Moon-net June 2021

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G4CCH - 6cm Activity - DUBUS VK3UM Memorial EME Contest

by Howard Ling

I was active for the 6cm leg of the DUBUS - VK3UM Memorial EME Contest. Saturday was too windy and it was difficult to keep my dish on the Moon, due to backlash in my azimuth drive My echoes were weak, and most reports were weaker than previously. I thought something was wrong in my feedbox, but persevered with it. Sunday was better, and in the days after the contest I was happy to have made a few more QSO's VK3UM Memorial EME Contest. ES5PC, DL7YC, G3LTF, SA6BUN, OH1LRY CW #055, OK1CA, KL6M, OK1DFC, SM6FHZ, OK1KIR, JF3HUC, SM6CKU PA3DZL, UA3PTW, OZ1LPR, UR5LX, SM6PGP, VE4MA, WA6PY, DF3RU, VE6TA. Missed JA8ERE, PA0BAT, DB6NT, JA6XED, G4NNS, VE6BGT, K2UYH, IK3COJ, IK2RTI, WA9FWD 16/06/21 UN6PD DIG #005. 16/06/21 IK0HWJ DIG #006, IK0HWJ CW #056 18/06/21 DL4DTU CW #057 & DL4DTU DIG #007 19/06/21 K2UYH on CW HB 5.4m dish, scaled N2UO round septum feed, 40W at the feed, RX NF 0.6dB I have a new slew drive which I'm hoping to get on the dish soon - hopefully that will cure the azimuth backlash issue. Best 73 & GL to all Howard - G4CCCH

1 year, 11 months

WSJT-x and MAP65 V3

by dave crook

Hi Joe and all, just a report on installation of the above, WSJT-x 2.5.0 rc1 seamless as usual. MAP65 v3.0, I had trouble changing the IQ+ driver, and it wasn't until I realised that libusb0 was distributed in many old folders around my aging PC (been xp W7 and now W10 but still a solid quad i5) and I removed all the unnecessary copies of it that zadig would change the driver to libusbk. Sadly libusbk did not work for me and my IQ+ B version, however a change to winusb as suggested did work OK. As I use linrad on a separate PC and send 96000 to the main PC this worked as well without alteration (on the original ASIO drivers) and UMC 404HD sound device. Unfortunately, on 2M eme there has been very little traffic, so I am unable to offer much in the way of comparison reports between JT65 and Q65, except to say I have had a complete Q65 QSO with reports both ways of -35 with very little in the way of visual display. As a suggestion, I think logger CQ announcements should include your audio offset ie, CQ Q65 60 A 1200hz, then it is easy to see where the QSO partner will appear ( or not appear if the signal is small hi hi). Thanks for persevering with Map65, looking forward to v2.5 rc2 73 Dave ZL2MQ -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

1 year, 11 months

FS: RF Concpets 100w UHF Amplifier

by Ed Cole

RFC 4-310 432-MHz 100w linear with dc power cable. Price $250 plus $15.50 shipping Power output (Bird43): 5w in/58w out, 25w in/100w out, 30w in/110w out (max at this level) Amps have SSB/FM switching (affects TR hold time to avoid relay chatter in SSB), and has switchable internal preamp. I accept PayPal or checks. 73, Ed - KL7UW, kl7uw(a)acsalaska.net

1 year, 11 months

WA6PY 6 cm report correction.

by Paul

Hi All, I omit VE4MA in my report while writing from paper log, Complete list of worked station in DUBUS Contest on 6cm is: UA3PTW OK1CA OH1LRY G3LTF DB6NT 9A5AA VE4MA DL7YC SA6BUN SM6FHZ G4NNS KL6M OK1KIR ES5PC JF3HUC K2UYH VE6TA VE6BGT VK3NX PA3DZL OK1DFC G4CCH DF3RU SM6CKU OZ1LPR. VY 73 Paul WA6PY

1 year, 11 months

Sale:IC275H, IC475H, HA8UG 1500W PA, 2x 2m Landwehr preamp, coaxrelais, 16el I0JXX etc..

by Oliver Dunker

1 year, 11 months

Wired camera for EME

by Roger Shultz

I am cleaning out items I won't use and have a new in box Lorex color camera with IR night time vision for sale. I have used and still use an identical one mounted on my cross boom to confirm that I'm still on the moon from time to time. It also makes a pretty good surveillance camera as well. The power cord and 60 feet of cable are included plus I will include a spare camera and lots more cable as well. $35 shipped is all I'm asking. If interested my email is nj2r(a)verizon.net. 73, Roger, NJ2R -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

1 year, 11 months

Re: [Moon-Net] MAP65 v3.0 : DMX 6Fire USB ASIO Driver missing and IQ+

by Damien FORESTIER

Hello, First of all I would like to thanks Joe and Bill for the replies. However, I already followed step by step the recommendations on the start guide but unfortunately I have issues. I use Windows 10 latest updated 64 bit home edition. IQ+ and MAP65 I replaced the old obsolete PE0FKO driver by libusbK driver and also WInUSB driver using latest Zadig tool. Or MAP65 v3 crashed at start (I need to unplug IQ+ to start again) or it has no driving frequency effect. I tried all possibilities (4 possibilities of replacement) without success. I tried another USB port on computer but no change. MAP65 v2.7 is ok with IQ+ with new driver but not with v3. ASIO driver: I carefully read the archive "[Moon-Net] No MAP65 anymore..." that is clear with ASIO driver. However the DMX 6Fire seems to be another issue. I can choose any of the "WDM/KS" devices on my list but I have an error message each time. I do not have a global driver for the 4 channels (XPol). For the moment I cannot go on with MAP65 v3. I will try to start my first decodes with old MAP version and wait until I found a solution. Thanks for your help 73 - Damien F5RRS

1 year, 11 months

WA6PY 6cm Dubus Contest report.

by Paul

Hi All, WA6PY was QRV in DUBUS Contest on 6cm and QSO'd: UA3PTW OK1CA OH1LRY G3LTF DB6NT 9A5AA DL7YC SA6BUN SM6FHZ G4NNS KL6M OK1KIR ES5PC JF3HUC K2UYH VE6TA VE6BGT VK3NX PA3DZL OK1DFC G4CCH DF3RU SM6CKU OZ1LPR. I was called by 2 other stations, but mainly due to the higher interference level than usual I wasn't able to copy callsigns. Another factor is that when I call QRZ responding station should send only his call, rather than repeating my callsign 4 to 5 times and at the end 3 times his call. Sometimes beginning of the transmission is stronger and later signals gets weaker. Maybe this is due to the Moon tracking or PA gets hot and power decreases. I can't measure CS/GNG, MN or Sun noise on 6 cm due to the high interference level. Sometimes I'm getting high noise bursts 20dB above average making impossible to copy even the strongest stations. This can last from few seconds to few minutes. High libration and close to the apogee didn't help to copy weaker signals. This year ARRL EME Contest MW part will be during apogee and very high libration 270 Hz at 10 GHz and 400-600 Hz on 24 GHz. On 24 GHz even using digital modes will be very difficult. In my opinion contest dates especially 24 and 10 GHz we should chose during low libration time and not during apogee even on the cost of lower Declination. VY 73 Paul WA6PY

1 year, 11 months

WSJT-X IC-9700 question 1296 operation with 144MHz IF Transverter

by Andreas Junge

I just hooked up my IC-9700 to WSJT-X 2.5.0-RC1 and it works. However, I have a 1296 transverter with 144MHz IF output and want to be able to select 23cm and NOT have the radio switch to 1296 as it is capable of doing. So, I added a 23cm band with 1152MHz offset in “Settings->Frequencies->Station Information” in the hopes that it would override the radio capability and use the 144MHz band to talk to the transverter. That confuses WSJT-X quite a bit. The display now is "18,446,744,072,701.671 875” and the band selector shows red “OOB” instead of 144.120.00 as shown on the radio. Is there a way to select 23CM and use the IC-9700 in 144MHz Yes, I could just set the radio to 144MHz, but I lose the ability to do proper doppler correction for 23cm. 73, Andreas, N6NU

1 year, 11 months

Re: [Moon-Net] Moon-net Digest, Vol 527, Issue 2

by Antonio Fernandez

Hi Keith.. take a look at EA3HMJ ....Attach image and also a link... https://microwavers.es/index.php/115-primeros-qso-via-rebote-lunar-eme-entr… 73,s Antonio- EA1IW El mar, 22 jun 2021 a las 9:43, <moon-net-request(a)mailman.pe1itr.com> escribió: > Send Moon-net mailing list submissions to > moon-net(a)mailman.pe1itr.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.pe1itr.com/mailman/listinfo/moon-net > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > moon-net-request(a)mailman.pe1itr.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > moon-net-owner(a)mailman.pe1itr.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Moon-net digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fitting a smaller dish inside a larger one. (Keith Bainbridge) > 2. MAP65 v3.0 : DMX 6Fire USB ASIO Driver missing and IQ+ issue > (Damien FORESTIER) > 3. Re: MAP65 v3.0 : DMX 6Fire USB ASIO Driver missing and IQ+ > issue (Joe Taylor) > 4. Re: MAP65 v3.0 : DMX 6Fire USB ASIO Driver missing and IQ+ > issue (Bill Somerville) > 5. Fwd: [VHF] (no subject) (PeteM) > 6. TGF2979-S. 25W DC to 12GHz (PeteM) > 7. Re: Fitting a smaller dish inside a larger one. (Bob Atkins) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:51:45 +0000 > From: Keith Bainbridge <vk6kb(a)outlook.com> > To: "moon-net(a)mailman.pe1itr.com" <moon-net(a)mailman.pe1itr.com> > Subject: [Moon-Net] Fitting a smaller dish inside a larger one. > Message-ID: > < > SYBPR01MB68427EBB52F462BA1C1AEE60FE0A9(a)SYBPR01MB6842.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Im sure I?ve seen something somewhere but cannot find it again. > I have a 3 mtr prime focus RFHamdesign fine mesh dish up here and Im sure > I?ve seen somewhere that someone fitted a 1.2 mtr prime focus solid dish on > special mounting brackets inside a larger dish just for the higher bands ( > 10 & 24) > Using the same feed point but mounting it so that the two focal points > were roughly the same. Was I dreaming this or has anyone any pics etc of > this sort of system ? > If I could do this I can make the one Spid big ras hr rotator do all bands. > I could then just fit it when needed and remove it when on the lower bands. > It would be nice to copy someone else's rather than re invent the wheel !! > Cheers > Keith > VK6KB/VK6EME > > Light travels faster than sound...... thats why some people appear bright > until you hear them speak. > > > > Keith > VK6KB/VK6EME > > Light travels faster than sound...... thats why some people appear bright > until you hear them speak. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2021 22:23:35 +0200 > From: Damien FORESTIER <f5rrs(a)wanadoo.fr> > To: moon-net(a)mailman.pe1itr.com > Subject: [Moon-Net] MAP65 v3.0 : DMX 6Fire USB ASIO Driver missing and > IQ+ issue > Message-ID: > <CAD-mjtvor4aP48H= > QUXiX0AFrGN42xsXMUBcBh2OOLin-rfW9w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello all, > > I'm starting EME on UHF with IQ+ and TERRATEC DMX 6Fire USB soundcard with > Windows10 64bit. > MAP2.7 and 3.0 are installed on a different separate directory. > > On MAP65 v2.7 r8182 : ASIO driver (DMX 6 Fire USB ASIO Driver) is on the > devices list. Everything is ok. > On MAP65 v3.0.0-rc1 : no ASIO driver available on the devices list. If I > choose another DMX device I have an error message "PortAudio says requested > soundcard format not supported" and "Failed to start audio input stream". > > Same issue with Si570 Control for IQ+. > On MAP65 v2.7 r8182 : no problem, IQ+ is found and connected. > On MAP65 v3.0.0-rc1 : The RX is not seen and an error message at startup > "Failed to open Si570". > > Any idea ? > > 73 - Damien F5RRS >

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