VP6 - Pitcairn Island
: fre apr 26, 2019 20:18
Hej
VP6R will be on 6M EME from grid CG44ww looking on the air for what W7GJ,
Lance, calls "Magic band lunies." W8HC and W0VTT will just do EME on 6,
not other popular EME bands, due to changes in gear and operator plans.
This will be in October, the best time for EME, with the "lowest degradation,
" excellent "moon windows with all continents." They hope simultaneous
operation on HF will not hurt their 6M receive.
The VP6R 6 Meter EME dates are October 21-27, October 18 to November 1 for HF,
with local moonrise on October 21 at 0915Z. They will have 1500 watts to a single 6M8GJ
Yagi with elevation, fed with LMR600 coax, JT65a with VP6R always transmitting first
sequence. Look for them on 50.200 MHz with 1271 hz offset (DF=0 on JT65a from WSJT 10.)
They will use the W7GJ EME DXpedition protocol, with a Flex radio.
With elevation, if you are horizon only they can match your moonrise and/or moonset.
All their moonrises will be over the ocean, so they will have a ground gain lobe between
zero and -2 degrees elevation. The antenna will be 750 above the ocean level.
They should be able to track the moon when it is above 17 degrees.
There is a slight rise from the QTH to the west so they likely won't be able to
see the ocean on moonset, with the lowest lobe at that time being around 7 degrees.
They will also be able to do FT8 and will be monitoring for TEP propagation.
73 Boye
VP6R will be on 6M EME from grid CG44ww looking on the air for what W7GJ,
Lance, calls "Magic band lunies." W8HC and W0VTT will just do EME on 6,
not other popular EME bands, due to changes in gear and operator plans.
This will be in October, the best time for EME, with the "lowest degradation,
" excellent "moon windows with all continents." They hope simultaneous
operation on HF will not hurt their 6M receive.
The VP6R 6 Meter EME dates are October 21-27, October 18 to November 1 for HF,
with local moonrise on October 21 at 0915Z. They will have 1500 watts to a single 6M8GJ
Yagi with elevation, fed with LMR600 coax, JT65a with VP6R always transmitting first
sequence. Look for them on 50.200 MHz with 1271 hz offset (DF=0 on JT65a from WSJT 10.)
They will use the W7GJ EME DXpedition protocol, with a Flex radio.
With elevation, if you are horizon only they can match your moonrise and/or moonset.
All their moonrises will be over the ocean, so they will have a ground gain lobe between
zero and -2 degrees elevation. The antenna will be 750 above the ocean level.
They should be able to track the moon when it is above 17 degrees.
There is a slight rise from the QTH to the west so they likely won't be able to
see the ocean on moonset, with the lowest lobe at that time being around 7 degrees.
They will also be able to do FT8 and will be monitoring for TEP propagation.
73 Boye