At least it will be this evening. I am writing this at 6:30 AM as I am
out the door heading North to meet a plumber and some frozen pipes. I
am hoping to be back by this evening for all the action on 222 MHz.
There is no internet at my camp, so this reminder is a tad early, but I
am hoping we have a big turnout of stations. It isn't too early to test
things out for the upcoming June contest.
Activity starts at about 23:00 UT and can go on for typically two hours
of QSB, moving tropo hot spots, and the ability to hang out with some
dedicated VHF ops on an under utilized band. I am hoping to be on to
try out my repaired 222 array. I had so much fun doing that repair, I
might dig into the 8 X 5 el LVA and look for evidence of water leakage.
This is New England, right? It is always raining.
Tropo condx look promising down in the SE. I think AJ6T and W5EME will
have a good time with some elevated tropo condx. Us slobs in the NE will
be content with flat conditions. You know the drill. Try monitoring
ON4KST 144/432 Region 2 Chat, and let people know that you are QRV if
you are a bit off path from the big activity area. Everyone points their
antennas at NYC and Philly up here in the NE. Other directions, not so
much. The chat page is a good way to inform others of your presence.
The Moon will be close to setting on the East Coast. I will also monitor
HB9Q and hope to get a little EME action going. Maybe NH6Y and others
out West will show up. My Moonset is at about 01:30 as I recall. Dust
off your key, smear some antenna wax on radiating surfaces, and fire up
your Meissner Signal Shifters for a fun evening on the 222 MHz band.
73
Dave K1WHS
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