Hi Paul,
Thanks for getting on. I am curious at what frequency the FUT beacon is
. I remember hearing it a few years ago, but my aging cortex has many
holes in it now, and stuff keeps leaking out. Isn't that the beacon that
was located in a metal drum that kept filling with water? Stu had to
drain it periodically.
I would agree that condx were very poor. It can only get better as we
head into warmer wx.
Dave K1WHS
On 4/21/2021 10:53 AM, Paul Wade W1GHZ wrote:
well done, Dave.
it really helps to have a station (or several) that can be
heard over a wide area to generate activity. I can't make
enough noise up here to be heard unless antennas are
pointed this way.
conditions were poor - VE2FUT beacon was down about 20 dB
73
paul
On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 10:03 AM David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net
<mailto:k1whs@metrocast.net>> wrote:
I was overwhelmed by the level of 222 activity on Tuesday night. I
was
also aware of the exceedingly poor conditions, high winds, and
attendant
power line noise. I was so overjoyed to hear signals all over the
band.
Contacts ranged from WW1M running an indoor loop and low power in the
next town, to W8ZN in FM09 about 500 miles away! I think I made 17
contacts for the evening. It was very tough working stations in the
Philadelphia area as there was serious power line noise in that
direction. I think it is time to call the power company!
Thanks to all who got on 222 MHz and made some noise. It was a big
plus
having signals on the band where a person could check out their
system
and evaluate how things are working. I spent much time A-B ing
antennas
on various signals on 222 MHz. Having activity in different
directions
and various modes on one night of the week is a great start.
I am speaking from a perspective of living in the northeast. I wonder
what happened in other parts of the world? I know that K5QE was
active
and made some EME effort using JT65. I believe that he had a contact
with W8ZN! I tried some FT8 and MSK144. AA9MY and I tried an MSK144
sked after he heard a big ping from me while I was CQing in his
direction on FT8. We did not hear anything in 15-20 minutes of
trying,
but that is not the point. AA9MY and I were both QRV and willing
to try
something on Tuesday.
Now, we have to keep this up on every Tuesday. Who knows, maybe the
activity will spread! For my part, I tried to inform 222 ops about
the
push for an activity night here in the NE. I am not sure, but it
seems
that others picked up the idea and pushed it in their area. or my
part,
I will be on 222.1 +/- next Tuesday looking for contacts.
I am also thinking that maybe the Lyrids meteor shower will be
good late
tonight after the 432 Sprint. I would love to play with MSK144 or
FSK441 on 222 again. I could be easily persuaded to get on!
Thanks to all who supported 222.
Dave K1WHS
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