[VHFcontesting] Tuesday Night 222 MHz Activity Night

[David Olean]

Yes it is Tuesday and that means 222 MHz activity this evening. I am in 
trouble here as we are having freezing mist and rain, which makes 
driving up to the shack well nigh impossible. We got 5" of snow last 
night before it turned to freezing rain and freezing mist/fog. I can 
possibly walk up to the shack, but I may end up with very high VSWR due 
to icing.  It all depends on Mother Nature.  I will do my best to get 
on, but it is not lookin good right now.  I was in the woods this AM 
hauling in the last of my firewood and it was not fun. I quickly got 
cold and wet.  It was pretty slippery.   222 Night Activity starts about 
00:00 UT or 7 PM on the East Coast.  We all look for stations around  
222.100 plus or minus, and all modes are welcome.   Many of us use the 
144/432 Region 2 Chat page on ON4KST. We are very close to the peak of 
the GEMINIDS, so meteor scatter is a possibility this evening as the 
shower is ramping up.

The Moon rises for me at about mid day. At 00:00 UT   the Moon is almost 
due South and 50+ degrees up, so no rising moon horizon pointing tries 
tonight. Condx should be great with low degradation. The last few days 
have been great on 222.  Many single yagi stations were worked. I 
suspect tonight will be great if only the icing on my antenna is not a 
problem.  No chance to work any horizon only stations though.  For 
anyone wanting to try EME, you can check into the HB9Q Chat page and 
then select the 222 MHz chat to see who is on .    If you work any 
meteor scatter, let us all know how you did.

CU (hopefully) this evening.

Dave K1WHS