[VHFcontesting] 222 MHz is HOT Don't miss tonight.

[Dave Olean]

Ok, 222 MHz is not hot, but the temperature is. This is no time for 
strenuous outdoor activity. I am sure your doctor would prescribe a 
relaxing evening by the radio over digging a ditch or even cross country 
running.  The Perseids peak is somewhere about now on Tuesday afternoon, 
so there should be a number of meteors flying around this evening. I am 
pretty sure that I will try a meteor sked or two.

Activity kicks off at about 2300 UT and I try to show up by then on 
222.100 looking for contacts.  The Moon comes up here at about 0145 UT 
and approx 02:30 in the midwest, so that is getting a bit late for 
normal humans. There is very localized tropo in Southern New England, 
and I would expect local signals to be good. I am not sure we have any 
long DX  chances, but you never know. I know that our Toronto buddies 
always seem to find something brewing as the Sun goes down this time of 
year.

Don't forget to monitor ON4KST (144/432 Region 2) Chat or whatever else 
might be in use in your area. A bunch of folks use Slack too. On such a 
hot night, I will be chillin' by the 222 rig I hope to find you there too.

73

Dave K1WHS