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Re: [VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity Night

To: "'David Olean'" <k1whs@metrocast.net>, <222Activity@groups.io>, <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>, <NEWSVHF@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity Night
From: David R Buckwalter via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Reply-to: K3SK@buckwalter.co
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:45:08 -0400
List-post: <mailto:vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
The lights were on, but nobody was home.    That pretty much describes 222 
activity night this week.   Except toward the storm front to my northwest, 
conditions were fair, but activity was sparce.    I heard only 1 station to my 
south and nothing to the west/northwest.  Only 6 stations were heard and worked 
this week.

W8ZN    FM09            SSB
WA3NUF  FN20            CW
W1XR            FM05            SSB
WZ1V            FN31            FT8
WA3EOQ  FM09            CW
K1WHS   FN43            Q65  (EME)

Note to self ---   Do NOT attempt to work long haul terrestrial weak signal 
with vertical polarization.  It only adds a level of difficulty that is not 
needed.


I hope to hear many more stations tonight for the 432 Sprint.   I am especially 
looking for  DE - RI - NH - VT - MI - GA - TN 

        70cm Station -  4x21 K1FO (mod) 
                                400W SSPA
                                Mast Mount Cavity LNA
                                EME Capable


K3SK - FM07




-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces+k3sk=buckwalter.co@contesting.com> 
On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 8:59 AM
To: 222 >> 222Activity@groups.io <222Activity@groups.io>; 
vhfcontesting@contesting.com; NEWSVHF@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity Night

Good Morning boys and girls,

It is another Tuesday and that means there will be 222 MHz activity all over 
the place this evening.  The weather for northern New England looks great with 
temps of 79 predicted for mid day. I have not seen that in many Moons Kemo 
Sabie. I will be enjoying the weather while making some contacts on one of the 
best VHF bands. I am still waiting for a big aurora on a Tuesday, but today 
will provide some excitement in he form of some Moon activity being possible 
during the evening. The Moon wll be setting in the evening, so the folks way 
out West will have a good view of the Moon this evening. My Moonset is at 02:30 
UT or 9:30 PM local time. I will monitor both the ON4KST and HB9Q Chat pages. I 
will try to keep my wits about me and attempt to do EME and terrestrial stuff 
at the same time, almost. Usually I get all balled up and use the wrong antenna 
on the wrong propagation mode.

Action starts at about 2300 UT after dinner and can go as long as the 
conditions warrant.  With the warmer temps, we always look forward to enhanced 
tropo. The Hepburn map is showing a weak NE-SW area of enhancement that crosses 
the Eastern Great Lakes. I will be looking for extended tropo on the fleeting 
LakeErie/Ontario path. Both N1JEZ and myself have seen this work, when other 
directions are not working.

If you have not participated on a Tuesday night on 222 MHz, all you have to do 
is show up and make noise looking for contacts on or around the calling freq of 
222.100.  Check in to the ON4KST Chat page if you are in a remote area with 
little activity. That way, you can inform folks that you are QRV and others 
will be made aware of your presence, and turn their beams ur way.

CU this evening on 222.100 MHz.

Dave K1WHS


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