I got on for 222 MHz activity night on Tuesday, and had a blast. A few
new faces showed up, which is very good. WA1LWC had a great signal with
5 watts and a HB quagi from Upton, MA, near Worcester. AF1T was on as
well from FN43 and made a few contacts . My total QSO tally for the
night was 14 stations. I never did complete with K3WHC. We had a nice
start to a QSO, but then Steve disappeared. A very high noise level was
the culprit. Later on, I called him again but he could not hear me due
to the same noise level. He was a good 559 here in Maine.
I read WZ1V's report, and was amazed at the stations he worked that I
did not hear. I was pretty busy all night and I guess that means that
everyone else in the NE was busy too and we never got to the bottom of
the barrel! It is just a matter of lining up the beams at each end at
the right time and making noise!
Terry, W1TR listened at 7:30 PM and heard no one on 222.100. I can't
believe that he didn't hear anything. I was right on 222.100 at that
time making noise. I moved off .100 when the activity started picking
up, but I was there at 7:30 PM. Before 7:30, the only people I heard on
222 were KA2LIM and W9KXI, both in FN12. Others started showing up
after 7:30 PM. Here are my log entries for the evening:
23:15 KA2LIM FN12 309 Miles
23:24 W9KXI FN12 311 miles
23:37 KA1SU FN42 36 miles
23:40 K3WHC FN10 378 miles not complete
23:49 WA1LWC FN42 92 miles 5 watts
23:51 AF1T FN43 46 miles
00:04 WZ1V FN31 166 miles
00:05 WA1T FN43 2.5 miles (My closest distance record!)
00:34 KO4YC FM17 513 miles
00:36 K1PXE FN31 188 miles
00:45 K3WHC FN10 378 miles not complete
00:49 WB2RVX FM29 322 miles
0100 NZ3M FN10 372 miles
01:06 W1GHZ FN34 95 miles
01:15 K1RZ FM19 431 miles
01:32 VE3DS FN03 430 miles
K3WHC was having noise problems which prevented a complete QSO. He was
559 here for both attempts. A few regulars did not show up last night.
Often, it is possible to work VE3ZV in EN93 at 467 miles, and VA3ELE in
FN03 at 437 miles. For some reason, I missed VE2XX near Montreal. He was
on, but I missed him.
CU all next week on 222 MHz. With the month of June we are getting into
better meteor scatter times. Maybe we can pull off an MS QSO on activity
night?
73
Dave K1WHS
On 6/2/2021 9:26 AM, w1tr@yccc.org wrote:
I took a brief listen on 222.100 MHz about 7:30 pm after the HF MARS net...
I heard the 222 beacon but no activity...
SO... I moved on to other activities around here.
SORRY. But I DID take a look!
On 6/1/2021 2:13 PM, David Olean wrote:
Hi VHFers
It is Tuesday and the night for 222 MHz activity. The Hepburn map
shows stinko conditions just about everywhere, so all the more reason
to get on the band and see what you can do. I usually start after
dinner at about 7 to 7:30 local time and make noise on 222.100 plus or
minus. Things usually slow down at 0130 or 0200 UT, but I try to stay
active until after 0200UT or 10 PM local time. If we ever get some
tropo or an aurora on a Tuesday, I am sure I could stay busy much
later. A rip snortin' aurora is reason enough to stay up all night!
If you have not been on for the activity night yet, it is a good idea
to check the ON4KST chat page (144-432 Region 2) Lots of folks set up
skeds using ON4KST. Then there is Ping Jockey and HB9Q as well for
meteors and EME as well. The real reason to get on is to have some
guaranteed activity on one day a week so that people can get on the
band and hear something rather than just band noise. Local activity is
just as good as long haul CW skeds or digital MS contacts. The idea is
to get on and occupy the band.
I am looking forward to having my HV supply turn on gently all by
itself. I finally got it running just as I want it. Now the next task
is to make an aluminum cover to keep falling things and curious
fingers out of the HV supply.
CU tonight, I hope.
Dave K1WHS
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