1296 MHz EME activity

14.11.2024

 

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1296 MHz - setup

 

TRX:  FT DX 101D + TRV DB6NT at home - IC9700 EME DX Expeditions

USB interface: MicroHam USB III

 

Amplifiers:

1st driver: SSPA - 150W out

SSPA: 2xW6PQL SSPA - 1,2 kW RF out

VLNA: Design G4DDK - NE325 + ATF54143 - 0,15dB N/F - 36dB gain - G4DDK design

 

Feed horns:

Design OK1DFC septum polarized feed with Chaparral ring - portable

Septum feedhorn OK1DFC and W2IMU dual mode collar - home

 

Antennas:

Home made 8m offset dish used from 10/2021

Home made dish 10m diameter - design by OK1DFC - used up to July 2019

Temporary in use 2,4m offset dish before 8m offset was finish

3,2m mesh dish - EME DX expeditions

 
 

from 09/2021 I am using 8m offset dish - RX performance - 22,5 dB Sun noise - SFU 128 - 1,5 dB Moon noise - clear sky and 33% humidity

 

 

08/2005 - 07/2019 used for bands up to 9cm

today in use by DG5CST

 

 

Provisional solution for the 1296 MHz band, pending the availability of a large 8m offset dish. For the ARRL EME contest 2020, its first part, I decided to use an offset dish of 2.6m designed for microwave bands. However, since it has F/D 0.6 against the original Prodelin F/D 0,8 antenna, I needed a new feed. So I used the existing square septum feed and completed it with a square - circular transition, like the system used in W2IMU.

09/2019 - 09/2020 used Prodelin offset 2,4m

Today in use by DL3WDG

 

 

 

1296 MHz Worked DXCC

1 4X  Israel   34 C3  Andorra 1st. C3-OK 67 UA2 Kaliningrad 1st. UA2-OK
2 9A  Croatia   35 CT  Portugal   68 ZL New Zealand  
3 CT3  Madeira 1st. CT3-OK 36 CU  Azores 1st. CU-OK 69 BV Taiwan 1st. BV-OK
4 DL Germany   37 EA Spain   70 OY Faeroe Isl.  
5 EA6 Balearic Isl.   38 EI  Ireland 1st. EI-OK 71 DU Philippines 1st. DU-OK
6 ES Estonia   39 F France   72 LY Lithuania  
7 G England   40 GJ Jersey   73 7P8 Lesotho  
8 GM Scotland   41 GW Wales   74 IS0 Sardinia  
9 HA Hungary   42 HB9 Switzerland   75 8P9 Barbados 1st. 8P9-OK
10 I Italy   43 JA Japan   76 4U1 ITU Geneva  
11 K USA   44 KL7 Alaska   77 GD Isle of Man 1st. GD-OK
12 LA Norway   45 LU Argentina   78 XV Vietnam  
13 LX Luxembourg   46 OE Austria   79 TK Corsica  
14 OH Finland   47 OK Czech Republic   80 VP9 Bermuda 1st. VP9-OK
15 OM Slovak Republic   48 ON Belgium   81 SV9 Crete  
16 OX Greenland  1st. OX-OK 49 OZ  Denmark   82 GU Guernsey  
17 PA Netherlands   50 PY Brazil   83 TI Costa Rica 1st. TI-OK
18 S5 Slovenia   51 SM Sweden   84 9G Ghana  
19 SP Poland   52 UA3 Russia   85 5H Tanzania 1st. 5H-OK
20 UB  Ukraine    53 VE  Canada    86 9X Rwanda 1st. 9X-OK
21 VK  Australia    54 YU  Serbia   87 SV5 Dodecanese 1st. J4-OK
22 4O Monte-Negro 1st. 4O-OK 55 ZS South Africa    88 TA Turkey 1st. TA-OK
23 C6  Bahamas 1st. C6-OK 56  SV Greece   89 YJ0 Vanuatu - New Hebrides  
24 P4  Aruba 1st. P4-OK 57 OA  Peru 1st. OA-OK 90 FP Saint Pierre & Miquelon  
25 YL  Lithuania   58 3A  Monaco 1st. 3A-OK 91 H44 Solomon Islands  
26 YO  Romania   59 V5  Namibia 1st. V5-OK 92 6W Senegal  
27 T7  San Marino   60 5N  Nigeria 1st. 5N-OK 93 5B Cyprus 1st. 5B-OK
28 HB0  Liechtenstein   61 GI  N. Ireland   94 Z2 Zimbabwe  
29 LZ  Bulgaria   62 E7  Bosnia & Herzegovina   95 PZ Surinam  
30 CX  Uruguay 1st. CX-OK 63 DP  Antarctica   96 JW Svalbard Isl. 1st. JW-OK
31 EV  Byelorussia   64 OH0  Aland Isl.   97 S9 Seychelles  
32 Z3  Macedonia   65 UN  Kazakhstan 1st. UN-OK 98 KP2 US Virgin Isl.  
33 UA9  Asiatic Russia   66 8Q  Maldives 1st. 8Q-OK 99 7Q Malawi 1st 7Q-OK
30.08.2015 - #100 DXCC XE - Mexico - XE1XA - QSL 1st page - 2nd page
 

Issued DXCC : - #1 HB9Q, #2 DJ9YW, #3 OK1KIR, #4 K2UYH, #5 OK1DFC, #6 PA3CSG, #7 W5LUA, #8 - ???, #9 IK3COJ, #10 - ???, #11 JA6AHB, 

 
101 HV0 Vatican City 1st. HV-OK 102 EA8 Canaries Isl.  - 103 FS Saint Martin 1st FS-OK
104 PJ7 Sint Maarten  - 105 BY China  - 106 D44 Cape Verde  -
107 E4 Palestine  - 108 FR Reunion  - 109 EA9 Ceuta & Melilla  -
110 3DA Swaziland  - 111 TD Guatemala 1st TD-OK 112 Z6 Kosovo  -
113 FM Martinique  - 114 VP2E Anguillu  - 115 A2 Botswana  -
116 CE Chile  - 117 3B8 Mauritius  - 118 TX7 French Polynesia  -
119 FG Guadalupe  - 120 HS Thayland  - 121 KH6 Hawaii  -
122 ZC4 Cyprus UK SBA  - 123  PJ2 Curacao  - 124  JD1 Ogasawara Isl.  -
125  YB  Indonesia  - 126  OJ0  Market Reef  1st OJ0-OK 127  9H1  Malta  -
128  4W Timor - Leste - 129  FO0 Clipperton Isl.  1st TX5-OK 130 VP2V  British Virgin Isl. -
131 VP2M Montsserat 1st VP2M-OK 132  V2 Antigua & Barbuda 1st V2A-OK 133  PJ5 Saba & St.Eustatius 1st PJ5-OK
134  FJ Barthelemy 1st FJ-OK 135   136  
137   138   139  
140   141   142  
143   144   145  

TOTAL: 134 DXCC up to 14.11.2024

 

Worked WW loc.

 

TOTAL: 86 Fields 14.11.2024

 

WAC - CW

References worked for the WAC 1296 award by OK1DFC on 23 cm.  
DATA OF FIRST QSO

December 1999

AFRICA ZS6AXT 18/10/1997
ASIA JH5LUZ 18/10/1997
AUSTRALIA VK5MC 06/12/1998
EUROPE EA6ADW 17/10/1997
N. AMERICA K2DH 18/10/1997
S. AMERICA PY5ZBU 07/03/1999

CW - WAC accomplished at Mar. 1999

 

 

WAC - WSJT

References worked for the WAC 1296 award by OK1DFC on 23 cm.  
DATA OF FIRST QSO

January 2009

AFRICA V5/KT6Q 09/01/2009 2009
ASIA JA6AHB 09/02/2008
AUSTRALIA VK7MO 19/08/2006
EUROPE G4CCH 31/10/2006
N. AMERICA C6ARI 04/01/2007
S. AMERICA OA4BHY 27/12/2007
ANTARCTICA DP1POL 23/08/2009

JT65 - WAC accomplished at Jan. 2009

extended by Antarctica Aug. 2009 to true WAC

 

 

WAS:

References worked for the WAS 1296 award by OK1DFC on 1296 MHz.  

DATA OF FIRST QSO

 

1 AK Alaska KL6M 30/01/1999 04:05 QSL
2 AL Alabama KB7Q 21/04/2021 21:20 QSL
3 AR Arkansas KB7Q 16/04/2021 17:05 QSL
4 AZ Arizona W7BBM 11/10/1998 09:29 QSL
5 CA California N9JIM 06/11/1997 03:20 QSL
6 CO Colorado K0YW 28/08/2005 11:32 QSL
7 CT Connecticut W1AW/1 16/08/2006 06:55 QSL
8 DE Delaware WA3QPX 31/05/2020 21:47 QSL
9 FL Florida W4OP 18/10/1997 04:56 QSL
10 GA Georgia KD4LT 10/10/1998 04:07 QSL
11 HI Hawaii N1V 14/03/2022 01:11 QSL
12 IA Iowa KA0Y 15/11/2008 02:23 QSL
13 ID Idaho WA5WCP/7 04/09/2007 07:59 QSL
14 IL Illinois N4PZ 22/10/2005 07:46 QSL
15 IN Indiana K9SLQ 06/12/1998 07:10 QSL
16 KS Kansas N0OY 27/10/2007 02:40 QSL
17 KY Kentucky KB7Q 23/04/2021 21:39 QSL
18 LA Louisiana K5AZU 06/11/1997 02:15 QSL
19 MA Massachusetts NC1I 20/08/2006 10:45 QSL
20 MD Maryland KD3UY 07/08/1999 10:00 QSL
21 ME Maine K1RQG 22/10/2005 07:46 QSL
22 MI Michigan K8EB 18/10/1997 04:40 QSL
23 MN Minnesota KN0WS 28/07/2019 11:15 QSL
24 MO Missouri K5PJR 02/06/2006 21:39 QSL
25 MS Mississippi KB7Q 18/04/2021 22:39 QSL
26 MT Montana K6MG 01/08/2019 12:25 QSL
27 NC North Carolina K4QI 16/11/1997 01:22 QSL
28 ND North Dakota K6MG 31/07/2019 10:25 QSL
29 NE Nebraska K6MG 26/07/2019 09:05 QSL
30 NH New Hampshire N1H 02/12/2018 04:15 QSL
31 NJ New Jersey K2UYH 16/11/1997 02:33 QSL
32 NM New Mexico K5SO 12/11/2005 23:50 QSL
33 NV Nevada K7CA 22/04/2018 20:00 QSL
34 NY New York NY2Z 18/10/1997 02:24 QSL
35 OH Ohio N8DJB 16/11/2008 02:30 QSL
36 OK Oklahoma K5JL 18/10/1997 03:29 QSL
37 OR Oregon K6MG 24/10/2018 02:52 QSL
38 PA Pennsylvania WA2FGK 05/12/1998 02:45 QSL
39 RI Rhode Island AA1KK 17/06/2018 14:08 QSL
40 SC South Carolina KU4XO 02/04/2022 15:50 QSL
41 SD South Dakota K6MG 29/07/2019 09:04 QSL
42 TN Tennessee KA6U 31/08/2022 15:45 QSL
43 TX Texas WB5LUA 18/10/1997 03:16 QSL
44 UT Utah WA5WCP/7 02/09/2007 05:10 QSL
45 VA Virginia NA4N 20/08/2006 11:26 QSL
46 VT Vermont W1AIM 18/08/2006 07:34 QSL
47 WA Washington NU7Z 07/05/2000 17:16 QSL
48 WI Wisconsin WA9FWD 08/11/2014 01:00 QSL
49 WV West Virginia KA6U 29/08/2022 17:00 QSL
50 WY Wyoming K6MG 03/08/2019 15:51 QSL
Total worked states  # 50 at 31/08/2022

1296 MHz WAS diplomas issued by ARRL

 

 

Other Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EME Marathon 1998

1296 MHz - cat. Single

EME Marathon 2005

1296 MHz - cat. Single

EME Marathon 2006

1296 MHz - cat. Single

    

EME ARI contest 2005

1296 MHz - cat. Single

   

       

EME DUBUS 2008

1296 MHz - cat. Single QRO - DIGI

EME DUBUS 2008

1296 MHz - cat. Single QRO - CW

EME DUBUS 2009

1296 MHz - cat. Single QRO

EME DUBUS 2010

1296 MHz - cat. Single QRO

EME DUBUS 2012

1296 MHz - cat. Single QRO

EME DUBUS 2017

1296 MHz - cat. Single QRO

    

EME ARRL 1998

1296 MHz - cat. Single

EME ARRL 1999

1296 MHz - cat. Single

EME ARRL 2005

1296 MHz - Single A

EME ARRL 2006

1296 & 432 MHz - cat. Multi-band Single

EME ARRL 2007

1296 MHz - cat. Single NA

EME ARRL 2010

1296 MHz - cat. Single Multi Mode

EME ARRL 2010

1296 MHz - cat. Single Multi Mode

EME ARRL 2012

1296 MHz - cat. Single Multi Mode

World record
   

EME ARRL 2014

1296 MHz - cat. Single Multi Mode

EME ARRL 2016

1296 MHz - cat. Single Multi Mode

EME ARRL 2018

1296 MHz - cat. Single Multi Mode

EME ARRL 2019

Multi band 1296 & 10 GHz Multi Mode

EME ARRL 2020

1296 MHz - Single

Multi Mode

EME ARRL 2021

1296 MHz - Single

Multi Mode

EME ARRL 2022

1296 MHz - Single

Multi Mode

World record

EME ARRL 2023

1296 MHz - Single

Multi Mode

World record