OY first on 144MHz updated

I have updated all clamed first for 2 meter from OY until 07/01-2011

And from this list, OY4TN Trygvi has made a great job with his EME setup, and have worked 11 new first's from OY

Link to the list is here...

Photo shows OY4TN 2x9el yagi setup, used in 2010

The Alpha Spid BIG-RAS rotor did not last for one month!

This was very quick :-(

Have been having problems with the AZ of the rotor for some time, where the readout have not been working, and other days it have been ok.
Two days ago the EL did also stop working, so I did take the rotor down tonight to find out that bouth the AZ AND EL where FULL of water!
But cant se how and where so much water can get in there, in so short time.

So guess there will be some time before I can get the antenna up again :-(

First decode on 23cm

Got the first decode of the moon on 23cm this morning :-)

Did decode K2UYH with best at -24db

He was using a 28 feet Dish and 500W in shack, so looks like it will be possible to get some QSO's with this setup when I get the PA installed.

23cm EME

My 23cm EME project have been delayed, and have not got time to finnish the 2.4m dish and base for the dish.

So I have just now installed a 44 El. yagi from Wimo on my Spid AZ/EL rotor

When testing the rotor before installation, I did got some help from my yongest son :-)

I will use my Flex-5000, Kuhne TR1296H Transverter, and LNA from G4DDK

Have allso 150W, but will need to test RX fyrst :-)

2.4m Dish for 23cm EME

The 2.4m Dish has arrived, so now I need to make spread arms for the septum feed, and some construction for the rotor.

So if time permit, the dish will be installed within not too long time :-)

70MHz EME!

Did receive GD0TEP off the moon tonight on 4 meter.

Andy, GD0TEP was using 2x8 element long boom yagi, and my antenna is only a 4 element Quad.
The beam heading here is not good as I was beaming over my roof who is made of metal, and the hight of my antenna is only about 2m over the roof.
So this is not any good for ground gain.

This is my very fyrst reception on 4 meter from the moon, and maybe allso one off the first ever on this band except from some echo tests that some stations have done.

The wav recording can be downloaded here
Open the file in WSJT to se the decode.

Allready back in January 2006 GD0TEP and GD4GNH did make some echo test off the moon on 70MHz.
Read about the test here...