[Mldxcc] Antenna Party Next weekend, Jamesburg

[Pat Barthelow]

Folks:
Next weekend, some of us from the Sacto area, are going to do some antenna 
work on the Jamesburg Earth Station, near Monterey.  Any MLDXCC guys are 
welcome to come with us, carpooling.  Probably an overnight stay, Saturday  
(nice acommodations at the site, indoors, Kitchen, Showers, TV, sleeping 
quarters  (bring sleeping bag).

We have been bringing this beast out of mothballs for some time now, and are 
close to having it ready for EME contesting/contacts.  Work involves lots of 
mechanical troubleshooting, sensors, etc, and we need some computer experts 
to write drivers for  the control computer, to track the moon.  We have a 
500 watt TX and feed for the 50db gain 30 meter dish.
Let me know if any of you are interested in coming down on this or later 
visits, or to be included on a mailing list with updates...

Merry Christmas and Happy New year...

Bunches of pictures below:
Note:
The  long and flat society website has been exeperiencing denial of service 
hacking attacks recently, so sometimes these may not come up, if the hacking 
is in progress.

73, DX, de Pat AA6EG aa6eg at hotmail.com;
Skype: Sparky599
Moon or Bust!--Jamesburg Gang Rides Again!

For complete  Picture Galleries:
Go here and click on Galleries, Jamesburg Earth Station, Thor's pictures
http://www.longandflatsociety.com


SELECTED PICTURES:
Dish, Birdbath position
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3042.jpg

Dish Surface  from Ground
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/912/P6030036.jpg

On the Dish, at the phase center, feed horn under the covers
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3074.jpg

More action  on the dish surface
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3073.jpg

Secondary Reflector
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3072.jpg

San Diego State Visualization Center, Dr Rasmussen Jamesburg Pictures
(Large picture show)
http://citi.sdsu.edu/gallery/projects/jamesburgearthstation/photoalbum_view

Another Slide Show by Dr Bob Lash:
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareSignin.jsp?shareCode=AAB1C72C29F&cp=ems
_shr_alb_pml&cb=PW

Dish Drive Cabinet with Interlock 
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3056.jpg

Vertex-RSI  Dish Drive/Tracking Control Computers
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3059.jpg

Azimuth Gearbox/Clutch system, 1 of 2
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3065.jpg

Azimuth Gearbox/Cluth System/Low power backup motor drive/Hand Crank
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3066.jpg

Drive Sytem Decouple, by removing Chain/Master link
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3082.jpg

Azimuth Travel  Limit Switches
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3067.jpg

Waveguide Rotary Joints
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3054.jpg

Jamesburg ATT switching room, empty; Inspection
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3051.jpg

Elevation  Drive Pinion Gear
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3089.jpg

Elevation Drive Pinion, End of travel
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3087.jpg

Elevation Drive motors; Oil tank
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3088.jpg

Safety Pin and actuator;azimuth gear
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/911/IMG_3084.jpg

Ladder/superstructure
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/910/IMG_4025s_rasmussen.jpg

Understructure
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/910/IMG_4070s_rasmussen.jpg

Understructure
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/910/IMG_4074s_rasmussen.jpg

Brian Opening the Hatch
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/910/IMG_4094s_rasmussen.jpg

Pat thru the Hatch
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/910/IMG_4098s_rasmussen.jpg

Dish Understructure
http://www.longandflatsociety.com/Portals/8/Gallery/910/IMG_4119s_rasmussen.jpg

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