G4DCV EME

 

I have a very modest EME station on 2m. I normally use either a 9 element horizontal Tonna when the moon is on the horizon, or since December 2005, a seperate 9 element Tonna on a low tripod in the backgarden which is hand steered for azimuth and elevation. Elevating the antenna makes a big difference because the electrical noise from local houses drops away.

The Tonna is fed through 17 metres of Andrew LDF4-50 cable (loss 0.26dB) and I a DEMI HEMT LNA in the shack. Power output is 400 watts from a home-made pair of GI-7b Russian triodes or more recently from a single GS31.

In 2012 I added a second bayed Tonna.

Although I do use skeds via the JT65 EME Link and ON4KST I prefer to try to work stations at random, answering their CQ calls. There is something particularly satisfying in making a random EME contact.

 
I have heard more stations than I have worked and so there are many more contacts possible. Even with such a simple antenna it isn't just the big stations like W5UN or KB8RQ that are workable. Several of the stations in the list below are running 4 yagis and I have had random QSOs with PA0JMV and EA3DXU who are 2 yagi stations, and W5UWB who has a single (big) yagi.If you would like a sked please email me at paulATg4dcv.co.uk (AT = @)

And if you think you are big enough to work my 3 element tape measure yagi I'd be pleased to have a go!

73 Paul G4DCV

List of EME initials worked by G4DCV (IO91OF) on 2 m.

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NUM. DATE TIME CALLSIGN LOCAT. TX RX S/R REMARKS QRB
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25/03/2012 16:00 EA2AGZ IN91DV
25/03/2012 14:51 WA3QPX FM29DI
25/03/2012 13:30 OK1UGA JO8ØDD
05/03/2012 22:26 F1AFJ JNØ6HT
05/03/2012 21:16 DK5SO JN58AV
11/02/2012 00:00 SM5DIC JO89JT
01/02/2012 21:02 K5GW EM13PA
30/01/2012 17:42 UA3PTW KO93BS
30/01/2012 16:54 DF2ZC JO3ØRN

30/01/2012 15:50 F6FHP IN94TR
16/04/2008 22:24 S52LM JN65TX
16/04/2008 21:36 DK3BU JO33NO
16/04/2008 20:46 IK1UWL JN33VT
16/04/2008 20:15 OH7PI KP32 O O
01/01/2007 21:08 PA3CMC JO21WI
01/01/2007 20:57 DK3EE JO41GU
30/12/2006 23:45 YU7AA JN95KU
30/12/2006 19:45 OK1UGA JO8ØDD
29/12/2006 19:12 KB8RQ EM79JV O O JT65 Worked as G8FUR
29/12/2006 18:36 K9MRI EN7ØIU
11/12/2006 06:50 DL8GP JN39LH
10/12/2006 23:08 WØPT EM28OD
30/11/2006 19:14 OK2UZL JN79UH
29/11/2006 20:25 FM5CS FK94LI
05/11/2006 21:30 OZ1LPR JO44UW
05/06/2006 19:31 DL8YHR JO41GV
05/05/2006 19:01 W5UWB EL17AX
03/05/2006 19:55 SV8CS KMØ7JS
02/05/2006 18:55 EA3DXU JN11CM
02/05/2006 18:15 PAØJMV JO21PM
08/04/2006 19:39 IK3MAC JN55SH
07/04/2006 19:21 DK3WG JO72GI
03/04/2006 18:35 UA4AQL LO2ØQB
03/04/2006 16:32 UA9SL LO71QT
31/03/2006 12:48 I2RV JN45PL
10/03/2006 00:23 DF7KF JO3ØGU
03/03/2006 17:49 K7MAC DN13SN
09/02/2006 20:29 RK3FG KO86HP
05/02/2006 16:42 IK3MAC JN55SH
16/01/2006 00:32 DL8GP JN39LH
15/01/2006 23:03 DF2ZC JO3ØRN
15/01/2006 00:09 K5GW EM13PA
13/01/2006 22:00 EA6VQ JM19MP
11/01/2006 23:41 EA1YV IN52OF
11/01/2006 19:26 DL9MS JO54WC
09/01/2006 23:27 EA5SE IM98IL
08/01/2006 21:23 I6BQI JN72BH
08/01/2006 19:37 F1FLA JN26KU
02/01/2006 13:47 HB9Q JN47CG
18/12/2005 01:03 KB8RQ EM79JV
13/12/2005 01:03 W7IUV DM43CI
11/12/2005 23:32 AA7A DM43BO
11/12/2005 23:07 K9MRI EN7ØIU
11/12/2005 21:08 K2BLA EL99IA
10/12/2005 22:56 S52LM JN65TX
10/12/2005 21:38 ES6RQ KO28WA
13/11/2005 23:39 RA3AQ KO85JE RO RO JT65 EME contest with 3 element tape measure yagi 2509
13/11/2005 23:20 W5UN EM23MG RO RO JT65 EME contest on 3 element tape measure DF yagi 7455
12/11/2005 17:32 RN6BN KN95LC
13/10/2005 23:58 KB8RQ EM79JV
09/09/2005 14:04 RN6BN KN95LC
20/08/2005 20:59 RA3AQ KO85JE
19/08/2005 23:48 RU1AA KP4ØXD
18/06/2005 22:47 W5UN EM23MG
25/12/2004 15:44 RN6BN KN95LC
24/08/2004 19:05 I2FAK JN45OB

It was great to work IK3MAC during the Dubus CW activity weekend. My first CW EME QSO for 20 years. If you would like to hear what he sounds like on a 9 element Tonna you can download a wav file (The file is 1.4Mb). I recorded it on the following evening Sunday 09/04/2006.

The Wanted List! Stations copied but not (yet) worked include:

RD3BD, UA9YLU, F6HVK, EI4DQ, KE7NR/P, HA5OV, F8DO, K5GMX, SM7BAE, DK1CO, YU1CF, EB5EEO, SP6GWB, F1TE, SM2ILF, HA0HO, CT1HZE, YO2LAM plus others