Hi 222 mavens,
I just got back home at midnight from my road trip. I went to Utica,
NY. The first thing I did was check 160 meters as it was Sunrise in
Europe and the band was really hopping. Everybody was 59 it seemed. One
guy in Germany had 40 watts and a low dipole!! I think I worked about 20
EU stations and then checked my e mail and saw that Peter will be QRV
222 EME on Tuesday night. I wanted to let K3SK know that I will be
looking for him later in the evening too as the Moon climbs up in the
sky that night. K3SK is a regular participant from FM07 on the 222
Activity nights. Here in Maine, the Moon will be at 0 degrees, right at
the horizon at 00:00 UT or 7PM local time when the 222 activity starts
up around the NE area. I am planning to be on and was hoping K3SK can be
on and we can try the EME route at some point later in the evening. At
0200 UT, the Moon is at about 20 degrees elevation here which should be
good. I will be monitoring the HB9Q chat page and plan to stay on past
0200UT and try a few EME attempts if people show up. I have some diesel
fuel up at the hilltop, so all should be OK for some 222 activity. I
think things are still working fine. I have to haul a small laptop up
to the unheated shack for the digital modes and logging, so displaying
all the windows on the small 13" screen should be fun. I carry the
laptop with me while I snow shoe up the hill. We have a lot of snow here
now, and snowshoes are THE mode of travel this time of year with the
heavy snow. When the generator comes on, I have electric heat. It warms
up fast. Should be a lot of fun on Tuesday nite. Rain is predicted. I
hope it does not freeze!! Sounds like Peter has his act together as usual.
73
Dave K1WHS
On 2/6/2023 4:59 PM, Peter Van Horne wrote:
Hello 222 operators,
I plan to be QRV on 222 EME starting at about 0200UTC Tuesday night
local time.
I have made a number of improvements in the 222 roving station and
would like to do some testing.
I have moved the preamp close to the antennas. I have over-hauled the
antennas and they are actually resonant at the right place with SWR of
1.2 (much better than before). Almost every element has at least two
bends in it :-)
I have replaced all coax cables.
In a couple of weeks I should get my cavity preamps back (repaired)
and then the station will be in it's final form for the roving season.
I have installed improved brackets for manual antenna rotation and it
is MUCH easier to combat Faraday now.
Hope to see you Tuesday night
Peter KA6U
On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 10:49 AM David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net> wrote:
OK it is Monday, but, if I have my facts straight, tomorrow will be
Tuesday. I will be on the road today and part of tomorrow but hope
to be
home on Tuesday night for the fabulous 222 Activity Night festivities
starting at about 00:00 UT on Tuesday evening. Our big cold snap sent
the temps plummeting to -15 degrees, but things have moderated and
I am
hoping to snow shoe up the hill on Tuesday and try to get on and
work as
many 222 fanatics as I can.
So grease up those elements with RF grease, and put a drop of sewing
machine oil on those straight key bearings in anticipation of some
serious activity on Tuesday. If you are not a CW buff, then maybe
you
should polish your microphone and de frag the harddrive on your shack
computer. There is no way you want to miss Tuesday night!
73
Dave K1WHS
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