[Wswss] 222 MHz SSB activity in San Bernardino/Riverside, CA area

[kr7o at vhfdx.com]

222 is a great band, if only more people were active.  I currently have 40 
grids on 222 and there are a lot of grids in CA (about 12) that I have 
never worked, mostly in the SoCal desert (DM15-17, 22-24), so if you like 
to rove you will make a lot of people happy.  I am in the process of 
building a loaner station to try and get my last grids.  I am looking for a 
reliable, reasonably priced transverter.  I already have the IF radio, amp 
and antenna and laptop for WSJT.

Due to lack of tower space I am only active in contests, meteor showers and 
upon request.



At 08:03 AM 1/23/2009 -0800, Steven W Miller wrote:
>There is activity on Monday night starting around 7:30 on 222.1. Since Joe
>K6IBY passed, the formal net is gone but activity continues. There is also
>activity at the same time up north in the Bay area and Sacramento if your
>station is capable enough.
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>222 has dx propagation characteristics that can be better than 2m. Joe
>would always say 222 is as good and frequently better than 2m over long
>paths. I have seen this many times myself. However, you won't experience
>this with a 3 el yagi and 10W.  100W and 12 dB of antenna gain is about the
>minimum to shoot for.
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>Steve
>W6QIW
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>Hello,
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>I'm considering buying an Elecraft transverter kit for the 222 MHz band,
>to give me complete coverage of 50 Mhz->432 MHz.
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>Before taking this leap, though, I'd like to know if activity on this
>band in this area warrants the expense.
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>I'd heard a rumor that the band was active mostly around contests.
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>All opinions are appreciated.
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>73 de Jim - AD6CW
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