[VHFcontesting] [NEWSVHF] It is never too early to let you know that 222 night is just around the corner

Fri Jul 29 10:35:51 EDT 2022

2E26 on 432???
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From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces+callbill=hotmail.com at contesting.com> on behalf of David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 6:39 PM
To: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net <n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net>; Fred Stefanik <n1dpmfred at gmail.com>
Cc: vhfcontesting at contesting.com <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>; NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net <NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [NEWSVHF] It is never too early to let you know that 222 night is just around the corner

I tried to get on 432 for Wednesday, but the XYL and I were out at a
mini concert and got back about 9 PM.  I missed it.  Pete, K1PXE told me
about his sked with WA2LTM.  LTM and I worked back when I had a 6360 rig
and I think he had a 2E26!  I have circled Wednesdays to exercise my 432
setup. It needs a lot of work, but is sorta functional. my rotor is sick
and antenna #2 rotor is busted. The good news is that the antenna does
work and I can hear after putting a cavity filter up on the tower.  Look
for me on 432.

Dave K1WHS

On 7/28/2022 10:15 AM, Mike Seguin wrote:
> This sound great Fred! I'll be there when I can. FN44ar 500 watts+ to
> an FO-25 @ 2155'. (OK, the tower has a 2100' ridge under it)
>
> Mike
>
> On 7/28/2022 9:47 AM, Fred Stefanik wrote:
>> Since Dave has worked had and gotten 222 activity nights up and going,
>> I thought I'd fill you in on what's going on on 432....
>>
>> On Wednesday night there has been a long standing sked between K1PXE
>> (FN31) and WA2LTM (FN20) at about 8:40PM local on 432.150.  Ron, WZ1V
>> has also been joining in regularly and recently so have I.  Last night
>> I was pleasantly surprised that I got on the band and what had
>> sprouted out of that regular gathering allowed me to work 6 QSO's in
>> the grids of FN42, FN31, FN20, and FM29.  It was a nice little
>> gathering of activity and I believe there was another station that was
>> on earlier that I missed.
>>
>> Anyway, I'm writing this because I thought it would be nice to build
>> on this activity.  We certainly don't have to congregate at 432.150
>> but we can also utilize the ON4KST chat page to make skeds and spark
>> some activity.  Starting next Wednesday night I am planning to be on
>> 432 starting at about 8PM and up to about 10PM.  I'll be looking on
>> the ON4KST page for skeds.   Hopefully we can kickstart some activity
>> on this band too!
>>
>> I'll try to send out a reminder on Tuesday for this.  I'm sure it
>> won't be as creatively written as Dave's 222 prods, but hopefully
>> it'll be effective....
>>
>> 73
>> Fred, N1DPM
>> FN32qb
>> 432 = 800W and a 18 element LFA @ 95'
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 5:11 PM David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi 222 MHz folks,
>>>
>>> I just got back from the Central States VHF Society Conference, and
>>> am I
>>> pumped up or what! I am thinking that I need a 222 Activity night every
>>> night!  Seeing all the very active VHFers and hearing of all of their
>>> exploits just becomes very infectious. There was a Rover Row in the
>>> parking lot, and it was very interesting to see how many VHFers put
>>> those stations together. For all those guys who have HOAs where they
>>> live, a portable station located in a car, truck, or even a big school
>>> bus can be a fantastic way to satisfy that vhf ham craving that we all
>>> experience. We need some portable stations on for 222 night. There
>>> are a
>>> few, but several more will not hurt.
>>>
>>> I talked to plenty of operators there who have 222 gear but do not get
>>> on much. I told them what they were all missing, and my hope is that a
>>> few more stations show up as we get into the real DX season for the
>>> higher ham bands. I had a room mate who shared his room at the hotel,
>>> and he scored a brand new Q5 Signal 222 transverter at the banquet
>>> prize
>>> drawing. KB9SKW has a dinky yagi he thinks, but he really needs
>>> something with a few more elements like maybe ten elements so I have a
>>> chance of working him when we get all that aurora this fall. A big
>>> THANK YOU to Q5 Signal and all the others who donated prizes for the
>>> conference. I was very pleased that the transverter was a 222 one!!
>>> Yahoo!
>>>
>>> Mark your calendar for July 26th and dust off that 222 MHz rig and get
>>> ready for all of the action. There is a growing number of dedicated ops
>>> who live in semi barren VHF territory and they are showing up in hopes
>>> of making a contact....any contact on the band. For those of you in
>>> areas with activity, take some time out and attempt to listen for those
>>> folks when they show up on a chat page. Spend 20 or 30 minutes on an
>>> impossible path. You just might find that it is not an impossible path.
>>> Last week I tried some tropo and an FT8 sked, and did listen for W5EME
>>> when he was CQing on MSK144.  These guys are all very dedicated and we
>>> need them in those places for when the band opens for tropo, or aurora
>>> or what have you. The best way to keep them active is to provide some
>>> time and try to work them. I don't know about you, but I get pretty
>>> excited if I hear anything on those long haul skeds whether I work
>>> something or not! I plan to look to he west and southwest on Tuesday
>>> evening for some long haul skeds. The tropo map looks bad for New
>>> England, but not too bad for the SE and Mississippi valley. My feeling
>>> is that you can't really trust the tropo maps. Some enhancement can
>>> sneak in under the radar and the best way to find it is to make noise.
>>>
>>> 222  MHz Activity starts a bit before 2300 UT on the 26th and runs
>>> up to
>>> after about 0130 UT or so.  I will be on starting at about 23:45 on
>>> 222.100.  The later you stay on in the evening, the more chance of
>>> having good condx as the ground cools down and an inversion can form.
>>> Steve Powlishen WA1FFO/K1FO remarked in one of his tropo talks, that
>>> the
>>> reason late Summer is better for tropo on th higher bands is that there
>>> is less sunlight and things cool down earlier in the evening. In June,
>>> we don't stay up late enough to catch those openings!! In late August
>>> and September it happens early in the evenings!  Ponder that when
>>> you go
>>> to turn off the rig!
>>>
>>> There was a lot of excitement at CSVHFS.  There were attendees from all
>>> over the country and Alaska. I think only K1OR and myself represented
>>> the northeast.
>>>
>>> 73 and CU on 222
>>>
>>> Dave K1WHS
>>>
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