I can burn the grass off the yard on moonrise - no obstructions where the 222
array sits.
I'll be there.
ZN
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From: 222Activity@groups.io <222Activity@groups.io> On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 5:09 PM
To: Joel Harrison <w5zn@w5zn.org>; NEWSVHF@mailman.qth.net;
vhfcontesting@contesting.com; 222Activity@groups.io
Subject: Re: [222Activity] OH MY GOSH! It is 222 Night again!
Hi Joel,
I see ur Moonrise is at about 0145 UT. Can you hit the horizon then, or do you
have to wait until the Moon clears trees and such? I am not sure how long I
will last. I am still recovering from the road trip!! I can probably last until
02:30 or 0300 UT or so. I see that the Moon comes up at WQ0P's location at
02:15 UT. I guess I should hang around until at least 0300 UT.
Dave K1WHS
On 8/1/2023 1:12 PM, Joel Harrison wrote:
> I will be on 222 MHz EME tonight !!
>
> 73 Joel W5ZN
> EM45
> Arkansas
>
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> From: 222Activity@groups.io <222Activity@groups.io> On Behalf Of David
> Olean
> Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 12:10 PM
> To: NEWSVHF@mailman.qth.net; vhfcontesting@contesting.com; 222 >>
> 222Activity@groups.io <222Activity@groups.io>
> Subject: [222Activity] OH MY GOSH! It is 222 Night again!
>
> 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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