There has been a massive leap in
the technology available for the
microwave bands over the last twenty
years, mainly from the mobile phone
and satellite TV industry.

Amateur microwavers can be found
all around the world especially in North
America, Western Europe, Australasia
and Japan. 10GHz EME contacts have
been made between Europe (including
the UK) and Australasia. USA and
Canadian stations have worked into
Russia on 47GHz EME! A few UK


In 1996, G3WDG worked VK2ALU
via 10GHz moon bounce (EME) and the
world 10GHz terrestrial record was
extended to 1912km by VK5NY and
VK6KZ

From 1996 to the present, amateurs
have gone higher in frequency with
narrowband transmissions on 47, 75
and 142GHz. 10GHz DX work is now all
on narrowband with several watts output
power commonplace. In addition
commercial kits and ready-made
modules by DB6NT, DL2AM and Down