[VHFcontesting] [222Activity] 222 MHz Activity night Reminder

Wed Aug 27 10:18:42 EDT 2025

That is quite a list, Dave. I think your new antenna has made a 
difference. i could not tell from our QSO last night, as faraday was not 
lining up well here.  in fact, i have not seen really good condx via eme 
all summer. Yes I make some contacts, but signals are never very strong. 
I know the stuff is working, but Faraday seems to always be a problem.  
Your terrestrial list looks great. Conditions were really poor all over 
last night but your list is impressive. Most contacts are over 300 
miles.  How did you tweak the design on the antennas?

73

dave k1WHS

On 8/27/2025 9:54 AM, Dave Buckwalter - K3SK via groups.io wrote:
>
> This Tuesday 222 Activity Night was pretty decent even with the deep 
> QSB.  I heard several more stations than I worked but each time I was 
> engaged working someone.   On the other hand, via ON4KST I was 
> informed a few times that I was being heard quite well but I could not 
> hear the other station.   Most of these were quite a distance and the 
> other station was using low power.
>
> This week was also a test in preparation ofmy 222 station forthe 
> September VHF Contest coming up13-14 September (also ARRL EME Contest 
> same weekend).  In the past week I have revamped my 222 stationby 
> adding a new to me 6 device Larcan that outputs over 1200 watts.This 
> isover 2 timesthe output of my old 4 device Larcan.   I alsobuiltand 
> installed4 new antennas to replace my LFAs.  The new antennas 
> (homebrew) are a modified15 elementversion of the 
> K1FOyagithatIoptimized for max gain and highest front to back. 
> Calculated gainfor each antennais 14.5db with a 40+ db front to 
> backthatvirtually eliminatesback lobes. If you are behindwhere I am 
> pointed,I probably won't hear you. 😊I'll post pictures and the 
> modeling datafor the antennason my FaceBook pagelater this week.   
> (just search for K3SK).
>
> Here is my log for this week:
>
> CALL           DIST (KM) FREQ GRID            MODE STATE
>
> W4ZST 548.728         222.171500 EM84AO Q65GA
>
> VA3IKE 593.469         222.171500EN82QB  Q65 ON
>
> WA3DRC 303.299         222.175500 FM28as FT8 MD
>
> K9MRI 659.089         222.175500EN70IU  FT8IN
>
> WZ1V 699.544         222.175500FN31rh  FT8         CT
>
> WA3NUF 452.168         222.175500FN20KE  FT8         PA
>
> WC2K 382.007         222.103830FM29 SSB NJ
>
> K1TEO 656.250         222.100100FN31 SSB CT
>
> K1WHS 925.382         222.086500FN43MJ  Q65         ME     EME
>
> VE6TA3187.564                222.086500 DO33GS Q65             AB     EME
>
> W7JW 667.363         222.086500 EN82FJ  Q65             MIEME
>
>
>
> Dave - K3SK
>
> FM07 - VA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VHFcontesting 
> <vhfcontesting-bounces+k3sk=buckwalter.co at contesting.com> On Behalf Of 
> Dave Olean
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 3:20 PM
> To: newsvhf at mailman.qth.net; VHF Contesting 
> <VHFcontesting at Contesting.com>; 222Activity at Groups.io
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity night Reminder
>
> Yes it is Tuesday and the weather is FB. This day is worth celebrating 
> and what better way than to get on 222 mhz and see if you can hear 
> real ham radio signals on a real ham radio band. I am told that 
> operating on
>
> 222 has very positive health benefits as well.  Doctor Vinnie Goombotz 
> recommends 222 Mhz activity at least once a week, so a Tuesday night 
> showing will satisfy that medical requirement. some benefits include 
> better eyesight, increase in muscle tone, and a drastic surge in 
> mental ability.
>
> Activity starts after dinner around 2300 ut, and can go for a few 
> hours especially if the band is in good shape. I looked at the tropo 
> report for today and it looks bleak.  There is basically no 
> enhancement east of the Missusmiller river. even Florida and Georgia 
> look bleak, so it is up to us to create our own band opening.  Don't 
> forget to announce your presence if you are not in an activity hotbed. 
> Many ops use ON4KST Chat
>
> (144/432 Region 2) If people know you are on, they will try to contact 
> you.  The Moon will be setting during the evening. it sets for me at 
> about 0040 UT or 8:40 PM.  Beam heading is about 248 degrees. I can 
> try a setting Moon shot if there is any interest. It is also a good 
> time to try a meteor sked tonight. There are still large Perseid 
> meteors around to make things interesting.  So, between the Moon and 
> maybe a few meteors, there could still be some DX heard.
>
> So don't forget to get on 222 tonight.  Hang out with the cool kids.
>
> 73
>
> dave k1WHS
>
>
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