[NLRS] 75 Ghz
Gary M Danelius
[email protected]
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 03:50:31 cdt
The mistake was printed in QST. That's where I saw it.
There were a few P contacts listed also.
73, Gary WB0LJC
On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:27:05 -0500 Barry Malowanchuk <[email protected]>
writes:
>I got a reply from K2DH as follows:
>
>Barry-
>Thanks for your note.
>I did some further investigation into the 75GHz question, and found
>out the
>following: The ARRL DID screw up our line scores in the January VHF
>SS, but
>only in the Web-based listing of results. It seems that 75GHz is band
>"L"
>in their new designations, but band "L" used to be Laser Light. We
>have a
>number of people active on Lasers and they turned in scores for band
>"L".
>The QST results correctly stated this, but when ARRL transcribed the
>line
>scores to the Web, they didn't check on that little fact, so all our
>Laser
>QSO's show up as 75GHz QSO's (I guess Laser is now "P" band). That's
>why
>there was confusion- I'll state it again- there is no one in the RVHFG
>currently active or planning activity on 75GHz.
>73
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Barry Malowanchuk" <[email protected]>
>To: "John P. Toscano" <[email protected]>; "Andrew Flowers"
><[email protected]>
>Cc: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 9:24 PM
>Subject: Re: [NLRS] Rain Scatter
>
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I asked my friend Dave K2DH in Rochester about the 75 GHz....since
>that is
>> my next challenge after 47 Ghz EME and here is his response!
>>
>> Barry-
>> I don't know WHAT he's talking about!!! NOBODY here has any 75GHz
>gear, in
>> fact nobody is even on 47GHz, and I'm one of only two folks capable
>of
>> getting on 24GHz!!! So, this guy has some seriously flawed
>information-
>> either that or the ARRL listed our line scores from the January
>contest on
>> the wrong bands. I can guarantee you, there is NOBODY in the
>Rochester
>VHF
>> Group even considering 75GHz at this time.
>> Dave
>>
>> Comments???
>>
>> Best 73
>>
>> Barry VE4MA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John P. Toscano" <[email protected]>
>> To: "Andrew Flowers" <[email protected]>
>> Cc: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 9:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NLRS] Rain Scatter
>>
>>
>> > Say, Andy:
>> >
>> > When you get to Rochester (my hometown half a lifetime ago), ask
>those
>> > guys why so many of them have 75 GHz gear, and write back to us
>here!
>> > Given the disproportionate number of members of the Rochester VHF
>Group
>> > who were active on 75 GHz in January, I would imagine that there
>is a
>> > lot of microwave expertise that you could tap into there!
>> >
>> > 73 de KB0ZEV
>> >
>> > Andrew Flowers wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Here's a site that talks about rainscatter on 10GHz, for anyone
>who's
>> > > interested. I found a recording of a 10GHz rainscatter signal
>there
>> also,
>> > > for anyone who wants to hear one. Sounds like fun.
>> > >
>> > > http://www.wa1mba.org/10grain.htm
>> > >
>> > > I'm looking to get into 10 GHz narrowband when I move to
>Rochester,
>NY.
>> > > Any advice on how to get started would be appreciated.
>> > >
>> > > Andy K0SM EN10rt
>> > >
>> > > Gary M Danelius wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Congratulations Bob.
>> > > >
>> > > > It sounds like you heard Barry's signal for a short time.
>> > > > Is that correct? Did he hear you?
>> > > >
>> > > > Good job on working Gary for the first MN rain scatter
>contacts.
>> > > > Was it CW, or did you work on SSB?
>> > > >
>> > > > 73, Gary WB0LJC
>> > > >
>> > > > On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:19:44 -0500 "Robert E. Wesslund"
>> > > > <[email protected]> writes:
>> > > > >Rain Scatter July 31, 2002
>> > > > >
>> > > > >This morning Barry, VE4MA, called on the phone and said
>there were
>> > > > >some
>> > > > >high rain clouds nort and west of Fargo. We set up a sked
>for
>8:15
>> > > > >am. He
>> > > > >would transmit for 5 min and then I would transmit for 5 min.
> I
>> > > > >called
>> > > > >Gary, W0GHZ and Jon, K0FQA and told them of the sked. I
>put my
>10
>> > > > >GHz
>> > > > >unit on the end of my dock on Lake Josephine. I listened
>from
>8:15
>> > > > >am
>> > > > >till 8:20 with the dish pointed up Fargo way. I then
>transmitted
>for
>> > > > >5 min.
>> > > > >I listened and I heard a signal and I also got a phone call
>from
>> Gary.
>> > > > > He
>> > > > >was copying my beeper. We tried calling each other but I had
>some
>> > > > >problem
>> > > > >with a power lead. Got a good one and Gary and I passed grid
>square
>> > > > >info.
>> > > > >Gary then tried Jon as he was hearing Gary. No luck. The
>Gary and
>I
>> > > > >did
>> > > > >make a contact with rain scatter. The signals sounded very
>much
>> like
>> > > > >aurora. I played a bit with my dish and Gary's signal was
>max at
>> > > > >approx
>> > > > >340 degrees. Of interest he also peaked at 6 degrees above
>the
>> > > > >horizon.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >I thought I was in a microwave black hole but now I am sure I
>can
>> work
>> > > > >others from this location on 10 GHz. I had my beacon
>running in
>the
>> > > > >basement so knew where I was listening. The beacon is on
>10.360154.
>> > > > >Sure
>> > > > >helps to have the beacon for reference. Gary and I were
>about 1
>kc
>> > > > >apart.
>> > > > >Gary's signal was an S-9 at my place. The aurora like
>flutter made
>> > > > >the copy
>> > > > >a little difficult.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Keep your eyes on the sky and the tv weather. I think we
>can work
>> > > > >Barry
>> > > > >one of these days.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >73 Bob W�AUS
>> > > > >
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