[VHFcontesting] 222 Activity Nite Summary

[David Olean]

Things were percolating along on 222, as my repairs seemed to have 
removed the high VSWR problems.  Still I felt that things were not very 
good as signals were never loud as on many other nights. I noted that 
the K2DLL beacon in FN23 was very weak and watery.  I had a near miss 
with WA3SSG hearing him calling but then he faded out and I never heard 
him again.  Still the activity levels were up there.  I worked 28 
stations including two long haul EME contacts with N0AKC and VE6TA.  
W7JW was also listening on the Moon and is hearing great but only has  
20 watts. I tried listening for him with no luck. My RX is a bit off as 
my tower mtd preamp is being repaired at the moment.  Here is my log for 
the evening.

    DATE     TIME CALLSIGN        LOCATOR TX       RX       BAND MODE 
PRO.REMARKS      QRB
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06/11/2024 22:42 K2RMX           FN2ØXP  57       57       220 MHzSSB  
TR               398
06/11/2024 22:50 W3SZ            FN2ØAG  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               540
06/11/2024 22:56 WB2VVV          FN41CR  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR  fn43eu       197
06/11/2024 23:05 WZ1V            FN31    57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               265+-
06/11/2024 23:12 K1FSY           FN31LN  57       57       220 MHzSSB  
TR               266
06/11/2024 23:15 K1ZK            FN34JJ  57       59       220 MHzSSB  
TR               212
06/11/2024 23:19 N1LHP           FN42KM  57       59       220 MHzSSB  
TR                98
06/11/2024 23:21 K1TEO           FN31JH  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               296
06/11/2024 23:25 W9KXI           FN12NE  57       57       220 MHzSSB  
TR               501
06/11/2024 23:30 N1SV            FN42EP  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR                99
06/11/2024 23:33 K1PXE           FN31KE  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               303
06/11/2024 23:36 WA1MBA          FN51AS  57       57       220 MHzSSB  
TR               198
06/11/2024 23:37 WB2VVV          FN41CR  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               197
06/11/2024 23:40 WA3SSG          FN2ØHD  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               514  not completed
06/11/2024 23:42 KA3FQS          FN2ØJF  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               498
06/11/2024 23:46 K1FMS           FN32QB  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               201
06/11/2024 23:53 K1OR            FN42IR  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR                79
06/11/2024 23:54 N1ROZ           FN32TF  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               174
06/12/2024 00:04 W2BYP           FN13IB  57       569      220 MHzSSB  
TR               514
06/12/2024 00:14 W1GHZ           EN91GK  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               888
06/12/2024 00:30 KC2KAE          FN2ØXX  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               370
06/12/2024 00:36 W1AIM           FN34UJ  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               154
06/12/2024 00:38 K2AEP           FN32OW  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               157
06/12/2024 00:41 N2JQR           FN13CE  57       57       220 MHzSSB  
TR               553
06/12/2024 00:44 N3PUU           FM29MR  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               526
06/12/2024 00:46 AA2SD           FN2ØXX  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               370
06/12/2024 00:50 W1UJ            FN42BB  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               166
06/12/2024 00:59 NØAKC           EN44    -15      -23      220 MHzQ65  
TR              1601+-
06/12/2024 01:34 VE6TA           DO33GS  -15      -22      220 MHzQ65  
TR              3273
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Number of QSO listed: 29

I tried a CW sked with K8MR in EN91 with no luck. I may have heard 
something but there was nowhere near enough to hope for a contact.  I 
was pleased to work Roger, W3SZ for his first foray on 222 Night .  He 
claims to have not followed my advice in my reminder note. I had 
mentioned that you should all dust off your rigs and put down your bongs 
and get on the air. Roger figures that keeping the bong in play will 
make for a much better evening all around. He claims that if he partakes 
enough, he can decode Q65 signals by ear. He is working on whistling the 
tones on transmit, but has not quite perfected it yet.  He has not 
completed a whistled contact yet.  Keep up the good work Roger and 
thanks for getting on!

73

Dave K1WHS