[SADXA] Major DX Coming Up

[Wes Stewart]

I heard them on 2-meters in 1960 sumpthin' when they first tried that band.

I had a HB 7 el Yagi with the reflector resting on the ground and about 100' of RG8 between the antenna and the preamp.

As I recall my SWL report was mentioned in QST.

For some history see: http://www.ok2kkw.com/eme1960/eme1960eng.htm

Look around, you can find one of our club members in one photo.



--- On Tue, 4/6/10, RICHARD SOLOMON <w1ksz at q.com> wrote:

> From: RICHARD SOLOMON <w1ksz at q.com>
> Subject: [SADXA] Major DX Coming Up
> To: "SADXA" <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 7:26 PM
> 
> Based on the last time I know of this type of operation,
> you could 
> work them with a small beam.
> 
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
> 
> 
> If you have a 70 cm rig and a small 70 cm yagi antenna,
> here's your chance
> for an EME QSO with the Areceibo Observatory in Puerto
> Rico:
> ***************************************
> In less that two weeks the Arecibo Observatory Amateur
> Radio Club will
> again put the 1000-foot radio telescope on the air for 432
> MHz EME.
> The scheduled times of operation are:
>  
> April 16:  1645 - 1930 UTC
> April 17:  1740 - 2020 UTC
> April 18:  1840 - 2125 UTC
>  
> Callsign:         KP4AO
> Tx Frequency:   432.045 MHz
> Rx Frequency:   432.050 to 432.060+
> Tx power:           400
> W
> Antenna gain:        60 dBi
> System noise temp:  120 K 
>    (cold sky)
> System noise temp:  330 K 
>    (when pointed at moon)
>  
> KP4AO can be heard with a small hand-held yagi pointed at
> the moon, and
> a good receiver.  A 15 dBi antenna and 100 W will be
> enough to work us
> on CW.
>  
> Operators at KP4AO will do their best to work as many
> stations as
> possible.  Each session will start with a brief
> announcement and CQ in
> SSB.  SSB QSOs may continue for 30 minutes to an hour,
> if the QSO rate
> remains high.  The mode will be shifted to CW as soon
> as it is judged
> that higher QSO rates would result.
>  
> We will listen for calls at frequencies 5-15 kHz higher
> than our own,
> and even higher if QRM warrants.  Callers who
> s-p-r-e-a-d  o-u-t are
> more likely to be copied.
>  
> If you've already worked us in any mode, please do not call
> again --
> give others a chance.
>  
> If we call "CQ QRP", we will listen for stations running
> 100 W or less
> to a single yagi.  Please do not answer such a CQ if
> you are running
> more power or have a larger antenna.
>  
> On April 18, if we reach a condition where most calling
> stations have
> been worked, and we judge that operating in the digital
> mode JT65B would
> produce a higher QSO rate, we will switch to JT65B.
>  
> Note that any of these planned operating strategies may be
> changed as
> circumstances dictate.
>  
> We are extremely fortunate to have been granted access to
> the world's
> largest radio telescope for this amateur radio good-will
> event.  We look
> forward to working as many stations as possible in the
> alloted time!
>     -- 73 from Joe, K1JT, on behalf of all the
> gang at KP4AO    
>         
>           
>   
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