Ham radio software has, for many of us, become a new hobby within our amateur radio hobby. The current release version of ham radio deluxe is v6. However radio amateurs took up eme communication as a hobby. Ham radio covers a lot of ground, but traditional ham radio is operating a station on the hf bands 3. The highly secure design of software becomes worthless because the usability of software is very low. Eme ham radio moon bounce radio links category is a curation of 42 web resources on, moonbounce operations, weak signal vhf by tim marek k7xc, eme in alaska. Skywave linux is a 64 bit live system providing installed and configured software for accessing software defined radio servers locally and on the internet. If you are wondering what amateur radio is about, its basically a two way radio service where licensed operators throughout the world experiment and communicate with each other on frequencies reserved for license holders. Because the metadata related to these scanned books are often done outside the library or cataloging industries, finding material can be more difficult. Moonbounce weak signal and astrophotography by mike cook. In these pages you can read a very brief introduction to moonbounce, view some photos of my eme mast and aerials and see a list of my 2m eme contacts together with a few of the qsl cards which i have received. Radio amateurs first succeeded with eme communication in 1960.
Moonsked software macintosh, windows and linux moonbounce moon tracking and scheduling software lcd clock macintosh and windows utility showing time in utc or local icom pcr programming the control protocol revealed astronomy articles telescope building, comet and aurora photos. Also includes a link to help you identify the sounds of ham radio digital communications signals. It is ultrahigh freq that is used to communicate with the moon landings and. Earthmoonearth communication eme, also known as moon bounce, is a radio. Moonbounce for everyone courtesy of the arecibo radio. The entire ham radio community experiences otherwise im afraid. Description wsjtx implements communication protocols or modes called ft4, ft8, jt4, jt9, jt65, qra64, iscat, msk144, and wspr, as well as one called echo for detecting and measuring your own radio signals reflected from the moon. May 28, 20 the first thing you should note from the table is that the moon rises later and later each day. Developed by steven k9an and joe k1jt the name ft8 st. In this case the stations used wsjt, a computer program made for.
Wsjtx weak signal communication, by k1jt offers specific digital protocols optimized for eme moonbounce, meteor scatter, and ionospheric scatter, at vhfuhf, as well as for lf, mf, and hf propagation. Dxzone amateur radio software an exhaustive directory of amateur radio software. I will just not buy ham radio applications that use that scheme. Patrick barthelow, a ham radio operator for 40 yea rs c. Hackrf one from great scott gadgets is a software defined radio peripheral capable of transmission or reception of radio signals from 1 mhz to 6 ghz. New digital modes gain traction for moonbounce, but.
Typical applications include meteor scatter, eme moonbounce, and qrp communication at hf. To retrieve your new key, visit the following website to check for your replacement key. The moon bounce technique was developed by the united states military in the. Ham radio deluxe software the radio amateurs best asset. Integrated software for logging, rig control, digital modes, satellite. Mrp40 is a powerful and highlyeffective ham radio software program that decodes received cw audio that has been fed to a computers sound card. For transmitting cw, the program encodes keystrokes from the computers keyboard. New software for vhf meteorscatter communication qst december 2001, pp. Home wsjtx wsjt map65 wspr simjt program development references support. Moonbounce information, audio files, toplist and activity schedules. Ham radio uses shortwave frequencies these bounce off the ionosphere to come back to earth, which is the whole point of shortwave and ham radio. Some of the definitions may vary slightly from those published elsewhere. In these pages you can read a very brief introduction to moonbounce, view some photos of my eme mast and aerials and see a list of my 2m eme contacts together with a few of the qsl cards which i have received on the downloads page you can find a copy of the 2014 radcom article on eme.
A small, inexpensive moonbounce antenna system for 144 mhz. If your answer is yes then, believe it or not, you are capable of making a qso with ea6vq and other stations using the moon as a reflector. The deutscher amateur radio club darc this year is honoring 35 years of software defined radio sdr technology with special call sign and special dok. Post navigation radio interest soaring in wake of covid19 pandemic.
You have landed on the site of amateur radio station gm4jjj, the home of. The yaesu brand is well known among ham radio aficionados and is synonymous with premium quality ham radios. And chances are you will also need a very good receiving preamp. Ham radio software collections category is a curation of 17 web resources on, ham 2 os2 and amateur radio, m1fxy colin. Recent advances in amateur equipment have brought eme even closer to the mainstream of amateur radio. This page contains a description of many of the popular hf digital modes software. The list and descriptions have been compliled from various sources and descriptions on the internet and the ham radio world and should be as up to date as possible. Suggested configurations, approximate costs and operational.
About getting started on eme the resource is currently listed in in a single category. Designed to enable test and development of modern and next generation radio technologies, hackrf one is an open source hardware platform that can be used as a usb peripheral or programmed for standalone operation. Msk144 and qra64 and qra64a are finding a home within the. International journal of engineering research and development eissn. Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of radio frequency spectrum for purposes of noncommercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, selftraining, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communication. Ft8 amateurham radio mode software support icq amateur. Moonbounce eme propagation for ham radio electronics notes. You then send that code to the software author, who then send a key based on the machine dependent code. Moon bounce or earth moon earth eme is an amateur radio. Scientists and the military experimented with moonbounce in the 1950s. Moonbounce weak signal and astrophotography by mike cook af9y. This is my first ever eme moonbounce amateur radio contact.
The program can decode fractionofasecond signals reflected from ionized meteor trails and steady signals more than 10 db below the audible threshold. Paul is a lm of arrl and also a member of the a1 operator club, qcwa, cw operators club and several other ham radio organizations. This entry was posted in am, fm, ham radio, news and tagged moon bounce, nasa, radio, radio waves, voyager 2 on march 19, 2020 by thomas. And a computer with an interface and the wsjt software, which you can download for free.
In december, joe taylor, k1jt, released the latest version 1. Earthmoonearth, also known as moon bounce, is a radio communications technique which relies on the propagation of radio waves from an earthbased transmitter directed via reflection from the surface of the moon back to an earthbased receiver. Giant metrewave radio telescope an tenna at pune, maharashtra, india. On the downloads page you can find a copy of the 2014 radcom article on eme. If you have already worked some kind of digital communications rtty, packet, psk31,etc you will possibly be able to use the same interface for the wsjt program, and you could skip this step. This is a nonexhaustive list of acronyms, abbreviations and conventions used in radcom at the bottom of the page you will also find some of the conventions used in gb2rs local news and radcom club calendar plus an explanation of common symbols used in radcom and other rsgb publications. This has brought forth a multitude of decoding software, some free, others not.
But, if you are a pro, feel free to explore this section of our website. Go out and buy a radio and a yagi beam and test out your theory yourself before you try to modify basic em theory. The development of communication satellites in the 1960s made this technique obsolete. The wsjt project currently includes five programs designed for amateur radio communication using state of the art digital techniques. Ah6le, 2m eme, sequencing and radio modifications for eme. Moon tracking software gives exact location, visibility of moon at both the stations. Ham radio operators starting using moon bounce sometimes called earth moon earth or eme back in 1953. Af9y moonbounce eme and astrophotography, fftdsp and weak signal software, image processing, draganfly helicopter, panasonic dmcfx07. It is intended to be highly generic presenting the user to the same graphical user interface regardless of which radio is being controlled. Digital modes are becoming more and more popular on the amateur bands. This program allows any licensed amateur radio user to connect and talk to another amateur.
It is designed to be lightweight, fast, and visually appeallng. As the moon travels around the earth in a cycle of about 29. Only using a element 432mhz yagi antenna and 80w of rf power. I made my 1st moon bounce eme contact today june 17, 2018 using a. It provides different modes adapted to different modes of propagation and bands. Paul bock, k4msg, has been licensed since 1957 and holds an extra class license. After roundtrip journeys of nearly half a million miles, even the most powerful signals generated by hams are exquisitely weak on arrival. Most fun in ham radio is making rare, unusual, or difficult contacts. Because of the equipment and expertise necessary for successful moonbounce operating, this facet of amateur radio has been traditionally confined to a small audience.
New digital modes gain traction for moonbounce, but occasionally show up on hf. From stationary multifeature communications equipment to portable devices, yaesu has consistently represented the best in communications equipment. Al parrish k1kkp made two 60 foot helix antennas in 1965 and worked moonbounce from peru, vt for vermonts first eme effort. This video takes you through every step of working amateur radio satellites, mainly amsats. What you need is ultrahigh frequency radio that goes through the ionosphere to reach outer space. Wsjt is a computer program used for weaksignal radio communication between amateur radio operators. Moonbounce, radio signals bounced off of the moon youtube. Ham radio operators starting using moon bounce sometimes called earth. Normally the js65 variant within the wsjt software suite is used and this provides some considerable advantages. Apr 01, 2020 the opportunity is provided by ariss amateur radio on the international space station, an association that includes nasa, the center for the advancement of science in space, the american radio relay league, the radio amateur satellite corporation, and space agencies in canada, japan, europe, and russia. Thirdly, buy a book on radio communications before you. Generally speaking eme communication is not possible round the year. Just one is moonbounce, and ham radio dx decided to replicate a feat many hams have done over the years.
Our ham station notes on the construction and operation of. Welcome to the world of high tech ham radio software. Unfortunately, we didnt make a contact in the video, but it. The purpose of this article is to provide radio amateurs with enough background information to understand the technical challenges involved in smallstation digital eme on the 144 and 432 mhz bands. If you have never connected your pc to the transceiver then you will need some kind of interface to connect them. The wsjt screen has been designed for amateur radio moonbounce, eme and as and even provides moon direction information. The ultimate guide to working ham radio satellites youtube. Lance, wa1jxn, now w7gj was third from bridgewater vt now, from montana, he is the undisputed 6 meter eme king.
Amateur radio ham operators utilize eme for twoway communications. Do you have a directional antenna, a 2m ssb transceiver with 50 w output and a pc. In the early days of amateur packet radio, it was necessary to use an expensive terminal node controller tnc with specialized hardware. Eme is the art of bouncing radio signals off the moon. A collection of books and text derived from the efforts of volunteers to make information as widely available as possible. The program was initially written by joe taylor, k1jt, but is now open source and is developed by a small team. Patrick barthelow, a ham radio operator for 40 years.
Since the first successful amateur radio twoway eme earthmoonearth or moonbounce communications in the early 1960s, eme has been regarded as the pinnacle of technological challenge as well as an activity requiring substantial financial resources. I was active on both the hf bands from 40m to 10m and on 144 and 1296 mhz eme moonbounce with many different antenna systems, some small and some large. Germany special event recognizes anniversary of sdr. Af9y, moonbounce and very fine astronomy, combined with spectrum analysis and image processing. Is ft8, a new digital technology, poised to kill off ham radio. Weak signal vhfdx, meteor scatter, ememoonbounce arrl. This software collection uses the xfce desktop environemt with menus customized for amateur radio use. This link is listed in our web site directory since tuesday mar 21 2000, and till today getting started on eme has been followed for a total of 4208 times. The decoded text is displayed on the computers monitor. He will be giving a talk titled introducing moon bounce at 7. The new amateurham radio digital mode, ft8 has attracted a lot of usages, including jt65 users. The american radio relay league arrl is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the u.
Amateur radio, ham, moonbounce, earthmoonearth, eme, yagi. Earthmoonearth, also known as moon bounce, is a radio communications. And running as much power out as you can will help tremendously too. Ve2zaz first eme moonbounce radio contact with hb9q. Moonbounce is generally speaking not done every day of the year. The moon bounce technique was developed in parallel by the united states military. This was an experiment using the hf active auroral research program haarp 3. Wsjt is an ideal and the most widely used format for ham radio eme moonbounce contacts. This page is aimed mostly at the newcomers to ham radio and aspiring amateur radio operators. Earth moon earth communication eme, also known as moon bounce, is a radio communications technique that relies on the propagation of radio waves from an earth based transmitter directed via reflection from the surface of the moon back to an earthbased receiver. As the moon travels around the earth in a cycle of about 28 days different parameters tells us what days are good and what days are bad.
Cn8li with his first steps on 144 mhz with jt65b ct1dmk, eme, technical data and radio astronomy dc6uw, 1296 mhz eme with a 6m solid dish. You stand a good chance of finding something useful. Ham radio deluxe software radio amateurs best asset. Fortunately software used for amateur radio eme moonbounce indicates this and. Among those featured in the video is the rsgb vhf manager john regnault g4swx. With this operating system, a person may tune shortwave broadcasts, amateur radio, aeronautical, maritime, or other signals received at remote servers around the world. In order to acknowledge the high importance of digital signal processing for. Grig is a simple ham radio control cat program based on the ham radio control libraries hamlib.
This means that if you cannot adjust your antenna in elevation andor wish to take advantage of any ground gain described later by operating at moonrise or moonset you will be doing it anywhere from approximately 30 to 60 minutes later each successive day depending on the day of the month. You can now get better results at lower cost by connecting your radio to the soundcard interface of a computer and using software to decode the signals. Experienced moonbouncers kindly provide this information to help their fellow amateurs. Earthmoonearth, eme or moonbounce is a form of radio propagation used by. He is currently active on cw traffic nets on hf as well as smallstation eme and other weaksignal modes on vhfuhf. Amateur radio digital software if youre a ham who happens to use one of the packages listed in this section, you may be surprised to learn that they will also decode hffax and sitorb sometimes also known as amtor mode b, amtor fec and navtex weather broadcasts. Nov 02, 2018 it is popular to blame new technology for killing things. Ham radio digital modes software list and descriptions. The main category is moonbounce that is about eme ham radio moon bounce radio links. Is moonbounce an esoteric mode beyond the reach of most amateurs. A small inexpensive moonbounce antenna system for 144 mhz effective performance with a small, lightwei ght antenna that can be built with hardwarestore materials and yet performs when the most elabor ate and expensive e. In the past i have been an active radio amateur callsign oz9aar. The moon bounce technique was developed by the united states military in the years after world war ii, with the first successful reception of echoes off the moon. The digital signal processing techniques in wsjt make it substantially easier for amateur radio operators to employ esoteric propagation modes, such as high speed meteor scatter.
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