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[VHFcontesting] 222 Activity Night

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Subject: [VHFcontesting] 222 Activity Night
From: David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:47:16 -0400
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Tuesday is rapidly approaching, and I have had my shack all ripped apart while stringing the new "hooge" heliax into my building.  When you think about crimping a connector on some LMR-400 and then contrasting that with applying a big brass connector onto some 1 5/8" in a confined space, there is no comparison. It was a chore. Just hacksawing the end off the coax was a huge deal, as you have to be very accurate with the cut! Doing behind a relay rack in a cramped area does not help. Anyway, I had to pull the big coax into the building and tie it up to the messenger cables outside, then route it inside the shack. WA1T and I had done a temporary job,with some excess cable laying outside. Yesterday I did the final trim and now have everything where it should be. After hanging the cable properly, I had about 15 ft of excess cable to hacksaw off.  There is nothing so satisfying as forming the copper outer sheath for the connector with a screwdriver, while standing in a confined space and sweating like a pig.

There are so many pieces of coax coming into that building, it is impossible to know what each one is. It took me a long time trying to figure that out today in the rain and fog.  I am still looking for the 2x 8 el liaison antenna for 222 MHz. It is a piece of 7/8" coax, but it is hiding on me. I did find the 222 LVA coax.  I plan to label everything again. The old labels wore off.

So it looks like I am ready for another 222 MHz activity evening. This is the last one before the Central States VHF Conference in Wisconsin. I plan to be out there and will definitely pitch the Tuesday night activity periods to all who will listen.  222 MHz will be front and center at the conference as there has been an upswing in WAS activity on 222 after years of little activity. W5ZN, W5LUA, and N0AKC will have a presentation on the 222 MHz WAS chase at the conference.  I intend to push activity on 222 MHz. It is a fantastic band that is under utilized!!

So I will be on 222.100 MHz starting at about 2245 UT on Tuesday night, and going as long as activity is there. We are getting into great meteor shower periods and the evenings can now support possible MS QSOs on 222 MHz.  You will never know unless you try! Many of us use ON4KST (144/432 Region 2) for liaison. HB9Q is good for EME coordination too.

CU on 222 MHz on Tuesday.


Dave K1WHS

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