[Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs

[Fred Jensen]

While many people talk to themselves, most do it privately and not in a 
setting where half of the planet can hear them. [:-)

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 9/14/2018 2:27 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
> Mine was the first time I transmitted my call with the antenna array 
> aimed at the moon, switched to receive, adjusted the VFO frequency a 
> bit, and heard my own call come back.   Yep, some 2.56 seconds delay, 
> a frequency shift of about -200 Hz due to Doppler, and from a distance 
> of  239,000 miles one way, or 478,000 miles round trip.   Sweet!   
> Then much later and as the station improved, on SSB I transmitted 
> "HELLO MOON", switched to receive and tweaked the VFO a bit and heard 
> "HELLO MOON" come from the receiver.   I suppose one could consider 
> this somewhat of a 2 way QSO with myself.   One other occurred while 
> working a station about 250 miles away on VHF and via EME.    I heard 
> his tropo signal, and then his moon signal, shifted in time and 
> frequency. And likewise he heard mine.  Now would this be considered 
> one QSO or two? With my 59 years of ham radio in my log, I still find 
> ham radio fun and enjoyable.   Much thanks to Elecraft today, and the 
> friends I've made along the way.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, K4TAX