Dates: October 13/14, 2020
Call: KB7Q
QTH: DN21qx, Jackpot, Nevada
Frequency: 222.080 MHz MHz KB7Q always first, EME JT65b/Meteor Scatter FSK441
Gear: IC-7300->Q5 transverter->800 watt SSPA -> WD5AGO pre-amp -> Long Yagi,
Full elevation and polarity adjustment.
Note: Internet should be available - HB9Q Logger for EME, PingJockey for meteor scatter.
EME start times (MR plus az/el to avoid casino noise):
October 12 - Evening Meteor scatter/tropo
October 13 - 1200z EME
October 14 - 1230z EME
October 15 - 1200z Meteor Scatter
Thanks to N9HF's donation I've added a fiberglass top section to my mast so I can twist the Yagi's boom to vertical to combat Faraday rotation as needed.
We had extreme winds on the ride down from Bozeman, so we had to throttle back to 55 mph to stay on the road. There was less wind, and a lovely sunny day upon our arrival for setting up.
The trip was a great success, several folks added to their W.A.S. count. WA4NJP (-20), N9HF (-25), K5QE (-21), K1OR (-25), W4ZST (-21) and W5ZN (-25) all logged on a moonrise session. Later in the afternoon KL6M (-25) changed the feed for his dish and we worked in five minutes, then it took almost an hour but K7EME (-27) and I completed. K7ULS, and NJ7A were worked on tropo, and W9RM added on meteor scatter. Conditions were quite good and being able to twist my Yagi to change polarity really helped at times.
More big winds on the trip back to Bozeman, MT, but we took our time, and camped our last night of the RV season an hour from home. LoTW fed.
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| Fall colors are where you find them. 15 el. M2 Yagi. |
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| The location turned out to be very quiet to the east out over the airport. |