[Moon-net] WA6PY in Dubus Contest

[Paul Chominski]

I have very high Santa Ana winds and could not erct 144 MHz antennas very high. Noise level is more then 20 dB over 50 ohmj termination and I could not hear any station. I will try tomorrow.

I tryed to keep my dish on the Moon, managed to work some stations, very good signals from WW2R.
I am experimenting with new feed. I am very much interseted in signal reports from other stations if my signals are weaker, about the same orl stronger.

During west window I managed to QSO JA4BLC although new type of QRM arrived. On the top of 803.11 b/g bursts, now I have very wide - probably dspread spectrum continous signals with subcarriers with about 1 kHz spacing. Looks like OFDM, maybe DVB-T type of modulation.
I found spot around 2424.076  with minumum of those subcarriers and finally found JA4BLC responding to my CQ.
Listening on 2101.9 MHz band QSOd VK4AFL and VK3NX, both with good signals.

I will be back tomorrow few hours before contest end, hopefully also on 144 MHz.

VY 73 Paul WA6PY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Kocisko" <k6pf at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Moon-net" <moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net>; "EME Bounce Net" <moon at moonbounce.info>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 3:31 PM
Subject: [Moon-net] VHF: K6PF QRT Today in DUBUD Contest


> Hello 2m EME Friends:
> 
> I listened on 2m CW fm my moonrise today at 1930z until 2030z & could not 
> hear any stations or my own echos so went QRT for the day.  We're having 
> warm, dry, Santa Ana winds today & tomorrow which causes a tremendously high 
> noise level.  I will listen again tomorrow at ~2030z which is my moonrise. 
> However, if the winds continue, I will go QRT then also.
> 
> Vy 73,
> Bob, K6PF 
> 
> 
> 
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