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[VHFcontesting] 222 Activity Night Summary

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Subject: [VHFcontesting] 222 Activity Night Summary
From: David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 22:18:34 -0400
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Here is a summary of my 222 MHz log from FN43MJ for this evening. Activity levels were definitely up, and things were quite busy with K1DY also making some contacts from Maine. Too bad N1BUG was absent. He would be Mainer #3! There was some activity in many areas of the country. W5EME is always there every Tuesday along with some others keeping the band hopping!

I had two 500 mile QSOs, 3 X 400 mile QSOs, and three 300 mile QSOs.  Not a bad result for a late winter evening.  Hopefully, things will pick up as warmer wx comes in and summer condx build up.

I did some listening for K3SK in FM07. He was on FT8. No luck again in trying to hear him. Good Buddy Ron can work him from Connecticut, but I continue to strike out up here. I am still waiting for my first tropo contact with K3SK.  I did manage a QSO with VA3ELE in FN03 who was running just 25 watts. Not bad over a 440 mile path. He was Q5 on CW with no big fading. That is a long way for 25 watts.

I used my rotatable 4 X 22 el yagi for most of the evening.  TX power was 1500 watts. The diesel generator worked great. No issues with speed fluctuations.  My only complaint was the 14" of cement like snow blocking the shack doors. I had to dig my way in!!


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   DATE     TIME CALLSIGN        LOCATOR TX       RX       BAND MODE PRO.                    MILES
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03/21/2023 22:59 VE2XX           FN25WK  59       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                       210 03/21/2023 23:00 WZ1V            FN31    59       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                           165+- 03/21/2023 23:06 K1DY            FN54JQ  58       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                           125 03/21/2023 23:12 WW1Z            FN42ET  58       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                            52 03/21/2023 23:14 N1SV            FN42    59       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                                60+- 03/21/2023 23:30 W1GHZ           FN34    559      559      220 MHzCW   TR                          126+- 03/21/2023 23:33 WA3EOQ          FM09JO  429      449      220 MHzCW   TR                   500       100 watt station tough QSO tonite.  We barely made it. 03/21/2023 23:33 WA1RKS          FN32IN  559      559      220 MHzCW   TR                       131        Ellis was pretty loud. 03/21/2023 23:36 N2SLO           FN30MM  57       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                       224        25 watts peaking 57 03/21/2023 23:43 W9KXI           FN12NE  57       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                       311 03/21/2023 23:45 K2AEP           FN32OW  57       57       220 MHzSSB  TR                    98 03/21/2023 23:54 KA1SUN          FN32LN  55       55       220 MHzSSB  TR                       120 03/22/2023 00:06 WA1T            FN43LK  59       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                         5     best DX!  Al ran 50 to 100 mw. 03/22/2023 00:08 N3RG            FM29KI  57       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                       353 03/22/2023 00:11 WB2SIH          FN31DD  57                220 MHzSSB  TR                       210 03/22/2023 00:12 K1PXE           FN31KE  57       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                       188 03/22/2023 00:13 K1FSY           FN31LN  57                220 MHzSSB  TR                           165  pretty loud! 03/22/2023 00:14 W1AIM           FN34    57                220 MHzSSB  TR                       126+- 03/22/2023 00:15 WA3NUF          FN20KE  57       57       220 MHzSSB  TR                   308   steady s7 03/22/2023 00:16 N1GLT           FN42IW  57                220 MHzSSB  TR                            36 03/22/2023 00:21 WA1PBU          FN42EK  59       59       220 MHzSSB  TR                    74 03/22/2023 00:23 VE3DS           FN03FQ  539      559      220 MHzCW   TR                       430 03/22/2023 00:31 VE3FN           FN25DK  579      599      220 MHzCW   TR                      273 03/22/2023 00:47 KO4YC           FM17GV  55       55       220 MHzSSB  TR                       510    on SSB no less. Good SSB signals. 03/22/2023 00:58 VA3ELE          FN03DM  529      559      220 MHzCW   TR                   439    25 watts 11 el at 40 ft.


Thanks to all who got on and made for an enjoyable evening.

73

Dave K1WHS

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