EME or Earth-Moon-Earth contacts involve bouncing signals off the moon to make contacts. An EME station provides a means to make DX contacts using the VHF and higher bands. There are also some EME Contests in…
Source: EME Station 2.0 Part 1 – Goals and Station Design
We made some 2m EME contacts a while ago using the 2m antenna on our tower at about 112′. This experience created interest on my part in building a more capable EME station at some point in time. Well, the time has finally arrived.
The article above explains our goals, plans, and design of a new 2m EME station at our QTH. The article covers plans for a new tower, antennas, and an SDR-based receive system.
Our plans are to build an 80th percentile station that utilizes four large, dual-polarity antennas in an array. The station will use the JT65 digital protocol and will support adaptive polarity via MAP65. The new setup will utilize WSJT and MAP65 software created for EME use by Joe Taylor.
Our plans are to begin construction of our new EME Station later this week with a new 26′ Rohn 55G tower going in first. You can read all about our plans via the link above.
Fred, AB1OC