[VHFcontesting] [222Activity] AI5I EME QSO

[David Olean]

Hello Jeff and VHFers

That is great news and your contact served  to cap off a great night on 
222 MHz EME.  My plan was to be QRV in hopes that a few single yagi 
stations might try their luck at  hearing an EME signal. It was nice 
that a few others git involved and it made for much more fun.  I started 
just after my Moon rise and had K1OR  in NH listening for echoes. It was 
difficult as the direct signal is very loud with us being about 50 miles 
apart. John did see  two signals but was unsure that it was Moon 
reflected.   He could not properly decode it. Then WA3EOQ showed up a 
bit late after the Moon was well up at his FM09 QTH. He copied me very 
well at -20 to -17 dB. I did not copy him, but he is running less than 
100 watts in the shack. We have had a QSO in the past. PJ4MM  also 
showed up but well after his Moon window and copied NIL.  Next I was 
looking for a few stations in the Texas area, and WQ5S and W5EME both 
called with FB signals  They both were using single yagis.  I also 
worked N0AKC. Charlie has a pair of yagis with elevation and is a 
regular on 222 EME. I had hoped that AI5I in NM might show up, so was 
calling CQ up to 20:00 UT with no signals heard for about 20 minutes. I 
pulled the plug at 20:00 ut and started shutting down the amp. I killed 
the HV and turned off the filaments. Then I looked at the WSJTX screen 
and saw that AI5I was calling me at 20:00. So I re aimed the yagis and 
started sending him a report. In all the excitement, I failed to 
remember that I had turned off the amp. I went for six or seven 
sequences and wondered why I did not get any RRR.  I copied him every 
sequence with good signals. (-22 to -25 or so) Then I looked at the 
amplifier plate current meter and it was sitting at ZERO all the time.  
I was not transmitting.  By then I was late and had to QRT, so we missed 
a very nice QSO.  I have heard AI5I before, but we have yet to make a 
QSO.  It seems that he was hearing me just fine this time, and then 
worked W7JW after I went QRT.  He was worried tat he was not hearing 
well.  Turns out he is hearing well!! So that is a short summary of the 
evening on 222.  One partial and two complete contacts with single yagi 
stations.  AND W7JWked AI5I forSO #1. AI5I is in New Mexico for all of 
you WAS hunters.

We are expecting freezing rain on Tuesday, so I will probably miss the 
activity night action. High VSWR and high power do not go well together.

73

Dave K1WHS

On 12/8/2024 3:49 PM, Jeff Wheeler W7JW via groups.io wrote:
> I'm happy to report that Bill, AI5I and I completed a 222 EME QSO 
> today. He has a pretty good signal with his single M2 yagi and kw. He 
> is my 1st single yagi EME QSO on 222. Best of luck to AI5I on EME. He 
> should have a great signal on meteors as well so drop him an email or 
> find him on HB9Q.
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