My first time hearing my echos was pretty thrilling too. So was working W5LFL
in Columbia and having him say, "N7WS, the loudest signal we've heard in the
spacecraft" and then later getting to meet him in person.
Wes N7WS
On 9/14/2018 2:27 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
Mine was the first time I transmitted my call with the antenna array aimed at
the moon, switched to receive, adjusted the VFO frequency a bit, and heard my
own call come back. Yep, some 2.56 seconds delay, a frequency shift of about
-200 Hz due to Doppler, and from a distance of 239,000 miles one way, or
478,000 miles round trip. Sweet! Then much later and as the station
improved, on SSB I transmitted "HELLO MOON", switched to receive and tweaked
the VFO a bit and heard "HELLO MOON" come from the receiver. I suppose one
could consider this somewhat of a 2 way QSO with myself. One other occurred
while working a station about 250 miles away on VHF and via EME. I heard
his tropo signal, and then his moon signal, shifted in time and frequency. And
likewise he heard mine. Now would this be considered one QSO or two? With my
59 years of ham radio in my log, I still find ham radio fun and enjoyable.
Much thanks to Elecraft today, and the friends I've made along the way.
73
Bob, K4TAX
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