[VHFcontesting] [NEWSVHF] 222 activity night

[David Olean]

That is quite a list, Good Buddy Ron!

I found condx were up to the West but a bit down looking South. There 
was so much activity it was a truly awesome night and there was not 
enough time to work everybody. (Especially if you tried a bit of rag 
chewing.) I never hooked up with N2SLO K2RMX and even K1TR who was 59+40 
dB here.   I had a total of 28 stations worked between 7 and 9 PM. I 
think that is a Tuesday night record for me. There was some QSB, but 
VE3KG did peak 59 on SSB as did W9KXI. VE3ZV was an unbelievable 5X5 on 
SSB too at about 500 miles! Southern paths were not as good, but WA3EOQ 
and KO4YC were worked on CW but signals were down. We have to remember 
that this is January and conditions could be  a lot worse! No complaints 
here.

I really wanted to try with KB8VAO in EN91 this evening but we never got 
a chance. I think there was a chance to work Ohio tonight. I did try 
with K3SK in FM07 on FT8 but no go over a 5 minute period.  When I got 
up to the shack at 23:30 the indoor temp was 34 degrees. I started the 
diesel and it came to life and I immediately had the 1500 watt baseboard 
heater running along with a small 1000 watt space heater near my feet. 
It warmed up quite fast and I did not mind the coolness at the start. By 
9 PM if was a good 70 degrees everywhere in the room and my feet were 
nice and warm with the heater.. I was up at the shack early in the 
afternoon and checked out the antenna. and gear. I thought that the 4 
yagi array had slipped about 5 degrees from that big windstorm, as I had 
trouble peaking K2DLL/b. When I got on later, it seemed that the 
headings were OK. It must have been some weird prop in the afternoon.  I 
also got a chance to listen for some new beacons. I copied K1MAP on 
222.0535 quite well peaking at S3 or so, I also copied W3CCX/b on 
222.060 with a great signal. It was solid at 10-15 dB out of the noise. 
W1RT/b is audible along with KV1J /b  and VE2FUT/b.  222 is covered with 
beacons!!

It was great to catch W1TR.  Terry worked a few stations including 
WB2RVX. I guess he got the 222 stuff fixed up!  I quit a bit after 0200 
UT and headed home in the truck. It was foggy and drizzling with temps 
at 34 degrees. I was surprised with all the activity. I guess 222 MHz is 
the place to be!

73

Dave K1WHS

On 1/3/2023 9:09 PM, Ron Klimas WZ1V wrote:
> Despite the damp weather, a great night on 222:
> K1WHS FN43, K2AEP FN32, N1JEZ FN44, WA3NUF FN20,
> WA3GFZ FM29, WA2ONK FN20, KA3FQS FN20, N2SLO FN30,
> K1PXE FN31, K1TEO FN31, WA1RKS FN32, W9KXI FN12,
> K2RMX FN20, K1MAP FN32, VE2XX FN25, WA3EOQ FM09,
> WA1MBA FN51, W1TR FN31, W1AIM FN34, KC0IYT FN42,
> KV1J FN42, N2DEQ FM29, W1SMS FN31, VE3ZV EN92,
> VE3KG FN24, and K1TR FN42. Thanks for the QSO's.
>
> 73 Ron WZ1V FN31RH
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