But in Aug of 2000, Mel, WA6JBD, and I went out on the Mojave for the 10ghz contest and did about 7,800 points. Best dx was San Diego from just north of Mojave. Last but not least is my EME setup. After a lot of work my current station is an IC-471H, a .4db nf pre amp and 500 watts at the antenna. They are great antennas with an exceptionally clean pattern.
Long Beach has so much noise that a good pattern is essential.
The rotors are a set of Yaesu satellite rotors with a set of modified boxes with bigger meters. I also use a bullet tv camera on the antenna to help aim the antennas. Since the picture was taken, I moved the mounting point back one element to balance the array. I am also going to use a 10 foot tower and probably mechanically rotate the polarization.