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WEEKLY NEWS
Brought to you by Bill Learmonth .. G4YZE
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Roar Nets September 10 2006
Propagation good for this season. K=3,
Flux=83
0630z - 0730z Europe - Anzo net on 14,293
long path.
0642z - HB9CQS Klaus from Sachseln 3/4 here
0645z - VK3KCD Peter from Flinders 1/1 here but
Klaus got him 4/4
0647z - G3LUW Brian from Devon 3/3 here
0648z - VK4ZD Bill from Gatton 1/1 here
0714z - PA0SDZ Les from Zwolle only 3/2 today
0716z - VK5CV Bill from Waikerie 4/5, gave me
4/3
0716z - VK2GWK Henk from Nelson Bay 3/4 here
briefly.
0728z - EA7GSU Pertti from Genalguacil 5/9+
0742z - Net ended. A much better net. Things
are "looking up"
Klaus did well into Australia and I had the
great satisfaction of
hearing Bill VK5CV quite well. Bill will
celebrate his 94th birthday
on December 16th. Makes me feel quite young at
82 hi.
0800z - 0900z UK 80-metre net on 3,694
G4FTA Tony in charge from Oxford.
Twelve on the net in good conditions.
1130z - 1230z International net on 14,293
1130z - W1QUO Jim from Leominster MA 5/8 at
first.
Jim had 16c in Fall wx. Copied most of us but
had high noise level.
1130z - YO9BC Coco from Ploeste 5/9+
Coco in "beautiful wx". 27c. Picking the grapes.
1130z - EA7GSU Pertti from Genalguacil 5/9
Lovely wx 28c. Waiting for electrics to be
installed in new house.
1130z - G0JWEDon from Derby 1/1 here
1130z - EA/G4HMG/p John from Segovia 5/8 to 4/5
John doing very well. Segovia very good 28c.
Had about 40c in Madrid!
1130z - CT/AD6XX Laszlo from Lagos up to 5/9 at
times
Laszlo copying well. Sent me stuff about a new
English-speaking Rotary Club in
the Algarve at Almancil. Great idea !. I have
copied it to Pertti by snail mail
also to Don G0JWE.
1135z - VO1NP Nate from St.John's NF 5/7 today
Nate enjoying summer wx in September. Great to
hear you Nate !
1145z - SM4CSF Nils from Falun 5/9. Having poor
conditions there.
1145z - VE2GTI Coos from Montreal 5/4 in the
noise. Did not get me. See his message.!
1217z - W0TBC Joe from Stillwater MN 3/4 here
Joe reading me "a bit" today. Off to church at
1230z.
1220z - HB9CQS Klaus from Sachseln 3/4 here but
Jim got him very well.
1234z - OH1TG Pasi from Kokemaki 5/9 here. Sends
73 to all especially John G4HMG and Diana.
1239z - Net ended. A very lively net though
transatlantic signals suffered bad qsb at the end.
1800z - 1900z UK evening 80-metre net on
3,694
Eleven on the net in very good conditions.
Messages Received.
From Coos VE2GTI : -
Sunday 11.45 GMT
Have just come up from the basement in
disgust. Heard absolutely nothing intelligible.
Could hear your voice once very very deep in the dumps. Nothing else.
Next week I shall be in Ontario for the
annual memorial service in a little church on cemetery grounds.
73's VE2GTI