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10,368 MHZ - EME

   10-GHz EME Station Details:












  Above are photos of the 2.4m dish that I plan to use for 10,368 MHz EME.  It was originally 
  part of a ku-band shipboard VSATsatellite data terminal which cost $100K.  I bought it in 
  1996 surplus for $100, which included delivery.  It is mounted on a 7-foot wide by 16-foot 
  long 4,000 lb. steel skid and enclosed in a 14-foot geodesic radome.  I am removing the 
  radome, since access to the feedpoint is very difficult due to the close fit of the dish 
  to the inside of the radome. 


























 











  March 2010 Update:  
  I decided to abandon my efforts toward 10-GHz EME and have sold both my LNA and the 50w TWTA.  The dish
  is for sale (see details under For Sale link).

  September 2006 Update:
  
  The 2.4 meter dish was moved to the new QTH (9/21/2006).  We hired a large boom truck to remove the
  top half of the geodestic dome (which had previously been cut with a skill saw and knife) and then 
  lifted the dish assembly up from the base and placed it on a temporary wooden frame.  This was set in
  the rear of my pickup for moving to our new home.  The boom truck then set the dish on the ground
  adjacent to where the 2 meter EME tower is to be installed.  There is small window looking southwest
  that will permit the dish to be tested after the az-el system is made functional.  Eventually, the
  dish be mounted on a short tower (see drawing, above) at another location of the  property where
  there is a small view thru the trees toward Anchorage that may permit terrestrial microwave use of
  the dish. 
  
  Photos:  (click to see larger image)
  1- Top comes off (note rider), 2- Dish comes out, 3- Guiding the dish onto the truck bed, 4- Boom Truck
  5- Moving the dish, 6- Dish on pickup, 7- Unloading, 8- Temp location
 






























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    The next four photos are of my 50 watt 10-GHz TWTA.


    Top view.














    Heat sink.








    Power Supply and end view.





















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