All Moonbounce QSOs and Reception Reports in 2008.
Station Description
- IC820H
- Dressler D200S Amplifier 500W CW / 350W WSJT
- 19m H2000Flex Cable @ 4.7 dB / 100m
- MGF1302 GaAs Fet Preamplifier (ca 0.45 dB Noise Figure / measured November 2005)
- 3.3m AIRCOM plus to Antenna
- DK7ZB Type 9 Element Yagi 2.5 wavelenghts at FULL elevation
Antenna view ...
My 2006 EME contacts
My 2005 EME contacts
My 2004 EME contacts
All earlier EME contact look here (Krusendorf) and here (Schwedeneck)
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Mode Info
14.12.2008 08.39 K6MYC DM07db RO O WSJT -20dB / -20dB
07.12.2008 19.38 UA9YDL MO92 RO O #80 WSJT hrd -23 / -25 dB
06.12.2008 19.13 RZ4WA LO43tj O RO #79 WSJT hrd -21dB
06.12.2008 18:59 KB8RQ EM79 RO O WSJT
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Mode Info
25.10.2008 09.33 HA6NQ JN98wa RO O #78 WSJT hrd -23dB / My signal -25dB
24.10.2008 copied JT65B
RK3FG -20dB
OH4LA -25dB 500w often called, but no reply
50 MHz : W1JJ and G5WQ copied
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Mode Info
24.10.2008 07.48 F6APE IN97qi RO O #77 WSJT hrd -24dB / My signal at Jean -26dB
24.10.2008 copied JT65B
SM7GVF -19dB + lots of Tropo
ZS2GK -24dB
432 MHz
HB9Q -27dB with my 2*9 ele and NO preamp. Moon elevation ca 9 degs.
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Mode Info
23.10.2008 11.12 SM5CUI JO89ww O RO #76 WSJT hrd -25dB / My signal at Rune -26dB
23.10.2008 11.03 S54T JN75ew O RO #75 WSJT hrd -24dB / My signal peaked -20dB !!
23.10.2008 copied JT65B
SM5CFS -22dB
own echo testing: -32 dB at 35 degs elevation
-27,2 dB at 4 degs elevation
echos down to 1,2 degs elevation
Btw: The noise problem is solved today. I added ferrites to my neigbour's computer
monitor ét voilà the big noise is gone ...
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Mode Info
22.10.2008 12.58 W7MEM DN17nt RO O #74 WSJT hrd -20dB / Mark had me with -26dB
22.10.2008 08.45 DK3WG JO72gi RO O #73 WSJT hrd -21dB / Juergen copied me -25dB
22.10.2008 08.35 YU7XL JN95nt RO O #72 WSJT hrd -24dB / I was copied -25dB
22.10.2008 07.42 HB9Q JN47 RO O WSJT hrd -17dB / Dan heard me -21dB
22.10.2008 copied JT65B
PA3DOL -20dB tried for 45min but no QSO due to tropo signals
ARRL Contest Weekend
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
18.10.2008 08.09 RA6AX KN95 O RO WSJT hrd -6dB
18/19.10.2008 heard CW
LZ2US 449 called many times without response
SP7DCS 549 big signal - called often ...
heard JT65B
W5UN -17dB, UA4HAK -23dB, VE5OV -23dB, K0KP -24dB,
K5QE -23dB, W7MEM -21dB, DK1MAX -25dB, YU7AA -19dB,
OK1UGA -23dB, I3EVK -21dB, F6APE -26dB
I had very big problems with my neighbour's TV, which produces spikes
separated 50 .. 100 Hz all over the band. I have to fix it soon, otherwise
2m is no fun anymore. These big signals made me to go QRT for the contest weekend.
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
16.10.2008 19.33 OH6ZZ KP12ks O RO #71 WSJT hrd -26dB / my sigs were -24dB
16.10.2008 Heard in JT65B
UK/DL9LBH MN41og -25dB for a long time
ECHO Tests with WSJT4.98 were not successful
I am very astonished how well the antenna works. When rebuilding in May I tried to set up very carefully. All antenna interferences which might occur, were calculated with EZNEC+. I have tried to minimize the interactions between the antenna as far as possible. I would encourage everyone to try EME with a single yagi.
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
14.10.2008 20.18 RA9YDL MO93ha O O #70 WSJT hrd -25dB / my sigs were -24
14.10.2008 Heard in JT65B
RA6AX -6dB !! at the station of RN6BN
OH6ZZ KP12 -24dB returned after my CQ
TV Interferences
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
13.10.2008 19.53 RZ3BA/1 KO56bc O O #69 WSJT hrd -24dB
13.10.2008 Heard in JT65B
RX1AS -26dB weak today
TV Interferences (when neighbour switches his TV on I have strong carriers all over the band)
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
12.10.2008 20.12 SM5CFS JO99il O O #68 WSJT hrd -23dB
12.10.2008 Heard in JT65B
RZ3BA/1 KO56bc -17dB
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
28.09.2008 08.03 IW4ARD JN64fd O O #67 WSJT hrd -23dB/ my signal -26dB
27.09.2008 09.01 RU1AC KP50ej O O #66 WSJT hrd -20dB
27.09.2008 06.51 DH3YAK JO31rs O O #65 WSJT hrd -24dB/ my sigs -26dB
27.09.2008 06.34 DL8EBW JO31nf O O #64 WSJT hrd -23dB/ my sigs -27dB
27.09.2008 Heard in JT65B
RK3FG -17dB strong today
UK/DL9LBH MN41og -26dB
EB5EEO IM98 -25dB
RA9YDL MN93ha -25dB
OK2UZL JN79ng -22dB
K2BLA EL99 -23dB
RV9UV NO34ga -25dB
I1ANP -25dB
AA7A -31dB vy weak today
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
26.09.2008 14.04 HB9Q JN47 O O WSJT hrd -20dB
26.09.2008 Heard in JT65B
DD0VF JO60wb -25 dB
K7MAC DN13 -27 dB weak today
21.09.2008 Heard in JT65B
ZS2GK KF47 -24 dB
ZS6WAB KG46 -24 dB
SM2A KP04np -21 dB
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
20.09.2008 09.23 F1DUZ IN97nj O O #63 WSJT hrd -21dB / my sigs -23dB
20.09.2008 Heard in JT65:
RK3FG -18 dB
F6HVK -25 dB JN27
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
27.07.2008 08.45 DJ9CZ JO31 O O WSJT hrd -23dB / my sigs -25dB
26.07.2008 Heard in JT65:
YO9HP, KN35 -21dB
EA3BB, JN01 -22dB
HB9Q, -20dB
K1JT, FN20 -22dB
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
26.07.2008 08.34 OM3BC JN98VG O O #62 WSJT hrd -21dB / my sigs -23dB
26.07.2008 Heard in JT65:
RX1AS, KO59fx -22dB
05.07.2008 Heard in CW:
IK3MAC, (529 good signal, but much QSB)
IK2DDR, (O Report, 419)
SP7DCS under a bunch of birdies
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
29.06.2008 10.34 AO6VQ O O WSJT hrd -17dB / my sigs -23dB (=EA6VQ)
29.06.2008 08.45 KB8RQ O O WSJT hrd -9dB / my sigs -18dB
29.06.2008 Heard in JT65:
EB5EEO, IM98 -27dB
YO9FRJ, KN34 -21dB
K9MRI, EN70 -20dB
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
07.06.2008 10.01 LA8YB O O #61 CW EME
07.06.2008 Heard in CW:
SP7DCS, called but no return
SM7WSJ, single antenna - traces seen in Spectran
QSO
Date UTC Call Grid Sent Rcvd Initial Info
06.06.2008 19.56 RK3FG KO86 RO O WSJT hrd -17dB / my sigs -19dB 1st QSO after 2 years
06.06.2008 Heard in JT65:
K6MYC -19 dB
DH7FB/p -27 dB
S52LM -22 dB
WA4NJP -24 dB
EA3BB -25 dB
HEARD on 50 MHZ EME
W7GJ DN27 -21 dB
First Time on again after a break since 2006
01.06.2008 During the Digital EME contest I copied:
EA6VQ (-27dB),
HB9Q (-28),
K1JT (-27 .. -19 dB !!) Joe once called me - the notebook "crashed".