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 just drops away.

The Tonna is fed through 17 metres of Andrew LDF4-50 cable and at the moment I just have a 3SK97 preamplifier in the shack. Power output is 400 watts from a home-made pair of GI-7b Russian triodes.

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.

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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1 24/08/2004 19:05 I2FAK JN45OB RO RO D/ Ist EME 1008
2 25/12/2004 15:44 RN6BN KN95LC RO RO D/D Best -2 2986
3 18/06/2005 22:47 W5UN EM23MG RO RO / 9 ele T 7455
4 19/08/2005 23:48 RU1AA KP4ØXD RO RO D/ First Q 2140
5 20/08/2005 20:59 RA3AQ KO85JE RO RO / 2nd ran 2509
6 13/10/2005 23:58 KB8RQ EM79JV RO RO D/D 6320
7 10/12/2005 21:38 ES6RQ KO28WA RO RO B/ 9 ele F 1859
8 10/12/2005 22:56 S52LM JN65TX RO RO B/ 9 ele F 1207
9 11/12/2005 21:08 K2BLA EL99IA RO RO B/D 9 ele F 6898
10 11/12/2005 23:07 K9MRI EN7ØIU RO RO B/D 9 eleme 6254
11 11/12/2005 23:32 AA7A DM43BO RO RO B/ 9 ele w 8435
12 13/12/2005 01:03 W7IUV DM43CI RO RO D/D 9 eleme 8453
13 02/01/2006 13:47 HB9Q JN47CG RO RO B/D 787
14 08/01/2006 19:37 F1FLA JN26KU RO RO B/ 4 yagi 638
15 08/01/2006 21:23 I6BQI JN72BH RO RO B/ 1502
16 09/01/2006 23:27 EA5SE IM98IL RO RO B/D 1418
17 11/01/2006 19:26 DL9MS JO54WC RO RO B/D 910
18 11/01/2006 23:41 EA1YV IN52OF RO RO D/D 1170
19 13/01/2006 22:00 EA6VQ JM19MP RO RO D/D 1321
20 15/01/2006 00:09 K5GW EM13PA RO RO B/ Huge si 7585
21 15/01/2006 23:03 DF2ZC JO3ØRN RO RO B/ 583
22 16/01/2006 00:32 DL8GP JN39LH RO RO D/D 590
23 05/02/2006 16:42 IK3MAC JN55SH RO RO D/D 1122
24 09/02/2006 20:29 RK3FG KO86HP RO RO B/B 2488
25 03/03/2006 17:49 K7MAC DN13SN RO RO D/D 4th att 7790
26 10/03/2006 00:23 DF7KF JO3ØGU RO RO / Peaked 514
27 31/03/2006 12:48 I2RV JN45PL RO RO D/D Best -2 980
28 03/04/2006 16:32 UA9SL LO71QT RO RO / Best -2 3787
29 03/04/2006 18:35 UA4AQL LO2ØQB RO RO / Best -2 3203
30 07/04/2006 19:21 DK3WG JO72GI RO RO / 1060
31 02/05/2006 18:15 PAØJMV JO21PM RO RO / 2 yagi 423
32 02/05/2006 18:55 EA3DXU JN11CM RO RO B/B 1103
33 03/05/2006 19:55 SV8CS KMØ7JS RO RO B/B 2258
34 05/05/2006 19:01 W5UWB EL17AX RO RO / 1Y to 1 8085
35 05/06/2006 19:31 DL8YHR JO41GV O O / Best -2 649
36 05/11/2006 21:30 OZ1LPR JO44UW O O / 812
37 29/11/2006 20:25 FM5CS FK94LI RO RO / 6711
38 30/11/2006 19:14 OK2UZL JN79UH RO RO / 1189
39 10/12/2006 23:08 WØPT EM28OD RO RO / -26 7051
40 30/12/2006 19:45 OK1UGA JO8ØDD O O / -24dB 1206
41 30/12/2006 23:45 YU7AA JN95KU O O / -25dB 1560
42 01/01/2007 20:57 DK3EE JO41GU O O / 649
43 01/01/2007 21:08 PA3CMC JO21WI O O / 463

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 (Warning! 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 plus others