[VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity night is here.

[K3SK at buckwalter.co]

OOPS   I missed Tuesday night.    I am home alone while the wife is visiting family and I was multi-tasking tonight and totally forgot.      I did get a couple new preamps built though.  😊 

 

Dave K3SK

FM07

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces+k3sk=buckwalter.co at contesting.com> On Behalf Of David Olean
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 2:30 PM
To: NEWS VHF Reflector <newsvhf at mailman.qth.net>; VHF Contesting <VHFcontesting at Contesting.com>; 222Activity at Groups.io
Subject: [VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity night is here.

 

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

 

 

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