[Moon-net] 3.4 GHz EME

[Trevor Benton]

Hello to all,  After almost 2 years activity on 23cm following 7 yrs on
70cm  I have been considering embarking on some kind of a serious 
project, i.e another band for EME.
I have always been put off by 13cm due to the multi receiver complexity
issue plus wavelength wise it is not all that far removed from 23cm.
The recent 9cm activity weekend & related enthusiasm has left me 
wondering if 3.4 GHz might not be a better alternative or might this
months burst turn  out to be a flash in the pan?
I have no equipment including test gear above 23cm of any description so 
whatever direction I go it will be starting from scratch.  The idea is not to 
replace 23cm but to have an alternative.  The prospect  of 40 dbi gain 
from my 3.7m dish which was designed for much higher frequencies than 
what we are talking here is appealing as is the ability to detect moon noise.
My moon tracking which I put a lot of effort & expense into at the outset
with a narrower beamwidth in mind is accurate to within a few tenths of a
degree moon rise to moon set so that won`t be a problem although tracking
is manual.
For a feed I would go for a septum in a round waveguide & power wise
about  100w perhaps along the lines of VK3NX.
Still, from a practical viewpoint would it be better to put up with 3 receivers
& concentrate on 13cm after all?
My dish now is at 7m height on a crank up mast system with greatly improved
horizons & EMR compliance.
One thing I do know is that I am not interested in any other band unless
the standard is circular polarisation.  Having used  linear [70cm] even with 
polarity control c/p is the ONLY way to go for EME in my opinion.
Any comments would be appreciated & tnx for your time.

  73`s, Trevor,  VK4AFL.