K1EEP plans on being active on 432 MHz from Vermont (FN33) for one full moonpass this weekend. Activity will start around 2230 UTC Saturday and continue throughout the night if there is enough activity.
The station will be the same as used in West Virginia at WR8AA: 4 x 12 element M2 rear mount yagis with polarity rotation and about 600 watts at the feed from a BEKO amp. Note this is about 200 watts more than we had from WV.
The ops will be Frank NC1I and his daughter Emily K1EEP. (I unfortunately have a work engagement this weekend.)
There is only one moon pass planned for 432 activity. After that we will switch over to 1296. Dates for 1296 activity have not been set yet but will either be later in November or early December. There is an outside chance 1296 activity would occur during the last weekend of the ARRL contest. An update will be posted once we determine the actual dates.
K1EEP is in the process of registering with LotW and we'll have all QSOs uploaded in the following weeks. We will also mail QSL cards to all stations we work - no SASEs or $$$ is required. Please allow us at least a month to get cards printed and filled out. Return cards can be sent to K1EEP's QRZ.COM address.
Bob W1QA
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Hello to all,
since today im QRV on the EME from J28MD.
Done first QSO with I2FAK! First activation via EME from Djibouti.
I have extrem bad!!! internet here, so i will try to fix it soon, so I can be online
in EME-chats.
See you on the moon!
Best 73, DL8JJ (J28MD)
Please share!
I will be QRV every day and moin slot. Will try on 144.145
--
Lance Collister, W7GJ(ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ, E6M, TX5K, KH8/W7GJ, V6M, T8GJ, VK9CGJ, VK9XGJ, C21GJ, CP1GJ, S79GJ, FO/W7GJ, TX7MB, TO7GJ)
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Subject: Re: [Moon-Net] Updated EME Roving Plan 23cm, 70cm, 222 for
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Very nice plan Peter
If all goes like planned and no visit from murphy this end
I am getting very close now to also have WAS on 23cm
GA = WAS-48
LA= WAS-49
Only State left is ILLINOIS,
Tried to reach N4PZ (IL) via email but no reply yet, if anyone can help to
contact Steve
It would be very much appreciated.
2nd option will be Wyatt AC0RA if his planning remain
to be active in IL during the 2nd leg ARRL EME contest
Guy ON4AOI - OT7K
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Subject: [Moon-Net] Updated EME Roving Plan 23cm, 70cm, 222 for Novermber
CHANGE IN PLAN
I am adding South Carolina on 23cm and 222Mhz to this trip.
Note below that Georgia is moved up one day to Friday, November 4th
Revised plan for November activations for better Moon windows and schedule
change requests.
Note that Georgia activation data has changed
* EM90 - Georgia - 2200UTC Nov 4 - 0300UTC Nov 4 - Plan to operate on
23cm and 222 Mhz North of Jacksonville Florida
* EM92 - South Carolina - 2200UTC Nov 5 - 0300UTC Nov 5 - Plan to
operate 23cm and 222 Mhz North of Savanna Georgia near Saint Marys, South
Carolina
* EM42 - Louisiana - 2300UTC Nov 6 - 0400 Nov 7 - Plan to operate on
23cm and 222 near the LA/MS border West of Vicksburg
* EM46 - Arkansas - 0400 - 0700UTC Nov 15 - 23cm, 70cm may be
available, 222 by request
* EM46 - Missouri - 0500 - 1000UTC Nov 16 - 23cm, 70cm may be
available, 222 by request
* EM56 - Tennessee - 0600 - 1100UTC Nov 17 - 23cm, 70cm may be
available, 222 by request
* EM99 - Ohio - 0900 - 1300UTC Nov 20 - 23cm, 70cm may be available,
222 by request
I am planning to visit as many as 10 states in the next 3 weeks weather
permitting.
I will definitely be on 23cm at all locations.
I will activate 222 in the states by request. So far I have a request for
LA. Please send me email.
I expect to have 70cm for the part of the trip starting November 15th. My
PA is repaired, sequencer that caused failure is repaired. If I operate
70cm I will operate at the same time I operate on 23cm.
At this point the weather looks ok, no extreme winter weather, down to 0 deg
C on some nights.
But that could change.
Peter KA6U
CHANGE IN PLAN
I am adding South Carolina on 23cm and 222Mhz to this trip.
Note below that Georgia is moved up one day to Friday, November 4th
Revised plan for November activations for better Moon windows and schedule change requests.
Note that Georgia activation data has changed
* EM90 - Georgia - 2200UTC Nov 4 - 0300UTC Nov 4 - Plan to operate on 23cm and 222 Mhz North of Jacksonville Florida
* EM92 - South Carolina - 2200UTC Nov 5 - 0300UTC Nov 5 - Plan to operate 23cm and 222 Mhz North of Savanna Georgia near Saint Marys, South Carolina
* EM42 - Louisiana - 2300UTC Nov 6 - 0400 Nov 7 - Plan to operate on 23cm and 222 near the LA/MS border West of Vicksburg
* EM46 - Arkansas - 0400 - 0700UTC Nov 15 - 23cm, 70cm may be available, 222 by request
* EM46 - Missouri - 0500 - 1000UTC Nov 16 - 23cm, 70cm may be available, 222 by request
* EM56 - Tennessee - 0600 - 1100UTC Nov 17 - 23cm, 70cm may be available, 222 by request
* EM99 - Ohio - 0900 - 1300UTC Nov 20 - 23cm, 70cm may be available, 222 by request
I am planning to visit as many as 10 states in the next 3 weeks weather permitting.
I will definitely be on 23cm at all locations.
I will activate 222 in the states by request. So far I have a request for LA. Please send me email.
I expect to have 70cm for the part of the trip starting November 15th. My PA is repaired, sequencer that caused failure is repaired. If I operate 70cm I will operate at the same time I operate on 23cm.
At this point the weather looks ok, no extreme winter weather, down to 0 deg C on some nights.
But that could change.
Peter KA6U
Hello EME Friends,
Yesterday we upgraded the 1296 EME setup at club station W2ZQ to include
wideband receiving and Q65 decoding using Linrad and MAP65. For the
possible interest of others, I'll give a brief description of our
present setup and what it does.
Our LNA and 250 W SSPA are located at the 3m dish. We're now using the
following chain of hardware and software components in the shack:
CWtype/paddles
|
v
IC-9700 -> PTRX -> RSPduo -> Linrad -> MAP65
^ |
| |
v V
WSJT-X headphones
(In case this diagram displays poorly in you email reader, an equivalent
.txt file is attached.)
Our Icom IC-9700 is outfitted with the Leo-Bodnar board for GPS locking
and the PTRX-9700 to provide wideband IF at 367 MHz. The PTRX sends the
IF signal to an RSPduo controlled by the Linrad-5.01 version built by
Franco Venturi, K4VZ:
https://github.com/fventuri/linrad
Franco's Linrad build has excellent plug-and-play support for the
SDRplay v3.11 API.
Linrad sends I/Q data in timf2 format to MAP65. The Linrad wide
waterfall is configured to display a 90 kHz sub-band, 1296.000 to
1296.090, and its high-resolution graph provides a zoomed-in display 3
kHz wide at the selected Rx frequency. MAP65's "Wide Graph" waterfall
displays the same 90 kHz sub-band, also with an accompanying zoomed-in
display, and the program decodes all Q65-60C activity found in the 90
kHz range. When interested mainly in Q65 QSOs, we move the displayed
range up to something more like 1296.040 - 1296.130.
For Q65 QSOs we activate WSJT-X to take care of Doppler control,
transmitting, and narrow-band reception of our QSO partner. For CW QSOs
we activate CWtype and terminate WSJT-X.
We find that this setup provides an extremely capable receiving system
for 1296 EME in both CW and Q65, with high-sensitivity waterfalls
showing all CW and Q65 activity in a 90 kHz wide EME sub-band. MAP65
decodes all Q65-60C signals in the displayed range, WSJT-X conducts Q65
QSOs, and a simple mouse-click sends any visible CW signal to the
headphones for CW QSOs.
We'll be very interested in communicating with others who are doing
something similar to what's described here. If we haven't already
worked you in the ARRL EME contest, please look for us in either CW or
Q65 during the November 12-13 weekend!
One further comment, for possible future discussion. MAP65 v3.0
currently supports only the 60-second submodes of Q65. Our experience
is that most 1296 EME stations (say, 2m dish or larger) can work each
other easily using Q65-30B -- an obvious potential advantage of twice
the QSO rate in EME contests. Would it be useful to agree on some
sub-band, perhaps 1296.100 to 1296.150, for Q65-30B activity? MAP65
might then be upgraded accordingly, to handle 30-second sequencing.
With best wishes,
-- 73, Joe, K1JT
Hi Folks,
Just uploaded the newest version of the database on my website.
Let the change come with thanks,
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