I'll be active for a little while this evening but will be calling it early as
I want to get up at 0'dark-thirty to see if I can score FL on 222 on meteors.
I also need MA on 222. It's the only NE state I am missing. If there are any
active stations please tell them to point my way. I'm available for any mode,
anytime.
K3SK FM07th
Dave Buckwalter
-----Original Message-----
From: David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 11:40 AM
To: 222 >> 222Activity@groups.io <222Activity@groups.io>;
vhfcontesting@contesting.com; NEWSVHF@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Toosday TooTwentyToo Night
Helloo Too Twenty tooers,
By gosh it is Tuesday again and time to plan out your evening. Be sure to
include getting on 222 MHz this evening. It is always more fun with more
stations on generating activity. Being winter, the tendency is for no activity
as good conditions are not in the cards and people tend to hunker down inside
and enjoy fun little winter pursuits like growing mildew in their cellar or
watching old re runs of Laverne and Shirley. In my opinion, Laverne and Shirley
was a great show only because of Lenny and Squiggy. I was a big fan of the
"Squigtones".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLTx5ZwJiS0
Wintertime is a good time to evaluate your VHF setup. There will be scant
chance of any enhancement, so a nice 300+ mile contact means that your stuff is
working. The only way to make 300 mile contacts is for stations to be QRV at
that range. This is why activity is important!!
The January contest is about a month away. Test your stuff.
222 action starts after dinner about 00:00 UT or 7PM on the East Coast. I will
hopefully be on 222.100 a bit before 00:00 UT looking for contacts. We all tend
to check in on the ON4KST Chat page (144/432 MHz Region 2) The Moon is not in
a good position, being close to the Sun. Tuesday night activity periods can e a
good time to play with moonrise or Moonset opportunities. Things don't line up
for the next few weeks, but if you want to try a rising or setting Moon sked, I
am willing and able to make an attempt. Good Moonrise dates and times for the
East Coast are:
December 16 16:00 UT
December 17 16:30_UT_
December 18 16:45 UT
December 19 17:15 UT
December 20 17:30 UT
Weather cooperating, I would be willing to put on a signal on those dates as a
way to determine if your receiver is working well. If you are in the midwest,
your Moonrise will be a bit later. Figure 15 degrees per hour as you go west. I
am at 71 degrees longitude. If you are at 86 degrees longitude, the Moon is up
about an hour later. This is a rough guide. You really need a good tracking
program to determine the exact time for your location.
So turn on your rig and sweep off the cobwebs. If you are in a sort of rare
grid, you could be an exciting catch for others so don't be bashful. Make some
noise and let people know ur plans on the ON4KST chat page. The weather is
rather benign for the next few days, so take advantage of it. There was some
awful wx in spots as a storm moved eastward these last few days. Tennessee was
hard hit by tornadoes. We got gobs of rain. I hope AJ6T made out OK near
Nashville.There were bad storms in his area. CU tonite on 222.
Dave K1WHS
The new culvert worked well. Lots of water made for a good test.
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