[VHFcontesting] 222 MHz EME on Saturday June 27

[David Olean]

If you are not involved in ARRL Field Day, would you be interested in 
getting on 222 MHz EME on Friday or Saturday?  EME Condx look really 
good with low degradation.  My Moonrise is at 11:20 UT in the morning on 
Friday. That is a good time for any East Coast stations that may want to 
try a possible EME sked. You just need to know when the Moon rises at ur 
house and point your antenna towards that point.  A few examples: K1WHS 
MR = 11:20 UT. KF0M in Wichita 13:25 UT   Arkansas is 13:07 UT. Indiana 
is 12:25 UT.   California Moon rise is at about 15:07 UT.   ON Saturday 
morning 28 June my MR is at  12:35 UT. Indiana is 13:40 UT, Wichita, KS 
is 14:40 UT  , Arkansas is 14:20, and California is 16:10.

I have been fighting a bad case of what I think is COVID, and am just 
stating to feel human again, so am anxious to play radio again. No Field 
Day for me as I would probably still be infectious. I am staying home.  
If you hear me on 222 EME, I doubt there is any way you could become 
ill.   ( No bad jokes please!) Sunday morning looks good too. I can be 
QRV either time.  The rig here is 1500 watts to 4 X 22 element HB K1FO 
style yagis at 106 ft, and they work very well. The preamp is located on 
the antenna, and I usually can hear stations better than they hear me.  
If you have never tried a 222 MHz EME sked before, there is no time 
better than tomorrow morning.  Who knows, you might hear something?  
Send me a note and we can set something up.

73

Dave K1WHS