[VHFcontesting] [NEWSVHF] 222 MHz Activity Night

Thu Jun 3 12:59:32 EDT 2021

I got on for 222 MHz activity night on Tuesday, and had a blast. A few 
new faces showed up, which is very good. WA1LWC had a great signal with 
5 watts and a HB quagi from Upton, MA, near Worcester.  AF1T was on as 
well from FN43 and made a few contacts . My total QSO tally for the 
night was 14 stations. I never did complete with K3WHC. We had a nice 
start to a QSO, but then Steve disappeared. A very high noise level was 
the culprit. Later on, I called him again but he could not hear me due 
to the same noise level. He was a good 559 here in Maine.

I read WZ1V's report, and was amazed at the stations he worked that I 
did not hear.  I was pretty busy all night and I guess that means that 
everyone else in the NE was busy too and we never got to the bottom of 
the barrel!  It is just a matter of lining up the beams at each end at 
the right time and making noise!

Terry, W1TR listened at 7:30 PM and heard no one on 222.100. I can't 
believe that he didn't hear anything. I was right on 222.100 at that 
time making noise.   I moved off .100 when the activity started picking 
up, but I was there at 7:30 PM.  Before 7:30, the only people I heard on 
222  were KA2LIM and W9KXI, both in FN12. Others started showing up 
after 7:30 PM.   Here are my log entries for the evening:

23:15  KA2LIM  FN12    309 Miles
23:24    W9KXI  FN12  311 miles
23:37    KA1SU  FN42    36 miles
23:40    K3WHC    FN10  378 miles    not complete
23:49    WA1LWC    FN42   92 miles  5 watts
23:51    AF1T    FN43    46 miles
00:04    WZ1V    FN31    166 miles
00:05    WA1T    FN43    2.5 miles  (My closest distance record!)
00:34    KO4YC    FM17    513 miles
00:36    K1PXE    FN31    188 miles
00:45    K3WHC    FN10    378 miles   not complete
00:49    WB2RVX    FM29    322 miles
0100    NZ3M    FN10    372 miles
01:06    W1GHZ    FN34    95 miles
01:15    K1RZ        FM19    431 miles
01:32    VE3DS    FN03    430 miles

K3WHC was having noise problems which prevented a complete QSO. He was 
559 here for both attempts.  A few regulars did not show up last night. 
Often, it is possible to work VE3ZV in EN93 at 467 miles, and VA3ELE in 
FN03 at 437 miles. For some reason, I missed VE2XX near Montreal. He was 
on, but I missed him.

CU all next week on 222 MHz. With the month of June we are getting into 
better meteor scatter times. Maybe we can pull off an MS QSO on activity 
night?

73

Dave K1WHS

On 6/2/2021 9:26 AM, w1tr at yccc.org wrote:

I took a brief listen on 222.100 MHz about 7:30 pm after the HF MARS net...
I heard the 222 beacon but no activity...
SO... I moved on to other activities around here.
SORRY. But I DID take a look!

On 6/1/2021 2:13 PM, David Olean wrote:
> Hi VHFers
>
> It is Tuesday and the night for 222 MHz activity. The Hepburn map 
> shows stinko conditions just about everywhere, so all the more reason 
> to get on the band and see what you can do.  I usually start after 
> dinner at about 7 to 7:30 local time and make noise on 222.100 plus or 
> minus.  Things usually slow down at 0130 or 0200 UT, but I try to stay 
> active until after 0200UT or 10 PM local time. If we ever get some 
> tropo or an aurora on a Tuesday, I am sure I could stay busy much 
> later. A rip snortin' aurora is reason enough to stay up all night!
>
> If you have not been on for the activity night yet, it is a good idea 
> to check the ON4KST chat page (144-432 Region 2)  Lots of folks set up 
> skeds using ON4KST.  Then there is Ping Jockey and HB9Q as well for 
> meteors and EME as well.  The real reason to get on is to have some 
> guaranteed activity on one day a week so that people can get on the 
> band and hear something rather than just band noise. Local activity is 
> just as good as long haul CW skeds or digital MS contacts. The idea is 
> to get on and occupy the band.
>
> I am looking forward to having my HV supply turn on gently all by 
> itself. I finally got it running just as I want it.  Now the next task 
> is to make an aluminum cover to keep falling things and curious 
> fingers out of the HV supply.
>
> CU tonight, I hope.
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
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