[Moon-net] Dubus CW night events 3rd window ?

[Edward Cole]

Excellent points.

Alaska is even more western than CA, being on the same longitude as 
Hawaii (mid-Pacific).  Activity days that reflect high plus 
declination do provide more moon time for far northern stations so 
this effect is softened some.  Alaska sees EU at both Moonrise and 
Moonset time periods.  I used this fact during the last ARRL contest.

Although I have not been a participant for the CW-only events in the 
past due to my extreme QRP station, progress is being made on the 
8877 PA which will enable effective operation on CW.  A big plus 
today was picking up a HV psu that should provide full QRO 
operation.  It is surplus and will require clean-up, testing and 
perhaps some repair, but the over 100-lb. rack mount unit shows 
promise (may even be 6000v).  This unit was donated (yes free!) by a 
local ham who builds PA's and had several excess units.  This 
advances my efforts to QRO considerably.

I support Oene's proposals.

73 Ed - KL7UW

At 01:22 AM 12/22/2007, Oene Spanjer wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>In a few weeks time we will have the last Dubus event of this
>year and I have already seen that the dates for 2008 are also
>available yet. http://www.sm2cew.com/dubus-aw.html
>
>Yesterday I had email contact with Paul WA6PY and I mentioned
>the Dubus CW activity nights and hope to meet him.
>Paul reacted on this that the Dubus events are not a succes for him
>because Paul is too far west and most stations are gone by the time
>moon rises at his place.
>
>It is indeed true that the Dubus CW activity nights are favouring EU
>and is there a possiblity to add a 3rd timeslot which favours both
>USA and Japan (VK ZL) to have equal changes for us all ?
>
>In this case there would also for US/JA stations a good change to work
>CW in more,  than only the 2nd window we have here in EU.
>This 3rd timeslot would also cover the far northern regions of EU
>during high moonpasses at the nothern hemisphere, so the US and JA
>stations even have a change working SM2 , northern OH, northern LA.
>We all have read the report from Peter SM2CEW and know how severe
>WX can be at these places and during wintertime lots of times they
>are unable to work eme because of frozen systems.    This extra
>advantage of a 3rd windw for them, would be cancelled out because
>of this bad WX and fallout.
>
>In my opinion the Dubus events become even more attractive for USA
>and JA stations and we all like to see  more CW activity from there, so
>this is a good way to do so !!!
>
>Hopefully this can be implemented already in the 2008 events !!!
>
>I hope to work a lot of you next event and also participate again in
>2008 :-)
>
>To All GL and best 73
>
>Oene
>PA3CWN
>JO33ah
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