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  • OK1DFC homebrew 10 meter dish

    12/10/2006 | OK1DFC

    I was QRV on 432 MHz and 1296 MHz in Multiband Single operator assisted category. During my first Moon window period digital interference from a TV transmitter close my QTH started so strong that I was not to able to continue on 432. More details on th... Read More

  • DL7APV 8x13 wl 432 MHz array

    12/10/2006 | DL7APV

    I participated as usual 432 multi op, but this year I will send a checklog only. Several others violated the rules and made self spotting on the clusters. So I decided not to join the contest as a participant, but to send a checklog. I will not go into... Read More

  • 12/10/2006 | DL9KR

    Enjoyed the contest despite only 60 percent activity as compared with the early nineties. Foliage took care of 5 hours moon window in the first part. At times excellent conditions though very changeable.

    If this contest is meant to persist, we MUST hav... Read More

  • Peter SM2CEW at the operating position
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    12/10/2006 | SM2CEW

    This years contest represents a 20 year anniversary of ARRL EME contesting at SM2CEW! Scores have been better in earlier years, but the contest continues to bring lots of fun and excitement even after 20 years.

    I had a very good time in the 1st leg of... Read More

  • 12/09/2006 | N0DET

    Since I live in a condo, and past contests with the gutter "antenna" yielded a desire for something better, I decided (on a whim) to do something different. At about 9:45pm I grabbed a spool of wire, and spooled out two lengths wire, about 130 feet ea... Read More

  • 2.7 m 0.34f/d Dish for 13cm

    12/09/2006 | WD5AGO

    Another, after 25 years, fun contest. We just operated 13cm again this time. Wanted to give the small dish another try, WITH improvements! Same SS 200w amp at the dish, but new feed horn after 6 months of design work. Dish is up to 64% eff. up 7% f... Read More

  • 12/08/2006 | UA3DJG

    After almost a year of preparation Nick (UA3DJG) and I were QRV on 1296 portable EME under the call UA3DJG in both parts of the ARRL contest. The station consisted of a portable 3.6 m stressed dish with f/d = 0.4 and DFC septum/choke horn feed, RIG, tr... Read More

  • Nighttime time exposed photo of the PJ2T Towers. Photo by Gerry G0RTN.

    12/07/2006 | PJ2T

    Claimed Score: 182,490 - 1185 - 77

    Station:

    Radio: FT-1000MP Mark V Field;

    Amp: Ten Tec Titan III;

    TX Antenna: Inv-L (~60 feet vertical, rest sloping up to 90 feet);

    RX Antennas: USA Beverage (750 feet), Flag (USA East Coast), F... Read More

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