Re: [VHFcontesting] 222 Night Wrap Up K1WHS

[David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net>]

Hey Good Buddy Ron

I'll let you in on a secret.  I use remote SDRs all over the country. I 
learned that trick chasing DX on the low bands.  Then I transmit using 
the RHR and Be Loud stations. Works slick.   I sure would like to know 
how you manage to work KA1SUN and a few others who I never ever hear way 
up here in Maine. I suspect they do not aim anywhere near me and do not 
stay on for the entire evening.  I missed Brian, N3EXA Tuesday night, 
but he is normally worked up here.  I quit at 01:45 UT and hurried home 
to catch a QRP event on 40 meters. I never got wind of KO4YC being on 
222 last night. That would have been interesting as Hward WA3EOQ seemed 
to be a bit better than average. With WA3EOQ, the difference in success 
is only 2 or 3 dB as his signal is a whisper up here under the best of 
conditions. Still, last night was easy. I heard a big meteor burst on 
his signal and zeroed him in on his first call. I answered with a report 
and we were done in no time with no repeats. That is a rarity for me. 
Maybe I just caught a small tropo peak.
Gotta run

73

Dave K1WHS

On 2/22/2023 7:14 AM, Ron Klimas WZ1V wrote:
> Despite poor condx with the rain and QSB, I was surprised to
> log as many as I did. But I'm always amazed how Dave is able
> to work everything I hear and more from 165 miles further !
> Here's my log from last night:
>
> K1FSY FN31, K1WHS FN43, WA1RKS FN32, WB2VVV FN41,
> K1PXE FN31, WA3NUF FN20, N3EXA FN20, W1GHZ FN34,
> WA1MBA FN51, N2SLO FN32, W9KXI FN12, WA3EOQ FM09,
> KA1SUN FN32, W1AIM FN34, VE2XX FN25, KO4YC FM17,
> N1YCQ FN41, N1DPM FN32. Heard VE3DS weakly but no QSO.
>
> A bit after 8, I QSY'd to 144.250 to check into KD4AA's net,
> and worked K2CKA FM06. David was a good 57, norrmally 52-53
> at best. But no such signal peaks on 222. TNX for the QSOs.
>
> 73 Ron WZ1V
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net>
> To: "222 >> 222Activity@groups.io" <222Activity@groups.io>,        "NEWSVHF@mailman.qth.net" 
> <NEWSVHF@mailman.qth.net>,        "vhfcontesting@contesting.com" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:18:36 -0500
> Subject: [NEWSVHF] 222 Night Wrap Up K1WHS
>
> > Another 222 Activity night is in the bag! I managed to drive up to the
> shack in style. It went up early as the Moon was setting right around
> 00:00 UT, and KA6U had mentioned that he would be on testing his new 222
> MHz rover setup. K3SK was also QRV and N0AKC and W5ZN showed up as well
> for KA6U.  WOuldn't you know but Peter was late and missed his best time
> when the TV station RFI is not bad.  We almost made a contact, but the
> TV stations in Tampa wiped us out!!  The good news was that K3SK made
> his first 222 EME contact.  Here is a summary of the activity from up
> here in the Pine Tree State.  22 stations worked on 222.
>
>    2/21/2023
>
> 2010    N0AKC    EN44  (Wisconsin)  Q65    EME
> 2024    W5ZN    EM45 (Arkansas)   Q65    EME
> 2036    K3SK    FM07    Q65        EME
> 2045    KA6U    EL87 (Florida)    Q65    EME  not complete, exchanged
> reports but no RRR        TV station RFI.
> 2342    WA1RKS    FN32    CW & SSB    Tropo  Strong on CW and we
> switched to SSB.
> 2347    WB2VVV    FN41    SSB    Tropo
> 2355    WW1Z    FN42    SSB    Tropo
> 2358    K1FSY    FN31    SSB    Tropo
> 0000    WZ1V    FN31    SSB Tropo
> 0004    K2AEP    FN32    SSB    Tropo
> 0010    WA1MBA    FN51    SSB    Tropo
> 0016    N1YCQ    FN41    SSB    Tropo
> 0020    WA3EOQ    FM09    CW    Tropo with meteor bursts! quick contact
> with gud signals.  502 miles
> 0029    W1GHZ    FN34    SSB    Tropo
> 0036    W9KXI    FN12    FT8    Tropo
> 0036    N2JMH    FN12    FT8    Tropo
> 0043    N2SLO    FN30    SSB    Tropo
> 0044    K1PXE    FN31    SSB    Tropo
> 0056    VE3DS    FN03    CW  weak sigs and Dana could not hear me. No QSO
> 0105    VE3DS    FN03    CW  solid 559 both ways.  tropo   440 miles I think
> 0110    WA1PBU    FN42    SSB
> 0112    WA3NUF    FN20    SSB good signals Tropo
> 0126    VE2XX        FN25    SSB    Tropo
> 0127    W1AIM        FN34    SSB    Tropo
> 0137    K3SK        FM07    FT8    some meteor reflections but no other
> signal heard   570 miles  no QSO.
>
> It started snowing about 00:30 and there was a nice coating on the
> ground when I drove home around 0200 UT.   On Wednesday night we are
> expecting a foot of snow. Probably no 222 nite for me next week.  The
> first two weeks in March I am away and not able to be on for the Tuesday
> evening fun. I shpuld be QRV on March 21.   I am glad that I was able to
> catch many evenings this winter.
>
> 73
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
>
>
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