[VHFcontesting] [222Activity] 222 MHz activity Night and other stuff

[David Olean]

It seems that when ever KA6U decides to set up his portabopple 222 MHz 
antenna, it turns into a major operating event!   So Tuesday night 
activity will also include an EME sub division. WA4NJP will be on this 
evening with his huge parabola, and  N0AKC will be on as well from the 
midwest.  I am sure that there will be more.  This could be a good time 
for those with horizon only antennas to listen for and see if you can 
decode anything after it makes the 500,00 mile trip to the Moon and back.

A quick look at the Moon trajectory for this evening shows that it will 
be rising  in the midwest around EN20 at about 2145 UT and will be at 11 
degrees at 2300 UT. The declination is about as far South (low) as 
possible, so the elevation change is fairly slow for stations in the 
north. If you are way down South like around Georgia, the Moon comes up 
earlier at about 20:45 UT, and is at 11 degrees elevation at 2145 UT. 
For those on the East Coast, the Moon is up pretty high by 2200 UT or so 
at about 15 degrees.  I am planning to be on at 2200 UT  looking at the 
Moon, and then switch to the horizon for tropo contacts for awhile. The 
time between 23:30 and 00:30 is a hot time for local activity here in 
the NE, but I will stick around and lurk on the HB9Q page after that, 
for any EME attempts. My Moonset is at about 0500 UT. My maximum 
elevation is about 22 degrees at 0100UT, so you see that a horizon only 
station has a chance to detect something even if they cannot elevate 
anything. It is worth a try.

The HB9Q chat page is at https://hb9q.ch/2018/

If you are a new user, you have to supply an e mail address I think, 
before you can post anything, but sign up is simple and when you are all 
registered, just select the 222 EME Logger button and you are ready to 
roll! I have worked a few midwest and western stations with their tropo 
antennas. It is amazing how loud they can get if running a KW.  If you 
have 100 watts, it may be a struggle, but you never know until you try.  
This evening promises to have very low degradation, so it could be 
great!  I will be on the ON4KST chat page too. I think I will be a busy 
boy!  I hope the generator works!!

KA6U has been re working his portable station and had a single 222 yagi 
setup to start, but now is up to TWO yagis and is at the testing stage 
before he is ready to deploy around the country on his next adventure.  
Give it a try if you are able and be sure to watch the HB9Q logger 222 
page. I will be there well after 01:30 UT as the local activity dies down.

73 and good luck this evening

Dave K1WHS

On 10/3/2022 9:16 PM, Ray Rector wrote:
> I'll be around that late as it will be even better for me..
> Ray
>
> On Monday, October 3, 2022 at 09:12:38 PM EDT, Charlie - N0AKC 
> <cmbetz at charter.net> wrote:
>
>
> Guys,
>
> I will try to get on EME tomorrow evening , but it will have to be 
> later than 2300 for me.  Probably more like 0100 for me.
>
> Charlie N0AKC
>
>
>
> Sent from Samsung tablet
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net>
> Date: 10/3/22 6:37 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Peter KA6U <petervanh143 at gmail.com>Cc: "222 >> 
> 222Activity at groups.io" <222Activity at groups.io>, 
> NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net, vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [222Activity] 222 MHz activity Night and other stuff
>
> Hi Peter
>
> Wow, condx look quite good for 222 EME. 3 I'll be on a bit before 2300 
> UT and watching HB9Q along with ON4KST for the terrestrial stuff. I 
> have been re working the setup with a band decoder so I can be a 
> single operator and have one operating position. I have 222 & 432 
> working and am now adding in 144 as well.  Lots of changes for the 
> better. I really am hoping that my generator is now fine. It sure 
> seems to be.
>
> 73
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
> On 10/3/2022 5:18 PM, Peter KA6U wrote:
>> Dave,
>> I will try to be on 222EME tomorrow at 2300UTC.
>> That time is in the "quieter zone" for me from this location.
>>
>> Peter KA6U EL87SQ Florida
>