[VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity Night

[David Olean]

OK folks, the tropo condx on Tuesday will be most likely winter time 
conditions as  a Canadian high pressure system moves into the 
northeast.  The good news is that there will be no tornadoes, no rain 
static and no lightning strikes and hurricanes.  The Moon will be 
properly positioned for some added fun on Tuesday night as well. At 
23:00 UT, the Moon will be up over 8 degrees at my place and rising 
across the East as the evening progresses. Conditions will be optimum 
and signals could be very good.  I intend to look for tropo and EME 
signals over the evening. The last time this happened I worked W5EME in 
Louisiana on his single yagi tropo antenna. Signals were quite loud for 
his Moonrise.  If anyone is interested, I will be monitoring ON4KST and 
the HB9Q 222 MHz EME chat page. It would be great to get many EME ops 
active with the hope that the chances to hear something will then go up 
for everyone!   The EME activity is around 222.080-090 or so. The 
typical mode is Q65B-60 second sequences.

I hope to be QRV starting a bit before 23:00 UT  on 222.100 and will 
monitor ON4KST 144/432 Region 2 Chat while I am making noise on 222 
MHz.  Hopefully we can swap stories about the October 10 Aurora. I sure 
would like to hear what was worked early in the evening.  I missed the 
best part before 00:30 UT.  CU on Tuesday.

Dave K1WHS