(Araucaria) Enc: [DX-NEWS] [MFDXA] Chance for QSO with Areceibo's 1000' Dish

[wesley lindquist]

repassando:

de interesse para quem faz dx em 70cm.

--- Em seg, 5/4/10, Jack <k4wsb em arrl.net> escreveu:

De: Jack <k4wsb em arrl.net>
Assunto: [DX-NEWS] [MFDXA] Chance for QSO with Areceibo's 1000' Dish
Para: dx-news em njdxa.org
Data: Segunda-feira, 5 de Abril de 2010, 20:53


 
Thanks to Joe, K1JT


73,

Tony N2MFT

President

Mid Florida DX Association W4FDX

DXCC/WAS/VUCC/IARU Card Checker and VE Coordinator

http://www.W4FDX.com/

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If you have a 70 cm rig and a small 70 cm yagi antenna, here's your
chance for an EME QSO with the Areceibo Observatory in Puerto Rico:

***************************************

In less that two weeks the Arecibo Observatory Amateur Radio Club will
again put the 1000-foot radio telescope on the air for 432 MHz EME.

The scheduled times of operation are:


April 16:  1645 - 1930 UTC

April 17:  1740 - 2020 UTC

April 18:  1840 - 2125 UTC


Callsign:         KP4AO

Tx Frequency:   432.045 MHz

Rx Frequency:   432.050 to 432.060+

Tx power:           400
W

Antenna gain:        60 dBi

System noise temp:  120 K     (cold sky)

System noise temp:  330 K     (when pointed at
moon)


KP4AO can be heard with a small hand-held yagi pointed at the moon, and a
good receiver.  A 15 dBi antenna and 100 W will be enough to work
us

on CW.


Operators at KP4AO will do their best to work as many stations as
possible.  Each session will start with a brief announcement and CQ
in  SSB.  SSB QSOs may continue for 30 minutes to an hour, if
the QSO rate remains high.  The mode will be shifted to CW as soon
as it is judged  that higher QSO rates would result.


We will listen for calls at frequencies 5-15 kHz higher than our own, and
even higher if QRM warrants.  Callers who s-p-r-e-a-d  o-u-t
are  more likely to be copied.


If you've already worked us in any mode, please do not call again -- give
others a chance.


If we call "CQ QRP", we will listen for stations running 100 W
or less to a single yagi.  Please do not answer such a CQ if you are
running more power or have a larger antenna.


On April 18, if we reach a condition where most calling stations have
been worked, and we judge that operating in the digital mode JT65B
would

produce a higher QSO rate, we will switch to JT65B.


Note that any of these planned operating strategies may be changed as
circumstances dictate.


We are extremely fortunate to have been granted access to the world's
largest radio telescope for this amateur radio good-will event.  We
look forward to working as many stations as possible in the alloted
time!

   -- 73 from Joe, K1JT, on behalf of all the gang at
KP4AO


 


Jack Hartley

K4WSB / VP2MSB

DXCC Honor Roll

QCWA OOTC

"Celebrating 50 years in Ham Radio"

 

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