Hello Ron,
That is quite a list of stations. I found the same results up here in
the Pot capitol of Maine. If you drive into town from NH on Route 202,
you will see more pot stores than anything else. I think there are four
in the first 500-600 ft when you cross the border. But I digress......
I worked N1SFE for my first contact just before 2300 UT. Paul had a good
S6 orS7 signal once I peaked him up. Pretty soon WA3EOQ sent a message
that he was looking my way on 222.105, but I asked him to move up as
222.100 +/- was getting very busy. I mentioned 222.130 and I finished a
contact with WW1Z and tuned up to 222.130 only to hear a loud station
that was calling WA3EOQ. (?) Who could that be? Then I realized that it
was in fact WA3EOQ signing his call. He was 57, so I called him on SSB
but he did not respond so I went to CW and called him and then heard
Howard come back with a very good 559 signal on CW. It had dropped a bit
from when I first heard him. When we finished with 73s etc he was weak
but still Q5. All in all that was a huge tropo peak and is the loudest
that I ever heard WA3EOQ on 222 MHz at any time I think. I also got to
thinking that this 502 mile path has been successful every Tuesday
during the fall and winter months. The only time a contact was not made
was when one of us was not on that evening. We have not missed this
entire winter! I was hoping to try a sked with K3SK and to look for a
tropo enhancement, but that never happened. I listened a bit but heard
nothing, but I was not really sure he was even transmitting at the time.
I did try an impossible shot with K8TQK at about 700 miles. We each
heard nothing. My other long haul QSO was with KO4YC who is just North
of Richmond, VA. We worked easily on SSB. SIgnals were S2 to S4 over a
520 mile path. Others worked included WZ1V FN31, WA3NUF FN20 SSB, KA3FQS
FN20 SSB, WA3DRC FM28 SSB, W9KXI FN12 SSB, WA1MBA FN51 SSB, WB2VVV FN41
SSB, K1TR FN42 SSB, KV1J FN42 SSB, KC0IYT FN42 SSB, K1FSY FN31 SSB,
K1OR FN42 SSB, WW1Z FN42 SSB, WW1M FN43 SSB, W1AUV FN32 CW, K2AEP FN32
SSB, K1MAP FN32 SSB, W1AIM FN34 SSB, AF1T FN43 SSB, K1PXE FN31 SSB,
W1FKF FN43 FT8, and VE3DS FN03 on CW. The VE3DS contact was a bit
unusual as I did not hear Dana at first and found out that his keyer had
a broken wire and was stuck. He got it fixed and we worked with pretty
good signals. Then he tried working Good Buddy Ron, WZ1V and that
requires a change in beam headings for VE3DS. So I was hearing VE3DS
even louder when he had his beam directed toward Ron in Connecticut.
This must have been another tropo peak. I called VE3DS after he finished
with Ron. He was 57 or better and he gave out a 57 to 59 report as
signals were drifting up and down. Not a bad report for a 435 mile path.
I have a feeling that some really good contacts were made around the
eastern USA. I know K9MRI made some and AJ6T was successful too. I know
thatWA3EOQ made lots of skeds and completed some good contacts. N1GC was
quite active along with K3SK.
Temperatures are moderating. The shack was at 47 when I arrived at about
22:30, so it was quite comfortable from the start. The electric heat
warmed it up nicely. It is probably warm enough now to bring up the
permanent desktop computer so I don't have to drag one up with me every
time.
Thanks to all who got on 222 and made noise.
73
Dave K1WHS
On 4/4/2023 9:12 PM, Ron Klimas WZ1V wrote:
Activity and band conditions were both up tonight on 222:
K1WHS FN43, N1SFE FN31, WA3NUF FN20, W9KXI FN12,
WA3EOQ FM09, WA1MBA FN51, N2SLO FN30, K1PXE FN31,
KA3FQS FN20, WA3DRC FM28, KV1J FN42, WB2VVV FN41,
K1TR FN42, AF1T FN43, K1MAP FN32, K1FSY FN31,
KO4YC FM17, W1AIM FN34, K1OR FN42, KC0IYT FN42,
VE3DS FN03, and WA2LTM FN20. TNX for the QSO's !
73 Ron WZ1V
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