Yes. K5N was on 222 most of the evening. They were "hanging" on .085. I
typically have birdies on both .080 and .085 and try to avoid those
frequenciwa.
de K3SK
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From: 222Activity@groups.io <222Activity@groups.io> On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2024 1:42 PM
To: Joe Hat <i_am_joes_hat@hotmail.com>
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222Activity@groups.io <222Activity@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [222Activity] Saturday evening is a FUN time to hang out on 222 MHz
Was K5N on 222? That is good if true. I will be back on at around 0600 UT as
the Moon drops below 62 degrees. Above that elevation, the yagi reflectors
start to hit the guy wires. I lowered the guys ten ft below the tower top, but
they guys still get in the way. I run out of room at about 0315 UT. I will
look for you late after 0600. Or, maybe we can work with the antenna slightly
off the Moon?
Dave K1WHS
On 11/16/2024 12:07 PM, Joe Hat wrote:
> I have an event I’ll be driving back from arriving about 0400Z tonight so
> whoever is at the party and can elevate, don’t go away. I’ll be on HB9Q .
> Worked W4ZST and K5N last night, after fixing dish tracking issue. Murphy
> particularly likes EME.
> John S
> W2BYP
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 16, 2024, at 11:08 AM, David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net> wrote:
>>
>> OK, it isn't as much fun as firing off an M-60 machine gun, or base jumping
>> from Mt Aconcagua, but it still can be a hoot. This last pass of the MOON on
>> Saturday night into Sunday morning of the EME Contest will feature just
>> about everyone who is capable of putting a signal to the Moon and back on
>> 222 MHz. OK, you say but I am not capable of sending a signal to the Moon
>> and have it come back strong enough for anyone to hear it. Think again!
>> Last night, I tried a test with N1YCQ in FN41. N1YCQ has a single 15 element
>> yagi and about 190 watts RF in the shack. Wheat tells me that he has about 2
>> dB of feedline loss. His beam is fairly low to the ground. We started at his
>> Moon rise and went for about 25 minutes and when the Moon was just below 5
>> degrees, I copied him for three transmit periods. It was quite exciting to
>> see his direct signal at about -20 path and then see his Moon reflected
>> signal at -25 dB about 400 Hz higher and with a 2.6 second delay. The bad
>> news was that he could not detect me, or we would have had a nice QSO via
>> the Moon.
>>
>> I plan to be active around 222.080 as the Moon rises in New England and then
>> across the mid West. I will be monitoring the HB9Q chat page for 222MHz.
>> (There are different chat pages for each band) If you want to try a horizon
>> attempt, just get onto that HB9Q 222 MHz chat page and let us know, and we
>> will make noise in hopes that a contact can be made. I will be active until
>> about 0300 UT. Then the Moon is too high for me to aim. I can be back again
>> at about 06:15 UT when it drops below 62 degrees again. I have to QRT when
>> the Moon rises in Hawaii at about 0330UT.
>>
>> So please try and allocate some time around your Moon rise. If you do not
>> have a Moon tracking program, WSJTX has aiming info for your location in
>> real time. You can get an idea from these numbers around the country.:
>>
>> Maine 21:40 UT
>>
>> Indiana 22:50 UT
>>
>> Arkansas 23:35 UT
>>
>> Idaho 00:30 UT
>>
>> California 01:30 UT.
>>
>>
>> I hope to see you on 222 this evening. Of course Sweepstakes SSB is going
>> on, but Sweepstakes is not quite as exciting as base jumping or squeezing
>> off bursts from an M-60 or a 50 cal Browning.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Dave K1WHS
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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