HEY ALL,

 

GOT AROUND TO READING JULY QST TODAY AND RAN ACROSS A VERY NICE ARTICLE ON MOON-BOUNCE (EME), PAGE 67.

DENNIS, W5RZ, DID A NICE JOB ON “NATIONAL PARKS VIA THE MOON.”

 

After that, thought I ought to add a moon-bounce contact to my ham bucket list (just turned 75 last Thursday) .

 

Dennis noted that it doesn’t take that much:

 

1. Load up K1JT’s WSJT software (free download) for the moon bounce digital mode (known as JT65B), [  physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/j1jt/    ]

2. SSB Transceiver or 432 MHz...........he used an FT-857D at 20 watts......

3. He used a 22-element Yagi..........(K1FO),

4. Determine path of the moon  (day or night)......W7GJ makes an excellent planning program called GJTracker, available as a free download  from www.bigskyspaces.com/w7jg/.

5. He uses an iphone APP to point at the moon...........called Lunatic  (nice name for buck folks) .

 

Cool stuff.

w0xi, Phil

member, W0uk club, 4SQRP club.

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HEY ALL,
GOT AROUND TO READING JULY QST TODAY AND RAN ACROSS A VERY NICE ARTICLE
ON MOON-BOUNCE (EME), PAGE 67.
DENNIS, W5RZ, DID A NICE JOB ON “NATIONAL PARKS VIA THE MOON.”
After that, thought I ought to add a moon-bounce contact to my ham
bucket list (just turned 75 last Thursday) Smile.
Dennis noted that it doesn’t take that much:
1. Load up K1JT’s WSJT software (free download) for the moon bounce
digital mode (known as *JT65B*), [ physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/j1jt/ ]
2. SSB Transceiver or 432 MHz...........he used an FT-857D at 20 watts......
3. He used a 22-element Yagi..........(K1FO),
4. Determine path of the moon (day or night)......W7GJ makes an
excellent planning program called *GJTracker*, available as a free
download from www.bigskyspaces.com/w7jg/
<http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7jg/>;.
5. He uses an iphone APP to point at the moon...........called
*Lunatic* (nice name for buck folks) Smile.
Cool stuff.
w0xi, Phil

On Jun 30, 2016, at 5:39 PM, Jim Larsen jimlarsen2@... [4sqrp] <4sqrp@...> wrote:

I had not used this version of VOACAP site before but appreciate it being brought to my attention via Chas' post.

I tried it for my QTH and much to my surprise, it matches very closely with what the RBN reports on my CQs.  Reasonably good chance to Oregon and Washington, maybe into Idaho and then sweeping on up into Canada.  At this time of day (2200Z) the rest of the US is a black hole in the 10% range.

Neat!  Except for not making QRP contacts very often and listening to a dead band all day.  I suspect even VOACAP can't handle high latitudes very well but I must say it seem to correlate with on air experience.

73, Jim

Jim Larsen, AL7FS

Anchorage Alaska 

1-907-223-3548

http://www.CSTAlaska.com/   Craniosacral Therapy

http://www.AL7FS.us/             QRP Website

Jun 30, 2016  Charles Powell doctorcwp@... [4sqrp]  wrote:

 VOACAP predictions, I have found it to be very useful 

Good if you are my current QTH (MA coast) and bad if you are in the midwest.
http://www.voacap.com/coverage.html

​   ​

72,

​  ​

Chas - NK8O

 VOACAP predictions, I have found it to be very useful 

Good if you are my current QTH (MA coast) and bad if you are in the midwest.
http://www.voacap.com/coverage.html

​   ​

72,

​  ​

Chas - NK8O

Sounds good to me Terry. I have been listening here but hearing NADA. de Paul N0NBD

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To: 4sqrp@... 
From: 4sqrp@... 
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 08:47:45 -0500 
Subject: [4sqrp] Checkns 
 
 
 
Slim pickens again this week, but thank you Johnny and Darryl. Johnny 
made it in last night on 80M, he was weak, but copyable, and Darryl had 
a nice signal this morning on 7122 solid 559 from AR. Thanks guys, hope 
to hear you again next week. 
 
Good to see the propagation emails from Woody and Phil. Seems like the 
20M is often open to somewhere, 20M being the bread and butter band for 
in SEIA. It's easier to have a QSO with a station you already hear 
calling. Contrast that to calling in the blind to a targeted population 
i.e a net. The Group has to be listening (and prop numbers may 
discourage them) and propagation must be adequate for that population. 
Four State region signals have been weak or non existent here for some 
time on either 40 or 80, with only one or two chekins, sometimes none. 
 
So I'll be taking rest of the summer off and resuming my nets again 
after Labor Day. Anyone else want to give it a try? I'll be monitoring 
the qrp watering holes, incl our own. 
 
Thanks for the effort and time spent so far and in the future, cu in 
September. 
 
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72 WAØITP 
I love this radio stuff. 
www.wa0itp.com 
www.4sqrp.com 
 
 
 

 		 	   		  

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Slim pickens again this week, but thank you Johnny and Darryl. Johnny
made it in last night on 80M, he was weak, but copyable, and Darryl had
a nice signal this morning on 7122 solid 559 from AR. Thanks guys, hope
to hear you again next week.

Good to see the propagation emails from Woody and Phil. Seems like the
20M is often open to somewhere, 20M being the bread and butter band for
in SEIA. It's easier to have a QSO with a station you already hear
calling. Contrast that to calling in the blind to a targeted population
i.e a net. The Group has to be listening (and prop numbers may
discourage them) and propagation must be adequate for that population.
Four State region signals have been weak or non existent here for some
time on either 40 or 80, with only one or two chekins, sometimes none.

So I'll be taking rest of the summer off and resuming my nets again
after Labor Day. Anyone else want to give it a try? I'll be monitoring
the qrp watering holes, incl our own.

Thanks for the effort and time spent so far and in the future, cu in
September.

--
72 WAØITP
I love this radio stuff.
www.wa0itp.com
www.4sqrp.com