Hi Mr BUG, I noted that contacts were being made on 50 and then 144. I walked up to the shack around 23:00 UT and fired up the 222 gear. Starting at about 2345 UT, I was answered by VA3ELE who was r
The snow has been melting fast and I managed to get the truck all the way up the hill to my shack today. (Monday) On Saturday, it was impossible. The truck got stuck in the snow drifts even with 4W
Hi Good Buddy Ron and VHFers, It sure was fun to be able to drive up to the shack and power things up, with the generator behaving well. The temps were moderate and the inside shack temp was 40 degre
Hi Buddy, We need to drum up more activity in Florida for you. If people know there will be activity, they will get on, but the reverse is also true! The N4SVC club house has a great 222 MHz setup
This is just a reminder to not forget making an appearance on the 222 MHz band tonight. If you have the gear, you could be making all sorts of contacts around the area on 222 MHz this evening. The fu
Hello Ron, That is quite a list of stations. I found the same results up here in the Pot capitol of Maine. If you drive into town from NH on Route 202, you will see more pot stores than anything el
Hi Al That is a good idea to place the distances beside each contact so it puts everything into perspective with contacts from different geographical areas. Seeing those numbers is also a good way
Hi Pete This is a long e mail. My apologies, but lots of territory to cover. I would agree that last Tuesday night had some really good tropo peaks if you could catch them. At other times it seemed
Well, after a rousing 144 MHz Sprint yesterday, it is just another run of the mill 222 Night for this evening. That means that you should be making sure everything works just fine to get ready for ne
Well I had hoped for more activity for the Tuesday night 222 Activity Night. Things were a tad slow on the East Coast. From a cursory look at the Chat page, and it was amazing to see all of the activ
Hi Terry & 222 fans, I will look for you on 222 MHz this evening. Last week I had the converted 500 watt solid state amp on line and ran on solar power. This evening I will be back with the venerable
I used them and they seem to work great. Soldering hardline pins at 100 ft is no fun. Dave K1WHS On 4/18/2023 10:32 AM, K8ZM wrote: Anyone using Commscope "Positive Stop" style connectors on 1/2" He
Hello Sprinters, Well, I was rather surprised last night. In comparing scores from previous years, it seems that activity has definitely been climbing in a positive direction. Last year I had 39 QSOs
Hi Dave I was just mentioning Q65 or JT65 with W8RU, as a way to improve our range. Lets try something next Tuesday. Dave, you could be in a fantastic position to develop fantastic scores if you c
Hi folks, I realize that any action on a VHF band is now a labor of love and not a source of instant gratification. There is no getting around it. You cannot justify getting on any band based on the
Hi Chris, I can sympathize with your situation. I lived in an apartment in Dover NH almost downtown (Near lower square) and tried to make contacts on 144 MHz. I had a 15 element HyGain yagi up 30 ft
I was on CW 100% of the time in March for the aurora. There were so few stations that I did not experiment. My headings for Toronto and Chicago were between 295 and 305 degrees. Dave K1WHS On 4/23/20
Darn! I won't be home until 00:30 UT or so. I will check 222.100 MHz when I get back home. Kp is 8 right now. Dave K1WHS Aurora on 6m FN13ce Now !! There is now a G4 prediction. hubba hubba ________
I saw that. The Bz went positive. I am monitoring stuff from the house. Its pouring rain so a trip up the hill will be exciting. I am hoping it comes back. Keep the faith Paul. Dave K1WHS On 4/23/20
You are correct sir! The 500 watt unit has two FETS (2 X 250 watts) while the 1500 wattt units have six devices for 6 X 250 watts = 1500 watts. There is also a 1000 watt unit that you have, with 4 X