SP/OK5EME - SP6MLK test - 6cm unit GAJÓW
JO80EM - 8th-10th Jun 2017
last update on 17.06.2017
During weekend 8-10th of June I was testing portable
setup on EME and MW seminar in Poland. I was so happy to see after
very long time our well known EME guru Erick OE9ERC and many
other friends. Anyway, as I inform you last week on Moonnet, I was testing
setup which will be use in EME expedition to Morocco in October this
year. I had built 6cm system, which is finalized and is in final version
now. I was so happy to see, that all works well. Great thanks is going
to Hannes OE5JFL and Walter ON4BCB for all upgrades of
controlling system. To Eddy ON7UN for help with very nice 180cm
dish and many others for consultations and discussing. Whole Sun orbit
we were able to see shadow on right place in the dish and noise measured
was constant all the time. Measured results are:
Sun noise 9,8dB - 10dB - exactly according VK3UM calculator
Ground noise/Cold Sky noise 5,4dB
Own echo visible on spectrum waterfall, but -4dB and very week hearable.
Also expected according VK3UM calculator.
Last big thanks go to OK1KIR team and Dan HB9Q, which even
so worse Moon conditions were, for test. I was so happy work
them as SP6MLK with very good signals and according their report,
they did not have any problem to copy me. We worked CW, SSB and JT4 with
HB9Q and CW and JT with OK1KIR. Pity that Jac PA3DZL had so bad
WX in that time. Now I am finishing last details in 3cm band TRV upgrade
and hope to test it soon. I am happy announce that Yoshiro JA4BLC
send me converter from 226 MHz to 144 MHz and I will be able test also JA
stations on 10450 MHz.
All details about progress with 7 band EME DX expedition to Morocco you
can follow up here.
UTC 21:45 HB9Q -16/-16dB JT4F
UTC 21:52 HB9Q 52/54 SSB
UTC 22:02 OK1KIR -14/-12dB JT4F
UTC 22:14 OK1KIR 339/449 CW
UTC 22:19 HB9Q 539/559 CW
Waiting for the Moon
Measuring Sun noise
very bad Moon conditions, low declination, high spread