SETI League EME (Moonbounce) Station

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

• Frequency Standards: Efratom Rb module; Trimble Thunderbolt courtesy Art Lange (W6RXQ)
• Synthesizer:  Maxim evaluation board for cellphone synthesizer with substitute VCO
• IPA: Down East Microwave, Steve Kostro (N2CEI)
• 500 W Amplifier: Kuhne Electronic in Germany
• Controller/RF Multiplexer: H-P 3488A
• Amplifier Power Supply: Pair of Sorensen DCS 20-150

Antennage

• Tower:  40-foot high Rohn
• Antenna:  Dual quad helices by Dave Clingerman (W6OAL)
• AZ/EL Rotator:  Yaesu G-5600B
• Feedline:  Cellwave hardline

Instrumentation

• Frequency Counter:  H-P 5334B
• Power Meter:  Rohde and Schwarz NAP, Bird 43
• Spectrum Analyzer: HP 8568A with GPIB control for automatic daily check
• Fluke DVM to monitor power supplies
• "LabJack" interface to rotator and thermal monitor

Computation

• Web server computer:  Random PC
• PC tracking computer:  Random PC

Software

• Moon tracking software:  Northern Lights Software NOVA, Mike Owen (W9IP)
• Beacon control software: by WA2IKL in Visual Basic with National Instruments IEEE-488
• 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