[VHFcontesting] [222Activity] 222 Activity Evening Reminder

[K3SK at buckwalter.co]

I have my tower nested in preparation of my trek to Hamvention tomorrow.   I may be on for a short while looking N.E.   Trees block me all other directions . Wen nested I am only at 22 ft height.     I can work off the moon although I believe it is at low declination this week.


Dave - K3SK
FM07

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From: 222Activity at groups.io <222Activity at groups.io> On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:28 PM
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Subject: [222Activity] 222 Activity Evening Reminder

Hello VHFers,

I have been contacted by the super secret 222 MHz Activity Committee. 
They have questions about the low turnout over the past few Tuesday evenings.  I am getting the feeling that they believe that i am the cause of the drop off in activity.  The last time that happened, I was directed to begin the removal of Mount Moosilaukee in North central New Hampshire to improve propagation in the area.  It has been tough work and I have no time if any other penalties are heaped upon me.  So I would beseech everyone to dust off your 222 gear and get on this evening and make a few contacts so that the 222 Activity Committee calms down and does not hit me with any more penalties. I am busy enough with Mt Moosilaukee and the K1PXE theme park already.   Who knows, if enough folks get on the air this evening, there might be a prize or free trip offered instead!

The plan is to get on around 2300 UT this evening and look for contacts. 
There are a few strategically locate stations across the SE and many in the midwest who are all in there looking for contacts.  Check the ON4KST
144/432 Region 2 Chat page (ON4KST.com) or HB9Q if you want to try some EME.  EME is quite limited this evening. Moon rise for me is 0145UT or
9:45 EDST and there is significant degradation from apogee as well as a bit of extra cosmic noise. The highest elevation will be under 20 degrees here, so many people will not even clear the trees.

Band conditions are looking quite nice for the more southerly stations. 
No enhancement predicted for northern New England, but I am up for any meteor or tropo skeds  beyond the normal range.  I hope to be on 222.100 at 22:45 UT or 6:45 EDST.  I will be ready. I dd send off for some Antenna Wax. I was alerted to this product by Fred K1FMS.  Fred is quite adept at working on solid state amplifiers and his shop is quite lathered up with Antenna Wax. If you can believe the printing on the container it adds up to 4400 dB to your system. I think the words to pay attention to are "up to", but I would settle for even 15 or 20 dB  after rubbing Antenna Wax on my yagi.  It is even approved by the FCC.

CU this evening

Dave K1WHS



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