K 7 A D - DN06ID

7,748Kms

December 1st 2006 on my Moonset, with the Moon at 366,388Kms away.

I didn't have a sked planned with Gayland, we just got chatting on the Internet on ON4KST just before my Moonset and agreed to try. I started calling first period on 50.195 at 00.45.00 with the moon around 21 degrees elevation.

Gayland decoded me almost straight away, but I didn't decode his OOO's until 01.49.00 just over an hour later as my Moon reached 9.8 degrees. The as you can see from my decoded date below, and Gaylands screen shot we completed in 6 minuets for a new grid square and new USA state for me.

Gayland uses 4x M2 6M7's with a hombrew 2x 8877 amp and 1 5/8 Heliax.

014900 7 -24 3.9 7 2 # G8PL K7AD DN06 OOO 

015002 Transmitting: RO 

015100 7 -27 7 42 RRR 
 
015200 Transmitting: 73 

015300 4 -29 7 43 73 

015400 Transmitting: 73 TNX GAYLAND

EME CONTACT No.11