2.3 GHz
QRV CW & JT65
TX/RX 2301, 2304, 2320, 2400 and 2424 MHz
Equipment:
— Existing 4.5m solid dish (f/D= 0.42) extended to 6.1m (f/D=0.31)
by zinc-coated mesh (pitch 6.3 x 6.3mm, wire 0.6mm), el-az mount
— square septum feed with OM6AA 3-collar choke
— linear feed based on OM6AA
– TS790 + audio filter Timewave DSP 59+
– transvertor 2301/2304/2320/2400 and 2424MHz to IF 145 MHz
– Modified G4DDK VLNA, MGF4919G (NF≈0.4dB) + RX relay in plastic box
– SSPA PA 4 x MRF21125 – 300 W at feed
First QSO on 5.5.1984 with OE9XXI
WAC - 9.9.2008
WAC JT - 7.12.2015
EME INITIALS - Awarded for 180 EME initials.
Mode | QSO | Initial | DXCC | Locator | Field | US State | WAC | CQ | ITU |
ALL (CW/SSB/JT/QRA/Q65) | 1142 | 235 | 72 | 180 | 44 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 29 |
ANALOG (CW/SSB) | 971 | 198 | 56 | 151 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 21 |
DIGITAL (JT/QRA/Q65) | 171 | 101 | 56 | 92 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 26 |