Peter Cerveny
EA6ADW (EA6/DF5JJ), JM19LU, Balearic Islands/Spain
Operating periode 1992-1999.
First Earth-Moon-Earth-Radiostation (moonbounce)
on 70cm/23cm/13cm-Band from EA6.
432 MHz:
5.5m dish, f/d=0.22, horiz.polarisation, feed=1 wl ring-quad/refl.,
1500W TX-Power-Output (-0.5dB cable), LNA MGF1302 nf=0.3dB, G/T=6.5dB
1296 MHz:
Block diagram of station
5.5m dish, f/d=0.22, circ. or lin.hor/vert-pol, feed=VE4MA-horn + hybrid,
1000W TX-Power-Output (-1.0dB cable), LNA FHX35cavity nf=0.25dB
G/T=18.8dB, CS/G=8.0dB, own moon echos (BW=250Hz) 13-16dB S/N, with 10W "M"-Echos, with 3 - 5W detectable
smallest stations: wkd 2 yagis 1000W, 3m-dish 70W, copied 1.80m-dish 150W
Radiosources measured on 1296MHz:
Cassiopeia 1.0dB, Cycnus 1.0dB, Moon 0.7dB, Earth 8.0dB at 25°C, Sun 17.4dB at Flux 69 / 19.8dB at flux 120 (1998)
2304 MHz:
5.5m dish, f/d=0.22, feed=VE4MA-circular-horn,
150W TX-Power-Output (-1.6dB cable), LNA NE42484 nf=0.50dB
G/T=22.5dB, own echos 6-8dB, +RX-Converter 2320 + 2424 MHz
Moonnoise=0.5dB, Earth=7.0dB
10368 MHz:
3.7m Segment (mesh with 40% efficiency), Trvtr 0.80dB nf, 1W out, 25W-TWT
EME-standings: last update 14th. July 1999
All QSOs made in classic CW/SSB modes!
432MHz:
First QSO at 07. June 1992 , total 120 QSOs
#69 stations, 24 DXCC-Countries, 18 US-States, 66 Grid-SQRs, ODX 10522km,
1296MHz:
First QSO at 23. April 1993 , total 842 QSOs ( 40 in SSB), WAC 1996
#147 stations, 31 DXCC-Countries, 25 US-States, 106 Grid-SQRs, ODX 16348km
2304MHz:
First QSO at 02. April 1995 , total 11 QSOs ( 1 in SSB)
#9 stations, 8 DXCC-Countries, 1 US-State, 8 Grid-SQRs, ODX 8450km
EME Earth–Moon–Earth communication, also known as Moon bounce, is a radio communications technique that relies on the propagation of radio waves from an Earth-based transmitter directed via reflection from the surface of the Moon back to an Earth-based receiver.
Listing of all first ever EA6-DXCC-contacts via the moon.
Photogallery of my EME-Station.
EME-Station: 5.5m-Dish on 432MHz, 1296MHz,
2304/2320/2424MHz