[VHFcontesting] [NEWSVHF] The upcoming 222 MHz Activity Night.

Mon Aug 19 19:49:40 EDT 2024

the insurance company is Liberty Mutual.  Right now they are laying out 
about 6.7 K for my car.  That is awful nice of them.

Dave

On 8/19/2024 6:48 PM, Rick R wrote:
> How upsetting and annoying to have that distracted driver total your 
> vehicle and the difficulties with the insurance coverage---perhaps you 
> have a headache, neckache or can no longer ambuIate? Stop climbing 
> those towers!
> I will try to be outdoors on a high hill with my rig and small HB 
> Yagi. No digital, only SSB, CW and FM if needed. Rick K1DS FN20ie
>
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> *Sent:* Monday, August 19, 2024 5:28 PM
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> 222Activity at groups.io <222Activity at groups.io>; 
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> *Subject:* [NEWSVHF] The upcoming 222 MHz Activity Night.
> Hello VHFers
>
> I have been very busy dealing with the aftermath of an auto wreck. I was
> rear ended by a distracted driver. My car was totaled, but only because
> the insurance company applied a very low value to my vehicle. They
> value the car at about 8X what I paid for new tires on it last month.
> They will not budge in their valuation.  So I have been new car shopping
> and insurance claiming. Not a very "fun" week.  On the other hand, this
> Tuesday promises to be quite an interesting evening.  Not only is it 222
> activity night, but the Moon is also very close to Earth and in a quiet
> part of the sky. The Moon will rise in the evening during 222 Activity
> Night.   I am going to try to work WA3EOQ on his Moonrise on Tuesday
> night. (It is actually Wednesday GMT time.) My Moonrise is  at 00:30 UT
> or 8:30 PM and  Howard, WA3EOQ should start to see the Moon at around
> 01:00 so I will start calling him then. Mode will be Q65B-60 seconds.
> Frequency will be near 222.080 plus or minus any birdies. We will use
> the HB9Q Chat page. I will also be on ON4KST (144/432 Region 2) as
> well.   Another interesting thing is that after trying with WA3EOQ, I
> will be running with W0VB in Wyoming. He has a single long yagi and one
> of the Larcan 1500 watt amps running.  His Moonrise is at about 02:50 UT.
>
> I will be running with W0VB this evening ( Monday night) as well. The
> sked time is 02:25 UT this evening on 222,080 +/- birdies. In honor of
> the skeds, I climbed the 222 tower and installed my FB cavity preamp
> from Tommy WD5AGO.  It is working just fine and the 5 dB of noise I had
> to the SW is now gone. Yay!!!  I was also having aproblem with the
> temporary preamp I had installed, as it would quit occasionally as I
> turned the rotator. Whern I got up on the  yower and was standing on the
> top plate next to the preamp box, I saw that the amphenol MS plug that
> powered the preamp box was loose and not tightened at all. I had
> forgotten that step when I swapped things out over a month ago. No
> wonder the preamp was dropping out.
>
> I have been contacted by the 222 MHz Activity Committee and they have
> expressed displeasure with our illustrious VHF friend and accomplice,
> WZ1V.  It seems that Ron called me shortly before 01:00 UT and told me
> that I would be his last contact of the night. I felt honored, but then
> WA1T showed up and GB Ron WZ1V dropped me like left over Spam and worked
> WA1T for his revised last QSO.  Then Ron tried to work K2AEP a few
> minutes later at 01:02 UT. Then followed with VE3KG a few minutes after
> that. He managed to work K2AEP for another "Last Contact". and finally
> left the building just before 01:30 UT.  There seemed to be a whole
> bunch of "last QSOs."  For this lapse in protocol on GB Ron's part,  the
> 222 Activity Committee is deciding on an appropriate penalty for Good
> Buddy Ron.   I have been advised that they may require WZ1V to remove
> October Mountain in Western Massachusetts as it is an impediment for
> working W1AUV and WA1RKS. I am sure that those two hams would be in
> favor of the removal of October Mountain.  I am not sure how Ron feels.
> We will have to wait for a final decision.
>
> So remember to get on 222 MHz on Tuesday night. The weather promises to
> be rather calm and the following days after Tuesday night promise to be
> rather spectacular. Not sure about any tropo, but we will all find out!
>
> 73
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
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