[VHFcontesting] 222 MHz EME Test tonight.

[David Olean]

I will be on 222.080 plus or minus this evening testing out my repaired 
222 MHz antenna. I was suffering from VSWR problems for a long time. It 
wasn't downright terrible and I seemed to be hearing so I left it alone, 
until last weekend when I really messed it up and VSWR went sky high. 
Turns out I had damaged a flexible rotor cable for TX. I also found a 
wet flex piece from the power divider on the array and the fixed premp 
box on the mast. That problem would affect receive greatly.  So I wiill 
be on this evening testing at about 00:00 UT. It would be fun to make a 
contact besides listening and recording echo strengths.

I made two contacts via the Moon on Tuesday night, but signals were not 
so hot. I suspect Faraday, but you never know. That is why I am doing 
the echo tests tonight. I want to verify if everything is really OK. I 
am hoping to try another sked with KF0M in the coming mornings. I seem 
to hear him just fine. Best has been -23  on each sked. We have not 
completed yet.

73

Dave K1WHS