Hi, I was wondering if all contest contacts on 222 Mhz are made using converters or if some quantity of contacts are made with people using 222 Mhz FM rigs. Any information will be appreciated. 73, D
Author: George Sintchak/WA2VNV <wa2vnv@optonline.net>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:24:32 -0500
I run single op low power class and have a DEMI transverter for ssb/cw contacts. I run abt 100 Watts with an Amplifier. I also have a small 222 Kenwood 25 Watt FM rig connected to a vertical on my to
And the answer is... Yes... Because of the crushingly huge number of 222 users on the air during contests:) it is advisable to have the ability to operate on 223.5 FM as well as SSB. Transverters wil
Personally I don't have any 222 FM gear, but talking to other rovers there are evidently enough FM guys around to make carrying it worthwhile .. I suspect it's going to depend largely on where you op
There is very little activity in this area (east central Illinois) on 222 FM. All of my contest QSO's on that band are on SSB/CW using a transverter. 73, Zack W9SZ ___________________________________
I have been a rover with only fm on 222 and I have worked rovers that had only fm on 222 as well. But the real trick seems to be even to find anyone with any gear on 222 fm or ssb. -- George Fremin I
Hi Dave Can't speak for your part of the country but out West there is about as many (or more) stations on FM than on SSB. My rough survey says about a third FM, a third SSB and about a third have bo
In the SF bay area I have found that there is about the same level of activity on both SSB and FM on 222 in contests. Actually 222 is pretty much the only band here that has FM contest activity. Peop
Here in Colorado 222 MHz activity is light, but I often get on the air with an FM rig and make a number of contacts on that band. Most people are happy to have the Qs and don't mind flipping over to
I'd say I make about 25% of my 222 contacts using a Alinco FM rig and the rest using a transverter. If there are rovers nearby 223.5 is the way to quickly work them without waiting for the transverte
Hi Dave, In the Chicago and Milwaukee areas 222 MHz contest contacts are routinely made on FM along with SSB and CW. I bring along both weak signal and FM equipment during all of my roving activities
It's interesting. Around here there are very few FM stations on during VHF contests that I know of. I took an FM rig and vertical antenna along with me a couple times (I usually operate portable) and
K1VUT, did you grow up in Abington? I think I grew up about 1/4 mile from you. I was K1WYS at the time. In the Sept. contest I operated only 223.5 FM. I made about 20 contacts. I deployed to Massachu
Before I had a transverter in my rover, I had stations ask if I had 222, and I would reply that I only had FM. If they did not have a 223.5 FM station available, they would ask that I work them on FM
At W4NH we typically use a transverter and an I/F radio that will also do FM. We also make sure to have at least one vertical antenna for 222 (minimum is 4-el). It is then a simple matter of one or t
Part of the issue is that some beams used for 222 weak signal work may not perform nearly as well up at 223.5, especially legacy arrays designed for peak performance at 220.1. There are fewer of the
No it isn't but I just got back from a two week business trip and I haven't had a chance to talk to Bob about W4NH plans for the January contest. I will get on it. 73 Jim, W4KXY --Original Message--