After the foundation of the VERONA DX TEAM, we are happy to announce our upcoming  EME activity from J5 Guinea Bissau. The EME operations are scheduled from 24 March to 6 April 2012.  In addition to VHF we are trying to be operative on UHF and 6 m too. The call will be J52EME, locator IK21dt. Simultaneously we'll be also active with an all-mode station on HF and 50 Mhz,  with the call J52HF. 144 MHz EME station setup: 2 x 8 Xpol abt 15 dBd LNA by WA2ODO (TNX Peter !) Amplifier ITB Italab Communications mod. COLIBRI’ VHF abt 1000 W (TNX Nico of ITB !) IC-7000, IC-706 Mk2G. 432 MHz EME: we have 2x18 el. LFA antenna home made abt 24 dBd LNA home made Amplifier ITB Italab Communications mod. COLIBRI’ UHF abt 600 W (TNX Nico of ITB !) 50 MHz EME: we have a 5 el. LFA antenna home made abt 8 dBd LNA MGF1302 home made Amplifier Acom 1000 Maybe we'll have the possibility of an internet connection. Freq TX-RX will be 144.130, 432.090, 50.200 and J5 will TX always on even period. Click here for some tips on how to have QSO with us The Team members will be I3LDP, I3VJW, IK3ESB, IK3IUL, IK3RBE, IK3VVD, IK3VZJ, IZ3BUR, IZ3STA. J52EME Team has tested with success its expedition VHF setup on 27 Aug using IQ3VO callsign, locator JN55LL. The station has operated with the setup we'll use at J52EME: same antennas, transceiver, cables, preamp, amplifier, etc. If IQ3VO was a new init for you, please hold your QSL and send it together with that of J52EME. This is our first EME expedition ! With the passing of time we hope to operate as well as the ATLETICO TEAM ! Thanks Renè (PE1L) for your support and hints, we are copying from you ! Give us a call on band ! 73 I3LDP  Lucio, and the Verona DX Team

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From Cumura we’ll try to operate 2 stations on the HF bands. One station will be active from  the Father Gianfranco J52OFM radio shack, equipped with a 3 elem. for 10/15/20 meters and  the other station will be field day style, with a home made spiderbeam for 20/17/12 meters (tnx  IK3JBP), which will be installed nearby. Dipoles and loops will be installed to cover the  remaining bands.  Operations will base mainly on RTTY and CW modes, but that does’nt mean that we will be not  active in SSB, we’ll be present in the CQ WW WPX SSB.  Considering that we have problems with mains supply at night, we'll have to make the most of  the openings offered by propagation during daylight hours.  We’ll try to favour QSOs with the countries most interested in the new one, if the propagation  conditions permit.  On the low bands we would like to satisfy everyone, but you must take into account that at the  moment we do not have a linear amplifier suitable for transport by air. Consequently, we have  temporarily excluded operations in 160 meters, waiting to solve the problem of the linear  amplifier. We’ll also operate on 6m, but only on sked to take advantage of the potential ES openings and  do not take time away from other bands.  The main purpose of our expedition is essentially humanitarian, as clearly shown in another  part of this site, but the involvement of amateur radio is particularly appropriate on this  occasion, not only for us that operate from Guinea-Bissau, but also for those who will be able  to have a QSO with a country among the poorest on earth.  Operators will be: I3LDP Lucio (SSB, RTTY), IK3IUL Silverio (CW, SSB, RTTY), IZ3BUR Livio  (SSB, RTTY), I3VJW Walter (CW, SSB, RTTY), IK3RBE Libero (SSB, RTTY), Milena IK3VZJ  (RTTY, SSB), Tony IK3ESB (SSB, CW, RTTY), Ilario IZ3STA (SSB, RTTY). For operations on 6  meters: I3LDP,  IK3RBE, IK3ESB and IZ3STA; only on sked.  RTX: Kenwood TS-590, ICOM IC-7000   PA: Acom 1000  Further operational details will be announced as we will have updated information from Father  Gianfranco J52OFM, our logistical support in J5.  These are the frequencies on which we’ll try to operate, call J52HF:  Band CW SSB RTTY 6m sked sked --------  10m 28020 28430 28080 12m 24895 24945 24920 15m 21020 21300 21080 17m 18075 18150 18100 20m 14020 14150 14080 30m 10105 -------  10140 40m 7020     7065 / 7160  7050 80m 3520 3780 3580