First shoot



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Provisory table

Temporary installed units

Dish pointing to the Moon

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Other view

FT1000MP + TRV + PA 2x2C39BA 

Pout for test 80W

Moon trough mesh


During first test I had own echo very good. With 1W out I have audiable own echo back, with 10W I have on FT1000 s-meter signal S3 and with 80W out I have signal S7. Eddy ON7UN was calling me with outstanding signal after my CQ. He was 579 and peeking up to 589. Eddy is my new #97 initial on 1296MHz. Second station witch I worked was Hans OZ6OL, Hans produced also very good signal and was 569 all the time. First shoot looks promising and I am really looking forward to first regular SW on 1296 MHz. Before test I have measured also Sun noise, what was 21,2dB over noise compare with the cold sky.