KA6U Update - January 31, 2024 - 0000UTC Cancelled - 2M EME Activations Jan 31 EM72 I will reschedule the activation for EM72 later this Spring. I am feeling ill today and do not want to be out in the cold from midnight until 4 am :-) 73 Peter KA6U
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KA6U Update - Jan 19, 2024 - 0400UTC Thanks everyone who called me on 2M the last few days. I needed to make a number of changes due to weather. It was great to see everyone on 2M again! I have rebuilt the station with improved relays for polarization switching and preamp isolation relays. Also the 2M XPOL antennas can mount on top of the car with only 5 vertical elements (out of 10) removed from each antenna. Faster setup and teardown. I am now using two ICOM-705 radios as exciters. All PAs can generate full output with 5 watts drive. The two radios allow me to run two EME bands at the same time, either 902Mhz or 23cm using the folding dish and 70cm or 2M using the tripod array. The roving vehicle now includes: 2M 700W, 222 KW, 70cm 600W, 902Mhz 700W, 23cm 600W. National Forests make great operating locations On Tuesday I attempted to operate. I set the station up in 9F temperature with windchill below 0F. It took me an hour to set up the station because both generators had
KA6U Update - January 16, 2024 - 1900UTC EM42 Activation postponed until January 17. Extreme power line noise at site. Too cold to tear down, move and set up again today. 2M EME Operations Planned I am planning 2M EME operations from 4 grids in the US Southeast over the next two weeks. Current plan is: EM42 - Wednesday January 17 - 1730UTC EM52 - Thursday January 18 - 1830UTC I will activate EM62 and EM72 during the week starting Monday January 29 I should be at locations where I can start operations at Moonrise. I plan to run JT65B. I will have internet access and will use the normal EME chat page. Weather forecasts look ok at this time. QSL cards please send to W6TCP Peter KA6U