[Moon-net] 1A0KM QRV EME July 15

[Paul Chominski]

I will look for 1A0KM tomorrow. My window starts at 1430ZGL 73 Paul WA6PY
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dimitris Vitorakis" <jimmyv at hol.gr>
To: <moon at moonbounce.info>; "Lista-MoonNet" <moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 11:00 AM
Subject: [Moon-net] 1A0KM QRV EME July 15


> Hello All
>
> 1A0KM is QRV 2m EME (CW). Grid: JN61.
> Wolfgang DL5MAE (operator) and Ben DL6RAI, after a 1000Km drive, have 
> setup the station and all is working!
> They will be on tomorrow July 15, moonrise to moonset.
>
> Half an hour before my moonset we tried today, copied them and send O 
> report, they copied me also, but we could not complete due to excess Sun 
> noise in moon's direction, QRN on my side, as well as E-s on their side 
> during our test.
>
> Please note that:
> They need around 20 degrees elevation to clear at their moonrise.
> Also at southwest they have a palm tree which blocks them, but only for a 
> quite short azimouth range. So if u lose them for little time then, not to 
> worry.
> Pwr is 1kw due to low electricity (mains) line.
> There is qrm as they are in the center of a big city, but manageable as 
> they replaced the preamp with another one which handles the situation 
> better.
>
> Operating details:
>
> Call: 1A0KM
>
> QRV: 15th of July 2007 (moonrise...moonset)
>
> QRG CW:
> TX: 144.082MHz
> RX: 144.083MHz (if QRM then they will listen
> from 144.083...144.086 MHz)
> Stations pls spread and not call one on top of the other.
>
> Period: 1 min sequences, 1A0KM TX always the EVEN minute (00/02/04)
>
> RIG: 2x17el M2 and 8877 PA
>
> QSL: via IK0FTA
>
> Elevation: full elevation
>
> 73 & GL to all,
> Jimmy SV1BTR
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