10 GHz EME activity

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10 GHz - setup

 

TRX: - TRX IC9100 144 MHz IF - TRV 10 GHz DB6NT- 4G - 220mW 10368 and 10450 MHz

VLNA: - DU3BU 0,7dB N/F

SSPA: - OK2AQ - 52W RF out

 

Feed horn:

05/2017 - Kumar ring 180cm PF dish - EME expeditions

09/2019 - Prodelin upgraded feed 240cm offset F/D 0,8 - Home QTH

09/2020 - Channel Master offset dish F/D 0,6 - 240cm with original feed horn - Home QTH

 

Antenna:

New offset dish 2,4m

Offset dish 2,4 m Prodelin

Prime focus 1,8 m portable setup

 

07/2023 - RX performance of home QTH system with 2,4m offset dish

SN/CS = 16,1dB by 181-SFU, GN/CS = 5,8dB,  MN/CS = 2,2dB

 

 

 

For measurements I use SDRPlay with Console3 SW, which has a nice cntinuum extension. IF is 144 MHz.

 

 

 

Here is a view of the TRV placed in the focal point of the dish. The original funnel with chokes for F/D 0,6 is used as feed

 

 

ARI EME contest - autumn part

ARRL EME MW part 2019

MW offset dish 2,4m for 10 & 24 GHz

Prime focus 1,8 m portable setup

First ever activation of Africa on 10 GHz

EME DUBUS 10 GHz - 06/2017

EME DUBUS 10 GHz - 05/2016

ARRL EME MW contest 09/2014

New 10 GHz TRV

NEW 52W SSPA

Presentation of OK2AQ - 52W SSPA 10 GHz

10 GHz EME beacon - DL0SHF

 

DL0SHF mp3 - 10 GHz - 240 Hz spread CW

 

Beacon DL0SHF info - PA0EHG

 

DXCC:

1 OK Czech Republic 2 UA3 European Russia   3 OZ Denmark

4 G England   5 SP Poland   6 HB9 Switzerland  
7 PA Netherlands   8 YO Romania   9 DL Germany  
10 W USA   11 VE Canada   12 JA Japan  
13 EA Spain   14 EA9 Ceuta   15 UB5 Ukraine  
16 VK Australia   17 S5 Slovenia   18 EA6 Balearic Ins.  
19 HA Hungary   20 LX Luxembourg   21 F France  
22 ES Estonia   23 OE Austria   24 OH Finland  
25 4U1 ITU Geneva   26 ZS South Africa   27 9A Croatia  
28 A21 Botswana   29 PY Brazil   30 I Italy  
31 CT Portugal   32 SM Sweden   33 UN Kazakhstan  
34 CX Uruguay   35 HG Hungary   36 TK Corsica  
37 BD China   38 ON Belgium   39 LZ Bulgaria  
40  OJ0 Market Reef   41  GW Wales   42 KH6  Hawaii  
43       44       45      
46       47       48      
49       50       51      
TOTAL:  42 DXCC entities 16.03.2024

 

 

TOTAL: 29 Fields 16.03.2024

 

WAC: CW mode

References worked for the WAC 10368 award by OK1DFC on 3 cm.  
DATA OF FIRST QSO

AFRICA A21EME 25/10/2019
ASIA  JA1WQF 29/05/2022
AUSTRALIA VK3NX 18/04/2021
EUROPE OK1KIR 13/10/2014
N. AMERICA VE4MA 25/06/2017
S. AMERICA PY2BS 25/10/2019

CW - WAC accomplished at 29/05/2022

 WAC: JT65 mode

References worked for the WAC 10368 award by OK1DFC on 3 cm.  
DATA OF FIRST QSO

AFRICA A21EME 25/10/2019
ASIA JA1WQF 25/06/2017
AUSTRALIA VK7MO 21/05/2018
EUROPE OK1KIR 13/10/2014
N. AMERICA WA3LBI 25/06/2017
S. AMERICA PY2BS 25/10/2019

JT - WAC accomplished at  25/10/2019

 

 WAS:

1 AK Alaska        
2 AL Alabama        
3 AR Arkansas        
4 AZ Arizona        
5 CA California WA6PY 25/06/2017 17:19 QSL
6 CO Colorado        
7 CT Connecticut        
8 DE Delaware        
9 FL Florida        
10 GA Georgia        
11 HI Hawaii  N1V

14/03/2024

 21:30 QSL
12 IA Iowa  KM0T 14/03/2024  21:50 QSL
13 ID Idaho        
14 IL Illinois        
15 IN Indiana        
16 KS Kansas  N0OY  15/03/2024    QSL
17 KY Kentucky        
18 LA Louisiana        
19 MA Massachusetts        
20 MD Maryland        
21 ME MAINE        
22 MI Michigan        
23 MN Minnesota KN0WS 22/09/2019 07:52 QSL
24 MO Missouri        
25 MS Mississippi        
26 MT Montana        
27 NC North Carolina        
28 ND North Dakota        
29 NE Nebraska        
30 NH New Hampshire        
31 NJ New Jersey K2UYH 05/09/2017 02:01 QSL
32 NM New Mexico        
33 NV Nevada        
34 NY New York        
35 OK Ohio        
36 OK Oklahoma        
37 OR Oregon        
38 PA Pennsylvania WA3LBI 25/06/2017 14:40 QSL
39 RI District of Columbia        
40 SC South Carolina        
41 SD South Dakota        
42 TN Tennessee        
43 TX Texas W5LUA 09/10/2017 03:43 QSL
44 UT Utah        
45 VA Virginia        
46 VT Vermont        
47 WA Washington        
48 WI Wisconsin WA9FWD 22/09/2019 09:40 QSL
49 WV West Virginia
50 WY Wyoming
Total worked states  #9
 

Other Awards

   
ARRL EME 2019 - 1st 10 GHz ARI EME 2020-spring - 1st ARI EME 2020-autumn - 2nd ARI EME 2020 - 1st