Lunar Weekend Calendar for 2024


This information is a reformatted version of DL7APV's Lunar Weekend Calendar
More detailed info can be taken from VK3UMs famous EME Planner

Loss= Apogee (loss= -1.9 dB). Loss=Perigee (loss= +0.3 dB). ATP=ActivityTimePeriod for 432 CW
                                                    Temp=High background temp. Temp=Low background temp
Please send reports to K2UYH & DUBUS

See also JJ's - F1EHN's Moon Conditions Chart


 

2400 Sat/
0000 Sun

Decl (deg)

Loss
(dB)

Sun offset(deg)

Temp
432 (degK)

contest dates & meetings

Comments

Planned
 Expeditions on 432 & up
 Jan 06/07

-20,2

-1,1

61

40

 

Day(AM)

 
Jan 13/14

-16,5

+0

-38

30

 

Day(PM)

 
Jan 20/21

+24,2

-1,1

-123

35

ARRL VHF Tropo

Day(PM)

 
Jan 27/28

+13,4

-1,9

151

20

 

Night

 
Feb 03/04

-23,2

-1,2

80

40

 

Day(AM)

 
Feb 10/11

-12,9

+0,2

-19

25

Sunday 23cm ssb Fun-contest

Sun close

 
Feb 17/18

+26,3

-1,2

-106

45

 
Sunday REF/DUBUS 432
 
Day(PM)
 
 
Feb 24/25

+9,6

-2,0

171

20

 

Night

 
Mar 02/03

-25,8

-1,2

99

60

 
Eu VHF/UHF Tropo

Day(AM)

 
Mar 09/10

-9,3

+0,3

1

25

 

Sun noise

N1V

Mar 16/17

+27,5

-1,1

-89

45

 
Sunday REF/DUBUS 3.4GHz
 
Day(PM)
 
N1V
TX5S

Mar 23/24

+5,5

-2,0

-170

20

 

Night

TX5S

Mar 30/31

-27,9

-1,2

116

120

 
 

Moon in south

TX5S

Apr 06/07

-5,5

+0,2

22

25

ARI spring contest

Sun close

 

Apr 13/14

+27,8

-1,1

-71

40

Sunday REF/DUBUS 2.3GHz
Saturday 13cm ssb Fun-contest

Day(PM)

 

Apr 20/21

+7,2

-1,9

-150

25

 

Night

 

Apr 27/28

-29,1

-1,1

132

60

 

Night

 

May 04/05

-1,1

-0

41

25

 
 

Day(AM)

 

May 11/12

+27,2

-1,1

-53

30

Eu VHF/UHF TropoSat&Sun
REF/DUBUS 1.2GHz

Day(PM)

 

May 18/19

-2,7

-1,9

-129

30

Xenia HAMvention

Day(PM)

 
 

May 25/26

-29,3

-0,9

149

180

 

Night

 

June 01/02

+3,9

-0,2

60

25

EU 23&up Tropo

Day(AM)

 

June 08/09

+26,1

-1,1

-34

30

ARRL VHF Tropo
Sat REF/DUBUS 24GHz
Sunday REF/DUBUS 10GHz

Day(PM)

 

June 15/16

-6,7

-1,8

-109

30

 
 

Day(PM)

 

June 22/23

-28,6

-0,6

166

70

 

Night

 

June 29/30

+9,1

-0,4

78

25

HAM Radio
RU Contest 2m & 6cm

Day(AM)

 

July 06/07

+24,4

-1,3

-16

20

Eu VHF/UHF Tropo

Sun noise

 

July 13/14

-10,5

-1,8

-88

30

 

Day(PM)

 

July 20/21

-27,3

-0,4

-176

45

 

Night

 

July 27/29

+14,1

-0,4

95

30

RU Contest 70cm&13cm
 Sunday REF/DUBUS 5.7GHz

Day(AM)

 

Aug 03/04

+22

-1,5

3

20

 

Sun noise

 

Aug 10/11

-14,2

-1,8

-68

30

20th EME conference NJ

Day(PM)

 

Aug 17/18

-25,4

-0,3

-158

35

 

Night

 

Aug 24/25

+18,5

-0,3

113

35

ARRL EME 13cm&up

Day(AM)

 

Sept 00/01

+19,1

-1,7

21

15

RU Contest 23m&3cm

Sun close

 

Sept 07/08

-17,8

-1,8

-48

35

Eu VHF Tropo

Day(PM)

 

Sept 14/15

-23

-0,3

-139

30

ARRL VHF Tropo

Night

 

Sept 21/22

+21,9

-0,2

131

35

ARRL EME 13cm&up

Night

 

Sept 28/29

+15,7

-1,8

40

20

ARI autumn contest

Day(AM)

 

Oct 05/06

-21,1

-1,8

-29

40

Eu UHF Tropo

Sun close

 

Oct 12/13

-20

-0,4

-120

30

 

Day(PM)

 

Oct 19/20

+24,4

-0,1

150

35

 
ARRL EME 6m-23cm

Night

 

Oct 26/27

+11,9

-1,8

59

20

 

Day(AM)

 

Nov 02/03

-23,9

-1,7

-11

40

Eu VHF CW Tropo

Sun noise

 

Nov 09/10

-16

-0,5

-101

30

 

Day(PM)

 

Nov 16/17

+26,1

-0,1

169

40

ARRL EME 6m-23cm

Night

 

Nov 23/24

+8

-1,8

79

20

 

Day(AM)

 

Dec 00/01

-26,2

-1,6

7

60

 

Sun noise

 

Dec 07/08

-11,3

-0,5

-83

25

 

Day(PM)

 

Dec 14/15

+27,3

-0,3

-173

45

 

Night

 

Dec 21/22

+4

-1,7

99

20

Xmas

Day(AM)

 

Dec 28/29

-27,8

-1,4

25

120

HNY

Moon in south

 
 
 

ATP=ActivityTimePeriod for 432MHz, see homepage of SM2CEW or EME pages send reports to K2UYH & Dubus,
432 MHz activity times should boost the 432MHz CW EME activity. See some big guns in CW within 432.010 and 432.050 MHz.

High positive Declination shows that the moon transit is in the northern hemisphere, red negative Decl indicates a southern transit of the moon.
 Loss in dB indicates the extra losses due to the different distance earth-moon, best case at perigee is +0,3dB and worst case at apogee -2dB.

 

 -180°

 -120°

-30°  

 0°

 +30°

+120°
+180°  
 
Night - N
Day (AM) - DA
Sun Noise - S
Day (PM) - DP
Night - N
  

The background Temperature indicates the losses caused by the noise from objects behind/near the moon.
Coldest value on 432 is 15K and when the moon is in front of our galactical centre this value can be up to 200K.
This can cause up to 8dB extra losses on RX at a good station.

 

Year

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

2032

2033

2034

2035

2036

max declination(deg)

23

25

27

28

28

28

27

25

25

24

22

21

19

18

18

18

19

Perigee
declination (deg)

+5

-25

-27

-25

+7

+28

+26

+22

+9

-21

-21

-21

-13

+6

+17

+17

+18

 

See -  http://www.F1EHN.org


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