The latest 70cm, 23cm, 13cm, 9cm & 6cm EME activity from G4CCH
14th September 2015

Quick update

Hyperlinks on callsigns are to audio clips of signals (will add more clips later)

I haven't been so active this year so far. This was partly because I damaged my dish in late January, and it took a couple of months to repair.
Its still a little bit out of shape, and will require more work to get it back to how I want it.

Unfortunately, time is running out this year, and I think that will be project for next year, along with improving my feed mounting arrangements to enable easier band changes and better housings for feed mounted equipment.

I still found time for some EME activity, just not as much as I would have liked... but radio isn't everything..!!

I was active for the 23cm Dubus contest, but none of the higher bands, and also missed the activity periods for 13, 9 and 6cm - in fact no activity at all on these bands this year.

My last activity on 6cm in August 2014 resulted in losing my TX driver stage, and although repairs have been made, I need to do more work to prove that I have fixed the reason for its failure.

Here's a quick update of my activity for this year to date:

I will fill in some of the gaps later

Last activity was in January, then I broke the dish..!!

Took 2 months to make repairs...
Its still a little bit out of shape, and will require more work to get it back to how I want it.

First activity after making repairs - looks like it still works, at least on 23cm
Worked S79EME in the Seychelles for Initial and mixed DXCC #97

StartDate StartTime FREQ Mode TXPWR Callsign RSTOut RSTIn QSO_SQUARE INITIAL INIT_A INIT_D FIRST COMMENTS
23/03/2015 19:55 1296 JT65C 1000 KL7UW -8 O(-06)           125W now
23/03/2015 20:10 1296 CW 1000 KL7UW 569 599            
24/03/2015 20:53 1296 CW 1000 G3LTF 589 589            
24/03/2015   1296 CW 1000 SP6ITF 569 589            
24/03/2015 21:36 1296 JT65C 1000 NC1I -5 -6           best -04/-03
25/03/2015 16:40 1296 JT65C 1000 S79EME RO(-21) O LI75AA Yes   266 Y 1.5m dish. Seychelles

Worked Al K2UYH at KP2/W3XS in Virgin Islands for Initial and mixed DXCC #97

StartDate StartTime FREQ Mode TXPWR Callsign RSTOut RSTIn QSO_SQUARE INITIAL INIT_A INIT_D FIRST COMMENTS
17/04/2015 13:20 1296 JT65C 1000 KP2/W3XS RO O FK78MI Yes   267 Y 2m dish 200W
17/04/2015 13:40 1296 CW 1000 KP2/W3XS RO O   No       2m dish 200W
19/04/2015 14:24 1296 JT65C 1000 KD3UY R-17 O FM19UG Yes   268   1.8m dish 200W
19/04/2015 17:37 1296 JT65C 1000 KL7UW R-08 O            
19/04/2015 18:29 1296 JT65C 1000 VE6TA 579 589           5.5m dish


Dubus EME Contest - 23cm. I was QRV, and made a good number of QSO's, but no time to send in my log.

StartDate StartTime FREQ Mode TXPWR Callsign RSTOut RSTIn QSO_SQUARE INITIAL INIT_A INIT_D FIRST COMMENTS
25/04/2015 12:49 1296 CW 1000 PA3DZL 569 569            
25/04/2015 12:59 1296 CW 1000 SP7DCS 569 599            
25/04/2015 13:07 1296 CW 1000 VK3NX 569 599            
25/04/2015 13:17 1296 CW 1000 I5MPK 579 589            
25/04/2015 13:24 1296 CW 1000 JH3EAO 569 579            
25/04/2015 13:30 1296 CW 1000 G3LTF 579 579            
25/04/2015 13:34 1296 CW 1000 SP6JLW 579 589            
25/04/2015 13:37 1296 CW 1000 DL3EBJ 579 589            
25/04/2015 13:42 1296 CW 1000 IK5VLS 569 569            
25/04/2015 13:47 1296 CW 1000 UA3PTW 589 589            
25/04/2015 13:51 1296 CW 1000 OK1CA 599 589            
25/04/2015 13:57 1296 CW 1000 OH2AXH 579 579            
25/04/2015 14:01 1296 CW 1000 DF1SR 579 579            
25/04/2015 14:05 1296 CW 1000 DL4DTU 579 589            
25/04/2015 14:09 1296 CW 1000 ON5GS 559 599            
25/04/2015 14:16 1296 CW 1000 OE5JFL 589 589            
25/04/2015 14:19 1296 CW 1000 HB9SV 599 599            
25/04/2015 14:25 1296 CW 1000 IK3COJ 579 579            
25/04/2015 14:39 1296 CW 1000 S53MM 569 569            
25/04/2015 14:43 1296 CW 1000 DG5CST 579 579            
25/04/2015 14:46 1296 CW 1000 SM2CEW 589 589            
25/04/2015 14:51 1296 CW 1000 HB9CW 599 599            
25/04/2015 14:58 1296 CW 1000 F5SE/P 589 579            
25/04/2015 15:13 1296 CW 1000 HB9BCD 559 579            
25/04/2015 15:21 1296 CW 1000 OH2DG 579 589            
25/04/2015 16:31 1296 CW 1000 DJ8FR 579 579            
25/04/2015 16:36 1296 CW 1000 OK1KIR 599 589            
25/04/2015 16:43 1296 CW 1000 ON7UN 599 599            
25/04/2015 16:47 1296 CW 1000 ES5PC 589 579            
25/04/2015 16:51 1296 CW 1000 YO2BCT 549 559            
25/04/2015 16:58 1296 CW 1000 SP3XBO 559 569            
25/04/2015 17:05 1296 CW 1000 DF3RU 579 579            
25/04/2015 17:09 1296 CW 1000 RA3EC 569 579            
25/04/2015 17:42 1296 CW 1000 I1NDP 599 599            
25/04/2015 17:48 1296 CW 1000 ES6FX 559 579            
25/04/2015 17:55 1296 CW 1000 IK6EIW 559 559            
25/04/2015 18:22 1296 CW 1000 IZ1BPN 579 559            
25/04/2015 18:27 1296 CW 1000 SP6ITF 579 589            
25/04/2015 19:08 1296 CW 1000 PI9CAM 599 599            
25/04/2015 19:20 1296 CW 1000 W4OP 569 589            
25/04/2015 19:29 1296 CW 1000 N8CQ 579 579            
25/04/2015 19:35 1296 CW 1000 I5YDI 559 539            
25/04/2015 19:50 1296 SSB 1000 LX90IARU 58 58           LX1DB special callsign
25/04/2015 20:08 1296 CW 1000 K2UYH 589 559            
25/04/2015 20:14 1296 CW 1000 W6YX 569 569            
25/04/2015 20:21 1296 CW 1000 OK2DL 599 599            
25/04/2015 20:39 1296 CW 1000 WA9FWD 569 559            
25/04/2015 20:47 1296 CW 1000 NC1I 589 589            
25/04/2015 21:27 1296 CW 1000 WA6PY 579 579            
25/04/2015 21:40 1296 CW 1000 OZ6OL 569 569            
25/04/2015 21:50 1296 CW 1000 9A5AA 569 579            
25/04/2015 21:57 1296 CW 1000 VE6TA 579 589            
25/04/2015 22:06 1296 CW 1000 VE4SA 559 579            
25/04/2015 22:26 1296 CW 1000 S59DCD 569 589            
25/04/2015 22:47 1296 CW 1000 VA7MM 559 559            
26/04/2015 12:38 1296 CW 1000 JA6AHB 569 589            
26/04/2015 12:44 1296 CW 1000 OK1CS 569 589            
26/04/2015 12:49 1296 CW 1000 JA1WQF 569 589            
26/04/2015 12:58 1296 CW 1000 DL6SH 579 589            
26/04/2015 13:07 1296 CW 1000 JR4AEP 569 579            
26/04/2015 13:39 1296 CW 1000 SM7FWZ 579 579            
26/04/2015 13:49 1296 CW 1000 IW2FZR 569 579            
26/04/2015 13:59 1296 CW 1000 OK1DFC 589 569            
26/04/2015 14:16 1296 CW 1000 OK1YK 569 559            
26/04/2015 16:44 1296 CW 1000 LX90IARU 599 599           LX1DB special callsign
26/04/2015 17:23 1296 CW 1000 F5JWF 559 599            
26/04/2015 18:11 1296 CW 1000 OZ4MM 589 589            
26/04/2015 18:19 1296 CW 1000 OK2ULQ 569 589            
26/04/2015 18:44 1296 CW 1000 PA3FXB 559 569            
26/04/2015 19:01 1296 CW 1000 YL2GD 569 579            

 

StartDate StartTime FREQ Mode TXPWR Callsign RSTOut RSTIn QSO_SQUARE INITIAL INIT_A INIT_D FIRST COMMENTS
27/04/2015 19:14 1296 JT65C 1000 G4FUF O(-24) RO(-13) JO01GN Yes   269   2x49el yagi 45W
29/04/2015 19:00 1296 CW 1000 G0EWN NIL 559   No       2.4m dish, 150W. Test, did not RX Gordon
30/04/2015 20:19 1296 JT65C 1000 G4EZP O(-24) RO(-17) JO01GN Yes   270   67 el WIMO yagi, 75W

Worked 7Q7EME on their expedition to Malawi for another first and mixed DXCC #99

StartDate StartTime FREQ Mode TXPWR Callsign RSTOut RSTIn QSO_SQUARE INITIAL INIT_A INIT_D FIRST COMMENTS
10/05/2015 06:32 1296 JT65C 1000 ZS6JON O(-11) RO(-04) KG33 Yes   271   4m dish, 220W in shack
13/05/2015 07:54 1296 JT65C 1000 7Q7EME RO(-18) O KH77AP Yes   272 Y 1.5m dish, 175W at feed - Malawi
23/05/2015 20:33 1296 CW 1000 DK3WG O 549 JO72GI Yes 414     3m dish, 100W
26/05/2015 20:54 1296 CW 1000 PA3CQE 569 559            

 

StartDate StartTime FREQ Mode TXPWR Callsign RSTOut RSTIn QSO_SQUARE INITIAL INIT_A INIT_D FIRST COMMENTS
19/06/2015 20:04 1296 JT65C 1000 W1E -11 O(R-12) FN32QA Yes   273   2.4m dish, 500W
19/06/2015 20:12 1296 CW 1000 W1E 559 559 FN32QA Yes 415     2.4m dish, 500W
19/06/2015 20:55 1296 JT65C 1000 KL7UW O(-09) RO   No       5m dish, 120W
20/06/2015 17:17 1296 JT65C 1000 VE3NXK RO(-22) O FN05GR Yes   274   3m dish, 100W
20/06/2015 17:27 1296 JT65C 1000 PE2TV RO(-23) O           3.2m dish, 150W
20/06/2015 17:52 1296 JT65C 1000 VE4MA -12(O) -12(O) EN19LU Yes   275   3m dish, 450W at feed
20/06/2015 19:07 1296 JT65C 1000 W2LPL O(-21) O(-18)           2.4m dish, 150W
20/06/2015 19:17 1296 JT65C 1000 PA2DW -20 -17           2m dish, 300W
26/06/2015 19:25 1296 JT65C 1000 R6CS O(-23) O(-19) KN95BW Yes   276   3.2m dish, 80W
26/06/2015 20:00 1296 JT65C 1000 UA4LCF O(-17) -11           2.4m dish, 200W
27/06/2015 19:53 1296 JT65C 1000 RN4AT R-15 O(-07)           4m dish, 50W

Worked XE1XA in Mexico for another first and mixed DXCC #100 - I didn't realise that until the following month..!!

StartDate StartTime FREQ Mode TXPWR Callsign RSTOut RSTIn QSO_SQUARE INITIAL INIT_A INIT_D FIRST COMMENTS
02/08/2015 05:30 1296 CW 1000 XE1XA 569 559 EK09IJ Yes 416   Y 5m dish, 300W. Initial & DXCC #100 !!!
16/08/2015 08:14 1296 JT65C 1000 R4YM O(-25) RO(-16)            
16/08/2015 13:44 1296 JT65C 1000 GW3XYW -11 -12            
16/08/2015 18:05 1296 JT65C 1000 W7MEM -24 RO(-13)           16ft fibreglass dish, 50W
29/08/2015 20:06 1296 JT65C 1000 SP5GDM O(-11) O(-06) KO02MM Yes   277    

 

StartDate StartTime FREQ Mode TXPWR Callsign RSTOut RSTIn QSO_SQUARE INITIAL INIT_A INIT_D FIRST COMMENTS
04/09/2015 22:58 1296 JT65C 1000 VK3XDK RO(-21) O(-15) QF22LF Yes   278   1.7m dish, DL4MEA ring feed, 100W
04/09/2015 23:07 1296 JT65C 1000 VK2JDS -8 O(-05)           5m dish, 130W
04/09/2015 23:33 1296 JT65C 1000 JA6AHB -6 -4           7m dish, 500W
05/09/2015 10:00 1296 JT65C 1000 LU8ENU R-16 O(-13)           2.3m dish, 120W
12/09/2015 09:49 1296 CW 1000 SP6ITF 569 599            
12/09/2015 09:57 1296 CW 1000 G4YTL 559 549 IO92 Yes 417     3m dish, Septum, 200W
12/09/2015 10:51 1296 JT65C 1000 EA3HMJ -13 R-16           1.8m dish, 400W
12/09/2015 11:00 1296 JT65C 1000 G4FUF -24 RO           2x49el yagi, 130W
12/09/2015 11:07 1296 JT65C 1000 PA2DW -18 R-20           2.45m h/b dish, 500W
12/09/2015 11:28 1296 JT65C 1000 G4YTL -14(O) RO(-10) IO92     279   3m dish, Septum, 200W
12/09/2015 13:19 1296 JT65C 1000 G4BAO -29 NIL           1.9m dish, 130W. NIL copy in test
14/09/2015 15:06 1296 CW 1000 G4BAO 539 539 JO02CG Yes 418     1.9m dish 170W
14/09/2015 15:45 1296 JT65C 1000 G4BAO -16 R-12 JO02CG Yes   280   1.9m dish 170W
14/09/2015 16:32 1296 JT65C 1000 EA3HMJ -12 -15           1.8m dish, 400W


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