[Moon-net] 1296 EME 10feb.

[Viggo Magnus LA9NEA]

Hello!

Worked this fine 1296 cw EME stations to day.

SP6JLW  449/559, G3LTF 569/569, DF3RU 559/559, ON7UN 579/579, OK1DFC 559/579.

approx 1430z SM5LE called me but no qso,SM5LE write on E mail this afternoon, he had an solid tree-block so signals was weak.....

Plan to be qrv next wekend  if wx stay ok.

I found  my PA ( 6x 7289 water-cooled) give me some noise in RX period, with my sun noise meter I found 1.4 dB  noise on RX from the PA./ and  no noise  from it when HV is turned off......
Maybe the Cut-Off voltage is to low? Have the PA at home and will try to work this out, otherwise I have to use my 250 watt SSPA next weekend........

73 de Viggo  LA9NEA



LA9NEA 23 cm EME set up:
Icom 756 pro II
TR1296H trv Kuhne
6 x 7289 ring PA ,500 watt,
MKU 13200B(spare PA) 250 watt SSPA,
5.3 meter dish,
VE4MA Feed
1.stage preamp.Cavity NE32484 0.28 dB
2.stage Kuhne  MGF 4953A 0.4 dB
JO59dx
Autotracking by W2DRZ,
VK3UM tracking at screen.