July 1969. OM Larry Baysinger built a corner reflector (design sketch above) and used it to receive -- direct from the lunar surface -- the transmissions of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. He appears to have been the only amateur in the world to have done this. Knack to the Max! Well done Larry! Very cool.More details (including recordings) here:
http://www.jefferson.kctcs.edu/observatory/apollo11/
I listened to the audio recording at the website and the audio is remarkably good by Ham radio standards, nearly Q5.
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