222 MHz Activity Weekend EME/MS

September 19-20, 2020
DN45lo - Bozeman, Montana

 Time to scratch the 222 itch before the snow flies. I'll set the station up out at the barn for the weekend. I can do both meteor scatter and monnbounce. The station is a single long Yagi w/elevation, superb WD5AGO preamp, and a LDMOS amp with 800 watts. 

Moonrise + ridge clearance times:
September 19, 2020 1630z
September 20, 2020 1745z

I'll use the HB9Q Logger to coordinate EME ops, and PingJockey for meteor scatter. 

I discovered +20 db of local noise on my moonrise to the east, but elevated above 30 degrees everything was fine. I worked KL6M (-25) and K1WHS (-21) both on a setting moon September 18th. The next day I logged WA4NJP (-25), K5DOG (-27), and W4ZST (-17). On the 20th W5ZN (-28) was added. For variety W9RM was worked via meteor scatter, and W7ID on tropo to help him complete his 222 VUCC award. All in all a very good weekend for 222 Mhz operations.

K1WHS between the birdies.

Single Yagi to single Yagi 222 EME contact with K5DOG. Sweet!