I Sent a Radio Signal to the Moon... And It Came Back!

Earth-Moon-Earth (EME), also known as moonbounce, is a form of radio communication where radio waves are transmitted from Earth, bounce off the surface of the Moon, and are received back on Earth. This technique allows for long-distance communication by utilizing the Moon as a passive reflector - and we tried this on 10 GHz with a big dish.
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0:00 The Moon...a long way away
0:35 Dish & Tracker equipment
4:43 Transverter & Gain
5:30 Why 10 GHz is a challenge
6:15 EME for Beginners
7:25 Big challenges!
8:50 Bigger isn't always better
10:26 Can we hear ourselves?
13:10 Can you just call CQ?
14:20 The other side of the world via the moon
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[@moozoowizard]

Well one day, maybe in 30 years time, there will be a colony on the moon with hams and repeaters... How amazing would that be!

[@actualkevin]

I don’t think I could agree with this because the Moon is an insanely dangerous place for humans to be, and the biggest problems with space are long term life support, radiation and fast moving dust etc. They would have to stay underground for protection, EVAs would be an extremely rare and avoided task and the costs would be beyond imagination. There are so many dangers. Having observed all that I do agree that there may be some people there sometimes, and also lunar amateur band repeaters of all kinds are totally possible and do-able.

[@HamRadioDX]

Imagine the kerchunkers on that repeater

[@5mxg]

Repeater is a neat idea. I would definitely try working it.

[@TheArtofEngineering]

What I love about hams…. Is how stark raving mad they are!!! The other day was at the pub with ham mates and they were remote accessing a ham station and antenna they had just commissioned. Whilst the other punters played the pokies we were trying for FT8 DX 🤪. Great video, love the high nerd factor passion. 73 de VK2AOE

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Simply Awesome Hayden!

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Matt!

[@S3ARCH_N_D3STROY]

Jesus Christ, here I am trying to get my head around a Nagoya 771 and a abbree 771. I feel like if I spoke to this bloke about radios it would be like that moment in the Simpsons where homers brain is the monkey banging those cymbals together 🤯

[@super-8]

On ~50 Mhz with CW and a Key, u can send an ping, if the sky clear after 2 seconds u got a feedback from moon. that has work every day over long time. With an 10m Dipolantanna in matching condition. The lowes Power wo is has work was 8W in clear night - or 100W with heigher Huminity

[@RingwayManchester]

Amazing video rog

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Lewis!

[@mattharvey8712]

Bravo......I had a friend who had a radio broad cast station licence that bounced the waves off the moon........cheers

[@winstonchurchill6506]

It came back and said is there life on earth

[@alanslade2319]

Mind billowing stuff . Love it how clever I just wish . Thanks very much Alan from England 🌍🌕💯👍

[@DonDegidio]

Hi Hayden, I've always been fascinated by what can be done at RF. I'm an amateur astronomer and know what can be done at visual wavelengths. I like the way Richard used a Celestron telescope fork mount for the smaller dish. 73 WJ3U

[@DonzLockz]

Wow, that's some special piece of kit!😮 Very cool.💪🤠

[@slappomatthew]

outstanding. EME is the ultimate DX. and at 10ghz on 20w no less.

[@HamRadioDX]

A great achievement when it all works!

[@Scottleach93]

Amazing video, clear instruction. 🎉thanks!

[@ZS6SHN]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@HamRadioDX]

Cheers!

[@Ardren]

Fantastic video!

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you very much, glad you liked it

[@Chris_KI4WCO]

Amazing as usual.

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you!

[@Bluescout612]

Great video I had no idea how to do that and now I do

[@MikeN2MAK]

Very cool. I hope to try EME someday.

[@HamRadioDX]

It's a real challenge but rewarding Mike. Hope you're well mate!

[@nikpresservk3ba779]

Sensational... 🙂

[@paulalbers1935]

Really enjoyed that Haden

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Paul

[@M0RMY]

Really interesting video Mate. I always remember the guy from TX Factor Bob McCreadie G0FGX using Goonhilly Earth station to hear his own voice coming back to him from the moon. Fantastic that we can do this as amateurs. Thanks to you both.

[@HamRadioDX]

I've seen that video - it's super cool! A few years ago we were allowed to use the Mt Pleasant tracking station near here to send signals on 23cm via the moon - SSBy and CW copyable I think

[@ericwalker3368]

Nice video of EME.

[@HamRadioDX]

Thank you very much!

[@brock1152]

Great video

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks!

[@shanerorko8076]

I just want to mention, you have already had this dish in a video before, I think it was missing the radome, but it was on the same trailer.

[@vk4uh96]

Another great video presentation - well done guys. VK4UH

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Kevin

[@johnwest7993]

I sent a signal to the moon, and it stayed there!

[@brentonbills5946]

Amazing bit of kit, how much extra power does the coles bag provide though 😂

[@HamRadioDX]

at least 3dB :D

[@hygri]

Can we stick a bent pipe transponder on the moon when we go back there please?

[@Mike500912]

Sorry to hear it. Address unknown ? ;o)

[@m.newkirk887]

Where can i fine more information on the tracker setup? Thanks for the graet video. Marv, N0FJP

[@HamRadioDX]

More info here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGTCfItrhLirhbs

[@ethzero]

📡🌛 = 😮👍 (One of the few hobbies where, "to the moon" actually means something!)

[@HamRadioDX]

Editing the whole video I had Savage Garden's "To The Moon and Back" in my head haha

[@youtubeaccount931]

📡⚡🌕

[@temporarilyoffline]

Nice Brain Dump! Looks like fun

[@HamRadioDX]

Goes over my head too... but heaps of cool kit to play with

[@DrFiero]

The signal bounced back, since it's hollow. :D

[@HamRadioDX]

Yep!

[@jptucsonaz8503]

Uh, Hayden... Of course it came back! It's called the boomerang effect!😆 Gosh, you'd think you would understand that, being from VK land, Hahaha! 🙃😆 Sorry, just had too... Hope all is well for you down under. 73

[@HamRadioDX]

All good mate, was good to see the echos!

[@jptucsonaz8503]

​@@HamRadioDXI bet it was good to hear. That must be a good signal output, a really fine antenna and a RF quiet area.

[@gregdostie7444]

Great video, thank you. Greg KC1UUS

[@DK5ONV]

👀 . . .

[@kennethausten]

Obviously an alien returned it. Another conspiracy theory hi. His name is Bounce. This was popular on 2m years ago. Many used a stack of beams.

[@ghostinthecodeRF]

😅now tell all the flat earth idiots the moon isnt 3000 miles away inside a dome

[@Videostufftas]

Interesting video thanks guys 😊vk7vkk

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks Rosco