Thursday, March 18, 2010

Expedición EME a Islas Maldivas, 8Q

Del 23 al 31 de Marzo 8Q7QQ activo en 50, 144 y 432 EME.

PROBABILIDADES DE QSO EN 50 MHz

EA via directa: muy bajas, prácticamente nulas, alguna posibilidad desde EA8 por propagación ecuatorial.

Por via EME: mínimo 2 antenas enfasadas de 6 elementos y elevación pues ellos solo trabajarán con la luna en el horizonte.

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MOONBOOUNCE from MALDIVES ISLANDS (8Q7/MJ64je) Google MAP Mark (KMZ File)
As well the Team will try to setup a MMMonVHF DXBlog to spread their latest News.


QTH:
Island of Velidhu, Ari Atoll (MJ64je)

Date:
We arrive on the island March 21st. Once there we will start to build the 4 stations. We expect to be QRV from
March 23rd moon-rise to March 31st moon-set. On April 4th we will be flying back to HB9.

Team:
HB9QQ Pierre, HB9CRQ Dan, HB9EHJ/DL3OCH Bodo and DL2NUD Hermann and Silvana (XYL of Dan)

Call:
All operators will have a 8Q7 license and call. We expect to use 8Q7QQ on all the bands.

Frequencies:
50.183 JT65A, 144.111 JT65B, 432.090 JT65B, 1296.090 JT65C - 8Q7 always TX 1st!
We will check the frequencies when we are there and we will confirm at the VHF DX Portal MMMonVHF

Equipment:
50: 7el yagi, 400W, preamp
144: 14el cross-yagi, 500W, preamp
432: 38el yagi, 400W
1296: 59el yagi, 90W

Operating schedule:
144: every day from moon-rise to moon-set
50: moon-rise (up to 20deg) and moon-set (from 20deg), days will be announced when there
432/1296: we will announce the days when there, we expect to be QRV one day 432 and the next day 1296 and so on.
We will limit our activity to 4-6 hours per day, the times will be announced when there.
During the weekend of March 27/28 we will be running as many bands and hours as we can.
Schedule will be announced no later than March 26th.

CW:
We will QSY to CW if we hear a station calling us. Random only. We may use another call on CW, be careful!

Internet:
There is public internet access in the lobby of the resort. We will be publishing the list of stations worked on a daily base
at MMMonVHF and we will use the MMMonVHF DXBlog for communication (confirm frequencies, announce activity times
and any important news). Please do not send any e-mails to the individual e-mail addresses of the team members!

QSL:
Direct to HB9Q, P.O.box 133, CH-5737 Menziken, Switzerland
Please include self-addressed-envelope and IRC or 2$.
Donations are welcome and will be used for the 2011 DXpedition (very nice DXCC in Africa).

SOURCE: tnx to Dan, HB9CRQ, direct to MMMonVHF

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