[Texas Fossil]

I have been in some very interesting RF sites over the years. Many of my Ham friends when I lived in NM worked at the labs or the military bases. Very good techs and engineers.

Great community.

I got the tour of the lab at the VLA site in Datil, guided by one of the engineers. Have been at Goldstone. Often thought it would be great to go to
Arecibo, Puerto Rico and see the Observatory. Never had the opportunity.

One of my neighbors in OK was a well known EME operator. He had a 38 ft dish in his front yard. He was a great machinist, necessary for home brew microwave transmitters and receivers. More plumbing than wiring. hee hee hee

He and some friends went to National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Greenbank AK and tried to make the first EME contact on 10 GIG. They had equipment problems (mechanical) and were beat out by another group soon after their attempt.

[JRandomFreeper]

Never done EME. I have listened in on the Space Station. For ham radio, I always like 6 meters and 160. Built a 6 meter solid state, 50mw, CW xceiver in an Altoids can, and worked field day with it, back when 6 was wide open (and there were sunspots).

In my early years, I did ECM kind of stuff enlisted and DOD(in NM, go figure). But that was long before I became a cook.

/johnny