[VHFcontesting] Count down to 222 Activity Night

[David Olean]

> Hi 222 addicts
>
> Don't forget to fire up your 222 MHz gear tonight. It is that time 
> again, when everybody and anybody who has some 222 MHz gear will be 
> cruisin' the band looking for contacts. I am currently in 
> Apalachicola, FL. There is no way I can be QRV, but I am sure wishing 
> I could. Apalachicola is in the Florida panhandle and is reputed to be 
> the oyster capitol of the USA at least. From the smell around the 
> docks, I would have to agree...Plus 17,000 seagulls can't  be wrong. I 
> did a quick tropo check. From the looks of the Hepburn Map, I could 
> work 900 to 1000 miles across the gulf to Brownsville, TX. Lots of 
> tropo in the Gulf!!
>
> The rest of the country looks pretty bleak for any extended DX, but 
> don't let that stop you. 300 + mile contacts are quite common with 
> rather simple gear. Action starts at about 00:00 UT and look for SSB, 
> CW or FT8 activity. 222,100 and 222.174 MHz.  One of the best chat 
> pages for the NE area is ON4KST Region 2 144/432. There are probably 
> others as well in different areas. It is always a good choice to ask 
> the experts in your area. Don't forget to set aside some time and make 
> a few contacts if you can. Chat page is good for setting up a sked or 
> two.
>
> I should be back around the 21st of March and I hope that the snow is 
> not too deep. I left Maine in a snow storm and missed another that 
> dumped a foot of snow just after I left the State and showed my 
> passport at the New Hampshire border.
>
> Let everyone know how you did on Activity Night too. Lately, the 
> activity levels have been on the upswing and Spring and warmer weather 
> should accelerate the growth of 222 activity.
>
> 73
>
> Dave K1WHS
>