Hello moonbouncers,
There was very nice CW activity during ARRL contest this year (on all bands except 2m from US) and it is unfortunate I did not have a lot of free time for it.
I also “worked” JT65 logger eme (I thought: who is going to find out anyway??) and apart from constant chatter I also found JAMMING.... a lot of Jamming, even from its own creator!!?
Check a small part of it from N0UK logger:
11/19 17:04 VE3KH you being jammed by K1JT and W6YX (W7IUV Larry WA DN07dg 216.215.40.193)
11/19 17:05 Why Larry .... they on 142 also? (VE3KH Kevin ON FN03aj 24.141.203.45)
11/19 17:06 They are calling me to get a contest poitn and it ain't gonna happen!! (W7IUV Larry WA DN07dg 216.215.40.193)
11/19 17:08 Thansk Larry 73 ... Yes, I have been jumped by a quite a few stations (VE3KH Kevin ON FN03aj 24.141.203.45)
11/20 17:47 Also hr k1jt calling me -22 but not ans him (KN4SM/5WL/KW Jerry VA FM16qt 24.241.251.86)
11/20 18:02 Contest = reduced courtesy! (K5DOG/2M Stevedog NM DM52xw 65.127.140.122)
11/20 18:04 Yes, K1JT and W3SZ can hear on gold tooth. (K5DOG/2M Stevedog NM DM52xw 65.127.140.122)
One thing I wouldn’t regret missing on EME is JAMMING!!!
GL 73, Petros SV3AAF
I have this QRO-amplifier for sale but because of the weight and size, only local pickup is possible.
Think ít´s only interesting for amateurs located in Sweden.
It is advertised on:
http://www.dx-radio.se/?an=3402
Lars SM5DCX
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Net Notes from 14.345 MHz Saturday 11 Feb 2012 1500Z VE3KRP Eddie eddie(x)tbaytel.net Thunder Bay ONT Worked a couple of stations on SSB during the contest. Some weather issues, wind off the lakes. VE4SA Shawn speters(x)mts.net Working in shack today. Looking to sell 13cm equipment: Spectran 180W Amplifier, 2m-13cm Transverter, G4DDK LNA. Concentrating on 23cm for the time being. Contact him via email for more info. VE4MA/W7 Barry Arizona Working on 5.7 gear. Now has 2m transverter working and expects to have 23cm up and working by next month. WB7QBS glennwb7qbs(x)hotmail.com Sunnyside WA Glenn's email report: There is an artcle in the March QSTthat explains the squirlyness of HF propagation. I hrd U best on my vertical Outbacker.
I have a Sked. with K4EME 432.040, Sun. 2/12/12 1100 Z. May "THE FARADAY" be with us,"hi".
I have "The Most Important Job in theWorld": Preparing 5the Fischer's coffee for the Lutherans
across the street. If I don't hear U in the AM, I will E-Mail U. 73's Glenn WB7QBS (thanks Glenn...sorry the propagation is not with us during the net hours.)
N4PZ n4pz(x)live.com Steve was not able to make it on today but expects to be on tomorrow, Sunday. WB2BYP John storyavenue(x)hotmail.com Presented some recordings of spectrum from last week's 23cm SSB event at Rochester VHF Group with K2DH and W2CNS. Nice CW recording of N4PZ and HB9BBD, 20-30 dB out of the noise. 2012 EME Conference. Info at www.eme2012.com
Thanks, WB2BYP Johnstoryavenue(x)hotmail.com or wb2byp(x)arrl.net
Hi Folks,
I bought this powersupply SNT Emerson BML 231 204/5
It is standard set to 54Vdc output and contains a fiber optical interface.
No further adjustments at all.
Is there any-1 who has experience with this kind of powersupplies and configured it down to 48Vdc?
Met vriendelijke groet,
Jan Pa0PLY
So far running MAP65 has been kind of hard to evaluate.
I can see it is easy to set IQ calibration with a test signal
(carrier) but the delta-phi leaves a question.
Finding a 45 or 135 degree polarized JT65 signal may take me days or
weeks to accomplish since at the moment there is no eme activity when
I can operate (work sched + moon sked = almost a null set diagram).
So my questions whether the delta-phi calibration can work with a
pure carrier test signal? I have two approaches for this: 1) place
a test signal on my circular-polarized 144-MHz Lindenblad antenna at
40-feet and about 130-feet away from the eme array, or 2) lower the
array and apply the test signal thru a Tee into both preamps.
BTW I am seeing significant birdies on the 90-KHz wide graph and they
seem to be mirrored at both ends of the 90-KHz spectrum:
eme array on horizon az=55 (144.125)
http://www.kl7uw.com/MAP65v2_widegraph_mainscreen_1.jpg
eme array on horizon az=130 note change in waterfall with change in azimuth
http://www.kl7uw.com/MAP65v2_widegraph_mainscreen_2.jpg
eme array az=130, ele=20 note red band is from actuator motor noise
when elevating
http://www.kl7uw.com/MAP65v2_widegraph_mainscreen_3.jpg
dual-pol Rx with test signal off (no preamps) auto-zero reset due to
change in system gain
http://www.kl7uw.com/MAP65v2_widegraph_mainscreen_144219_off.jpg
dual-pol Rx with -107 dBm test signal on 144.220
http://www.kl7uw.com/MAP65v2_widegraph_mainscreen_144219_on.jpg
eme array az=130, ele=20 after IQ calib applied (144.125)
http://www.kl7uw.com/MAP65v2_widegraph_mainscreen_3A.jpg
Interested in comments.
73, Ed - KL7UW
Hello All
Sorry but I had a problem with my HF amp and was only able to run 100 w today.
Here is the information from today;
K2DH Dave reporting in but no news.
VE2XX Stu helped call for European check ins. None.
NE8I Lloyd digging a hole in preparation for a dish.
WB2BYP John worked AL7RT, W6YK and IK5MTZ on 1296 yesterday.
K6QPV Greg is ready for the contest on 10 Ghz with a 10 foot dish and 40 watts. He is seeing sun and moon noise. This information from KD0IF Lee in SanDiego.
VE5KKZ Kees heard VE6TA and I1NDP last night.
VE3KRP sends this;
Hi Steve...
I was active off the moon this weekend on 23 cm and worked 5 stations
, of which one was initial #75.
73 Eddie VE3KRP
N4PZ I worked the following last night on 1296. I1NDP, I5MPK,IK1MTZ, IK5VLS, IK5QLO, VE3KRP and W6YK.
I will be on 1296 tonight with EA5UM at 0200 UTC 1296.020. Also after that I will try 432.020 at 0300 UTC calling CQ.
Happy DXing
73
Steve N4PZ
If some of you have not worked FM8DY Jean. Here is a few tips that may or may not help you. First Jean does not come ON the REFLECTOR & annonces to the world he is going to call CQ like most of us do. HE JUST CALLS CQ. I see him in the evening around 02:00z on .131 always on this frequency. He decodes well & has a reasonable signal .ON my 4X17 i see him between -23db & - 26 db. He has a slight drift which sometimes will prevent decoding his signal on WSJT but no problems with MAP65. I run both systems on two different computers. Last nite i saw him on WSJT quiet often as well as MAP65.Jean will come on the reflector if you ask him a question but most of the time he will try to work stations calling CQ. Hope that may help some of you.Serge/VE1KG
Serge Szpilfogel
50 Faders road
Bayside.Nova Scotia
B3Z 1L7
Canada
VE1KG(a)hotmail.com
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