When that day came, on July 20 1969, Mr Naughton used his antenna to tune into conversations between astronauts and NASA.
His only connection to the professionals was through ham radio chat from his home-office 'shack' in rural Victoria. When he proved them wrong, those scientists invited Mr Naughton to the US — all expenses paid — to share his extensive knowledge.
danigrindlay 1965 also makes it extremely questionable Ray's was the first.
danigrindlay So some clarifications on dates would be good, because by 1965 'American scientists' would have hardly been impressed by low-power moonbounces - they were practically commonplace by then
danigrindlay Also in 1964 QST mentioned a group of amateurs in Australia working on moonbounce projects, looking to do two-way moonbounce with hams from other countries
danigrindlay in 1964 QST reported a two-way moonbounce contact between Puerto Rico and Massachusetts using a 150 watt transmitter. And another moonbounce using 100 watts.
danigrindlay Most notably that radio magazine QST reported on groups making successful moonbounces in 1961 with as little as 30 watts, which calls a large part of the substance of your story into serious question
danigrindlay danigrindlay Could you please give me an e-mail address to contact you? There's a few issues with your story that need clarification. Thanks.