I have been playing with a new Triquint ULNA device (TQP3M9036). It
Shows a lot of promise. It is like a MAR or MSA device in that it is
50ohm in and out. and has a claimed NF about .4db nf ( their numbers).
I have built several pramps to test them and have gotten even better
than they claim and they cover 50-1296 with ease and NF is .4ish or
below. The S11 and S22 are both great and the OIP3 is +35db also
...very nice device. It has great promise as a good terrestrial LNA.
Preamps are foolproof to build and would cost under $50 if all the best
quality parts are used.
Just for information only ...
Pete WA2ODO
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Sri I made, at least a mistake, I send it again.
Hi all,
Very interesting answers. I come from Sats world, where the Doppler
is a serious issue and it is so quick that it is impossible to work
JT65.
I will speak thinking in one carrier. Sats need to receive in only
one fix frequency (it is an active RX with a wideband), if the Sat
receives a carrier in this frequency then it will be repeated. The
signal TX from the Sat will be in one fix frequency. So people who
work Sats must correct its TX frequency (according with actual
Doppler) to reach the sat in its fix frequency, in the same way
because of the Sats will repeat this signal in a fix frequency, people
must correct its RX frequency (according with actual Doppler).
This way of dealing with Doppler is very interesting because NOBODY
KNOWS the Doppler of the other stations and nobody needs to know it,
we only need to know our own Doppler.
If we would use this agreement to EME communications we will always
speak about the frequency we hit the Moon, in other words the
frequency which the Moon hear us and repeat our signal.
The actual EME software shows us the Doppler as the sum of the Doppler
effects to reach the Moon and to receive the bounce signal, so Moon
will receive us at ½ Doppler announced, the other ½ effect will appear
after de bounce.
I will try to set a couple of examples.
1.- We will agree to hit the Moon in 1296.070. This is the frequency I
will announce in the log. In our software the dates will be:
*Self Doppler
+3KHz
*DX Doppler
-2KHz
The sign that the software shows will aplly to RX frequency and the
opposite to the TX frequency, and always ½ magnitude on each one.
Both of us must deal with Doppler, each one must do their task to hit
the moon in the agreed frequency and to receive the bounce according
our Doppler. Then we must set on our transceivers:
*Me
TX: 1296.070 -1.5KHz = 1296.0685MHz
RX: 1296.070 +1.5KHz= 1296.0715MHz
*DX
TX: 1296.070 +1.0KHz = 1299.071MHz
RX: 1296.070 -1.0KHz= 1296.069MHz
Each station who sees the post will act only according its own
Doppler. Don´t mind where is the DX station.
2.- In this case I see a signal in my receiver in 1296.070. What
kind of pair of frequencies I must set (I know nothing about the DX
station I have still decode nothing), I only know me own Doppler, and
it is +2KHz. I must hit the moon in the same frequency that my
partner:
TX: 1296.070 -1.0KHz = 1296.069MHz
RX: 1296.070 = 1296.070MHz
WE WILL NOT NEED TO KNOW NO MORE THAN OUR DATES.
I haven´t spoken about what frequencies will be the echoes (both
echoes), to make the understanding easy.
As a drawback we should change our habits, we should always use the
RIT as follow:
TX: The frequency we choose plus the opposite sign of Doppler and ½
Doppler magnitude.
RIT: the sign of our Doppler and ½ Doppler magnitude.
Although at first glance it seems not to be interesting in 144MHz but
we will always hit the target in whatever band, even in 144MHz.
Somebody can tell that they need a computer, to do JT65 of course, if
you do CW surely have a smart phone with the proper software to know
your own Doppler or you can print it before.
If I made some mistakes let me know.
It is my 2 cents.
Juan Antonio
EA4CYQ
Anybody using a 144 mc LNA device called ALN0140WT ?
Specs look very interesting .. but are they for sale ???
73's Rick ,PA1BVM
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Hello moonbouncers,
There was very nice CW activity during ARRL contest this year (on all bands except 2m from US) and it is unfortunate I did not have a lot of free time for it.
I also “worked” JT65 logger eme (I thought: who is going to find out anyway??) and apart from constant chatter I also found JAMMING.... a lot of Jamming, even from its own creator!!?
Check a small part of it from N0UK logger:
11/19 17:04 VE3KH you being jammed by K1JT and W6YX (W7IUV Larry WA DN07dg 216.215.40.193)
11/19 17:05 Why Larry .... they on 142 also? (VE3KH Kevin ON FN03aj 24.141.203.45)
11/19 17:06 They are calling me to get a contest poitn and it ain't gonna happen!! (W7IUV Larry WA DN07dg 216.215.40.193)
11/19 17:08 Thansk Larry 73 ... Yes, I have been jumped by a quite a few stations (VE3KH Kevin ON FN03aj 24.141.203.45)
11/20 17:47 Also hr k1jt calling me -22 but not ans him (KN4SM/5WL/KW Jerry VA FM16qt 24.241.251.86)
11/20 18:02 Contest = reduced courtesy! (K5DOG/2M Stevedog NM DM52xw 65.127.140.122)
11/20 18:04 Yes, K1JT and W3SZ can hear on gold tooth. (K5DOG/2M Stevedog NM DM52xw 65.127.140.122)
One thing I wouldn’t regret missing on EME is JAMMING!!!
GL 73, Petros SV3AAF
Hello all
It has been a topic here about 3 to 4 weeks ago.
Despite all I bought the largest off those Rotator.
The Big RAS/HR
After I received it I did connect all the cable.
The rotator works fine. I can controll the rotator with MD-01 controll box.
Then we connected USB and all the sudden the elevation readout startet
on counting down.
Even when the rotator turned up it counted down.
Trying to find the problem. (Testing cables, connections etc)
all the sudden AZ is now also only counting up. left or right no diffrence.
As well the newly installed LAN modul is not working.
The programm is seen the controller but those not communicate with it.
Can someone give a hint where I should start looking for the fault.
Is the fault in the hall sensor or is it in the controll box
as there is not schematic available, I can not search for the fault.
And sending the rotator trough half off europe doesn't make sense either.
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vy 73 de Michel
HB9JAW
Hi Everyone,
Just FYI, I've added a new post to my ongoing radio blog, this one
about my experiences optimizing a small 144MHz station for EME. As
many of you know, I've been on the moon less than a year now, so I'm
still learning as much as I can. Since things to be working well (as
of this morning, 115 EME initials), I thought it might be useful to
share the things that have really seemed to help make contacts.
Here's the list:
http://kb5wia.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-checklist-for-optimizing-small-144mhz.…
Maybe this will help some others who are just getting into making
contacts via EME. Comments and feedback welcome.
73 de Dave KB5WIA
Last moonpass was dedecated to 1296 MHz.
In the afternoon we did setup the yagi and the station outside, this time
we got some unusual 'expedition problems' wich had te be solved. we are
complete out of spare parts and use whatever we find to fix things.
At the end of the moonpass we had 20 stations in the 1296 log, many usual
qso parters where not qrv but it was good to see some small stations in the
log. what say from PA3FXB with 3.5 mtr dish and PA7JB with 200 watt and a
2.4 mtr dish, together with PA0BAT, DF3RU and DJ9YW makes the score 3-2 for
the Netherlands, Rene win and Hermann have to do water the garden.
Next moonpass is 13 cm
We start at 0300 UTC and we will be at 2320.090 (if that freq is clean) and
we will be in the first minute.
We will call in JT65C but can answer other modes as well.
Listening at our own (calculated) echo's, so please correct your tx freq to
our rx freq.
For doplercontrol we use a new program made by Rene and last night it
turned out to be very usefull, every 57th second of the minute the programm
adjust the rx freq to the dopplershift, so we rx always at our echo.
For USA we want to try if we can RX at 2304 but we did not test that yet.
Lets hope some stations will find the way to our log.
We will be at HB9Q logger for last minute freq change and confirmation of
qso's
QSL via PE1L
Hermann and Rene
ps We got some requests for more photos, that will be done in the next days.
