[VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity Night TODAY!!

[Paul N1BUG FN55mf]

If I am still awake and functional (never knowable until the time comes) 
I plan to be on my usual spot, 222.117 calling CQ on CW. I will switch 
to SSB if someone calls on that mode. Now that people are starting to 
get used to looking for me there, I am finding that seems to get more 
QSOs than if I hunt around for them. I move the antenna around in the 
200-270 degree range while calling, as those are the only directions 
with any 222 activity from here. OK... technically that is not true as 
WA1MBA is 193 degrees! :)

I am happy to make a quick exchange of grid squares or grid plus signal 
report, but also enjoy chatting about radio topics of mutual interest.

73,
Paul N1BUG FN55mf
800 watts, K1FO-22 at 115 feet, preamp on the tower





On 9/12/23 13:31, David Olean wrote:
> Hello friends of 222 MHz
> 
> I am hoping to make more QSOs tonight on 222 MHz than I made in the 
> September contest.  The weather here was rather awful over the weekend 
> and not conducive to me sitting in the shack up on the hill. Between the 
> rain static and general yukky weather, I did not last long. I went and 
> built some amplifier crates.
> 
> Tonight promises to be wet again. (Thanks Pete!  K1PXE must be 
> responsible for this as he keeps mentioning it over and over.) I have 
> been moving 222 MHz 1500 watt amplifiers out the door at a rapid clip 
> lately.  These are the Larcan six FET 1500 watt pallets to be set up 
> around the country. I just dropped three crates off at the UPS store 
> this morning, and I have one amp left that will soon be winging its' way 
> to Wyoming and W0VB. ( 220 MHz WAS #1)  I re biased his amp after some 
> repairs and have it idling at 300 ma per side of each FET. This is less 
> than Larcan recommended for TV service, but I think it is OK for SSB 
> hamster use. So you should listen in and see how the new bias setting 
> sounds. I will run the amp at something over 1000 watts out as I have a 
> 25 watt transverter and so I will be shy a bit of drive. I am hooking 
> things up this afternoon and will be on 222.100 starting at about 22:45 
> UT. I will monitor ON4KST Chat (Region 2 144/432 as well. I hope to hear 
> plenty of stations on.
> 
> One look at the Hepburn map and things look good for some minor 
> enhancement along the east coast down to VA or maybe N Carolina. I am 
> not sure how good that will be. It looks like a slightly better evening 
> for that, but inland is not good. The lower midwest might have a normal 
> evening, but upper midwest looks bleak.  Lacking any tropo, there is 
> always a meteor sked or two that might be possible.
> 
> So don't forget to get on and make an appearance. You never know what 
> might happen.
> 
> 73
> 
> Dave K1WHS
> 
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