Re: My September Adventure plan
Got it.....Joe?
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-------- Original message -------- From: W6ABM <arsw6abm@...> Date: 8/10/23 6:05 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: Re: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] My September Adventure plan
We’ll be using 1296 MHz. The signal coming back from the moon is quite small.? People are making contacts with multiple yagi antennas in phase.
If you can see it, you’re in the footprint! Just lacking the preamps and yagis.
There’s a reason we’re on a sixty foot dish.
Ev Curry? On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 17:59 Joe Kelly < joekelly@...> wrote: Ev,
I've never made an EME contact but I'm assuming that it is similar to a satellite contact. With satellite contacts the return signal has a predictable surface area on earth. When we operated on Norfolk Island iur signal was picked up locally and at some distance. What is the predicted surface area on earth with an EME? Could Mack or I pick it up?
Joe
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-------- Original message -------- Date: 8/6/23 5:21 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] My September Adventure plan
I am a member of the Front Range 6 Meter Group.? They have a connection to?The Deep Space Exploration Society?and?Plishner Radio Telescope?at Haswell, Colorado. They operate a 60 foot radio telescope.
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They are holding an event on Saturday, September 16 at the telescope.? I've received an invitation to operate off the moon (EME) during that event.? I'd never be able to do that with anything I own!
I’ll share more on our zoom call.
Ev
Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this: The Radio Act of 1912, 111 years ago, was the beginning of U.S. federal licensing of amateur radio operators and stations. I have held one of those licenses for 67 years.? ? ? ? ? ? -- Ev Curry
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Re: My September Adventure plan
We’ll be using 1296 MHz. The signal coming back from the moon is quite small.? People are making contacts with multiple yagi antennas in phase.
If you can see it, you’re in the footprint! Just lacking the preamps and yagis.
There’s a reason we’re on a sixty foot dish.
Ev Curry?
On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 17:59 Joe Kelly < joekelly@...> wrote: Ev,
I've never made an EME contact but I'm assuming that it is similar to a satellite contact. With satellite contacts the return signal has a predictable surface area on earth. When we operated on Norfolk Island iur signal was picked up locally and at some distance. What is the predicted surface area on earth with an EME? Could Mack or I pick it up?
Joe
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-------- Original message -------- Date: 8/6/23 5:21 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] My September Adventure plan
I am a member of the Front Range 6 Meter Group.? They have a connection to?The Deep Space Exploration Society?and?Plishner Radio Telescope?at Haswell, Colorado. They operate a 60 foot radio telescope.
?
They are holding an event on Saturday, September 16 at the telescope.? I've received an invitation to operate off the moon (EME) during that event.? I'd never be able to do that with anything I own!
I’ll share more on our zoom call.
Ev
-- Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this: The Radio Act of 1912, 111 years ago, was the beginning of U.S. federal licensing of amateur radio operators and stations. I have held one of those licenses for 67 years.? ? ? ? ? ? -- Ev Curry
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Re: My September Adventure plan
Ev,
I've never made an EME contact but I'm assuming that it is similar to a satellite contact. With satellite contacts the return signal has a predictable surface area on earth. When we operated on Norfolk Island iur signal was picked up locally and at some distance. What is the predicted surface area on earth with an EME? Could Mack or I pick it up?
Joe
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-------- Original message -------- From: W6ABM <arsw6abm@...> Date: 8/6/23 5:21 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] My September Adventure plan
I am a member of the Front Range 6 Meter Group.? They have a connection to?The Deep Space Exploration Society?and?Plishner Radio Telescope?at Haswell, Colorado. They operate a 60 foot radio telescope.
?
They are holding an event on Saturday, September 16 at the telescope.? I've received an invitation to operate off the moon (EME) during that event.? I'd never be able to do that with anything I own!
I’ll share more on our zoom call.
Ev
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Just passing this along for a chuckle or three,
Mac
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September Meeting Via Zoom
Gentlemen
Good to see and talk with each of you today.?
We set our next face-to-face (ZOOM) meeting for September 20/21 Meeting.
August ZOOM?Meeting:???? Wednesday September 20 (Joe/Mac/Ev) and Thursday September 21 (Peter)
Pacific Time, PDT ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??Wed, September 20 at 3:00 pm PDT
NZ Daylight Time, NZST ? ?????? Thu, September 21 at 10:00 am NZST ? ?
Corresponding UTC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wed, September 20 at 22:00 ? ? ? ? ???
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Topic: HAM ADVENTURERSJoin?Zoom?Meeting?2023?PEI September 2023?MeetingMeeting ID:?LINK TO?ZOOM?MEETING
Ev W6ABM
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Re: My September Adventure plan
for todays zoom meeting.....joe
-----Original Message----- From: < [email protected]> Sent: Aug 6, 2023 5:21 PM To: < [email protected]> Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] My September Adventure plan
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I am a member of the Front Range 6 Meter Group.? They have a connection to?The Deep Space Exploration Society?and?Plishner Radio Telescope?at Haswell, Colorado. They operate a 60 foot radio telescope.
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They are holding an event on Saturday, September 16 at the telescope.? I've received an invitation to operate off the moon (EME) during that event.? I'd never be able to do that with anything I own!
I’ll share more on our zoom call.
Ev
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Re: Reminder: We meet this week
EV,?a few more slides on Costa Rica
-----Original Message----- From: < [email protected]> Sent: Aug 6, 2023 5:18 PM To: < [email protected]> Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] Reminder: We meet this week
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REMINDER
We’re scheduled to meet on Wednesday/Thursday this week.
Wednesday, August 9 at 2200 UTC.
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My September Adventure plan
I am a member of the Front Range 6 Meter Group.? They have a connection to?The Deep Space Exploration Society?and?Plishner Radio Telescope?at Haswell, Colorado. They operate a 60 foot radio telescope.
?
They are holding an event on Saturday, September 16 at the telescope.? I've received an invitation to operate off the moon (EME) during that event.? I'd never be able to do that with anything I own!
I’ll share more on our zoom call.
Ev
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Reminder: We meet this week
REMINDER
We’re scheduled to meet on Wednesday/Thursday this week.
Wednesday, August 9 at 2200 UTC.
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MEETING August 9/10, 2023
Gentlemen
It was great to have all of us on screen yesterday.? Some good discussion and planning took
place.? It was helpful for each of us to be able to indicate "probable availability" for each of
2024, 2025, and 2026.
Thanks, MAC, for sending the Costa Rica DX Lodge information. Joe is going to follow it up.
I'll continue with Roatan and PEI.? Peter is working with his contacts for the Chathams. MAC
has a friend doing recon about THE US VI status.
We set our next face-to-face (ZOOM) meeting for August 9/10 Meeting. Peter: Note hour earlier time for you.
August ZOOM?Meeting:???? Wednesday August 9 (Joe/Mac/Ev) and Thursday August 10 (Peter)
Pacific Time, PDT ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??Wed, August 9 at 3:00 pm PDT
NZ Daylight Time, NZST ? ?????? Thu, August 10 at 10:00 am NZST ? ?
Corresponding UTC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wed, August 9 at 22:00 ? ? ? ? ???
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Ev W6ABM
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Re: Costa Rica Operations
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On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 6:59?AM Joe Kelly < joekelly@...> wrote: Sounds good Mac. Ev do you want to check on the Costa Rica QTH? If not I'll gladly do it. Then you can concentrate on the Roatan QTH.? Or do do both.
Joe?
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-------- Original message -------- Date: 7/6/23 9:40 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: Re: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] Costa Rica Operations
I’ll let you or Ev do the footwork on Costa Rica. I think Jason may have another video from Costa Rica in his youtube list too. He’s a bit rough around the edges but does offer some good nuggets every so often.
Mac On Jul 6, 2023, at 11:13 AM, Joe Kelly < joekelly@...> wrote:
Mac, that's a wealth of info on the DX QTH in Costa Rica. The video was helpful. The ownermust put up towers based on requests and fees paid. Are you going to contact the owner or should I or Ev do it? Thanks for finding that!
Joe
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-- Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this: The Radio Act of 1912, 111 years ago, was the beginning of U.S. federal licensing of amateur radio operators and stations. I have held one of those licenses for 67 years.? ? ? ? ? ? -- Ev Curry
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Re: Costa Rica Operations
Sounds good Mac. Ev do you want to check on the Costa Rica QTH? If not I'll gladly do it. Then you can concentrate on the Roatan QTH.? Or do do both.
Joe?
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-------- Original message -------- From: Mac - WT4BT <wt4bt@...> Date: 7/6/23 9:40 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: Re: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] Costa Rica Operations
I’ll let you or Ev do the footwork on Costa Rica. I think Jason may have another video from Costa Rica in his youtube list too. He’s a bit rough around the edges but does offer some good nuggets every so often.
Mac On Jul 6, 2023, at 11:13 AM, Joe Kelly < joekelly@...> wrote:
Mac, that's a wealth of info on the DX QTH in Costa Rica. The video was helpful. The ownermust put up towers based on requests and fees paid. Are you going to contact the owner or should I or Ev do it? Thanks for finding that!
Joe
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Re: Costa Rica Operations
I’ll let you or Ev do the footwork on Costa Rica. I think Jason may have another video from Costa Rica in his youtube list too. He’s a bit rough around the edges but does offer some good nuggets every so often.
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On Jul 6, 2023, at 11:13 AM, Joe Kelly < joekelly@...> wrote:
Mac, that's a wealth of info on the DX QTH in Costa Rica. The video was helpful. The ownermust put up towers based on requests and fees paid. Are you going to contact the owner or should I or Ev do it? Thanks for finding that!
Joe
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Re: Costa Rica Operations
Mac, that's a wealth of info on the DX QTH in Costa Rica. The video was helpful. The ownermust put up towers based on requests and fees paid. Are you going to contact the owner or should I or Ev do it? Thanks for finding that!
Joe
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-------- Original message -------- From: Mac - WT4BT <wt4bt@...> Date: 7/5/23 7:39 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] Costa Rica Operations
Should have posted this here before re: Chris Drummond's Costa Rica operations. I "think" he was down there prior to 2015 but not sure. I know he was down there at least twice more after the 2015 trip. Whether all the trips were at Las Villas del Guayabo or not I have no idea. I came across the below video shortly after it aired and I did some research on going down there, but other things took precedence. It is a beautiful country and we loved rambling about in it, even if we did have to make the concerted effort to "avoid all contact, including eye contact with Jane" Goodall. "Joe, here is one video snippet.
Location was "Las Villas del Guayabo" which in the foothills of Miravalles volcano (about an hour’s drive north east of the Liberia, Costa Rica).
link:
<https://www.livefromthehamshack.tv/2015/11/27/episode-25-dxpedition-to-costa-rica/>
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All the older expedition stuff from Chris seems to have vanished but I know Chris and some others were down there using TI7/homecalls several other years. Last was 2018 I think.
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Here is the link to the ‘contest station’ at Guayabo:
<https://www.lasvillasdelguayabo.com/contesting>
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This page also has all the info needed for customs and SUTEL as well as fillable forms to make it easy.
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Caveat: Guayabo is not near the beach but it is pretty high up on the NE side of the volcano. I don’t remember if that’s the one we climbed up to but couldn’t see the crater due to all the steam/fog/cloud. Nice country nonetheless.
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Mac
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Re: Costa Rica Operations
This is the place I spoke about. ?Joe, Alaska Air serves Liberia airport.
I know that they make equipment available by arrangement. They have towers for use, too.
Ev
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Should have posted this here before re: Chris Drummond's Costa Rica operations. I "think" he was down there prior to 2015 but not sure. I know he was down there at least twice more after the 2015 trip. Whether all the trips were at Las Villas del Guayabo or not I have no idea. I came across the below video shortly after it aired and I did some research on going down there, but other things took precedence. It is a beautiful country and we loved rambling about in it, even if we did have to make the concerted effort to "avoid all contact, including eye contact with Jane" Goodall. "Joe, here is one video snippet.
Location was "Las Villas del Guayabo" which in the foothills of Miravalles volcano (about an hour’s drive north east of the Liberia, Costa Rica).
link:
<https://www.livefromthehamshack.tv/2015/11/27/episode-25-dxpedition-to-costa-rica/>
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All the older expedition stuff from Chris seems to have vanished but I know Chris and some others were down there using TI7/homecalls several other years. Last was 2018 I think.
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Here is the link to the ‘contest station’ at Guayabo:
<https://www.lasvillasdelguayabo.com/contesting>
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This page also has all the info needed for customs and SUTEL as well as fillable forms to make it easy.
?
Caveat: Guayabo is not near the beach but it is pretty high up on the NE side of the volcano. I don’t remember if that’s the one we climbed up to but couldn’t see the crater due to all the steam/fog/cloud. Nice country nonetheless.
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Mac
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Re: MEETING Today July 5/6
I’ll have the ZOOM up early…20-30 minutes in advance.
Ev W6ABM
written from Kona, Hawaii
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Re: MEETING Today July 5/6
I'll be there at 3PM.......Joe
-----Original Message----- From: < [email protected]> Sent: Jul 5, 2023 9:35 AM To: < [email protected]> Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] MEETING Today July 5/6
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REMINDER WE MEET TODAY... July 5/July 6 Meeting.
July ZOOM?Meeting: Wednesday July 5 (Joe/Mac/Ev) and Thursday July 6 (Peter)
Pacific Time, PDT ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wed July 5 at 3:00 pm PDT
Hawaii Time, HST? ?????????????????? Wed July 5 at Noon HST
NZ Daylight Time, NZDT ? ?????? Thu, July 6 at 11:00 am NZDT ? ?
Corresponding UTC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wed, July 5 at 22:00 ? ? ? ? ???
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REMINDER WE MEET TODAY... July 5/July 6 Meeting.
July ZOOM?Meeting: Wednesday July 5 (Joe/Mac/Ev) and Thursday July 6 (Peter)
Pacific Time, PDT ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wed July 5 at 3:00 pm PDT
Hawaii Time, HST? ?????????????????? Wed July 5 at Noon HST
NZ Daylight Time, NZDT ? ?????? Thu, July 6 at 11:00 am NZDT ? ?
Corresponding UTC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wed, July 5 at 22:00 ? ? ? ? ???
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Re: JULY MEETING (RE-DO of June 28/29)
I'd sent a separate query about Chilean licensing, just answered my ow question.
From ARRL VEC as regards the IARP (reciprocal privileges):
"Classes of License or Permit. There are two classes of IARPs. Class 1 requires knowledge of the international Morse code and carries all operating privileges. Technician, General, Advanced or Extra class US licensees proficient in Morse code qualify for Class 1. CITEL has not issued directives on what is required to prove competence. Be prepared, if asked, to demonstrate Morse code proficiency. For foreign amateurs, Class 1 is equivalent to our current Amateur Extra Class. Class 2 does not require knowledge of telegraphy and carries all operating privileges above 30 MHz. US licensees not proficient in Morse code qualify for Class 2."
So, Joe, you'd better practice at least sending & receiving your callsign and the CE0 (Easter Island) and CE1 (Chile) identifiers (grin) Plus the slash (dah di di dah dit).
Mac
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Ev W6ABM McMinnville Oregon