[VHFcontesting] 222 Night Wrap Up K1WHS

[Ron Klimas WZ1V]

Despite poor condx with the rain and QSB, I was surprised to 
log as many as I did. But I'm always amazed how Dave is able 
to work everything I hear and more from 165 miles further ! 
Here's my log from last night: 

K1FSY FN31, K1WHS FN43, WA1RKS FN32, WB2VVV FN41, 
K1PXE FN31, WA3NUF FN20, N3EXA FN20, W1GHZ FN34, 
WA1MBA FN51, N2SLO FN32, W9KXI FN12, WA3EOQ FM09, 
KA1SUN FN32, W1AIM FN34, VE2XX FN25, KO4YC FM17, 
N1YCQ FN41, N1DPM FN32. Heard VE3DS weakly but no QSO. 

A bit after 8, I QSY'd to 144.250 to check into KD4AA's net, 
and worked K2CKA FM06. David was a good 57, norrmally 52-53 
at best. But no such signal peaks on 222. TNX for the QSOs. 

73 Ron WZ1V

----- Original Message -----
From: David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net>
To: "222 >> 222Activity at groups.io" <222Activity at groups.io>,        "NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net" <NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net>,        "vhfcontesting at contesting.com" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:18:36 -0500
Subject: [NEWSVHF] 222 Night Wrap Up K1WHS

> Another 222 Activity night is in the bag! I managed to drive up to the 
shack in style. It went up early as the Moon was setting right around 
00:00 UT, and KA6U had mentioned that he would be on testing his new 222 
MHz rover setup. K3SK was also QRV and N0AKC and W5ZN showed up as well 
for KA6U.  WOuldn't you know but Peter was late and missed his best time 
when the TV station RFI is not bad.  We almost made a contact, but the 
TV stations in Tampa wiped us out!!  The good news was that K3SK made 
his first 222 EME contact.  Here is a summary of the activity from up 
here in the Pine Tree State.  22 stations worked on 222.

  2/21/2023

2010    N0AKC    EN44  (Wisconsin)  Q65    EME
2024    W5ZN    EM45 (Arkansas)   Q65    EME
2036    K3SK    FM07    Q65        EME
2045    KA6U    EL87 (Florida)    Q65    EME  not complete, exchanged 
reports but no RRR        TV station RFI.
2342    WA1RKS    FN32    CW & SSB    Tropo  Strong on CW and we 
switched to SSB.
2347    WB2VVV    FN41    SSB    Tropo
2355    WW1Z    FN42    SSB    Tropo
2358    K1FSY    FN31    SSB    Tropo
0000    WZ1V    FN31    SSB Tropo
0004    K2AEP    FN32    SSB    Tropo
0010    WA1MBA    FN51    SSB    Tropo
0016    N1YCQ    FN41    SSB    Tropo
0020    WA3EOQ    FM09    CW    Tropo with meteor bursts! quick contact 
with gud signals.  502 miles
0029    W1GHZ    FN34    SSB    Tropo
0036    W9KXI    FN12    FT8    Tropo
0036    N2JMH    FN12    FT8    Tropo
0043    N2SLO    FN30    SSB    Tropo
0044    K1PXE    FN31    SSB    Tropo
0056    VE3DS    FN03    CW  weak sigs and Dana could not hear me. No QSO
0105    VE3DS    FN03    CW  solid 559 both ways.  tropo   440 miles I think
0110    WA1PBU    FN42    SSB
0112    WA3NUF    FN20    SSB good signals Tropo
0126    VE2XX        FN25    SSB    Tropo
0127    W1AIM        FN34    SSB    Tropo
0137    K3SK        FM07    FT8    some meteor reflections but no other 
signal heard   570 miles  no QSO.

It started snowing about 00:30 and there was a nice coating on the 
ground when I drove home around 0200 UT.   On Wednesday night we are 
expecting a foot of snow. Probably no 222 nite for me next week.  The 
first two weeks in March I am away and not able to be on for the Tuesday 
evening fun. I shpuld be QRV on March 21.   I am glad that I was able to 
catch many evenings this winter.

73

Dave K1WHS



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