The Bare Mixer Challenge
No	Date	UTC Time	Frequency MHz	Tx/Rx	Station 1	Station 2	Link	Details
1	7/11/2018	06:40	122,250.15	Tx/Rx	VK5ZD	VK5KK	Video	Both stations using bare mixers. CW contact. Reports 51 both ways. Transmit power at both ends is an estmated 100uW. VK5ZD using  a 40cm prime focus dish. VK5KK using a 30cm offset dish. Distance 13.1km - a new national record.
2	7/11/2018	06:50	76,032.15	Tx/Rx	VK5ZD	VK5KK		Both stations using bare mixers. Voice (FM) contact. Transmit power at both ends is an estimated 500uW. VK5ZD using a 30cm prime focus dish. VK5KK using a 30cm Nurad dish with a suspected incorrect feed horn (to be investigated). Distance 13.1km.
3	14/11/2018	10:30	1296.15	Rx	VK5ZD	VK5NE	Mixer	Received SSB signal from VK5NE, 51. Distance 3.3km. Dead simple mixer using a 1N5711 diode with L.O. from my signal generator on 866MHz and FT-817 I.F. radio set to 430.15Mhz.
4	17/02/2019	02:30	47088.15	Tx/Rx	VK5ZD	VK5KK		VK5ZD using bare mixer (I3OPW) to 30cm Nurad dish. Distance 92km.
5	17/02/2019	02:40	47088.15	Tx/Rx	VK5APN	VK5ZD		VK5APN using bare mixer system to VK5ZD using Kuhne transverter.
6	15/09/2019	07:20	5760.15	Tx/Rx	VK5OI	VK5APN	Image	Approx 34km. Sent 5/9. Received 4/1. Mixer is an Advanced Microwave M30001MA. LO is a ZLPLL 14GHz. Log periodic PCB antenna feeding a 60cm offset dish.
7	15/09/2019	07:20	10368.15	Tx/Rx	VK5OI	VK5APN	Video