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

[Ronald Bergantzel]

Hello !! I have had multiple queries to my equipment used out at the farm running JT65B ON 144 ..... On the rcv side my TS2000 has a 2 stage preamp system that gives 0.30 db Noise Figure at 32db gain ( internal preamp is off ) . On the xmit side my TS2000 runs barefoot into a GS35 half wave cavity amp running 1.5 kw . The 2M12 is at 45 ft height . It really is not a very sophisticated system and 144 EME could readily be accomplished by many others here in our area . I am planning on being back out at the farm for the 2nd leg of the ARRL EME Contest next month .... 73s ! Ron KA0RYT 

--- On Wed, 10/30/13, Ronald Bergantzel <ka0ryt1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Ronald Bergantzel <ka0ryt1 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [NLRS] Improving Your Best 2 M DX (Stns wked on 144 EME )
> To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 4:46 PM
> 
> 
> 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 JT65B , 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)
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