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WEEKLY NEWS
Brought to you by Bill Learmonth .. G4YZE
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Roar Nets November 12 2006
Propagation very good. K=3 Solar Flux=97
0800z - 0900z Europe - Anzo net on 14,293
Long Path.
0755z - VK2GWK Henk from Nelson Bay a consistent
5/9
0800z - VK4ZD Bill from Gatton also 5/8-9 all
through.
0800z - PA0SDZ Les from Zwolle 3/2 here but Henk
got him well.
0800z - VK5CV Bill from Waikerie 3/3 here.
0805z - HB9CQS Klaus from Sachseln 4/5 here
0810z - OH6SM Martti from Lapua 4/5 on the back
of my beam.
0815z - YO9BC Coco from Ploeste 5/9
0832z - G0JWE Don from Derby 1/1 here, got 4/3
from Bill.
0838z - G3LUW Brian from Devon 2/1 here, got 5/8
from Bill
0840z - EA/M0BDI Ralph 5/9 here at times, got
5/4 from Bill
0847z - LA5HE Ragnar from Telemark 5/5 here
0853z - CT/AD6XX Laszlo - briefly - but he did
not stay.
0910z - Net Ended. A great net with signals
crashing in.
Henk had a very busy weekend with their annual
trip up the river.
Big roasts, plenty to drink, walking, water-ski-ing,
sailing. Great stuff !
Bill VK4ZD also had a busy weekend. Delivered
Alizah's car to Brisbane Airport,
then down the Gold Coast to a radio rally. Got
some new stuff !
Martti OH6SM had a cold night, minus 14c and
5cms snow !
Bill VK4ZD hsd 30c, 32c in the shack. but some
reports of snow in Tasmania !
Thanks to Klaus HB9CQS for his report. -
(Klaus - My predictor shows VK5 solid from 0830z
to 0930z, peaking about 0900z)
0900z - 1000z UK 80-metre net on 3,695
G4FTA Tony in charge from Oxford.
Twelve on the net in fair conditions.
1230z - 1330z International Net on 14,293
1230z - W1QUO Jim from Leominster MA 5/9+
1230z - G0JWE Don from Derby 1/1 here but Jim
got him 5/6
1230z - GW4KVJ John from S.Wales 1/1here, got
5/6 from Jim.
1230z - G3LUW Brian from Devon 2/1 here, got 5/9
from Jim.
1230z - VO1NP Nate from St.John's NF 3/2 here.
1230z - VE2GTI Coos from Montreal 5/9.
1240z - YO9BC Coco from Ploeste 5/9+
1250z - CT/AD6XX Laszlo from Lagos 4/5 here.
1300z - EA7GSU Pertti from Genalguacil 5/7 here.
1300z - IZ1AEM Steve from Genova 5/9 (for a
report)
1318z - W0TBC Joe from Stillwater MN 3/2 here.
1332z - Net ended. A very good net with some
great signals.
Not many Americans but Jim had a great time
working all the Europeans.
Coos had 2c and rain but doing OK. He inducted a
new member on Tuesday
and was off to a Remembrance Day service now.
Nate also had a Remembrance Day Service.
Coco had very nice wx with 15c and blue sky.
Very noisy radio conditions !
Laszlo sounded in very good spirits. He flies
to Las Vegas this week for treatment.
See Laszlo's message below !
Pertti reported a quiet weekend. No work
Saturday or Sunday.
1900z - 2000z UK evening 80-metre net on
3,695.
Seven on the net. Very noisy conditions forced
an early end.
Messages Received.
Re. Cancer : From Laszlo.
Greetings to you all.
Recommend highly to check the following web for info on the subject:
the gentleman is in Los Vegas Nev.
the other:
Dr.Glum is in LA.
I am flying over to Nevada next week.
73/88
Laszlo AD6XX de CT