‰ NOW 25 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2015 QST PAGE 95‰ NOISE LEVEL CAN MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK STATIONS THAT ARE EASILY WORKABLE ON EVERY OTHER BAND FROM 6 METERS THROUGH 10 GHZ. ANOTHER WAY TO GET ON 222 MHZ IS WITH A TRANSVERTER, AS MENTIONED BY WAYNE. A TRANSVERTER CONVERTS 222 MHZ TO THE 28 MHZ BAND AND VICE VERSA. TRANSVERTERS HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF ALLOWING YOU TO OPERATE SSB, CW, AND FM ON 222 MHZ USING YOUR HF RADIO. IN THE MAY 2001 ISSUE OF QST IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOW TO MODIFY THE TEN TEC 1210 TRANSVERTER TO 222 MHZR1 I HAVE FOUND 10 W, 222 MHZ TRANSVERTER BOARDS FOR SALE ON EBAY FOR AROUND 100. WAYNES QUAGI DESIGN A HYBRID OF A QUAD AND YAGI IS AN EASY TO BUILD ANTENNA WITH GOOD GAIN FOR USE ON THE 222 MHZ BAND. INFORMATION ABOUT MAKING YOUR OWN QUAGI CAN BE FOUND AT N6NB. COM/ QUAGI. HTM. M2 WWW. M2INC. COM MAKES A FINE SERIES OF 222 MHZ ANTENNAS. INNOVANTENNAS US WWW. INNOVANTENNAS. US OFFERS THE INNOVATIVE LFA YAGI FOR THE 222 MHZ BAND. ON THE BANDS 50 MHZ. LARRY, ‰ END OF 25 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ