[Fourlanders] [Fwd: [Moon-net] 432 Activity]

[Robin Midgett]

FWIW, two of my local ham friends have recently made WSJT EME contacts with 
a big gun Russian station on 2m, using single yagis and medium power (<500 
watts). W4NH should have no problem being heard via WSJT & the moon under 
decent conditions.

At 07:29 AM 2/25/2005, Brian McCarthy wrote:
>This is mostly for Jim, W4KXY, but I thouht I would forward it to the 
>group. It would appear that this groups definition of QRP on 432 makes 
>W4NH's typical 432 configuration QRO. I have not looked at the particulars 
>for the June contest, but HB9Q should be quite workable and is not a grid 
>that we will ever work otherwise in the contest. You might want to try 
>working them from home too Jim! See http://www.hb9q.ch/.
>
>HB9Q is also on 2m EME, with not quite the gain of their 15m dish on 432, 
>but an 8x array of M2 long booms is a significant station. I
>believe there are other opportunities for EME grids on 144 and 432. The 
>HB9Q site even identified one or two 222 EME capable/wanting stations that 
>I did not know about (follow the EME Initial List link and click on all lists.)
>
>Just some ideas, I'll try to compute the EME outlook for the June contest 
>shortly.
>
>Brian,
>NX9O
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject:        [Moon-net] 432 Activity
>Date:   Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:07:07 +0100
>From:   Daniel Gautschi, HB9CRQ <dan at hb9q.ch>
>To:     moon-net <moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net>
>
>
>
>Dear friends
>
>I am of cours a 432 fan, so there is never enough activity anyhow.
>
>But I also belief that 432 has many more positive aspects, which Chris
>GW4DGU, did point out very well! So I'll not repeat them.
>
>To give everybody an idea of my QRP work of the last 12 month, please
>have a look at my QRP stations worked:
>
>*QRP stations worked by HB9Q on 432:*
>Call            Antennas                Power (W)        Mode   Comment
>                        on sked
>N9AB            16x22el         20              JT44    heard loud on
>speaker
>OH1JCS          1x21el          50              JT44    first EME QSO
>ever, best was -23         x
>ZS5LEE          2x22el          50              JT44    first EME QSO
>ever, best was -23         x
>ON4DPX          2x26el          50              JT44    first EME QSO
>ever, best was -23         x
>JH6VAX/4        4x25el          50              JT44     first EME QSO
>ever              x
>JJ3JHP          4x21el          50              CW
>SP2OFW          8x22el          50              CW
>JK1KTY          8x25el          50              JT44     first EME QSO
>ever
>JG2BRI          16x17el         50              CW
>KD3UY           1x28el          60              JT44     first EME QSO
>ever             x
>UA4AQL          2x24el          70              JT44     first EME QSO
>ever
>DL7UDA          4x21el          70              CW       PA was QRT!
>
>WB2SIH          1x19el          90              JT44     first EME QSO
>ever
>ZS5Y            1x8.5wl         90              JT44     first EME QSO
>ever             x
>IW4DHN          1x29el          90              JT44     first EME QSO
>ever
>K7MDL           2x21el          90              JT44     first EME QSO
>ever             x
>DL7FF           2x19el          100             JT44     first EME QSO
>ever
>W4SW            2x21el          100             JT44     frist EME QSO
>ever             x
>SK6EI           2x28el          100             CW       first EME QSO
>ever
>A71AW           3m dish         100             CW       first EME QSO
>ever              x
>ZS6NK           2x13wl          100             JT44     first EME QSO
>ever, best was -23        x
>DF6NA           4x39el          100             CW
>JH0MHE          8x27el          100             JT44     first EME QSO
>ever
>UA4ALU          12x29el         100             CW       first EME QSO
>ever
>KL7FH           16x12el         100             CW
>VK3FMD          2x27el          120             CW
>                 x
>VK3BRZ          4x15el          120             CW       first EME QSO
>ever             x
>OZ/OH3MCK        2x18el         120             JT44     first EME QSO
>ever
>I1PIK           4x31el          120             CW       first EME QSO
>ever
>N9LR            1x30el          150             JT44     first EME QSO
>ever
>LA9DL           4x19el          150             CW
>GM4ISM          4x21el          175             CW
>                 x
>PE1ITR          2x28el          180             CW
>VK7MO           1x17el          200             JT44     first EME QSO
>ever             x
>VK3HZ           1x21el          200             JT44     first EME QSO
>ever
>UA3DJG           2x5m           200             CW
>DG1KJG          4x27el          200             CW
>GW4DGU          2x4m            220             CW
>DL7UAE          2x9el           300             JT65B
>                 x
>DJ8MS           4x13el          300             CW
>OH3AWW   2x31el         300             CW
>PA5DD           1x28el          800             CW
>JA9BOH          2x2.8m          1000            CW
>OK1DFC          1x38el          1000            CW
>
>Many of them were first ever 432 EME QSO's, this is the best prove that
>there is new activity on the band! Of cours they are QRP but if they
>find out what they can do they usualy start to add power or antennas or
>both!
>
>See my 432 band page (_www.hb9q.ch_ <file://www.hb9q.ch>) for the
>detailed logs of the last 2 years!
>
>vy 73 es happy moonbouncing
>
>Dan, HB9CRQ / KT6Q
>head of HB9Q
>
>_www.hb9q.ch_ <file://www.hb9q.ch>
>dan at hb9q.ch
>
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Thank you,
Robin Midgett K4IDC
2004-2005 President, SVHFS

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