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Tomorrow is Tuesday and Tuesday is the old reliable night where you can make contacts on the 222 MHz band with other VHFers who have 222 MHz gear. I have been working quite hard to get my old statio
Things sure get dicey when the weather gets cold. I noticed that my VHF shack computer had hung up and when I tried to restart it, it kept getting worse. I think the cold got to it. It was below fre
No I did not forget. I have just been busy with many loose ends....not the least of which has been what is attached to my neck. I have been doing small amounts of work on the remote shack on the hi
Wow! That is a great list of contacts Ron. I thought conditions were pretty normal. With my internet system busted, I could not lurk on any chat page. Running digi modes is a problem as well as I ha
Today is Tuesday and the Sun is out and even visible in Northern New England. Tonight is the time to dust off the code key, polish the grille on your microphone, and get on 222 MHz for some real ham
Hi VHFers Activity level on 222 was quite good with some slightly depressed conditions here in the NE this evening. I figured it was going to be a good night, weatherwise, but when I came out of th
I have been hoping to get on for 222 MHz activity, but a really bad snowfall has totally cut off access to my VHF hamshack. We had a recorded 13.5" on the ground and lots of downed trees and tree li
Hi Tom, I am impressed that you got all that stuff together at this time of year. I was going great guns but then the xyl got covid and then I got it from her. At first, I tested negative, but a 2n
Hello Michael, finding activity can require some time on 222 Mhz. It is not like there are a Gazillion stations on all the time, so at any given time, you might not hear anything. Once you have been
Hi folks, The last storm was a doozy up here with lots of high winds and downed trees. I lost power and had no internet for quite awhile. The intenet just came on about 6 PM last night. I thought a
Hi VHFers There are many reasons to get on 222 MHz. It is a fantastic VHF band much like 144 MHz for propagation, but with slightly smaller antennas and a much lower noise floor. In hopes of promot
I just got back from repair work on the road up to my VHF shack. I collected and hauled all the stone that washed away and filled in the bad spots so that now I can drive up to the shack. I am really
That is quite a list, Good Buddy Ron! I found condx were up to the West but a bit down looking South. There was so much activity it was a truly awesome night and there was not enough time to work eve
Hello VHF ops. It is only 11 days until the January VHF Contest. This is the contest that separates the men from the boys. The January Contest is noted for some of the coldest and most wintery opera
Hi Ellis and all 222 ops. I am sorry to miss you last night Ellis. It is tough getting old. Stuff we did a few years ago now seems quite foreign as we collectively age. I have given up chasing wom
Tuesday has rolled around and that means it is time to turn on your 222 MHz gear and activate your grid this evening on the 222 MHz band. I dabble in low band QRP fox hunts. They are advertised as "
Hi 222 MHz ops, Last night was quite active on 222 MHz again. In fact, it was VERY active! For the past three weeks in a row a few guys have made over 20 contacts on Tuesdays. People were coming ou
Hello VHFers It was very difficult to operate without 50 or 144 MHz this weekend. Those bands are needed to find other stations and then run up to the higher bands. With energy costs thru the roof, I
I must apologize. This little mote will be brief. I want to remind everyone that it is Tuesday and Tuesday means a lot to many VHFers as it is the best time to congregate on the 222 MHz band and mak