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SETI League EME (Moonbounce) Station
Credits
People
- Mike Crawford (WA2VUN) - Antenna installation
- H. Paul Shuch (N6TX) and Allen Katz (K2UYH) - Guidance
- Barbara Sarubbi - for graciously allowing us to use her Moon
Places
- Beacon location: the QTH of WA2IKL, Grid Square FN21pa
Things
Transmission
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Frequency Standards: Efratom Rb module; Trimble Thunderbolt courtesy Art Lange (W6RXQ)
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Synthesizer: Maxim evaluation board for cellphone synthesizer with substitute VCO
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IPA: Down East Microwave, Steve Kostro (N2CEI)
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500 W Amplifier: Kuhne Electronic in Germany
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Controller/RF Multiplexer: H-P 3488A
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Amplifier Power Supply: Pair of Sorensen DCS 20-150
Antennage
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Tower: 40-foot high Rohn
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Antenna: Dual quad helices by Dave Clingerman (W6OAL)
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AZ/EL Rotator: Yaesu G-5600B
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Feedline: Cellwave hardline
Instrumentation
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Frequency Counter: H-P 5334B
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Power Meter: Rohde and Schwarz NAP, Bird 43
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Spectrum Analyzer: HP 8568A with GPIB control for automatic daily check
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Fluke DVM to monitor power supplies
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"LabJack" interface to rotator and thermal monitor
Computation
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Web server computer: Random PC
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PC tracking computer: Random PC
Software
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Moon tracking software: Northern Lights Software NOVA, Mike Owen (W9IP)
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Beacon control software: by WA2IKL in Visual Basic with National Instruments IEEE-488
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Web software and web status pages: by WA2IKL in Rocky Mountain Spotted Basic
Companies & Organizations
- American Astronomical Society - Research Grant
- Central States VHF Society - Contribution
- EBay - For making it possible to get most of the equipment
- Eventide, Inc. - Miscellaneous equipment and support
- Hewlett-Packard (now Agilent) - For reliable, precise hardware
- Elgar-Sorensen - Outstanding support of their serious power supplies
- Trimble Navigation - Donation of GPS frequency and time standard
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