[VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity Night

[k3sk at buckwalter.co]

I think I've been afflicted with that "retired guy syndrome" of not knowing (sometimes not caring) what day it is.    I missed 222 Tuesday Night because I thought it was Monday !!!

Now it's Wednesday and the band will be dead.    However, I will be watching HB9Q each night this week for any EME contacts.  Last night I managed to copy Roger W7TZ every sequence for over an hour, but he never heard me.  So Oregan is still on my "Needed List".   

I also plan to be on 144, 222 & 432 for some of the EME contest this weekend, mainly looking for needed states and countries.

 
Hopefully I will see (hear) you next Tuesday evening. 

de K3SK


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-----Original Message-----
From: David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> 
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 7:10 PM
To: 222 >> 222Activity at groups.io <222Activity at groups.io>; NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net; vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: [VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity Night

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






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