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Hohentwiel 2M SSB/CW Transceiver Kit

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Last Updated Jan 29, 2005

 

This is my EME activity log.  Most contacts are completed with either 150 watts or 300 watts.  Radios used are the FT-847 and Elecraft K2 with Elecraft or DEM transverters.  I normally use a mast mounted .5dB NF ARR preamplifier.   Feedline is about 120ft of 7/8" hardline.  2M Antenna is a stack of 2 homebrew DJ9BV 2nd generation design 3WL 10 element yagis on an Az-El rotor.  Calculated ERP at 100W is about 4.7KW.   2M amplifiers are RF Concepts 160W brick and a converted AM-6154 tube amp for 300W out.   On 432 running 90W with 2x21 element M2 yagis, Ampire preamp, and 7/8" hardline, full Az-El.

EME Stats Summary (all digital modes with JT44 or JT65)

Grids worked: 23

USA states: 12

Countries (including US as one) : 8
EME
No.		 Date&UTC Band Mode Call QTH Grid Power
Out		 Ant/Rig

                    Notes

New Grid New
state		 New Country
1 1-Dec-2002 0650 2M JT44 W5UN Mt. Pleasant,
TX 		EM23mg 150W 1x 10el
FT-847
Preamp

1st Contact on EME. Moon at AZ=90, EL=40. 
-17db best sig here
-26 there

1 1 1
2 15-Apr-2003 0422 2M JT44 W7FG BARTLESVILLE OK EM26bq 150W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

Great signal here!

 2 2 x
3 04-May-2003 1920 2M JT44 S52LM SOLKAN, Slovenia JN65tx 150W 12x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

5441 miles, 8756km

 3 x 2
4 08-May-2003 0433 2M JT44 W5UN Mt. Pleasant,TX EM23mg 150W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

2nd with W5UN
Tnx Dave!

 x x x
5 12-May-2003 0408 2M JT44 W7FG  BARTLESVILLE OK EM26bq 150W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

2nd with W7FG

x x x
6 01-Jun-2003 1744 2M JT44 K6MYC FRIANT, CAL DM07db 150W 2x3WL 10el
FT-847

No preamp
Best -21,
Tsky 594 DGrd -5.89

4 3 x
7 08-Jun-2003 2151 2M JT44 SP2OFW Poland JO93ac 150W 2x3WL 10el
FT-847

Best -20. Tsky 286, moon at 5-7 degrees Dgrd -1.94 db 0.69

5 x 3
8 08-Jun-2003 2330 2M JT44 KB8RQ SAINT PARIS OH EM79sv 150W 2x3WL 10el
FT-847

-12 best
Sig avg. -15.

6 4 x
9 09-Jun-2003 0007 2M JT44 WB9UWA NORMAL IL EN50kk 150W 2x3WL 10el
FT-847

sync=0 Clip=3 for half of decodes

7 5 x
10 09-Jun-2003 0017 2M JT44 KJ9I OCONOMOWOC WI EN53qc 150W 2x3WL 10el
FT-847

-16, fast QSO

8 6 x
11 21-Sep-2003 1829 2M JT44 KB8RQ SAINT PARIS OH EM79sv 150W 2x3WL 10el
FT-847

2nd contact
1934 miles
Good signals.

x x x
12 28-Sep-2003 2208 2M JT44 N5BLZ CYPRESS TX EL29ew 250W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

Put AM-6154 online

 9 x x
13 11-Oct-2003 0450 2M JT44 KB8RQ SAINT PARIS OH EM79sv 250W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

3rd contact
-14 best
Tsky=370 db=-2.08 Dgrd=-4.23

x x x
14 13-Oct-2003 0504 2M JT44 RK3FG Chimki, Russia (European) KO86hp 250W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

Very quick - good sigs

 10 x 4
15 14-Oct-2003 0358 2M JT44 RN6BN KRASNODAR, Russia KN95LC 250W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

-17 sigs, 5921 miles/9545km
Very fast QSO.

11 x x
16 19-Oct-2003 0739 2M JT44 RN6BN KRASNODAR, Russia KN95LC 250W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

2nd QSO
-15 and -17 sigs,
5921 miles/9545km. Very fast QSO.

x x x
17 27-Nov-2003 1654 2M JT44 W5UN Mt. Pleasant,TX EM23mg 250W 2x3WL  10el
K2+XV144
Preamp

3rd QSO with Dave 1st EME with K2/XV144

x x x
18 30-Nov-2003 0326 2M JT44 N1KI Kingston, TN EM75su 250W 2x3WL  10el
K2+XV144
Preamp

Phil's state #41

 12 7 x
19 01-Dec-2003 0042 2M JT44 WA8CLT  Columbus, OH EN80la 300W 2x3WL  10el
K2+XV144
Preamp

 

 13 x x
20 12-Dec-2003 0859 2M JT65 K2TXB Vincentown, NJ FM29pt 300W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp		   14 8 x
21 14-Dec-2003 0756 2M JT65 S52LM Slovenia JN65tx 300W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

2nd QSO

 x x x
22 14-Dec-2003 0822 2M JT65 KD3UY GLENWOOD MD FM19lg 300W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

 

 15 9 x
23 26-Dec-2003 2307 2M JT44 N9LR DUNLAP, IL EN50du 300W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

 

 x x x
24 28-Dec-2003 2305 2M JT65 AA7A SCOTTSDALE, AZ DM43ao 300W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

Fast QSO, -20 sigs, dgrd -2.97,
skytemp 313

 16 10 x
25 29-Dec-2003 2319 2M JT65 K9MRI MARKLE, IN EN70iu 300W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

-19 best.

 17 11 x
26 31-Dec-2003 2317 2M JT65 W7GJ FRENCHTOWN, MT DN27ub 120W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847

Great sigs
No mast preamp
-21 best

18 12 x
27 02-Jan-2004 2237 2M JT65 DF2ZC  KOBLENZ, Germany JO30rn 120W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847

No preamp.
Dgrd -4.67,
Tsky 405

19 x 5
28 10-Jan-2004 0706 2M JT65 ES6RQ Estonia KO28wa 150W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847

No preamp.
Best -22dB

20 x 6
29 10-Jan-2004 0844 2M JT65 DK8ZJ Germany JO54ag 140W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847

No preamp
Best was -17
Tsky 223,
Dgrd -2.07

21 x x
30 11-Jan-2004 0548 2M JT65 PA0JMV Netherlands JO21pm 150W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847
Preamp

mast preamp repaired.
4.7KW ERP.
Tsky 267
Elev 10-20deg,
Dgrad -2.52

22 x 7
31 24-Jan-2004 2311 2M JT65 KB8RQ SAINT PARIS, OH EM79sv 100W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847

ARRL VHF Contest QSO

 x x x
32 24-Jan-2004 2342 2M JT65 W5UN Mt. Pleasant,TX EM23mg 100W 2x3WL  10el
FT-847

ARRL VHF Contest QSO

x x x
33 28-Mar-2004 0020 2M JT65 I2FAK Italy JN45ob 200W 2x3WL  10el
K2+XV144
Preamp

DUBUS contest

 23 x 8
34 18-Apr-2004 1630 2M JT65 I2FAK Italy JN45ob 220W 2x3WL  10el
K2+XV144
Preamp

2nd QSO
-14 best.
Tsky 322.
Dgrd -3.41

 x x x
35 02-May-2004 2M JT44 KB8RQ SAINT PARIS OH EM79sv 300W 2x3WL  10el
K2+XV144
Preamp		 First CW EME QSO x x x
36 05-May-2004 2M JT65 W7EME McCall, Oregon Cn85fd 300W 2x3WL  10el
K2+XV144
Preamp		 Best -22dB 24 13 x
37 05-Sep-2004 70cm JT44 HB9Q Switzerland JN47cg 80W 2x21el
preamp
FT-847
HL-90U Amp		 First 432 EME QSO. Switched to 7/8" coax since attempt in August.  Best sig -11db. 

25

x

9
38 09-Oct-2004 2M CW IK3MAC Italy   300W 2x3WL FT-847
Preamp		 ARRL EME Contest

26

x

x
39 09-Oct-2004 2M CW W5UN Texas EM23mg 300W 2x3WL FT-847
Preamp		 ARRL EME Contest 

x

x

x
40 09-Oct-2004 2M JT65 HB9Q Switzerland JN47cg 300W 2x3WL FT-847
Preamp		 ARRL EME Contest, Best -17

x

x

x
41 10-Oct-2004 2M JT65 ON4IQ Belgium JO20ar 300W 2x3WL FT-847
Preamp		 ARRL EME Contest 

27

x

10
42 24-Dec-2004 2M JT65 RA3AQ Moscow, Russia KO85je 300W 2x3WL FT-847
Preamp		 Best -24

28

x

x
43 31-Dec-2004 2M JT65 DL8GP Germany JN39lh 300W 2x3WL FT-847
Preamp		 Best -24

29

x

x
44 27-Jan-2005 2M JT65 ON4GG Belgium JO20ar 300W 2x3WL FT-847
Preamp		 Best -19

x

x

x