Well,after a relatively warm day, I got up to the shack at 23:30 and
fired things up. It was 39 inside the room at first, but when the big
diesel started up, the baseboard heater started warming up and I also
have a small electric space heater under the operating bench to warm my
toes. The speed regulator on the diesel is working well. Good steady
AC power. (YAY!!!)
2352 UT WA1RKS FN32 Ellis just got a new 222 setup running!
2357 K2RMX FN20 in sunny downtown Brooklyn. very good sigs on SSB
0006 K1NKR FN42 Marlboro with a new Q5 transverter Skip was
very loud with an attic antenna
0010 K1PXE FN31 The voice of Milford 59 on SSB
0011 WZ1V FN31 Good Buddy Ron
0013 N2SLO FN30 Peaked at 57 with heavy QSB
0015 K1OR FN42 (sort of) John was actually in EL87 operating
remote!
0023 WA3NUF FN20 SSB peaking at 57
0027 WA1NLG FN41 waaay out on the Cape. Good signals with my
beam aimed SW.
0033 W1XR FM19 406 miles always a great signal 57 on SSB!
0036 VE3KG FN24 100 watts and 11 el. Good signal on
SSB too.
0038 N1JEZ FN44 59 no matter where my beam is pointing!
0041 W1GHZ FN34 Paul on SSB
0045 N1GLT FN42 Very loud from Derry, NH ( commonly
referred to as the Derryarea )
0049 W1AIM FN34 Loud on SSB
0053 W9KXI FN12 on SSB
0055 N3RG FM29 easy contact on SSB.
0058 VE3DS FN03 57 on SSB!! This was a very enhanced
path. Many times we have trouble on CW. Last night was ragchew time on
SSB!! 440 miles
0113 K9MRI Indiana CW sked. I could tell he was there on
two sequences. Also heard one big meteor ping. Not a contact. around
750 miles
0126 K1DY Very loud on SSB Great to hear Bill.
0138 WA3EOQ FM09 Some QSB but needed only one
repeat. 503 miles I think my only CW contact!!
0152 K2AEP FN32 Peaking at 58 to 59 with Pete running 15
watts.
Somehow, I missed W1JR and I quit just before 0200 UT (9 PM) so I could
also play in a 160 meter QRP sprint. I never did try with KO4YC. All in
all, it was a pretty darn good night on 222! Signals seemed great in
some directions. The 160 sprint was difficult. No good DX was worked
although I heard many more that could not hear me!
73
Dave K1WHS
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