Propagation still
very poor. K=3, A=5,
Flux=70
N.B. UK clocks go
forward one hour at
0100z on Sunday 30th
March.
0800z - 0900z Europe
- Anzo Net on 14,293
Long Path.
This net 0700z - 0800z
from March 30.
I called several times
but heard no response.
Thanks to Klaus for the
following report : -
Greetings Bill,
I thought we had
reached the
bottom last Sunday,
but this Sunday was
worse, - at least
seen from Europe.
The ANZ
stations with
VK2GWK, Henk, in
control appeared to
do fairly well.
Participants: ZL1RD,
Rob, VK3KCD, Peter,
VK4KYL/P, Diane and
VK4ZD/P, Bill.
08:10z VK2GWK, Henk,
58. Got 57. Signals
quickly dropped to
about 53-54.
08:35z EA/G4HMG.
Briefly heard 53
before disappearing
again.
08:38z Signed with
Henk. Still R5 both
ways.
Kept listening until
09:00z, but heard
nothing.
73, Klaus, HB9CQS
0900z - 1000z UK
80-metre Net on 3,693
This Net 0800z - 0900z
from March 30.
G0SQH Derek in charge
from Ringwood.
Fourteen on the net in
noisy conditions.
(Including John EA/G4HMG
from Benissa via Skype
relay through G0SQH).
1130z - 1230z
International Net on
14,293.
(Already on summer
schedule)
1130z - W1QUO Jim from
Leominster 3/3, up to
5/9 by 1155z
1130z - VE2GTI Coos from
Montreal 3/3 up to 5/6
by 1155z
1130z - EA/G4HMG John
from Benissa 4/7
1133z - G2FUU Tommy from
Essex 1/1 here but John
got him.
1142z - I5IXM Franco
from Livorno 5/8
1156z - OH2TO Seppo 1/1
here but Pertti got him
1205z - EA7GSU Pertti
from Genalguacil 5/9
1209z - 2E0IXC Dave
from ? 1/1, got 5/8
from Pertti, 5/7 from
Jim.
1224z - Net ended. Very
difficult, band not
really open until 1150z.
Jim had minus 5c, Coos
had minus 10c and
wearing his raccoon hat!
Pertti had it "very
cold" plus 14c !
Pertti is to visit
Helga, (XYL of the late
Laszlo Racz AD6XX our
Past President)
on Wednesday and help
her dispose of the
remainder of Laslo's
radio equipment.
1900z - 2000z UK
evening 80-metre Net on
3,694
This Net 1800z - 1900z
from March 30.
Just Derek G0SQH, John
GW4KVJ and me in very
noisy conditions.
Messages
Received
Just to say that our
Roar-in-RIBI Treasurer
Bruce G0PCF delivered a
very learned
talk on Amateur Radio,
H/F Propagation and
Sunspots to his Rotary
Club last week.
Solar flux readings are
now improving.
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That's all for this
week,
73 de Bill g4yze
