Thanks for the Tuesday evening reminder Dave. FYI- There was lots of 222 EME
activity last night. Most likely because word was out that Mike, KL6M was on.
All the activity was a bust for me. I heard stations that could not hear
me, and stations heard me that I could not hear. I was pretty bummed out when
I shut it all down, not working anyone. I plan on being on again this evening
(Monday) to radiate toward the moon, and then Tuesday evening as well. Then
sometime in the next week I'm going to reconfigure the antennas to hopefully
“fix” my 222 issues. This is a bold move on my part to attempt this with
under 2 weeks left until the June contest. If you do Facebook, I’ve posted my
issue and plans here:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02svkCTh6V1msrinQHmyLf2ZZJpfS8HqCLak28H9kMYNmPxBmoqyKe1DViyrjcTEg6l&id=100057824042535
de K3SK
FM07
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From: 222Activity@groups.io <222Activity@groups.io> On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 7:49 AM
To: 222 >> 222Activity@groups.io <222Activity@groups.io>;
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Subject: [222Activity] 222 MHz Activity Night
This e mail is a bit early to remind folks about 222 Night, as I am secluded in
a camp in the Ossipee Mountains and there is very limited internet service
(only thru a cell phone hotspot which should really be called an almost cold
spot as coverage is rather "iffy".) I am stuck here until Tuesday, so I'll be
traveling on Tuesday morning and I do want to alert everyone that the next 222
Night will be a good one with lots of activity. The Moon will be up on Tuesday
evening, so maybe we can make a few EME contacts as well as some more of the
more common terrestrial QSOs. KL6M had his 222 MHz feed in his 30 ft dish, so
maybe he might be available much later in the evening. The Moon rises in
Anchorage at about 0130 UT or 9:30 PM EDST. It might take more time for the
Moon to clear the trees and hills as Mike's eastern horizon is somewhat blocked
by a rather large chain of big hills. Most of the USA should have a visible
Moon on Tuesday. I sure would like to practice with Q65 as I was having trouble
decoding K3SK last week. He was decoding me, but I was getting zilch on the
terrestrial path. Last I checked, Faraday Rotation does not bother tropo
signals. So, if you have EME capability, why not show up Tuesday night and look
for a QSO or two. If we get a few folks on the Moon, it will make for a very
interesting and thrill packed evening!! I will be on starting before 2300UT
and will monitor the HB9Q chat page as well as ON4KST, looking for tropo and
EME skeds. My Moonset is at about 0700 UT so there is plenty of time to try EME
as we go later on Tuesday night.
I am chomping at the bit to get back to my hamster projects. I managed to get a
rock drill and drilled the footings for my new ground mounted solar panel
frame. I have the pipes, new battery, cables and the charge controller all
ready to be installed. When finished, I will have 1.5 KW worth of panels for
faster charging, along with a 600 Amp Hour battery capacity. I even made
progress on removing the old collapsed 144 MHz tower. It has finally been
removed from the trees and cut up and ready for the dump. The rock drill will
be used for some new guy point hardware for the new 144 MHz tower. The new
antenna there will be much smaller, but it will be a step or two up from phased
Ringo-Rangers. Once the new holes are drilled, the new tower will start to grow.
My 903 MHz system is in the middle of being repaired. I will be doing much
tower work during the week and hope to get 903, 1296 and 2304 running again.
So all these projects are lined up, and I am away from the shack and forced to
be fly fishing for trout. I guess someone has to do it. My luck there has been
great these last few days as I landed three nice hefty 14" Brookies along with
about an equal number of 13" specimens. These are all around the one pound
class and are a hoot to catch. I lost count on the smaller guys.
So please try to get on 222 MHz for Tuesday evening. Good Buddy Ron, WZ1V and
I made well over 20+ contacts and we are shooting for thirty QSOs for the first
time. What better way to test out ur 222 setup for the upcoming June Contest
than to get on for Tuesday night! It will also be a good time for me to get re
trained on Q65. CU Tuesday night!
73
Dave K1WHS
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