The Moon

This past week has been very productive in terms of 2m Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) QSOs. I’ve continued to use the WSJT Software to make Digital EME QSOs on 2m during both the ascending and descending periods of the Moon. To date, I’ve completed 30 QSOs and worked 16 countries on the 2m band using the Moon as a reflector. The countries and stations I’ve worked include:

• Australia (VK5APN)
• Estonia (ES3RF)
• England (G4SWX)
• European Russia (R3BM and others)
• Federal Republic of Germany (DM1CG and others)
• Finland (OH7PI)
• Italy (I2FAK)
• Japan (JE1TNL)
• Netherlands (PE1L)
• New Zealand (ZL3TY)
• Poland (SP4K)
• Republic of South Korea (HL5QO)
• Slovenia (S52LM)
• Sweden (SM5DIC)
• Ukraine (UT5UAS and others)
• United States of America (KB8RQ and others)

As you can see from the links to the QRZ pages for some of these stations, many have built fairly sophisticated EME systems.

I2FAK 16×19 EME Array

At this point, I have worked 4 of the 6 continents needed for a Worked All Continents Award via Digital 2m EME. I have set completing and confirming the needed contacts for this award as my next goal. EME contacts are great fun and the EME Ham community has been very helpful to me in getting started.

– Fred (AB1OC)