This Tuesday 222 Activity Night was pretty decent even with the deep QSB. I
heard several more stations than I worked but each time I was engaged working
someone. On the other hand, via ON4KST I was informed a few times that I was
being heard quite well but I could not hear the other station. Most of these
were quite a distance and the other station was using low power.
This week was also a test in preparation of my 222 station for the September
VHF Contest coming up 13-14 September (also ARRL EME Contest same weekend). In
the past week I have revamped my 222 station by adding a new to me 6 device
Larcan that outputs over 1200 watts. This is over 2 times the output of my old
4 device Larcan. I also built and installed 4 new antennas to replace my
LFAs. The new antennas (homebrew) are a modified 15 element version of the
K1FO yagi that I optimized for max gain and highest front to back. Calculated
gain for each antenna is 14.5db with a 40+ db front to back that virtually
eliminates back lobes. If you are behind where I am pointed, I probably won't
hear you. 😊 I'll post pictures and the modeling data for the antennas on my
FaceBook page later this week. (just search for K3SK).
Here is my log for this week:
CALL DIST (KM) FREQ GRID
MODE STATE
W4ZST 548.728 222.171500 EM84AO Q65 GA
VA3IKE 593.469 222.171500 EN82QB Q65 ON
WA3DRC 303.299 222.175500 FM28as FT8 MD
K9MRI 659.089 222.175500 EN70IU FT8
IN
WZ1V 699.544 222.175500 FN31rh FT8
CT
WA3NUF 452.168 222.175500 FN20KE FT8 PA
WC2K 382.007 222.103830 FM29 SSB
NJ
K1TEO 656.250 222.100100 FN31 SSB
CT
K1WHS 925.382 222.086500 FN43MJ Q65 ME
EME
VE6TA 3187.564 222.086500 DO33GS Q65
AB EME
W7JW 667.363 222.086500 EN82FJ Q65
MI EME
Dave - K3SK
FM07 - VA
-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces+k3sk=buckwalter.co@contesting.com>
On Behalf Of Dave Olean
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 3:20 PM
To: newsvhf@mailman.qth.net; VHF Contesting <VHFcontesting@Contesting.com>;
222Activity@Groups.io
Subject: [VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity night Reminder
Yes it is Tuesday and the weather is FB. This day is worth celebrating and what
better way than to get on 222 mhz and see if you can hear real ham radio
signals on a real ham radio band. I am told that operating on
222 has very positive health benefits as well. Doctor Vinnie Goombotz
recommends 222 Mhz activity at least once a week, so a Tuesday night showing
will satisfy that medical requirement. some benefits include better eyesight,
increase in muscle tone, and a drastic surge in mental ability.
Activity starts after dinner around 2300 ut, and can go for a few hours
especially if the band is in good shape. I looked at the tropo report for today
and it looks bleak. There is basically no enhancement east of the Missusmiller
river. even Florida and Georgia look bleak, so it is up to us to create our own
band opening. Don't forget to announce your presence if you are not in an
activity hotbed. Many ops use ON4KST Chat
(144/432 Region 2) If people know you are on, they will try to contact you.
The Moon will be setting during the evening. it sets for me at about 0040 UT or
8:40 PM. Beam heading is about 248 degrees. I can try a setting Moon shot if
there is any interest. It is also a good time to try a meteor sked tonight.
There are still large Perseid meteors around to make things interesting. So,
between the Moon and maybe a few meteors, there could still be some DX heard.
So don't forget to get on 222 tonight. Hang out with the cool kids.
73
dave k1WHS
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