Ed Munn, W6OYJ
6255 Radcliffe Dr. , San Diego, CA 92122 w6oyj@amsat.org

Ed holds an Extra Class license and the call he first earned in 1951. He has a BSEE Degree from Stanford (1957), and retired in 1995 after 40 years as an engineer and manager with DoD. He has been a member of the San Bernardino Microwave Society since 1955, and the San Diego Microwave Group since 1986. His many phases of microwaving include the days of reflex klystrons, beer can polaplexers, Rockloc rigs, and the solid state era with Gunn diodes. Today, phase-locked CW/SSB rigs are the usual aproach for the bands up through 10 and 24 GHz. In 1970 with K6HIJ and a group of SBMS amateurs, he set long-enduring North American DX records of 214 miles on the 9 cm and 5 cm bands. He holds 10 GHz VUCC No. 22, and received the SBMS Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. He took top place nationally in the 1986 and 1987 ARRL 10 GHz Contests, using .....a polaplexer. On that band with his current homebrew cw/ssb rig and 0.4 Watts, his best DX is 916 Km. He always has a CW key handy for the weak signal contacts.

Besides his microwave interest, Ed is also active with San Diego ARES and prefers working 20 meter CW during Field Day.

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Microwave Forum:

Topic: Dx-ing on the Amateur Microwave Bands

Several experienced Southern California Microwave Dxers will reveal their techniques and equipment that have kept them in the lead during nationwide contests. Spectacular examples of “bouncing” signals to overcome difficult paths will be shown. It’s not all about getting on the highest peaks. Some of our longest QSOs are with our feet in the beach sand! “Line-of-Sight” is not a limiting factor for these guys!

There will be a display of gear for most of the bands between 1296 MHz and 47 GHz, as well as some very high performing laser transceivers, using conventional laser pointers.

Come and find out where to meet with the Southern California and Arizona Microwavers, who will help you get started in this part of our hobby!