Hi Charlie,
Well I will be around as will be K3SK and we both check HB9Q. A
thunderstorm just went by here at 5PM local time. I might have a similar
problem!!
Dave K1WHS
On 5/21/2024 5:16 PM, Charlie Betz wrote:
Dave,
Well, it only figures I guess - we finally have a Tuesday night where
I could get on for some 222 EME and we have thunderstorms in the
forecast. So I likely won't be able to be on.
Charlie, N0AKC
On 5/21/2024 01:36 PM, David Olean wrote:
Of course, everyone's high point of the week can vary, but for many
of us, Tuesday nights on two twenty two MHz sure is exciting. Many of
the gang on 222 have bought and re programmed the Quansheng $28
handi-talkis. I got one and hope to get it working on sideband on
222 soon. I am figuring it won't be long until we have a Quansheng
Sweepstakes or similar contest where people see how many Quanshengs
they can work in an evening.
Anyway, don't forget that it is a Tuesday and there will be a star
studded cast of hams on 222 this evening looking for contacts with
anyone and everyone. Here in the Northeast, it is quite warm, but no
big tropo is expected. Still, with warmer wx we could get a slug of
better refraction than we have been accustomed to. I sure plan to be
on and will be there before 23:00 UT on or about the calling
frequency looking for a contact. Typical modes found on 222 include
SSB, FT8, and CW for the most part. The 222 ops tend to take over
the ON4KST 144/432 Region 2 Chat page for the evening and it is a
great way to let folks know that you are there and looking for a
contact.
I still keep trying to get a members of a local radio club interested
in VHF. I will periodically let them know about some neat contact
made, or interesting conditions observed on weak signal VHF. It
always end the same ...... "crickets". They all think VHF is FM
repeaters and don't seem to be very inquisitive. Yesterday I helped
out on a rather large tower job in Gloucester, MA. at a VHF repeater
site. The tower was about 250 ft high and self supporting. It is
loaded with cellular stuff on top and there are multiple Station
Master type antenna festooning the tower just below the cellular
panels. We hauled up a big station master and a sidearm that weighed
more than I do! We also hauled up a long run of 7/8" Heliax. When we
were done, the repeater was turned on after many months of down
time. Everyone was trying it out and calls were coming in from
downtown Boston, Quincy, and Up to Newburyport. I did hear 222 op
N1LHP (Good Buddy Doug) running 5 watts on FM in Newburyport. I was
able to make a contact as well through the repeater with my Quansheng
while standing under the tower. So when I got up this AM I tried to
connect with the repeater while using my IC-7100 in my truck here in
Mumbo-Jumbo Land. I have a 5/8 wave whip. Alas my 35 or 40 watts was
not able to be heard. I could hear the TX OK, just could not break in
on the rx side. I even had marginal listening results with my
Quansheng and its little whip antenna. So then contrast that with 144
MHz SSB and a mobile antenna done at the same time from the same
truck. I copied good buddy Ron WZ1V at about 160 miles. He was S7 to
S9 and pretty loud. Also worked were K1FSY and K1PXE. K1PXE is at
about 186 miles, and that is sure a lot farther away than Gloucester
at a mere 55 miles.
CU all this evening on 222
Dave K1WHS
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