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<H1>KP4AO Arecibo Report</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Joe Taylor K1JT</STRONG> has provided a report on
the memorable KP4AO amateur radio moon bounce operation from the Arecibo
Observatory in Puerto Rico.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>He writes</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>I'm home again, but not yet unpacked and
re-organized...</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Many thanks to all stations we worked from KP4AO -- and our
apologies to the many more who called without completing a QSO. The Arecibo
telescope's short moon windows were frustrating for all, ourselves
included.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The "wall" of stations calling was simply incredible. A
rough estimate suggests that we may have worked something like 20% of the
callers potentially workable on SSB, 10% of those workable on CW, and only a few
percent of those workable on JT65. I guess we'll have todo it again, in
due course...</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>From memory: our log shows nearly 240 completed QSOs with
some 57 DXCC entities, in a total of 8 operating hours. Later, when I have the
log in front of me and get caught up at home, I'll be able to report breakdowns
of SSB, CW, and JT65B QSOs and say something about the QSO rates in each
mode.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>We made recordings of the whole 432 MHz EME sub-band for
for most of the time KP4AO was on the air. In due course it will be possible to
"tune the band" carefully, many times, picking out callsigns. If/when this is
done, I'll be happy to post a list of received callsigns.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Here's a request for all:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>1. If you worked us with a setup significantly smaller than
is normally required for EME, please send me a short note describing your
antenna, receiver, and Tx power.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>2. If you copied us with a small setup, please send me
details on your antenna and receiver.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>I know we worked and were heard by some pretty small
setups, and I'd like to document some of them for a write-up in QST.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Many thanks, and see you on the moon!</FONT></P>
<P><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma>73, Joe, K1JT</FONT></STRONG></EM></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Members of the Arecibo Observatory Amateur Radio Club who
constructed and operated the KP4AO station for this event:<BR>Angel,
WP3R<BR>Pedro, NP4A<BR>Angel, WP4G<BR>Jim, WA3FET<BR>Joe, K1JT<BR></FONT><FONT
face=Tahoma>Additional guest operator: Pat, Joe, K1JT<BR></FONT></P>
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