The purpose of this article is to provide radio amateurs with enough background information to understand the technical challenges involved in smallstation digital eme on the 144 and 432 mhz bands. I made my 1st moon bounce eme contact today june 17, 2018 using a. Today on hamradiocomms i show my portable eme setup that i setup each time i want to make a contact. Radio amateurs first succeeded with eme communication in 1960. It looks like this is going to be an excellent radio for satellite, eme, and other weaksignal work on the 2 m, 70 cm, and 23 cm bands. Moonbounce information, audio files, toplist and activity schedules. In the past i have been an active radio amateur callsign oz9aar. Among those featured in the video is the rsgb vhf manager john regnault g4swx. Is ft8, a new digital technology, poised to kill off ham radio.
Scientists and the military experimented with moonbounce in the 1950s. We have gathered study materials for the beginner, radio and antenna packages for the newly licensed and specialized equipment combinations for more experienced hams trying a new system or a new facet of our great hobby. You stand a good chance of finding something useful. Apr 01, 2020 the opportunity is provided by ariss amateur radio on the international space station, an association that includes nasa, the center for the advancement of science in space, the american radio relay league, the radio amateur satellite corporation, and space agencies in canada, japan, europe, and russia. The current release version of ham radio deluxe is v6. Nov, 2019 the ic9700 is a new vhfuhf radio that is based upon the software defined radio sdr platform that icom uses in the ic7300 and ic7610. Recent advances in amateur equipment have brought eme even closer to the mainstream of amateur radio.
Moonbounce eme propagation for ham radio electronics notes. The sma version if you are interested in learning more about the hb9bbd lna for sale click here. A transceiver is capable of operating on amateur band 2 meter and is also capable of transmitting high power. Ah6le, 2m eme, sequencing and radio modifications for eme. May 23, 20 eme moonbounce antenna for bouncing radio signals off the moon and back to earth up to 12,000 miles away. If you have already worked some kind of digital communications rtty, packet, psk31,etc you will possibly be able to use the same interface for the wsjt program, and you could skip this step. Compare the best free open source windows ham radio software at sourceforge. Af9y, moonbounce and very fine astronomy, combined with spectrum analysis and image processing.
On the downloads page you can find a copy of the 2014 radcom article on eme. Ham radio deluxe hrd a suite of windows programs providing cat control for commonly used transceivers and receivers. Join katie wy7yl on her tour of one of our ham radio outlet flagship superstores in beautiful plano, texas. This video demonstrates how a poorly designed flatscreen tv and power supply can affect our wonderful ham radio hobby. On request of a new 23cm eme enthusiast in greece the hb9bbd lna for 23cm has been delivered with nconnectors from suhner. If your answer is yes then, believe it or not, you are capable of making a qso with ea6vq and other stations using the moon as a reflector.
Is moonbounce an esoteric mode beyond the reach of most amateurs. I was active on both the hf bands from 40m to 10m and on 144 and 1296 mhz eme moonbounce with many different antenna systems, some small and some large. Eme moonbounce antenna for bouncing radio signals off the. He will be giving a talk titled introducing moon bounce at 7. Ham radio deluxe software radio amateurs best asset. In some cases, you may need to pick up new software or another radio, antenna, or accessory, but in many cases you already have the tools you need to get started. Normally the js65 variant within the wsjt software suite is used and this provides some considerable advantages. This page is aimed mostly at the newcomers to ham radio and aspiring amateur radio operators. It is intended to be highly generic presenting the user to the same graphical user interface regardless of which radio is being controlled. The wsjt screen has been designed for amateur radio moonbounce, eme and as and even provides moon direction information. Meet professionals whose careers have been influenced by being a ham radio operator.
Ham radio equipment for beginners at dx engineering. Ham radio the virtual engineer broadcast engineering. Suggested configurations, approximate costs and operational. Ham radio software has, for many of us, become a new hobby within our amateur radio hobby.
Ham radio uses shortwave frequencies these bounce off the ionosphere to come back to earth, which is the whole point of shortwave and ham radio. It is ultrahigh freq that is used to communicate with the moon landings and. Giant metrewave radio telescope an tenna at pune, maharashtra, india. Further your own interests in wireless communications. Do you have a directional antenna, a 2m ssb transceiver with 50 w output and a pc. New software for vhf meteorscatter communication qst december 2001, pp. Free, secure and fast windows ham radio software downloads from the largest open source applications and software directory. Moonbounce for the rest of us, part 3 of 3, introduces first steps to take in 144 mhz eme operation.
Magnum experimentum antennas, experiments, engineering and other articles of interest to radio folks. Eme is the art of bouncing radio signals off the moon. Patrick barthelow, a ham radio operator for 40 yea rs c. Wsjt is an ideal and the most widely used format for ham radio eme moonbounce contacts. May 28, 20 the first thing you should note from the table is that the moon rises later and later each day. If you have never connected your pc to the transceiver then you will need some kind of interface to connect them. International journal of advanced research in computer science and software engineering 43. Eme ham radio moon bounce radio links category is a curation of 42 web resources on, moonbounce operations, weak signal vhf by tim marek k7xc, eme in alaska. Nov 02, 2018 it is popular to blame new technology for killing things. Earthmoonearth communication eme, also known as moon bounce, is a radio communications technique that relies on the propagation of radio waves from an earthbased transmitter directed via reflection from the surface of the moon back to an earthbased receiver. Ham radio deluxe software the radio amateurs best asset. Integrated software for logging, rig control, digital modes, satellite. In these pages you can read a very brief introduction to moonbounce, view some photos of my eme mast and aerials and see a list of my 2m eme contacts together with a few of the qsl cards which i have received. This means that if you cannot adjust your antenna in elevation andor wish to take advantage of any ground gain described later by operating at moonrise or moonset you will be doing it anywhere from approximately 30 to 60 minutes later each successive day depending on the day of the month.
Most fun in ham radio is making rare, unusual, or difficult contacts. To retrieve your new key, visit the following website to check for your replacement key. As the moon travels around the earth in a cycle of about 28 days different parameters tells us what days are good and what days are bad. College students and educators american radio relay league. Radio tools and utilities for amateur radio operators category is a curation of 74 web resources on, attendance management system, ham radio fonts slash zero and morse, qso relay. Receiver of the transceiver must have high sensitivity and narrowband filter.
What you need is ultrahigh frequency radio that goes through the ionosphere to reach outer space. The arrl collegiate amateur radio initiative cari was established to support and promote amateur radio among students and ham radio clubs at colleges and universities. Since the first successful amateur radio twoway eme earthmoonearth or moonbounce communications in the early 1960s, eme has been regarded as the pinnacle of technological challenge as well as an activity requiring substantial financial resources. Cn8li with his first steps on 144 mhz with jt65b ct1dmk, eme, technical data and radio astronomy dc6uw, 1296 mhz eme with a 6m solid dish. Moonbounce is generally speaking not done every day of the year. This website will provide you with moon calendars that provide detailed information about moon data and published activity events. The sma version if you are interested in learning more about the.
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