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From: Moon-net-bounces@nlsa.com [mailto:Moon-net-bounces@nlsa.com]On Behalf
Of al_ward@agilent.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 5:58 PM
To: Moon-net@nlsa.com; rmg@clarc.org; ntms@itexas.net; microwave@wa1mba.org
Subject: [Moon-net] OK1UWA and W5LUA 24 GHz EME QSO

Hello

On September 24 at 1400 UTC OK1UWA and W5LUA completed the first ever 24 GHz
EME QSO between the 2 countries. This was Josef's first 24 GHz EME QSO and
he was my third initial on 24 GHz. Signal report at W5LUA was "M" copy while
I was "M" to "O" copy at OK1UWA.

We had tried several times in August but no success. OK1UWA was able to hear
me but I could not hear OK1UWA. This was our second sked this month which
ended up with a success.

Josef's station is a 3 meter prime focus dish with 35 watts at the feed,
vertically polarized.

My station is a 3 meter prime focus dish with 70 watts at the feed,
horizontally polarized to account for the spatial offset between NA and
Europe.

Best 73

Al W5LUA

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(Copy from OK1DFC QSP)

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