[VHFcontesting] [222Activity] 222 MHz tonite

[K3SK at buckwalter.co]

It is with great sadness that I must report I will not be active again this week.   Although I have made great progress recovering from the wind damage here in FM07, I'm just not quite there yet.   Today I got the 222 and 432 antennas installed on the H-Frame but the huge air-gap  between my mast mounted LNAs and the antennas is just to big for the RF to get to or from the antennas to the rig.    I should have it complete Wednesday or Thursday and then be fully operational.     So tune up your equipment and polish your antennas for next Tuesday and point them toward FM07.  

Here's what things look like as of this evening: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AL3fii46PQItBpcmIrexqApmiz7nv8pA/view?usp=sharing


Dave - K3SK
FM07


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From: 222Activity at groups.io <222Activity at groups.io> On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 12:42 PM
To: Ralph <ralphk8ryu at gmail.com>; vhfcontesting at contesting.com; NEWSVHF at mailman.qth.net; 222 >> 222Activity at groups.io <222Activity at groups.io>
Subject: Re: [222Activity] [VHFcontesting] 222 MHz tonite

Yes it is Tuesday, so tonight is the night to get on 222 MHz with your modulated oscillators and regen detectors in hopes of making a contact. K8RYU promises to be QRV,  and is beyond my normal range,  but no harm in trying to make a sked. I hope to be QRV starting at about 23:45 UT on 222.100 CW or SSB.  As people show up I will move off of 222.100 MHz.  Try not to rag chew on the calling freq, as stations well away from activity centers will use 100 to try to draw attention to themselves.   I move up off 222.100 after 00:00 UT as people start showing up.

Don't forget the ON4KST Chat page either. It can be useful for lining up skeds.   (Pick 144/432 Region 2 chat)   Also remember that K1ZK and WA3EOQ might be on later after 0200 UT.  I am planning a quick trip up the tower in hopes of correcting a VSWR issue. It finally stopped raining.    My hope is to work a bunch of stations this evening.  Don't forget.....Toosday on too twenty too.

Dave K1WHS

On 3/18/2025 11:10 AM, Ralph wrote:
> Expect to be on 0030 or so...will look east and also to the South.  
> 222.137
>
> Should be on 432 tomorrow about same
> schedule.  432.137 also.
>
> Have had an awful cold, so have not done much radio.
>
> de K8RYU
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