[VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Night Summary K1WHS

[David Olean]

It was raining and pretty wet when I went up the hill to the shack. It 
has been raining off  and on for a few days. I figure that conditions 
around the North here are pretty bleak. Still there was some pretty good 
activity on 222 for the evening. Here is the log:


    DATE     TIME CALLSIGN        LOCATOR TX       RX       BAND MODE 
PRO.REMARKS      QRB
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
04/25/2023 22:57 W1XR            FM19HX  55                220 MHzSSB  
TR                           406
04/25/2023 22:58 K1FSY           FN31LN  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR                           165
04/25/2023 23:00 K2RMX           FN20XP  58       57       220 MHzSSB  
TR                       247
04/25/2023 23:01 WB2VVV          FN41CR  59                220 MHzSSB  
TR                           123
04/25/2023 23:10 WZ1V            FN31RH  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR                           165
04/25/2023 23:12 K1PXE           FN31KE  57       57       220 MHzSSB  
TR                           188
04/25/2023 23:13 N1JEZ           FN31KE  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR                               188
04/25/2023 23:25 VE2XX           FN25WK  59       59       220 MHzSSB  
TR                           210
04/25/2023 23:35 WA1MBA          FN51AS  59       59       220 MHzSSB  
TR                       123
04/25/2023 23:45 WA3EOQ          FM09JO  539               220 MHzCW   
TR                           502
04/25/2023 23:50 WA1RKS          FN34JJ  559      559      220 MHzCW   
TR                           132
04/25/2023 23:50 W1FKF           FN43GI  59                    220 
MHzSSB  TR                                25
04/25/2023 23:51 WA3NUF          FN20KE  559               220 MHzCW   
TR                           308
04/26/2023 00:07 N1LHP           FN42KM  59       59       220 MHzSSB  
TR                                61
04/26/2023 00:10 K2AEP           FN32OW  59                220 MHzSSB  
TR                                98
04/26/2023 00:13 W1AW/2          FN31PR  579                220 MHzCW   
TR                               146
04/26/2023 00:16 W1AIM           FN34UJ  59                220 MHzSSB  
TR                                    96
04/26/2023 00:31 KG6CIH          FN42FV  59                220 MHzSSB  
TR                                    45
04/26/2023 00:31 WA3DRC          FM28AS  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR                               412
04/26/2023 00:40 N2SLO           FN30MM  55                220 MHzSSB  
TR                               224


I really tried to work K3SK way down in FM07 in Virginia. In the past we 
have drawn a blank with CW and FT8.  Tonight, Dave K3SK was going to try 
Q65 on tropo paths. I ran for awhile but detected nothing. After 01:15 
or so both K3SK and I adjourned from the earthbound path and tried EME 
as the Moon was up. Neither of us had any luck there either.  It is 
starting to look like someone has put the proverbial "hex" on us to 
prevent a contact.  I had thought that I was Ron WZ1V's good buddy, but 
I can't help but wonder if Good Buddy Ron has put a hex on things and is 
preventing K3SK from getting even 2 or 3 miles past the Connecticut 
shoreline. K3SK and Ron always work, but the signal stops at the CT shore.

Notable things this evening. KG6CIH activated his rover from southern NH 
and made some contacts. W1AW/2 in NJ was on 222 this evening for a nice 
surprise.  I also noted that condx were pretty good to the west, and 
some really good contacts and "almost contacts" were made. I hope we get 
a report on what transpired. N1LHP near Boston copied W1AIM in northern 
VT with just a quarter wave vertical.   K1ZK in VT heard VE2XX on his 
vertical. Hopefully, they will get a horizontal antenna up in the air soon.

Don't forget that Wednesday night is 432 Sprint Night. a big Thanks to 
all who got on 222 for this Tuesday!

73

Dave K1WHS