Wow! That is a great list of contacts Ron. I thought conditions were
pretty normal. With my internet system busted, I could not lurk on any
chat page. Running digi modes is a problem as well as I had to remove
the computer as the shack gets too cold and it died due to low temps. So
I parked around 222.110 and made noise, hoping for the best. I missed a
few but was pleased to still work a goodly number of stations.
WZ1V FN31 SSB Good Buddy Ron
WB2VVV FN41 SSB
W9KXI FN12 SSB
WA1NLG FN41 SSB
N1SV FN42 SSB
WA3BUF FN20 SSB
K1PXE FN31 CW
N2SLO FN30 SSB great signals
WA1NVC FN42 SSB 59 off back of his beam
WB2SIH FN31 CW
KO4YC FM17 SSB
VE2XX FN25 SSB
VE3KG FN24 SSB
WA3EOQ FM09 CW
K2AEP FN32 SSB
N1LHP FN42 SSB quarter wave whip
WA1PBU FN42 SSB
N1DPM FN32 SSB
Thanks to WZ1V who told me that Howard WA3EOQ was looking for me. At
over 500 miles, it is very unlikely that we would find each other at
random at such a distance. Signals are incredibly weak at least on this
end with WA3EOQ running 100 watts. Ron and Pete, K1PXE also alerted
KO4YC to look for me and I managed to work Cornell. I started on CW but
then noticed some very weak SSB and had to switch to SSB to complete the
contact. I missed a few others. I found out that VE3ZV was on from EN92
and VE3FN was also about. (or should I say aboot?) I never hooked up
with them. I quit at about 0200 UT. With no internet, it was hard to
run any long haul skeds. Hopefully I can fix the connectivity problem.
I had an interesting chat with Stu, VE2XX. For the last month or so, his
222 antenna has had infinite VSWR and he could not get on the band. A
big windstorm blew through and the wind actually fixed his 222 MHz yagi.
How many times have you heard of a windstorm actually fixing an antenna?
The winds tend to wreck all of mine!!
73
Dave K1WHS
On 12/6/2022 9:21 PM, Ron Klimas WZ1V wrote:
Condx not great, but good turnout on 222 tonight. TNX QSOs:
K1WHS FN43, WB2VVV FN41, N2SLO FN30, W9KXI FN12,
WA1RKS FN32, N1SV FN42, WA1NVC FN42, K1PXE FN31,
VE2XX FN25, N1YCQ FN41, KO4YC FM17, WA3EOQ FM09,
VE3KG FN24, WA3NUF FN20, VE3FN FN25, N1DPM FN32,
WB2SIH FN31, WA1T FN43, and K2RMX FN20.
73 Ron WZ1V FN31RH
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