[ADXA] 6M for ZL and ZL7

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Thanks Pat, Yes indeed. Only 10 WAS awards have been issued on 222 MHz. 
Actually those were back in the 220 MHz days. There is a group of about 
six who have been pursuing 222 WAS over the past several months. Three 
of us have completed; K1WHS, WA4NJP and me. I already had all of my 
paperwork in order, 42 confirmed on LoTW and I had seven cards already 
in hand so as soon as the NH6Y Hawaii confirmation hit LoTW today I 
filed my application. The others who are close include K5QE & K1OR with 
49, N9HF has 48 and N0AKC has 47.

The bulk of my 220/222 MHz contacts were worked via tropo and meteor 
scatter, several in the "old days" before digital. Of course, KH6, KL7 
and the three west coast states had to be worked on EME.

It is a passion and a mission now complete, so on to the next challenge!

73 Joel W5ZN

On 2021-12-27 16:00, Pat Patterson wrote:

> Congrats on 222 WAS.You are in a small club.  I had a chat with 
> Marshall, K5QE, last night on 144.2 and he told me he had solved his 
> 222 EME issues and worked NH6Y for #49.  He mentioned NH6Y was having 
> issues with a combiner and he worked him on a single yagi. He says 
> James, K7KQA, will be going back to OR for him.
> Had a cool experience on 432 yesterday...there was great tropo from TX 
> to Florida along the Gulf Coast. I was  on the Northern edge of the 
> blob. I had worked XE3X for a new grid (EL06) and worked Homero, XE2KK 
> on SSB. Rafa, XE2OR, was banging away on FT8 and someone asked if he 
> had 432. He said he could get on with a vertical and 35W. I worked him 
> on FT8 then he worked Drew, KO4MA. Drew asked if his vertical did 1296! 
> I accused Drew of being a real optimist!
> 
> Hope y'all have a Happy New Year and have lots of radio fun in 2022.
> 
> 73,
> Pat
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