[NLRS] Meteor scatter on 222 MHz while roving?

Tue Jun 4 20:30:38 EDT 2013

I would like to get my "feet wet" on 144, 222, or 432 meteor scatter. 73' de 
N8PUM Brandon EN66dl
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From: "Bill Ockert - ND0B" <nd0b at ockert.us>
To: "David Palm" <thepalmhq at gmail.com>; "NLRS List" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>; 
"Badger Contesters List" <badgercontesters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [NLRS] Meteor scatter on 222 MHz while roving?


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> Good morning David,
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> With 100W and either 6 or 8 elements you will have a credible effort at 
> 222 meteor scatter using FSK441.   I would certainly be looking for you in 
> any grids you care to activate.... not to mention states, WI and IA are 
> both on my want list in that part of the country (OK, MI too but I doubt 
> you will be roving that far).
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> What I have found in the several months on 222 is that it is actually a 
> pretty good band for meteor scatter with FSK441.   The pings are 
> definitely fewer and shorter so patience and diligence are virtues but 
> contacts can be made with not too much more effort than 2m.  I have logged 
> 20 states and 27 grids with a fairly modest station since getting on in 
> September of 2012. All but a very of the contacts have been meteor 
> scatter.
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> Two things...
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> 1. If you If you are unfamiliar with FSK441 operation (I do not have you 
> logged and your QRZ page does not say) it would be good to get very 
> familiar with it before hitting the road.   There are a number of folks 
> including myself on the Ping Jockey web site who would be more than happy 
> to help you get going if you have not done this before.  You might want to 
> start from home on 6m or 2m just because there are more folks and the 
> contacts are a bit easier.
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> 2.  Transverters are frequency agile and subject to drift as they warm up. 
> It would be very good to know the characteristics of your transverter 
> before you hit the road so you can compensate.
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> Let me know if there is anything I can do to help, it would be great to 
> have you and KC9JTL active both from home and on the road.
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> 73 de Bill ND0B
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: David Palm
> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 9:43 AM
> To: NLRS List ; Badger Contesters List
> Subject: [NLRS] Meteor scatter on 222 MHz while roving?
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> I realize that the focus right now is on the upcoming June contest, but my
> attention is out a little further to August.  KC9JTL has graduated from
> high school and we're hoping to get one more father/son rove in before he
> heads off to college.  So we're putting together what we hope will be a
> full-blown roving schedule for August 3-4.  More to come on that.
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> I'm wondering about the feasibility of doing some meteor scatter skeds on
> the Saturday evening of the UHF contest.  Obviously 222 MHz would be the
> band of choice and roving brings some additional limitations.  We would be
> in suburban Chicago that evening (Lakemoor, IL, EN52 to be precise).
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> Thanks to KC9BQA we have an Elecraft transverter on 222, so it's a good
> low-noise receiver and I can run 100 watts out.  I typically use a
> 6-element WA5VJB yagi for roving.  But I also have an 8-element N9NB quagi
> on a considerably longer boom that I could potentially bring along just 
> for
> an evening MS set-up.  Either way, though, these antennas are only going 
> to
> be about 10 feet off the ground.
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> So, the $64K question is whether this is worth gearing up for?  Is the
> necessary learning curve worth tackling between now and then, or is it
> unlikely realistically to net any significant contacts, even if the
> operator is ready to do his part?  I'm just looking for feedback from 
> those
> who have some experience in this mode, on this band.
>
> Thanks and 73,
>
> David  W9HQ
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