3.4 GHz
QRV CW
TX/RX 3400MHz, RX 3456 MHz (TX not allowed)
Equipment:
— Existing 4.5m solid dish (f/D= 0.42) extended to 6.1m (f/D=0.31)
by zinc-coated mesh (pitch 6.3 x 6.3mm, wire 0.6mm),
but extension illuminated only partly to optimize RX/TX performance, el-az mount
— square septum feed with OM6AA 3-collar choke
– TS790 + audio filter Timewave DSP 59+
– Transvertor 3.4GHz/145MHz (DB6NT design)
– LNA W5LUA (ATF36077) + LNA DH5FS (MGF4918D), NF≈0,6dB + RX relay
– SSPA 80W (EME license)
First QSO on 17.6.2007 with G3LTF
WAC MIX - 7.12.2015
WAC JT - 15.6.2018
WAC CW - worked Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. Still missing Africa.
| Mode | QSO | Initial | DXCC | Locator | Field | US State | WAC | CQ | ITU |
| ALL (CW/SSB/JT/QRA/Q65) | 455 | 97 | 42 | 78 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 18 |
| ANALOG (CW/SSB) | 401 | 85 | 33 | 67 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| DIGITAL (JT/QRA/Q65) | 54 | 42 | 31 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 |
