Dave,
Sorry I wasn't on due to a bout with the flu but I did notice you worked AA2SD,
Scott for the first time. You'll be interested to know he was running 35 watts
from a rebuilt demi transverter and a home brew K1FO 12 yagi in his attic!
That's amazing!
73 de
N3RayG
FM2ki
> On 11/29/2023 11:29 AM EST David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net> wrote:
>
>
> Summary for 222 Night in Mumbo Jumbo Land....
>
> When I went up the hill for 222 Activity Night, I was greeted by about
> as bad a level of radio conditions as you could possibly encounter. That
> did not stop me though. As I drove up the hill I crossed over the new
> culvert that my neighbor and I concocted. It is a marvel of engineering
> excellence. Actually, I am fibbing again. It was a prime example of
> shade tree engineering. We made due with what we had available. Anyway
> there was water flowing through the culvert and all that water was not
> washing away the road anymore. My neighbor lives on a one acre lot
> across the street from me, but he bought a medium sized back hoe just so
> he could learn how to use it. It is his toy. He practiced a bit by
> digging the culvert trench. The water seems to like it and is flowing
> thru the pipes just fine. Another low dollar project!!
>
> When I turned on the radio, I knew it would be tough. Signals from
> everyone were weak and watery. It was a good test of tropo scatter
> theory. I noted that the Philadelphia stations were about 15 dB weaker
> than on a decent night. Phil WA3NUF was about S4 and normally he hits S6
> or 7. Same with W9KXI and many others. On the 500 mile paths, the
> signals were much steadier and while weak, were not that different from
> a good night. Maybe just 2 or 3 dB for the most part. All very interesting.
>
> I missed a few stations worked by Good Buddy Ron. N2SLO, W2TMA, K1FSY
> and N1ROZ were absent from my log, but I added in N1LHP and WA1T. Then I
> went and checked out the EME scene after about 01:45 UT. Things were
> hopping and it was great to see all the activity via the Moon route. I
> worked N1AV in AZ and then W6TCP in CA right off. Then I tried with
> Grant VE6TA. The Moon was in the trees on his end, but it did not
> matter. He had a big signal here too. I tried working K3SK in FM07 and
> we worked rather fast as well via the Moon. It is interesting that the
> path loss via the Moon is less than over the direct path to K3SK at 575
> miles! There was even more activity. "Bippy", W2BYP, has his dish
> running but is having hydraulic cylinder issues and is afraid to bring
> the dish down to low elevations. He kept it above 60 degrees. I did not
> try with John, but that would be another easy contact. KM0T was also on
> with a big signal. Mike was busy running with new stations too. It was
> very busy. KC7OOY was also getting on right around when I pulled the
> plug. N0AKC was there in spirit as his readouts malfunctioned and he
> could not aim his array in the dark. Those four stations are all readily
> workable, so there were at least eight stations all on 222 EME on a
> Tuesday night right after the EME contest weekend. I would rate that as
> pretty darn impressive. A single long yagi with a good preamp will put
> you on EME on 222 for an effective simple setup. (hint hint) I quit
> about 03:00 UT. I removed my 432 PA and have it at the shop to
> investigate a minor problem. It is a good time to clean out the airways
> too. They can get blocked with debris over time. I will set it up on
> the workbench and give it a good check out. Some HV sensing resistors
> seem to have changed value. A quick check shows that 3000 VDC only
> produces about 560 millivolts into the protection circuit. I think that
> is too low. Ham radio sure is fun!
>
> I ended up with 24 stations worked. ON tropo, the 500 mile contacts
> include KO4YC, W8ZN, and WA3EOQ. The 300+ mile stations are KA3FQS,
> WA3NUF, and W9KXI. W1XR and the Toronto boys are in the 400+ mile
> range, but none were QRV on Tuesday. I missed VE3KG in FN24 too. He has
> a new 500 watt FET amplifier and I am dying to hear how it sounds when
> it gets hooked up!! W3CMP is working on a 222 system in FN10 as
> well. I just sent him a 500 watt amp. He should be on in a short time I
> hope.
>
> In summary, it was a great night with all sorts of activity including
> stations way beyond my range in the midwest, central US, and the SE.
> K9MRI, AJ6T, AA9MY N1GC, and a raft of others are all in there on
> Tuesdays. Conditions stunk, but it is good practice for perfecting ways
> to work those stations in the January Contest. Timed transmissions work
> great on CW. The timing helps on those digi contacts as we all know.
> Interestingly, I never heard an FT8 signal last night. I know a few
> contacts were made, but I must have missed any activity on the FT8
> watering hole on 222.174. The EME mode was Q65B-60. My tropo contacts
> were all CW or SSB. Thanks to all who got on.
>
> 73
>
> Dave K1WHS FN43MJ
>
>
>
> On 11/28/2023 8:58 PM, Ron Klimas WZ1V wrote:
> > 222 conditions not so good, but there was great activity tonight:
> > K1WHS FN43, WB2VVV FN41, W2TMA FN30, KV1J FN42,
> > WA1PBU FN42, W9KXI FN12, N2SLO FN30, K1PXE FN31,
> > KO4YC FM17, WA3NUF FN20, KA3FQS FN20, WA1MBA FN51,
> > WA3EOQ FM09, WA1NLG FN41, W1GHZ FN34, K1FMS FN32,
> > N1ROZ FN32, W8ZN FM09, K3SK FM07, K1FSY FN31,
> > W1AIM FN34, AF1T FN43, and AA2SD FM29. TNX QSOs.
> >
> > 73 Ron WZ1V FN31rh
> >
> >
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