EME Expedition

EME and LF Bands Dxpedition in Los Baños

Update 13th March, Expedition now QRT.

The EME operation took place in Splash Mountain Resort, Los Baños (locator PK04nc), Philippines from March 10th to March 12th 2006. This operation was a forerunner of the planned re-visit to Spratly Islands later this year. There was a well-attended seminar on EME on Sunday, and all present were greatly impressed. The seminar was sponsored by PARA and the Makiling Amateur Radio Society.

Operation from Los Baños was on 50/144MHz EME, and low band 160/80m, using the callsign DZ1JP. Involved are members of FEDXP and other Japanese groups, with the co-operation of MARS (Makiling Amateur Radio Society), DX1MK.

The 144MHz part was quite successful with many contacts made, but 50MHz was plagued with Sporadic E openings to JA as well as interference from Chinese tv signals centered around 49.750. The sidebands were very strong in the 6m band.

Operation on Top Band was around 1.828MHz

QSL cards: HF via JA1HGY, and EME qso via JA1RJU

Equipment:

144MHz : 2 x 13ele (3WL) full elevation antennas with FT-847 + preamp, power output 400W.

50MHz : 1 x 7ele (1.5WL) maximum 80 degrees elevation with Ft-920 +CA50T PREAMP AND VL1000 (1kW)

The 50MHz equipment was the same as setup in KHØ/KH2K in May 2005.

This Dxpedition was made possible through the efforts of: Makiling Amateur Radio Society (DX1MK); Mayor George T. Berris (DU1GT); DU1OIL; Splash Mountain Resort; Far East DXploiters; JA1BRK, JA1RJU, JA4DND, JF1IST, JF2XGF; Philippine Amateur Radio League (DX1L), Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA), DU1EV.

2006 is Philippine-Japan Friendship Year as declared by a Presidential Proclamation issued by the President of the Republic of the Philippines. We are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations with Japan. Mabuhay!