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Roar Nets December 14 2008

 
Propagation rather mixed.  K=0, A=1,  Flux=70.
 
0800z - 0900z  Europe - Anzo Net on 14,293 Long Path.
0815z - ZL1RD Rob from Auckland 5/6
0817z - EA/G4HMG John from Benissa 5/7
0823z - HB9CQS Klaus from Sachseln up to 5/6
0827z - VK4ZD Bill from Gatton 3/1 up to 5/7 by 0900z.
0830z - G3LUW Brian from Devon up to 4/3 here, got 4/3 from Bill.
0842z - EA7GSU Pertti from Genalguacil 5/9
0852z - PY2FW Silvio from S.Paulo 5/7
0855z - VK3KCD Peter from Flinders still 1/1 here.
0904z - PA0SDZ Les from Zwolle 3/2 here, Pertti got him well.
0910z - Net ended.  Again quite promising with Rob about 4/6 all the time
and the VKs only coming up about 0830z then increasing to the end.
Still nothing here from Peter KCD.  How is Brian VK5CO ?
 
0900z - 1000z  UK 80metre Net on 3,693.
G2FUU Tommy in charge from Nazeing, Essex.
Attendees : - G3JJR John,  G4MVO Jim,  M0BDI Ralph,  G0MMO Norman,
G3LUW Brian,  G3TKK Peter,  G7OAI John, and G4YZE Bill.
 
1230z - 1330z  International Net on 14,293.
Following received from Jim W1QUO before the net : -
"Dear Bill,
We have experienced a severe ice storm and the power is expected
to be out for the next several days. We have evacuated our home and are
now living with Jim, jr. (in Concord Mass) Antenna may be damaged.
It will probably be some time before we get back on the air.
73 Jim W1QUO"
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1230z - VE2GTI  Coos from Montreal. up to 5/7
1231z - HB9CQS Klaus from Sachseln 5/7
1231z - EA7GSU Pertti from Genalguacil 5/7
1259z - G3LUW Brian from Devon 1/1 here, got 5/3 from Coos.
1242z - PA2X Cees from Bussum 1/1 here, Pertti got him well.
1247z - W0TBC Joe from Stillwater MN 3/2 got me very weak.
1300z - Net ended. Coos had a lot of snow on Friday night. 
Some icing on the elements but not as bad as Jim's conditions.
Coos had to leave about 1250z and that was it.
 
1900z - 2000z  UK evening 80-metre Net on 3,693.
I missed this one.  Many thanks to Brian G3LUW for the following report :-
"A very noisy net on 80m.   We tried moving frequency to no avail. John EA/G4HMG was reasonably strong and was copied by Jim G4MVO,
Tommy G2FUU and Ralph M0BDI,  who had returned from Majorca last evening. He had had horrible weather, with only two sunny days out of twelve. 
73  Bill     Brian    "
 
 
Messages Received.
From Pertti EA7GSU
Tnx info Bill,
I will travel on Sunday coming to Oporto for the Holidays and meet on route also Helga (Racz).
Back to bench sometime the second week of 2009.
YIR   Pertti
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                                        That's all for this week,
                                             73 de Bill g4yze
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