I still don't see any practical way to build an EME station that would be: a) small enough to not bug the neighbors, b) within my skillset and justifiable budget, and c) go "Up and Down", ie be able to hear/detect it's own signal reflected off the Moon vs. relying on a larger second (third-party) station to report hearing/detecting the signal - but I'm still thinking about it.
Today I came across this video with some good history/background and insight (it's probably more useful for potential new EME'ers than experienced EME'ers):