[VHFcontesting] 222 Night

[David Olean]

Well,after a relatively warm day, I got up to the shack at 23:30 and 
fired things up. It was 39 inside the room at first, but when the big 
diesel started up, the baseboard heater started warming up and I also 
have a small electric space heater under the operating bench to warm my 
toes.  The speed regulator on the diesel is working well.  Good steady 
AC power. (YAY!!!)

2352 UT WA1RKS    FN32  Ellis just got a new 222 setup running!
2357        K2RMX    FN20  in sunny downtown Brooklyn. very good sigs on SSB
0006        K1NKR    FN42   Marlboro with a new Q5 transverter Skip was 
very loud with an attic antenna
0010        K1PXE    FN31 The voice of Milford   59 on SSB
0011        WZ1V    FN31  Good Buddy Ron
0013        N2SLO    FN30   Peaked at 57 with heavy QSB
0015        K1OR    FN42  (sort of)  John was actually in EL87 operating 
remote!
0023        WA3NUF    FN20   SSB peaking at 57
0027        WA1NLG    FN41  waaay out on the Cape.  Good signals with my 
beam aimed SW.
0033        W1XR        FM19  406 miles  always a great signal  57 on SSB!
0036        VE3KG        FN24   100 watts and  11 el.  Good signal on 
SSB too.
0038        N1JEZ        FN44    59  no matter where my beam is pointing!
0041        W1GHZ    FN34    Paul  on SSB
0045        N1GLT        FN42   Very loud from Derry, NH ( commonly 
referred to as the Derryarea )
0049        W1AIM        FN34        Loud on SSB
0053        W9KXI        FN12   on SSB
0055        N3RG        FM29   easy contact on SSB.
0058        VE3DS        FN03   57 on SSB!!  This was a very enhanced 
path. Many times we have trouble on CW.  Last night was ragchew time on 
SSB!!  440 miles
0113        K9MRI       Indiana CW sked. I could tell he was there on 
two sequences. Also heard one big meteor ping.   Not a contact. around 
750 miles
0126        K1DY        Very loud on SSB   Great to hear Bill.
0138        WA3EOQ        FM09        Some QSB but needed only one 
repeat.  503 miles  I think my only CW contact!!
0152        K2AEP    FN32    Peaking at 58 to 59 with Pete running 15 
watts.


Somehow, I missed W1JR and I quit just before 0200 UT (9 PM)  so I could 
also play in a 160 meter QRP sprint. I never did try with KO4YC.  All in 
all, it was a pretty darn good night on 222! Signals seemed great in 
some directions.    The 160 sprint was difficult. No good DX was worked 
although I heard many more that could not hear me!

73

Dave K1WHS