[NLRS] 10Ghz Activity EN37 / 2M Sprint

[billd@2z.net]

Hi All

   Jim KB0CIM took my Qualcomm 10Ghz transverter / 500MW PA combo 
today and we worked several paths to my DEM / 900MW Qualcomm PA 
combo. Both systems are running with 18" offset DSS dishes.

Contact #1 17:31Z  5-9+40  SSB --- EN37-EN37  path distance 1/2mile  
LOS.  Verify freq and operation...

Attempt #2 17:51Z --> 18:55Z  EN37ed -- EN36ex  path distance 11 miles 
with several ridges at 150ft above boths operating locations. Mostly forest 
path. We each heard the other. I copied Jim weakly several times on SSB 
and had Calls and Grid. Jim heard me beacon once 100% for 20sec or so 
and perhaps other times. No contact, "conditions" were never there the 
same time for both of us.

Contact #2  19:13Z  EN37-EN37 path distance (reflection path) about 4 
miles off of an island north of me about 2miles. Signals 5-9+ SSB and peak 
VERY sharp off the island.

Contact #3  19:37  EN37-EN37  path distance (reflection path) about 
14miles off of the Minnesota Power Clay Boswell Generation Plant. Non- 
obstructed shot on both ends. SSB Signals 5-9 plus a bit. Again very sharp 
off of the power plant.

Contact #4  19:43  EN37-EN37  path distance (reflection path) about 
14miles off of the Minnesota Power Clay Boswell Generation Plant. None 
obstructed shot on one end and a thin treeline at about 200yards on my 
end. SSB Signals 5-5  plus a bit. Again very sharp off of the power plant.

  Signals were almost exactly the same on both ends of the paths. I am 
VERY pleased with the way the Qualcomm systems hears .

http://www.geocities.com/PatBillDavis/Qualcomm.html


  So ... I have my own grid worked anyway. Earlier beacon test to EN36ex 
verified that the path is workable, today conditions just did not allow. 
Bummer!  I sure have to beat the leaves to do it.

  With all the forest ... paths that look promising are very limited 
portable/portable. We know more than we did before the day began!

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  I will be operating the 2m Sprint from EM39ka (abt 70 miles east of Kansas 
City MO) I will also have 10Ghz with me looking for spring rain scatter in any 
direction. Phone contact  660-859-2568 or my normal e-mail address. I'll be 
there one week and will be mobile on 144.200 tomorrow as we travel south 
from EN37ed to EM39ka ... trip time about 12 hrs and I will be departing 
about 6am local in the morning (Sunday 4/4/04) ..... watch for us horizontal 
SSB.

Bill  K0AWU   EN37ed