Ham makes EME contact with just 25 watts

Scarborough Evening News, UK, has announced that Angus Young, 42, a postal worker for Royal Mail from East Ayton believes he has set a new record after communicating with a radio ham in the USA via the moon, or EME as it is known.

He used a homemade antenna and the lowest amount of power ever recorded to achieve this communication – just 25 watts!

Overall, Angus estimated his signal covered more than 500,000 miles bouncing off the moon to reach his correspondent in Ohio. He said the received signal on CW was brilliant.

The previous UK record was 50 times what he used – 1250 watts! Angus said: “I am thrilled to have made the new record. Twenty-five watts is a very small amount of power, the same amount which is needed to light up a car tail-lamp.”

Regretfully, the newspaper did not mention the call signs of the amateurs involved and the date of the achievement.

Checks are currently being made to see whether Angus’ contact broke any international records

Source: Radio Bulgaria DX Programme, Scarborough Evening News

Why Angus is over the Moon - Scarborough Today http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/news/Why-Angus-is-over-the.3686368.jp

The call book entry for Angus Young M0IKB can be seen at http://www.eham.net/callbook/M0IKB