[SADXA] Major DX Coming Up

Wed Apr 7 00:08:42 EDT 2010

Wes, thanks for the article by ok2kkw.  fantastic bit of history on the moonbounce part of ham radio.  Remember reading about Sam Harris and his exploits out of Puerto Rico.  much better than the radio on a hip that has taken over a big part of ham radio today.  

just worked the T32VI on third band today with wonderful atmospheric conditions.

Bernie  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wes Stewart<mailto:n7ws at yahoo.com> 
  To: Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector<mailto:sadxa at mailman.qth.net> 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 8:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [SADXA] Major DX Coming Up

  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<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<mailto:w1ksz at q.com>> wrote:

  > From: RICHARD SOLOMON <w1ksz at q.com<mailto:w1ksz at q.com>>
  > Subject: [SADXA] Major DX Coming Up
  > To: "SADXA" <sadxa at mailman.qth.net<mailto: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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