Re: [EVGRAY] Moonbounce

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Hi Warren,

Had a nice ionospheric bounce going. I assume you were using CW on the
ICOM correct or did you maintain a voice skip?  Cool rig what was the
input power?


On 6/6/2018 11:24 AM, Warren Keillor [email protected]
[EVGRAY] wrote:
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> Mick
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> I don't know a lot about RF, though I am an advanced Canadian Ham.
> I managed to keep a schedule with another vessel, on 80 meters, that
> was in the South Pacific, while I was in the Eastern Caribean, using a
> hundred watt ICOM 735 and about a 65 ft long wire antenna strung in
> the rigging, with a Diwai mannual tuner.
> Time of day, sun spots, and Russian 1000watt rude fishing boats did
> play a factor on our weak signals.
> Cheers Warren
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>     On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 12:19 PM, [email protected] [EVGRAY]
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>     https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/ham_radio/amateur-propagation/moonbounce-propagation-eme.php
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>     Here is a link for ham radio folk about EME or moonbounce radio. 
>     The path loss in best case scenarios is very high.
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>     Can someone who knows more RF electronics theory such as Ole or
>     Hector please comment as to how this is overcome with 1000 watt
>     input transmitter when the maximum theoretical S/N ratio and 252
>     db PL should require transmitters larger than AM radio stations.
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>     I must be missing something.  Also checking the amateur radio
>     sites for an answer.
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>     Thanks,
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>     Mick
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