So I started driving to Little Rock late at night after the last Tuesday
evening exercise. I am barely back and it is 222 Night again. Please
don't forget to make an appearance tonight, if you possibly can. I will
definitely be there starting a bit before 2300 UT. I will run off
batteries for awhile.
There is a bit of an unusual situation this evening. EME conditions are
very good (potentially) and the Moon rises in the East at about 0100
UT. The sky temps are low and if you have a clear horizon to the
southeast, you might want to try to listen (or have your computer
listen) for any returns from the Moon. If anyone is interested, I will
call CQ on Q65-B 60 in hopes that someone might decode something. I will
fire up the big amp for that. The normal hot time for East Coast
terrestrial QSOs is between 7 and 9 PM local time. So it is quite
convenient that right after that, the Moon will come up on the East
Coast and will be big in the sky as it is close to a full Moon.
I will be on 222.085 2nd calling sequence on Q65B60 after about 0100 UT.
I will be monitoring ON4KST as well as the HB9Q Chat page. If you cannot
monitor there, I will try to stick with 222.085 starting at 0100 UT. I
see the Moon rises in Indiana at about 0140 UT. Maybe there will be
other EMEers who appear as the night wears on. It helps to have a few
big signals on the air in case Faraday rotation is non cooperative. Who
knows? You might detect something.
I distributed five 1500 watt Larcan amplifiers at Little Rock. I am
enthused by that. N7GP has one. So does NX9O and WG8S. KM0T in Iowa
picked up one and we dropped one off in Nashville on our way with AJ6T.
Everybody knows Walt AJ6T who is very active on Tuesdays from near
Nashville with all of 25 watts. His signal is about to get stronger!!! I
am looking forward to a QSO on meteors. W8ZN figures he can work Walt
from Terry's new QTH in FM09.
Speaking of FM09, I stopped at Terry's place and was amazed at the
location. I am not kidding, he is on the top of a ridge at about 2280 ft
with a huge drop off on either side. Honestly, when we drove out and
started downhill, I got the sensation that I was in an airplane. Hoo
Boy! when he gets all set up that will be a tremendous positive force on
VHF. I tried to look at it on Hey What's That, but that website seems
to be inoperative. I hope it is not defunct. That was a great place to
compare VHF ham sites.
So quit watching You tube videos or checking the soil moisture in your
back yard on your Smart phone and get on 222.100 starting after dinner
for a night of real excitement!
73
Dave K1WHS
ps. More info to follow on more 1500 watt amplifiers ASAP.
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