Amateur Radio at the Deep Space Exploration Society

Amateur Radio at the Deep Space Exploration Society

The DSES amateur radio club call sign is K0PRT (PRT for Plishner Radio Telescope).  We are located in Grid DM88, which is a fairly rare location. In addition to our radio astronomy work, we use our 60 foot radio dish for ham radio EME moon bounce and tropospheric scatter.  We also operate on the HF and VHF ham bands with various antennas.

The amateur radio HF/6M Station is currently located in the underground bunker and includes equipment generously donated by Paul NO0T.  The setup includes an Icom 7300 transceiver, Palstar LA-1K amplifier and a Palstar HF Auto tuner.  In addition, there is an Airspy R2 SDR for 6M.  The station will be moved to the new building by the end of 2024, which will include an upgraded 6M Yagi and SteppIR HF beam.

The HF/6M station can be operated remotely by society members.

For EME activities, “Dianne” has been built, a self-contained 1296 MHz (23cm) transverter and 300 W amplifier which is mounted at the dish feed point.   This is coupled with an Icom 705 transceiver for analog and digital mode operation.

We periodically upload our logs to ARRL Logbook of the World.  We also respond to traditional QSL cards by mail.

If you contact us on the air and would like to receive a QSL card, please send a Stamped Self-Addressed (SASE) envelope, one that can hold a 4 inch x 6 inch card, to our address below.  Please include your QSL card if you have one, or the QSO information for verifying the contact.

Deep Space Exploration Society
4164 Austin Bluffs Parkway #562
Colorado Springs, CO 80918

K0PRT has a page on QRZ.com: https://qrz.com/db/k0prt.

 
HF/6M station
Operating EME

Updated August 29, 2024