Musings of a lowly technician
EME on hold for a while 4-2-18
Was a little windy today think it was a micro burst.
AO91 Satellite 3-28-18
FO29 Satellite 3-13-18
2 new DXCC via satellite
40m 3-7-18
Worked DX-pedition 3C3W with 100w with A-frame antenna for new DXCC
1296 EME
IC-910H 10w
55 ele Directive Systems Loop Yagi
2nd 1296 EME qso in the log!
1st 1296 EME qso in the log!
JANUARY VHF CONTEST
Class: Single Op HP
Band | QSOs | Mults | ||
6: | 8 | 5 | ||
2: | 9 | 3 | ||
432: | 2 | 2 | ||
Total: | 19 | 10 | Total Score | 210 |
Working Lance via Msk144 MS
DRIVEN element from 50-5S
M2-2M7 POINTED OUT THE WINDOW TO SLC
Quadrantids meteor shower Who says you can't use a vertical for meteor scatter AR-6 100w 12-31-17 FT8 22q's 6 meters officialy opened for the winter season today antenna is the A-frame flashing see below
CQ World Wide DX Contest?
Class: SOSB(A)/40 LP Summary: Band QSOs Zones Countries ------------------------------ 40: 43 13 25 ------------------------------ Total: 43 13 25 Total Score = 4,180 Friday night on 40 meters yielded 9 new DXCC and some JA's on Saturday morning.
LT1F Argentina
PS0F Fernando de Noronha
TO2SP St. Barthelemy
VP5M Turks and Caicos Islands
PZ5V Suriname
FY5KE French Guiana
6Y0W Jamaica
FG/F6ARC Guadeloupe
VP2MDL Montserrat
Saturday night 3 more new DXCC
9Y4/VE3EY Trinidad and Tobago
TO5W Martinique
VE3RZ/VP9 Bermuda
Antenna used is the metal flashing on all four corners and the peak to an Ugly Balun then to an LDG tuner
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest CW: 2100Z, Nov 4 to 0300Z, Nov 6
Summary: Band QSOs ------------ 80: 63 40: 55 15: 24 ------------ Total: 142 Sections = 57 Total Score = 16,188 Club: Comments: FTDX-3000d A-FRAME flashing antenna Ugly Balun LDG Tuner Really amazed how well the house works as the antenna getting all the way to East coast on 80m. Should double my WAS count on 80 with this contest. Only 3 bands used due to being a lowly technician but was fun none the less. de K7ULS
Sections worked in color
Oceania DX Contest
Class: SOSB/40 LP
Summary: Compare Scores | ||||
Band | QSOs | Mults | ||
40: | 3 | 3 | ||
Total: | 3 | 3 | Total Score | 45 |
A-frame flashing as antenna and ugly balun with tuner 100w
All the way to New Zealand and Hawaii
EME CONTEST October 7-8
M2-432-9WL 70w
0325 -9 2.3 1736 ## K7ULS NC1I FN32 OOO
0422 -12 2.4 1366 ## K7ULS HB9Q JN47 OOO
CC50-5S, M2-2M7 AZ/EL
Summary: Compare Scores | ||||
Band | QSOs | Mults | ||
6: | 17 | 16 | ||
2: | 3 | 3 | ||
Total: | 20 | 19 | Total Score | 380 |
Comments: 2017-09-10 11:37:04 |
From the A-frame YAESU FT-897d,SignaLink USB MFJ-4275MV 75 amp power supply Cushcraft 50-5s (W5WVO) M2-2M7 TE-1452G,TE-0552G YAESU-G800SA,G-550 (ELEVATION) The normal September contest being all WSJT with a highlight working K5QE/EME at moonrise with a simple 7 ele antenna and 300w. Had to add the elevation rotor because this valley is surrounded by 10 degrees of mountains. Had to cut it short this year due to weather. |
EME FINAL TALLY 8-19-17 thru 8-20-17
It was a very sucessful weekend off the moon although just qrp station with the moon in close to the sun
didn't help things but all in all it went pretty well.
144 Mhz EME (14)
I3MEK, LY2IJ, AA7A, I2FAK, F4DJK, DK5LA, HB9Q, RX1AS, ES3RF, DK3WG, OZ1CT, PA5Y, W5ADD, VE1KG
432 Mhz EME (2)
NC1I, DL7APV
Countries worked (9)
GERMANY, DENMARK, ITALY, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, RUSSIA, ESTONIA, LITHUANIA, USA
UPDATE 8-20-17
Had to qrt from EME until the balloon storm passed
8-20-17 432 Mhz EME
Icom-910h 70w M2-432-9WL (28 ele)
FT-897d TE-1452G 144 Mhz
ICOM-910h 432 Mhz