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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana> Andy
Kissack,
GD0TEP
Willem, ZS6WAB</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>RADIO RECORD: THE FIRST 4 METER EME CONTACT
CLAIMED<BR><BR>It could be a world record on the 4 meter band. This, as
<STRONG>Andy Kissack, GD0TEP</STRONG>, on the Isle on Man reports on a Earth -
Moon - Earth or EME contact which that he says could prove to be a
first.<BR><BR>Andy says on his website that following tests carried out by
himself and GD4GNH back in 2006, he finally found a suitable station to try for
an EME contact on the 4 meter band. As a result, Andy and <STRONG>ZS6WAB
in South Africa</STRONG> tried an EME sked on Friday evening, February
13th. </FONT><FONT face=Verdana>Unfortunately, his mast mounted transmit
and receive relay failed due to water ingress.<BR><BR>Their 2nd try was the
morning of <STRONG>February 15th</STRONG>. Visibility of the Moon at
Andy's location came at 00:38 UTC and at 01:34 he received his first moon
echo. About a minute later, Andy and ZS6WAB completed what both
operators believe to be the world's first 4meter EME contact using thelow
noise JT65a digital mode.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Screen shots of the QSO are on line at <A
href="http://www.gd0tep.com">www.gd0tep.com</A>. <BR><BR>Fonte: VHF
Reflector</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>