[Moon-net] ARRL EME 2m CW & QRP stations

[ON4KHG]

Hi All,



Finally, I could work LA8YB, IK3MAC, SP7DCS & SV1BTR in 2m CW EME.
Tnx for the 3 CW initials. I'm even more happy that 3 of these 4 QSO's have 
been done at my MR, where my GG is close to zero.

IK3MAC was really loud.
LA8YB has been worked at 17 deg moon elevation (never worked, even JT65 so 
high before). This is quite high for my yagi 17m agl = 6th or 7th elevation 
lobe.
SV1BTR loud too, particularly with ON7EH (but not as strong here as the 559 
Michel gave to Jimmy).

I could even hear my echoes at MS.
Audio recordings will follow on my website (http://home.base.be/cesgai00) in 
the course of the week.

My apologize to F1FLA, Jean-Jacques, onto whom I didn't write pleasant 
things in my previous mail ("poor RX sensitivity"). I didn't really write 
the appropriate way/according to what I thought. Sorry for the 
misunderstanding.
Also sorry Bernd DF2ZC. I was so close to complete with BTR (new ini), 
though having lost him in an antenna null (hence not hearing him calling 
back CQ) that I was a bit upset of hearing you calling Jimmy in what I was 
still thinking to be "my" QSO. Hopefully worked Jimmy soon after in the next 
lobe.

I'll answer the same way the mails received direct, regarding my previous 
mail below.

Thanks all for the fun.

Gaëtan, ON4KHG
JO10XO
1x4wl no elevation / 300W on 2m



> Hi all,
>
>
> This Saturday, I was on at moon rise & moon set, looking for CW rather 
> than
> JT65. Very disappointing...
> I'm QRP EME (300W & single 4wl with no elevation).
>
> I listened at my MS this morning ; at 20 deg moon elevation, I heard 
> OK1MS,
> F0CXO, F1FLA & OZ1HNE + partial callsigns of other stations. Due to poor 
> GG
> at that elevation (and hence weak signals), I didn't call anybody. Soon
> after, no more other station than F1FLA were still audible. At 3 deg. moon
> elevation, F1FLA was still calling, "loud". I then called him and got 
> "QRZ"
> as a reply (which I think to be a performance due to the apparent poor RX
> sensitivity of F1FLA, as often reported).
> This points out the fact only few stations work up to MS / as from MR.
>
> At my MR, I worked IK3MAC (still in CW then, unassisted, full random).
> Though not an initial, this made me even more happy than the 170 JT65
> initials worked so far.
> During the course of the last week, I've been refused a sked proposal from 
> a
> EU very big gun, telling that he would be in the ARRL contest. I never 
> heard
> him (MS nor MR), though he is a very big gun.
>
> I conclude that there is not much room left for CW QRP EME on 2m...
> Usual 2m EME CW stations are only active at some amount of moon elevation 
> on
> their side (forgetting then small stations with no elevation capability). 
> Of
> course 0 elevation is more noisy but there is more GG too !
>
> I'm going soon to forget to work new 2m CW initials and will concentrate
> back on JT65 !!!
> No room there for QRP stations & the associated challenge.
>
> Best 73's,
>
> Gaëtan, ON4KHG
>
>
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