I had frequent problems with Ham IV and T2X rotator clamps slipping on my VHF stack (two or more yagis with ~30 foot booms) and an HF/6m stack with TH-11DX and 13 element 2m on a 26 foot boom. Note t
0930Z... The closest thing I have *ever* seen to be under a big red blob is happening now. Just to the west of me the map had turned purple! I think because signals are so strong the system things it
That should have read 0730Z... :) Seems to be fading now but I will keep watch. On 9/2/23 03:32, Paul N1BUG FN55mf wrote: 0930Z... The closest thing I have *ever* seen to be under a big red blob is h
I've had a couple of FT8 QSOs into the midwest and one 1137 mile 2m CW QSO!!! Thanks to W9FF for making that long time dream come true! 'BUG Dave K1WHS On 9/2/2023 3:32 AM, Paul N1BUG FN55mf wrote: 0
Happy birthday to my buddy Mike, who I miss working and chatting with regularly. I will write up a report on this opening when it is over and I am rested. Since getting on VHF in 1986 I have not seen
That was really something! Since 1986 I have caught four or five tropo openings that extended beyond 500 miles, all straight down the coast to extreme eastern Virginia and possibly extreme eastern No
If I am still awake and functional (never knowable until the time comes) I plan to be on my usual spot, 222.117 calling CQ on CW. I will switch to SSB if someone calls on that mode. Now that people a
It's no secret my love of VHF contesting has diminished greatly over the last few years for a variety of reasons. Bottom line, it's not the fun it used to be. However, I do usually try to make an app
Hi gang, I am a bit younger but also starting to struggle with computers. Witness the fact that I am now three weeks into transitioning from one computer to another and still do not have basic shack
Murphy finally decided to venture a little further north than FN43mj. During the storm last night, the front half of my 2 meter yagi broke off and was dangling by the boom truss, trying to beat up th
Wow!!! Guess who made it for 222 Activity Night!? Oh boy, it was good to be on 222 again, if only for an hour or so!! I continue to sleep poorly and must get up at 3 AM, which makes evenings rough. I
Well, conditions were the complete opposite of last night! It rained most of the day, finally stopping about an hour before the start of the Sprint. The wind picked up out of the northwest and was bl
Dave sure is right about the lack of activity these days! I hope he can find a worthy recipient for that fine 222 station!!! I fondly recall the days when there were a dozen or more stations up here
On 5/2/24 11:22, Howard Reynolds wrote: Ref: N1BUG's comments. Virtually all of my Tuesday evening contacts are 200 miles; some >300 miles. There's really only a few stations around here on 222 (or e
I will be keeping watch on 222 (and 144 if SWR is low enough on the half yagi I have left - I am checking now). Bz was -40 for a while, but has now gone northward. I hope it swings back to the south
Weak aurora signals around 144.200 now. Solar wind still not cooperating but there is still time for this thing to greatly intensify! Paul N1BUG FN55mf _______________________________________________
That was a short night. I quasi-slept for 4 hours. W8MQW/b 53A on 2m, some FT8 signal S9 aurora on 144.174, KO1I/b 52a on 222. The last time I saw aurora on these bands persist into this hour was pro