| VK3NX Australian Amateur Radio Station |
| EME PAGES |
| The links on this page are to pages involved with my "EME" activities. I am currently QRV on several bands from 432MHz through to 24 GHz. My various station setup for each band is described in each page. If you would like a sked then please email me! Sked Request: VK3NX |
| The "DISH" @2 |
| At the heart of my microwave EME operations is my 3.7m Joysat dish. This is a mesh covered dish and the spacing of the mesh is no wider than 4mm. As such even on 10 GHz there theoretically should be little difference between it and a solid dish. In practice I seem to be down a little bit from the theoretical gain on 10 GHz but have worked stations with as little as 10 W and a 2.4m dish. |
The mounting hub can be used
as a "Polar" mount or as an
"Azimuth - Elevation" mount. I
use the latter.
The dish and mounting hub have
a combined weight of
approximately 37 Kg. This
doesn't pose too much of a
mechanical problem to support.
Heavy duty actuators provide the
steering mechanism
as a "Polar" mount or as an
"Azimuth - Elevation" mount. I
use the latter.
The dish and mounting hub have
a combined weight of
approximately 37 Kg. This
doesn't pose too much of a
mechanical problem to support.
Heavy duty actuators provide the
steering mechanism
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| Gippstech 2007 Presentation (*.pdf) |
| Links to my EME Related pages |
| QRV on EME : 432 MHz - 24 GHz |
On 24 Ghz I use an Andrews 2.4m prime
focus dish.
The dish has very heavy reinforcing and has
proven to be very accurate on 24 GHz.
focus dish.
The dish has very heavy reinforcing and has
proven to be very accurate on 24 GHz.
