[Moon-net] 3.4GHz EME Activity Day

[Charlie Kahwagi]

Hello  Peter and all,
                progress on 3.4 GHz  is going well.....Xvtr modified for 
EME, I will be able to Rx on both 3.4  and 3.456,  but Tx will only be 3400 
due to licensing condx.   I am waiting on 2 @ 50-60 W toshiba amps to arrive 
so I will hopefully get close to 80 - 100 W  @ the feed.  Combiners/ 
Splitters to be built soon.
DB6NT preamp is on order   so hopefully I will be QRV by the weekend of June 
17th.

Question:
I am going to make a CP  feed...screw polariser
I cannot get copper tube / pipe of ~ 66mm  ID here in VK.....I have 2 
options...Use  Brass tube  or  " roll my own"  out of thinner copper sheet.
Using a thicker wall BRASS tube would  make it a little "nicer"  but I am 
unsure of the losses Brass would have compared with copper at 3.4 GHz.

Any thoughts?

Regards
Charlie
VK3NX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter blair" <g3ltf at btinternet.com>
To: "moonbounceboard" <moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net>; "freetalk moonnet" 
<moon at moonbounce.info>; "K1RQG" <k1rqg at aol.com>; "g3lqr" <g3lqr at aol.com>; 
"Al Katz" <a.katz at ieee.org>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:35 PM
Subject: [Moon-net] 3.4GHz EME Activity Day


> It is proposed to run an activity day for 3.4 GHz EME on June 17th ,
> Frequencies will be 3400.050 +/- and 3456.050+/-, stations who wish to 
> participate should announce their capabilities, frequency /polarisations 
> in advance. Data on all known active 3.4GHz stations can be found  at 
> http://www.moonbounce.info/act_eme.htm please update your info by emailing 
> Rainer DF6NA at df6na at df6na.de
> Two QRO stations, LX1DB  and W5LUA will be active and will provide a focus 
> of activity. Their station details are as follows,
> LX1DB 11m dish 200W CP
> W5LUA 5m dish 200W and ( hopefully) CP
> Joe, K1RQG has very helpfully agreed to organise a sked list, e-mail him 
> at  k1rqg at aol.com
> GL to all, hope to work you,
> 73,  G3LTF,W5LUA,LX1DB
>
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