[VHFcontesting] Tuesday Night 222 MHz Activity Night

[k3sk at buckwalter.co]

I'll be on and available for any mode terrestrial or EME.

K3SK   FM07th   VA

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From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces+k3sk=buckwalter.co at contesting.com> On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 2:01 PM
To: 222 >> 222Activity at groups.io <222Activity at groups.io>; NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net; vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Tuesday Night 222 MHz Activity Night

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


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