A pretty good evening on 222 MHz. With a bit of tropo and EME
available. Here is the log of what was heard and worked in Mumbo Jumbo
land (FN43mj) Here is the list:
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DATE TIME CALLSIGN LOCATOR TX RX BAND MODE
PRO.REMARKS QRB (km)
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03/24/2026 22:45 KA2ENE FN13FE -9 +5 220 MHzFT8
TR 533
03/24/2026 22:51 WA1RKS FN32IN 559 559 220 MHzCW
TR 211
03/24/2026 23:00 WZ1V FN31RH 59 59 220 MHzSSB
TR 266
03/24/2026 23:02 WW1Z FN42ET 59 59 220 MHzSSB
TR 84
03/24/2026 23:08 N3ITT FN2ØKL +03 +02 220 MHzFT8
TR 473
03/24/2026 23:12 WA3NUF FN2ØKE +10 +19 220 MHz FT8
TR 496
03/24/2026 23:17 W9KXI FN12NE +10 220 MHzSSB
TR 501
03/24/2026 23:23 K1TEO FN31JH 59 59 220 MHzSSB
TR 296
03/24/2026 23:25 WA1LWC FN42EE 59 220 MHzSSB
TR 145
03/24/2026 23:27 N2SLO FN3ØJV 56 56 220 MHzSSB
TR 334
03/24/2026 23:30 W1XR FM19HX 57 57 220 MHzSSB
TR 654
03/24/2026 23:32 K2AEP FN32OW 57 220 MHzSSB
TR 157
03/24/2026 23:39 WA2LTM FN2ØRH 57 57 220 MHzSSB
TR 453
03/24/2026 23:43 K1FMS FN32QB 57 220 MHzSSB
TR 201
03/24/2026 23:49 N1SV FN42EP +32 +02 220 MHzFT8
TR 99
03/24/2026 23:53 WA3EOQ FMØ9JO 429 429 220 MHzCW
TR 805
03/24/2026 23:59 KA1OJ FN42EH +11 +12 220 MHzFT8
TR 132
03/25/2026 00:00 NZ3M FN1ØPD +4 -02 220 MHzFT8
TR 598
03/25/2026 00:04 WB2VVV FN43EO 59 220 MHzSSB
TR 59
03/25/2026 00:07 VE2XX FN25WK 59 59 220 MHzSSB
TR 339
03/25/2026 00:09 W1AIM FN34 59 220 MHzSSB
TR 203+-
03/25/2026 00:11 W1GHZ FN34UJ 59 220 MHzSSB
TR 154
03/25/2026 00:14 VE2GDR FN25XM 555 55 220 MHzSSB
TR 340
03/25/2026 00:25 N3RG FM29KI +8 220 MHzFSK
TR 568
03/25/2026 00:28 WA3DRC FM28AS +11 +04 220 MHzFT8
TR 663
03/25/2026 00:31 N2DEQ FM29 -13 -07 220 MHzFT8
TR 544+-
03/25/2026 00:43 K3SK FMØ7TJ -15 fm07 220 MHzQ65
EME 915
03/25/2026 01:12 K3SK FMØ7TJ -24 FM07 220 MHzQ65
TR 915
03/25/2026 01:22 W2BYP FN13IB 55 54 220 MHzSSB
EME 514
03/25/2026 01:24 NØAKC EN44 -17 220 MHzQ65
EME 1601+-
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Number of QSO listed: 30
I managed to hear K3SK in FM07 via FT8 on tropo scatter. He was at -19
DB on FT8, which is pretty low. I had only one decode, and K3SK did not
copy me at all, so we went to Q65B and I had much better luck decoding
him via that mode over a 572 mile or 915 km path. I heard WZ1V work K3SK
before me,and I had good copy for the entire time. I think I only had
one sequence without a decode on Q65B-60. Before that, we contacted
easily via the EME route, So there is more path loss via tropo over a
570 mile path than with EME. Other good contacts included WA3EOQ on CW
with 95 watts over a 502 mile path (805 km) and it was great to hear
K1FMS also work WA3EOQ via CW. Signals with Howard here were weak but
rather steady with almost no QSB. W1XR was on from his FM19 perch near
Shippensburg, PA. on South Mountain. This was the same mountain that Gen
Robert E. Lee's Army retreated over from Gettysburg in 1963. That is
654 km just over 400 miles. WA3DRC was also a long haul contact at 663
km. I always have trouble with northerly paths over the White Mountains,
but I did get W1AIM, W1GHZ, VE2GDR and VE2XX. I heard VE2JOT very weakly
on SSB and we could not pull out a QSO. I did hear KC3BVL on FT8 as
well, but never hooked up. It was quite busy! With the approach of
actual Spring, there seems to be more activity and that is good. I did
monitor the VE3WCC beacon in FN15 this evening as well. 222.0624 CW.
I saw much activity way out beyond my range with KK4MA, W5EME, AJ6T,
WQ5S, N0AKC, and others all making QSOS across the country. I quit about
9:30 local time and headed home. Thanks to all who showed up!
73
Dave K1WHS
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