[VHFcontesting] [222Activity] OH MY GOSH! It is 222 Night again!

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

I can burn the grass off the yard on moonrise - no obstructions where the 222 array sits.

I'll be there.

ZN

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From: 222Activity at groups.io <222Activity at groups.io> On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 5:09 PM
To: Joel Harrison <w5zn at w5zn.org>; NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net; vhfcontesting at contesting.com; 222Activity at groups.io
Subject: Re: [222Activity] OH MY GOSH! It is 222 Night again!

Hi Joel,

I see ur Moonrise is at about 0145 UT.  Can you hit the horizon then, or do you have to wait until the Moon clears trees and such?  I am not sure how long I will last. I am still recovering from the road trip!! I can probably last until 02:30 or 0300 UT or so.  I see that the Moon comes up at WQ0P's location at 02:15 UT. I guess I should hang around until at least 0300 UT.

Dave K1WHS

On 8/1/2023 1:12 PM, Joel Harrison wrote:
> I will be on 222 MHz EME tonight !!
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> 73 Joel W5ZN
> EM45
> Arkansas
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> From: 222Activity at groups.io <222Activity at groups.io> On Behalf Of David 
> Olean
> Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 12:10 PM
> To: NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net; vhfcontesting at contesting.com; 222 >> 
> 222Activity at groups.io <222Activity at groups.io>
> Subject: [222Activity] OH MY GOSH! It is 222 Night again!
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> So I started driving to Little Rock late at night after the last Tuesday evening exercise. I am barely back and it is 222 Night again. Please don't forget to make an appearance tonight, if you possibly can.  I will definitely be there starting a bit before 2300 UT.  I will run off batteries for awhile.
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> There is a bit of an unusual situation this evening. EME conditions 
> are very good (potentially) and the Moon rises in the East at about 
> 0100 UT.  The sky temps are low and if you have a clear horizon to the 
> southeast, you might want to try to listen (or have your computer
> listen) for any returns from the Moon. If anyone is interested, I will call CQ on Q65-B 60 in hopes that someone might decode something. I will fire up the big amp for that.  The normal hot time for East Coast terrestrial QSOs  is between 7 and 9 PM local time. So it is quite convenient that right after that, the Moon will come up on the East Coast and will be big in the sky as it is close to a full Moon.
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> I will be on 222.085 2nd calling sequence on Q65B60 after about 0100 UT.
> I will be monitoring ON4KST as well as the HB9Q Chat page. If you cannot monitor there, I will try to stick with 222.085 starting at 0100 UT.   I see the Moon rises in Indiana at about 0140 UT.  Maybe there will be other EMEers who appear as the night wears on. It helps to have a few big signals on the air in case Faraday rotation is non cooperative. Who knows? You might detect something.
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> I distributed five 1500 watt Larcan amplifiers at Little Rock. I am enthused by that. N7GP has one. So does NX9O and WG8S. KM0T in Iowa picked up one and we dropped one off in Nashville on our way with AJ6T.
> Everybody knows Walt AJ6T who is very active on Tuesdays from near Nashville with all of 25 watts. His signal is about to get stronger!!! I am looking forward to a QSO on meteors. W8ZN figures he can work Walt from Terry's new QTH in FM09.
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> Speaking of FM09, I stopped at Terry's place and was amazed at the location. I am not kidding, he is on the top of a ridge at about 2280 ft with a huge drop off on either side. Honestly, when we drove out and started downhill, I got the sensation that I was in an airplane.  Hoo Boy! when he gets all set up that will be a tremendous positive force on VHF.  I tried to look at it on Hey What's That, but that website seems to be inoperative. I hope it is not defunct. That was a great place to compare VHF ham sites.
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> So quit watching You tube videos or checking the soil moisture in your back yard on your Smart phone and get on 222.100 starting after dinner for a night of real excitement!
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> 73
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> Dave K1WHS
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> ps. More info to follow on more 1500 watt amplifiers ASAP.
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