From 13 to 18 of October DXPedition 3DA0EME will QRV from Swaziland on 6m, 2m, 70cm, 23, 13, 9, 6 and 3cm. Great choice, but as far, as I can operate EME only on 2M and 70cm, these two bands are most interesting for me. On 2M they have 4×9 el. H-pol, and on 70 cm 2×28 M2 yagi.

It was hard for me to complete Polarity offset, during first 4 hours was changed from -875 degrees! Sometimes I can see theirs trace only V-pol, sometimes H-pol.  I spent nearly 5 hours, before QSO was complete. They answered me one time, but did not get RO from me. So, I continued to call and was happy to get OOO again. This time we completed very quick!

Unfortunately, I even did not saw trace on 70 cm. So, only one band yet, but hope for 70 cm too.

Yes!! This morning was very easy QSO with 3DA0MB on 432.090. They answered me from my first call. His signal was -21 db, I;ve got -26 db.

Thus, I’ve got DXCC No. 167 (grid # 980) on 2M band and DXCC No. 52 (Grid #213) on 70 cm.

Thanks, Team!

LB6GG Hans will run portable EME on 144 MHz from two locations in KQ50
square, during late summer and autumn of 2017. He intent to start around July 20-22 and will be QRV until November 20 – depending on weather conditions. 
This will be a “QRP” expedition.
PWR around 450W into 2 x 2.4wl DK7ZB. Rx: LNA NF=0.5 dB

Hans was started, as expected, 21st of July. Conditions were poor enough after strong Aurora last night, but he completed his firsts EME QSO from KQ50kg square. His signal on my screen was very variable: from -23 to -27 db (rarely) to -30/31 db the most time.
I was unlucky at his first day.
Next day (22nd of July) was more successful for me: after his trace become solid on my screen, I called him and got immediate answer! 

This QSO gave me grid # 968 0n 2 M band.

The group of Slovenian HAMs (S50P, S57C, S53RM, S57VW, S55OO) made a short 2m EME dxpedition. 144 MHz only, but in very interesting way: they will TX i.e. 144.105 horizontally and 144.145 vertically 1st period. Only one polarization QSO will be made.
I tried to listen on both QRG, but can hear 4O3EME only on 144.143 and H-pol.
Good signal and easy QSO. It was not new DXCC ornew grid for me. Just a new EME initial from rare country.

The well known “X-Team” ( DF2ZC, Bernd and DH7FB, Frank) made another great EME DX-pedition to a Republic of Cape Verde. They are planned to be active for 4 days (since 30th of April till 3rd of May). Mainly on 144 MHz EME.
I was lucky to work themes on the first day. Easy QSO as they are great operators!
Thus I’ve got DXCC # 164 on 144 MHz.
But team has intention to activate 70 cm also with a small setup. Let’s see…