[VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity night is here.

[David Olean]

Yes Girls and Boys, the 222 MHz activity night is here, with action that 
starts around 23:00 UT or 7 PM Local time here in the East.  I am 
planning to walk up to my shack and make some contacts. The temperature 
is around 68  and it feels like Spring here in the North Country. I was 
raking leaves and found that some of them are still frozen solid to the 
ground in spots.  So we could use some more warm weather to thaw things 
out.

I looked at the Hepburn map and actually saw a small bit of enhancement 
from New York State over to Michigan. I am not sure if anything will 
happen, but it is nice to see condx start to improve.  There is coastal 
tropo in the SE and the Gulf.  The relative humidity here at my house is 
up around 45%. During the cold months, I was seeing 15% humidity and my 
guitar humidifier was slurping water at a great rate. With higher 
humidity comes improved condx.

So get on 222.100 and look for signals. I will be in there trying.  Also 
remember that next Tuesday is the 222 MHz Sprint. The Moon will be up, 
so plan accordingly. I hope to try  a few EME attempts along with the 
SSB and CW tropo stuff.  The FT8 mode is always active, especially 
during sprints.

Don't forget to make use of chat pages if you are located far from 
activity. It is a good way to let folks know that you are there looking 
for ontacts. Many use ON4KST but many other areas of the country use VHF 
Slack, Most EME is via HB9Q.

73

Dave K1WHS