Hello boys and girls,
December 9th promises to be an exciting evening on 222 MHz all across
the land. The 222 MHz Activity Committee has determined that all who
participate this evening, and make at least one contact, are eligible
and entered into a prize drawing for a free weekend stay at the
exclusive spa and hot springs at George & Ed's mud pits and geyser at
fabulous St. Elmo in Colorado. Just get on the air and make a contact
pr two and you might find yourself soaking in the luxurious mud pits at
George *& Ed's located at 10,7540 ft up the side of the un named
mountain just south of Mount Antero in Colorado. Lean to tents are
provided and three meals a day are included including cans of Spam that
=can be heated in the mud pits while you are also soaking up the heat.
I am hoping to be on starting at about 23:45 UT or so, and looking for
contacts around 222.100 MHz. SSB and CW is advised along with FT8 on
222.174. Lets see if we can get a good supply of activity going this
evening. With the winter weather, it seems that any enhanced conditions
have gone. I noticed that the W3CCX beacon actually went into the noise
the last time I tried tuning it in. The good news is that it is not
snowing or freezing rain yet, so things are pretty good for December.
Don't forget the ON4Kst Chat page (
http://www.on4kst.com/chat/start.php ) Just pick the 144/432 Region 2
Chat page and see who all is on 222 looking for contacts. Monitoring
the chat page is a good way to find people if you are not in an area of
high activity on 222. Just let people know you are there and set up a
sked or two. It has been quite cold here. The last time I got on the
temp was 2F that morning and my diesel generator really complained at
trying to start. I had to try two times before it caught and started. I
am sure that tonight will be difficult as well, but I am hoping that the
shack will warm up quickly. The shack is not heated so I turn on
electric heat when the genset kicks in.
So make a few contacts and then hold your breath to see who wins the
nice weekend at 10,740 ft in a lean to tent, and soaking in a nice 145
degree F mud pit. The Spam-in-a-can dinners will be the frosting on that
cake for sure. George and Ed are great hosts from what I hear. The
geyser is currently out of order.
73
Dave K1WHS
_______________________________________________
VHFcontesting mailing list
VHFcontesting@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
|