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MICROWAVELENGTHS SUMMER MICROWAVE SEASON W1GHZ SUMMER IS THE TIME FOR
PORTABLE MICROWAVE OPERATION, WHEN MOUNTAINTOPS AND SEACOASTS ARE WARM AND
ACCESSIBLE, SO WE WILL DISCUSS OPERATING THIS MONTH AND GET BACK TO
MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS IN FUTURE MICROWAVELENGTHS.  MUCH OF THE
MICROWAVE ACTIVITY IS CENTERED AROUND THE CONTESTS, THE ARRL VHF QSO
PARTIES IN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER, THE ARRL UHF CONTEST IN AUGUST AND
PARTICULARLY THE ARRL 10 GHZ UP CONTEST IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.  THERE ARE
ALSO MICROWAVE ACTIVITY DAYS BILL SEABREEZE, W3IY SK, PROMOTED THE FIRST
SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH AS AN ACTIVITY DAY AND MANY MICROWAVERS CONTINUE
THIS TRADITION.  AN ACTIVITY DAY, OR JUST A PRE ARRANGED TEST, IS A GOOD
TIME TO GET OUT AND OPERATE, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER MICROWAVE BANDS,
WHERE CONTACTS CAN BE DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING.  THE DISHES FOR 47 AND
78 GHZ IN FIGURE 1 HAVE OPTICAL QUALITY SURFACES NEEDED FOR VERY SHORT
WAVELENGTHS AND ARE SO SHARP THAT A RIFLE SCOPE IS NEEDED FOR AIMING.
OPERATION DURING A CONTEST CAN BE HECTIC AT TIMES FIGURE 2 SHOWS SOME OF
THE OPERATORS ON MT WACHUSETT IN MASSACHUSETTS, A POPULAR SPOT FOR
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W4NKI/366 HB9AZO/344 JR1DUP/345 SV1RK/336 F6GUG/339 K9ECE/374 W4UM/344
JA1SVP/347 W1URV/343 JA9BFN/338 W9NB/351 N9EN/337 K3UA/350 W4PZV/361
HB9TL/382 JR3IIR/349 UA3CT/359 G0CGL/340 K9EMG/347 W4WM/349 JA2THS/343
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