moonsets with Ducie. Region 3 stations will need elevation to contact them during Ducie moonsets. Many MANY thanks to the VP6D team for undertaking this limited 6m EME operation ;-) With the excellent EME CNDX during their trip, and the spectacular siting of their 6m yagi overlooking the ocean, it will be very interesting to see how many small stations end up in their log! GL to all and VY 73, Lance -- Lance Collister, W7GJ(ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ, E6M, TX5K, KH8/W7GJ, V6M, T8GJ, VK9CGJ, VK9XGJ) 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 Interested in 6m EME? Ask me about subscribing to the Magic Band EME email group, or just fill in the request box at the bottom of my web page (above)!