Hello Jim and 222 ops,
Thanks for providing another 222 MHz report, and it is gratifying to see
some regular activity on 222 MHz around the country. That is a pretty
good list of activity from the PNW. I was active on Tuesday evening
from southern Maine, and had a ball operating on 222 SSB & CW. I think
I made about 18 contacts and was delighted to see conditions improve
over the past Tuesday. We had fairly stable conditions and it was
great to catch up with many friends and have short chats, while also
looking for some distant DX contacts. I got to thinking that having an
evening where I could exercise my VHF gear and talk to old friends at
the same time, is a great way to spend an evening and that such
activities were in danger of disappearing. Regular nightly activity was
getting pretty rare! On Tuesday's I get to talk with K1PXE, who I
first met on 144 MHz AM in 1962. That is almost 60 years ago. Pete is a
regular on 222 MHz along with many others with similar stories. Having
all of these hams show up on one evening for the purpose of promoting
activity makes for a special evening. W1GHZ, W1AIM, VE2XX, W9KXI,
KA2LIM, VE3DS, WZ1V, N1GJ, N2SLO, WA1PBU, WA1LWC, K1PXE, N2GHR, WA2VNV,
KO4YC, WA3EOQ, WA3NUF, KJ6T, WW2Y, AA9MY, W5EME and W1XR tend to show up
on most Tuesday evenings. There are many others who also show up on
occasion and add to the fun. K2DS was very active before he picked up
stakes and headed for warmer climes in Florida. While up North, he had a
small yagi perched on his balcony just to get in on the fun.
I am sort of rambling here, but what I want to say is that we can make
VHF ham radio whatever we want it to be. The camaraderie of the hobby is
well known, but was in danger of becoming MIA on VHF, as our lives got
more complex and social media became all encompassing. All we need to
do is to take a bit of time and maximize the benefits of some regular
activity on some of our higher bands. I am indebted to all who have
participated in any of the 222 Activity Evenings. You made many hams
happier in the process!
Last night, I had some great contacts. VE3DS had a pretty good signal
from Toronto. W1XR in FM19 had a great SSB signal. The WNY boys were
loud as well. WA3EOQ in FM09jo made it all the way to my receiver from
extreme western Maryland. His 90 watts covered 502 miles which still
amazes me. I missed KO4YC along with a few of the regulars on the band,
but it was fun knowing that they were on and working others and having fun.
Thanks to all!
Dave K1WHS
On 11/10/2021 11:02 AM, k7nd wrote:
GM,
Stations hrd or worked or reported:
W7GLF
W7RNB
K7MDL CN88
VE7HR CN89
KB7IOG
W7BA
W7YOZ
KE7SW
K7ND
and on FT8:
KB7ME CN85
KE7SW
W7GLF
K7MDL
W7BA
KC7OOY CN82 worked by KB7ME CN85
nasty wx on Tuesday. Hope everything stayed up in the air.
can't seem to hear VE7HR or KC7OOY. abt 150ft of 7/8 heliax. maybe
time to finish pre-amp for tower.
73 all until next time
Jim K7ND
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