[VHFcontesting] 222 MHz Activity Night Summary K1WHS

[David Olean]

A pretty good evening on 222 MHz. With a bit of tropo and EME 
available.  Here is the log of what was heard and worked in Mumbo Jumbo 
land (FN43mj)  Here is the list:

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    DATE     TIME CALLSIGN        LOCATOR TX       RX       BAND  MODE 
PRO.REMARKS      QRB (km)
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03/24/2026 22:45 KA2ENE          FN13FE  -9       +5       220 MHzFT8  
TR               533
03/24/2026 22:51 WA1RKS          FN32IN  559      559      220 MHzCW  
  TR               211
03/24/2026 23:00 WZ1V            FN31RH  59       59       220 MHzSSB  
TR               266
03/24/2026 23:02 WW1Z            FN42ET  59       59       220 MHzSSB  
TR                84
03/24/2026 23:08 N3ITT           FN2ØKL  +03      +02      220 MHzFT8  
TR               473
03/24/2026 23:12 WA3NUF          FN2ØKE  +10      +19      220 MHz FT8  
TR               496
03/24/2026 23:17 W9KXI           FN12NE  +10               220 MHzSSB  
TR               501
03/24/2026 23:23 K1TEO           FN31JH  59       59       220 MHzSSB  
TR               296
03/24/2026 23:25 WA1LWC          FN42EE  59                220 MHzSSB  
TR               145
03/24/2026 23:27 N2SLO           FN3ØJV  56       56       220 MHzSSB  
TR               334
03/24/2026 23:30 W1XR            FM19HX  57       57       220 MHzSSB  
TR               654
03/24/2026 23:32 K2AEP           FN32OW  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               157
03/24/2026 23:39 WA2LTM          FN2ØRH  57       57       220 MHzSSB  
TR               453
03/24/2026 23:43 K1FMS           FN32QB  57                220 MHzSSB  
TR               201
03/24/2026 23:49 N1SV            FN42EP  +32      +02      220 MHzFT8  
TR                99
03/24/2026 23:53 WA3EOQ          FMØ9JO  429      429      220 MHzCW  
  TR               805
03/24/2026 23:59 KA1OJ           FN42EH  +11      +12      220 MHzFT8  
TR               132
03/25/2026 00:00 NZ3M            FN1ØPD  +4       -02      220 MHzFT8  
TR               598
03/25/2026 00:04 WB2VVV          FN43EO  59                220 MHzSSB  
TR                59
03/25/2026 00:07 VE2XX           FN25WK  59       59       220 MHzSSB  
TR               339
03/25/2026 00:09 W1AIM           FN34    59                220 MHzSSB  
TR               203+-
03/25/2026 00:11 W1GHZ           FN34UJ  59                220 MHzSSB  
TR               154
03/25/2026 00:14 VE2GDR          FN25XM  555      55       220 MHzSSB  
TR               340
03/25/2026 00:25 N3RG            FM29KI  +8                220 MHzFSK  
TR               568
03/25/2026 00:28 WA3DRC          FM28AS  +11      +04      220 MHzFT8  
TR               663
03/25/2026 00:31 N2DEQ           FM29    -13      -07      220 MHzFT8  
TR               544+-
03/25/2026 00:43 K3SK            FMØ7TJ  -15      fm07     220 MHzQ65  
EME              915
03/25/2026 01:12 K3SK            FMØ7TJ  -24      FM07     220 MHzQ65  
TR              915
03/25/2026 01:22 W2BYP           FN13IB  55       54       220 MHzSSB  
EME              514
03/25/2026 01:24 NØAKC           EN44    -17               220 MHzQ65  
EME             1601+-
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Number of QSO listed: 30

I managed to hear K3SK in FM07 via FT8 on tropo scatter. He was at -19 
DB on FT8, which is pretty low. I had only one decode, and K3SK did not 
copy me at all, so we went to Q65B and I had much better luck decoding 
him via that mode over a 572 mile or 915 km path. I heard WZ1V work K3SK 
before me,and I had good copy for the entire time. I think I only had 
one sequence without a decode on Q65B-60. Before that, we contacted 
easily via the EME route, So there is more path loss via tropo over a 
570 mile path than with EME.   Other good contacts included WA3EOQ on CW 
with 95 watts over a 502 mile path (805 km) and it was great to hear 
K1FMS also work WA3EOQ via CW. Signals with Howard here were weak but 
rather steady with almost no QSB. W1XR was on from his FM19 perch near 
Shippensburg, PA. on South Mountain. This was the same mountain that Gen 
Robert E. Lee's Army retreated over from Gettysburg in 1963.  That is 
654 km just over 400 miles. WA3DRC was also a long haul contact at 663 
km. I always have trouble with northerly paths over the White Mountains, 
but I did get W1AIM, W1GHZ, VE2GDR and VE2XX. I heard VE2JOT very weakly 
on SSB and we could not pull out a QSO.  I did hear KC3BVL on FT8 as 
well, but never hooked up. It was quite busy! With the approach of 
actual Spring, there seems to be more activity and that is good.  I did 
monitor the VE3WCC beacon in FN15 this evening as well. 222.0624 CW.

I saw much activity way out beyond my range with KK4MA, W5EME, AJ6T, 
WQ5S, N0AKC, and others all making QSOS across the country. I quit about 
9:30 local time and headed home. Thanks to all who showed up!

73

Dave K1WHS