2,3 GHz EME activity

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2,3 GHz - setup

 

TRX:  FTDX101D + TRV 432MHz - DB6NT + TRV 13cm OK1DFC + SSPA 80W

 IC9100 + TRV 13cm OK1DFC + 500 W SSPA - portable setup

PA: SSPA 500 W

 

VLNA: DB6NT - 0,3dB N/F - 30dB gain

G4DDK - 0,4dB N/F - 30dB gain - portable

 

Feed horn: Design OK1DFC septum polarize feed with Chaparral ring - portable

Septum feed OK1DFC + W2IMU flare - home QTH

 

Antenna: Previous Home made PF dish 10m diameter, design by OK1DFC in the use by DG5CST now

Actual dish 8m offset from 10/2021 - RX performance 21,2dB Sun noise by 124 SFU

3,2m mesh dish with OE5JLF controll - portable - 14dB Sun noise

 

Septum feed 2320 MHz with W2IMU flare, F/D 0,457 - VLNA 0,3dB N/F DB6NT - 500W RF out SSPA

 

Previous 10m PF dish used up to July 2019

Tested dish, 2,4m offset and 250W SSPA

DXCC:

1 OK Czech Republic 21 SM Sweden 41 S7 Seychelles

1st. S7 - OK
2 W U.S.A. 22 OH Finland 42 7Q Malawi

1st. 7Q - OK
3 DL Germany 23  F France 43 HV Vatican

1st. HV - OK
4 G England 24 HB0 Lichtenstein 44 FS Saint Martin

1st. FS - OK
5 SP Poland 25 SV Greek 45 PJ7 Sint Maarten

1st. PJ7 - OK
6 PA Netherlands 26 OM Slovakia 46 D44 Cape Verde  
7 CX Uruguay 27 GW Wells 47 FR Reunion  
8 VE Canada 28 LZ Bulgaria 48 ZS South Africa  
9 VK Australia 29 4U1 Geneva I.T.U. 49 EA9 Ceuta&Melilla  
10 I Italy 30 9A Croatia 50 3DA Swaziland  
11 HA Hungary 31 IS0 Sardinia 51 EW Byelorussia  
12 JA Japan 32 CT Portugal 52 UA3 EU Russia  
13 GI N. Ireland 33 S5 Slovenia 53  4X1  Israel  
14  E7 Bosnia & Herzegovina 34 ON Belgium 54 EA6 Balearic Island  
15 LA Norway 35 H44 Solomon Island 55 A2 Botswana  
16 OE Austria   36 EA Spain 56 TK Corsica  
17 LX Luxembourg   37 6W Senegal

1st. 6W - OK

 57  OJ0  Market Reef  
18 OZ Denmark   38 YO Romania 58  BY China  
19 ES Estonia   39 PY Brazil 59  KH6  Hawaii  
20 HB9 Switzerland   40 KL Alaska 60      
61   62   63  
64   65   66  
67   68   69  
70     71   71  
73   74   75  
TOTAL: 59 DXCC entities 05.10.2024

 

TOTAL: 34 Fields 05.10.2024

 

WAC: CW mode

References worked for the WAC 2320 award by OK1DFC on 13 cm.  
DATA OF FIRST QSO

AFRICA ZS6EME 04/03/2017
ASIA  JA4BLC 03/05/2009
AUSTRALIA  VK3NX 02/05/2009
EUROPE  OK1CA 08/05/2008
N. AMERICA W5LUA 08/05/2008
S. AMERICA  DL1YMK/CX 09/05/2008

CW - WAC accomplished at 04/03/2017

WAC: JT mode

AFRICA  6W/PE1L 10/05/2014
ASIA    
AUSTRALIA H44HP 31/10/2013
EUROPE OE9ERC 08/05/2008
N. AMERICA W5LUA 15/08/2015
S. AMERICA PY2BS 10/05/2014

JT - WAC accomplished at

WAC: MIX mode

AFRICA  6W/PE1L 10/05/2014
ASIA  JA4BLC 03/05/2009
AUSTRALIA  VK3NX 02/05/2009
EUROPE  OK1CA 08/05/2008
N. AMERICA W5LUA 08/05/2008
S. AMERICA  DL1YMK/CX 09/05/2008

MIX - WAC accomplished at 10/05/2014

 WAS:

References worked for the WAS 2,3 GHz award by OK1DFC on 2,3 GHz.  

DATA OF FIRST QSO

 

State Call Date QSL
AL ALABAMA
AK ALASKA KL6M 01/03/2015 QSL
AZ ARIZONA W7BBM 02/05/2009 QSL
AR ARKANSAS
CA CALIFORNIA WA6PY 02/05/2009 QSL
CO COLORADO
CT CONNECTICUT
DE DELAWARE
FL FLORIDA WA3RGQ 25/08/2024 QSL
GA GEORGIA
HI HAWAII N1V 13/03/2024 QSL
ID IDAHO
IL ILLINOIS
IN INDIANA
IA IOWA
KS KANSAS
KY KENTUCKY
LA LOUISIANA
ME MAINE
MD MARYLAND (D.C.) KD3UY 04/03/2017 QSL
MA MASSACHUSETTS
MI MICHIGAN K8EB 18/04/2010 QSL
MN MINNESOTA KN0WS 25/08/2024 QSL
MS MISSISSIPPI
MO MISSOURI
MT MONTANA
NE NEBRASKA
NV NEVADA
NH NEW HAMPSHIRE
NJ NEW JERSEY K2UYH 02/05/2009 QSL
NM NEW MEXICO
NY NEW YORK
NC NORTH CAROLINA
ND NORTH DAKOTA
OH OHIO
OK OKLAHOMA WD5AGO 04/09/2010 QSL
OR OREGON
PA PENNSYLVANIA
RI RHODE ISLAND
SC SOUTH CAROLINA KU4XO 13/08/2023 QSL
SD SOUTH DAKOTA
TN TENNESSEE
TX TEXAS W5LUA 08/05/2008  QSL
UT UTAH
VT VERMONT
VA VIRGINIA NA4N 28/04/2012 QSL
WA WASHINGTON
WV WEST VIRGINIA
WI WISCONSIN WA9FWD 28/04/2012 QSL
WY WYOMING

Total: States - #14 WAS

Other Awards

EME DUBUS 2009

2320 MHz - cat. Single QRO

EME DUBUS 2010

2320 MHz - cat. Single QRO

EME DUBUS 2012

2320 MHz - cat. Single QRO