Club Program Ideas: Moonbounce

In this series on Club Program ideas, I’m providing possible programs for clubs to use in their meetings. You can find a full explanation of the approach in Club Programs – The Series.

Today’s program idea: Moonbounce.

Bouncing signals off of the moon and listening to them come back is a fascinating entry into Doppler shifts, weak signals, long distances, and knowing when the moon is available at your QTH.

Program ideas;

• Why the moon?
• How it works
• Building Antennas -- and rotors
• Software (WSJT)
• Frequencies to listen

Hams were working the moon long before astronauts landed there. It's time to brush up on how all that was done.

Scot, K9JY

Photo Credit: SV1BTR's antenna on Skynet