[VHFcontesting] 222 Activity Night

[Paul Bourque]

Bart W9JJ and were talking about that today.

>From the ARRL News section of the website.

http://www.arrl.org/news/growing-number-of-operators-completing-was-on-222-mhz


On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 4:49 PM David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:

> Hi 222 VHFers,
>
> I messed up and did not get a reminder out for the 222 MHz Activity
> Night. In my defense, I am hoping that the routine has, by now, become
> so ingrained in all the 222 MHz ops, that you would automatically turn
> on the radio on Tuesdays without even thinking about it.  I have been
> very busy with ham projects, hauling firewood to keep the wood stove
> cranking, and getting rid of ice and snow from the house and vehicles.
> Winter is hard in Maine. Not complaining, just stating a fact. heh heh.
>
> For those who are not on the 222 Activity group on Groups.io, there has
> been a mad rush by many to the magical 50 states worked on 222 MHz.
> Until this past December, there had only been 10 WAS awards given for
> 220/222 MHz WAS. In just the last month and a half, I think six more
> hams have achieved the 50 state mark on 222.  That is an amazing
> statistic. I am hoping to leverage that fact as a means to build up
> activity on the band. In that regard, some of us have been keeping N0JK
> the QST VHF editor in the loop in hopes tat such news get promoted in
> the monthly QST column. I would hope that 222 MHz might become a VHF
> column subject very soon. Surely a half dozen WAS awards after such a
> long drought signifies a huge jump in activity.
>
> So let people know that you are on 222. Drop a note to Jon N0JK, and
> tell him what you have done lately.  The outcome is a neat band with all
> sorts of neat propagation with many stations to work on CW and SSB and
> the digital modes as well. Here in the northeast, Tuesday night is more
> fun than a just about anything ham related.  I hope the action spreads!
>
> 73
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
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