[VHFcontesting] K5QE in the ARRL EME contest....

[David Olean]

Hi Marshall,

I had high hopes of spending some time on 222 EME this weekend, but my 
internet connection to my shack on the hill has died again, and I cannot 
even access either unit to check diagnostics. I climbed up the 100 ft 
tower and checked the links. They are both powered up, but there is no 
link signal and I have no clue what I can do to fix it at this point. I 
cannot find either unit with a computer address to check the settings. 
Both units have become "bricks". I think I need a new pair of units. 
(more $$$)  Not having internet makes digital EME very difficult as I 
cannot have accurate timing, and of course, there is no coordination 
with any chat pages.  It seems that maintaining a remote shack is 
becoming too much of a bother as stuff gets old (including the operator)

That being said, I can drag up a time corrected laptop and try to 
interface it in the station and look for contacts directly on 222 MHz.  
Who knows, I might get lucky and find someone! Operating up there is 
always like a dxpedition. I have to make my own internet. I have to make 
my own power, maintain the road for washouts,  and, in the colder months 
have to figure out a way to not freeze to death. What can possibly go wrong?

Dave K1WHS

On 11/19/2021 1:31 AM, Marshall-K5QE wrote:
> Hello to all EME ops....this year, Team K5QE will be operating in the 
> ARRL EME contest.  We will be running:
>
> 6M.....rising moon only for about 1 hour.  I hope to work a few of the 
> big stations in the US and EU.
>           Antenna is a 7el at 100ft and full power.
> 2M.....Full moon pass.  We will be using the N0UK EME-1 page and 
> running on 144.142 Second Sequence.
>           Antenna is 8 x 18H and full power.
> 222....Full moon pass.  We will be using the HB9Q 222 chat and running 
> on 222.085 Second Sequence.
>           Antenna is 8 x 222XP40s(160el on H and 160el on V). Power is 
> about 1250W.
> 432....Full moon pass.  We will be using the HB9Q 432 chat and running 
> on 432.080 Second Sequence.
>           Antenna is 16 x 28el all Hpol and 700W.
> 1296..Full moon pass.  We will be using the HB9Q 1296 chat and running 
> on 1296.080 or 1296.100.
>           Antenna is a 1.8M dish and 300W.  This station is the 
> portable station of KA6U.  It seems to work well.
>
> Please stop by and work us on whatever bands you have available. It 
> should be a fun contest, so we hope to work a boatload of contacts.
>
> GL es 73
> Marshall K5QE
> Peter KA6U
> Dan N5TM
> Chuck AF8Z
> and maybe some others....HI
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