I forgot to mention I will take the 2nd sequence in Q65B-60 Sorry about
that.
K1WHS
On 8/4/2023 9:45 AM, David Olean wrote:
I will be on just a pair of VHF bands this time. I'll be hitting 222
and 432 hard and noted that the Moon rises at my place at about 02:30
UT Saturday night. That is 10:30 PM on the East Coast. SO when all
the local activity starts to dry up, why not try to listen for EME
signals. You never know what might happen. You might even hear or
detect something. This past Tuesday during Activity Night, I had
contacts with W5EME, W5AFY, and K9MRI who all were using single yagis
on their horizon. K9MRI had 400 watts in the shack. I am not sure how
much "goo" made it to his 5 wl antenna, but I actually could hear his
tones at times. Lets just say that his signal was plenty loud enough
to make the contact.
I plan to be active for the duration of the contest and will be
concentrating on 222 and 432. When the Moon rises here, I will get on
222.085 and use Q65 Mode B with 60 second sequences. My tone frequency
will be at 1500 Hz. I am no expert on Q65B, but pay attention to your
bandwidth settings. If you narrow them up, you might miss things if
your dial accuracy is off by a few hundred Hz. SO, if you are unsure
of your accuracy, please adjust the setting in the F TOL box to
something wide like 500 or 1000 Hz. If you do detect a received
xmission, you can zero in on its' frequency and then narrow up the F
tol to get better results.
Moon data appears on the WSJTx program if you select Astronomical
Data. Select VIEW drop down menu and then click on ASTRONOMICAL DATA.
A new box with tracking info will appear.
My 432 antenna works on EME, but not as well as 222, so I will
concentrate on 222 at my (and your) Moonrise. The 222 & Up contest
is pretty laid back, so you can afford to delve into semi non
productive rabbit holes in hopes of a possible contact. I am looking
forward to the weekend, and am gassing up the generator today. I might
even tidy up the place.
If you live down South in Georgia, the Moon comes up at 03:30 at about
85 degrees. Guys near Chicago have the Moon at 03;40 or so and also
at about 85 degrees. Western Iowa has Moonrise at about 04:15 UT. I
plan to be hitting the EME buttons up to about 0500 UT. I would be
open for skeds after that from the West Coast. If you let me know that
you will be there, I will make a point to stay up for you. Just give
me a heads up, and I will be there.
73
Dave K1WHS
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