76 GHz QSO over a distance of 133,6Km
(a report from Wolfgang Hoeth, OE3WOG und Rudi Wakolbinger, OE5VRL)
OE5VRL/5 and OE3WOG/P have succsessfully completed a 76 GHz SSB QSO on Thursday, April 09. 2009 over a distance of 133,6km. This QSO breaks the 1995 IARU 1 record between HB9MIO/P and DK4GD/p over a distance of 114km.
The details:
date: 2009.04.09
time: 08:02h UTC
frequency: 76.032,230MHz
path length: 133,6km
modulation: SSB
rapport: 53 to 54 (both)
• OE3WOG/P
location: Hocheck (OE3)
ASL: 1.037m + 15m lookout tower
locator: JN77XX
TX output: 500micro Watt (ESB)
RX NF: 15db (DSB)
antenna: 70cm Parabol, (KEPS)
IF: FT790RII (modified)
temperature: +12C°
visibility: 10 to 20km (ground fog)
• OE5VRL/5
location: Kammerschlag, (OE5)
ASL: 860m
locator: JN78DJ
TX output: 1,2mW (DSB)
RX NF: 15db (DSB)
antenna: 47,4cm Parabol, (homemade)
IF: FT290
temperature: +15C°
humidity: 57%
visibility: 10 to 20km (ground fog)
A video sequence of this QSO is available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUqXGD44FQEThe author can be reached at:
oe3wog@oevsv.at• Pictures:
pic 1: path profile JN78DJ zu JN77XX
pic 2: OE5VRL/5 in JN78DJ
pic 3: OE5VRL/5, 76 GHz equipment & antenna
pic 4: OE5VRL/5, transverter in place
pic 5: OE3WOG/P, 76 GHz equipment & antenne
pic 6: OE3WOG/P transverter in in place
pic 7: lookout tower on Hocheck mountain (JN77XX)
pic 8: OE3WOG/P, antenna alignments on 24 & 47 Ghz
pic 9: OE3WOG FT790RII, front
pic 10: OE3WOG FT790RII, rear
