[NLRS] Improving Your Best 2 M DX (Stns wked on 144 EME )

[Ronald Bergantzel]

Hello !! I wanted to share with the group that 2 meter EME can be accomplished with just a single 12 element / 19.5 ft yagi !! I took the opportunity to participate this weekend in the ARRL 2013 EME Contest and had a real blast !! On Friday evening on moonrise (aprox 12:30am local time ) , I was able to complete 2 QSOs - I2FAK (JN45) and got  a partial QSO with UA3PTW (JO44) -not completed, then I worked OZ1LPR (JO44)  .... next  on Saturday afternoon  moonset , I did easily work KB8RQ (EM79 ) with a CWNR -called with no reply -on K7MAC (DN13)...... On Saturday evening at my moonrise , I managed to complete with the following stations - LZ1DP (KN22) , RX1AS (KO59) , RW3AC (KO86) , RK3FG (KO86) , UR3EE (KN88) , RU1AA (KO48) , UA4AQL (LO22) , and OH7PI (KP32) with another incomplete QSO - SK6EI (JO68) ....... I did not go back out to the farm QTH for moonset on Saturday afternoon .     I did beat my old 144 mhz Best DX by completing with the UA4AQL in LO22
 , at 5338 miles ..... This all was using JT65a , aprox. half of the stations worked were audible enough for a CW QSO , but I found that almost all activity was digital . While the 'EME Gods' were favoring me and I was working stations one right after the other , I saved screen shots - I can see clearly that there were over 12 stations were on my freq (a pile - up ??? - I found that US activity was down  comparing to EU stns ) .....      Beating my old DX Best was a chore , but there are many of you could do the same !!! 73 !! Ron KA0RYT ( EN35ct)