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Roar Nets November 15 2009

 
Propagation becoming more lively. K=2, A=6, Flux=75.

0730z - 0830z Europe - Anzo Net on 14,293 Long Path.
0758z - HB9CQS Klaus from Sachseln 5/7
0800z - VK3KCD Peter from Flinders 1/1 here, but Klaus had some contact.
0800z - EA7GSU Pertti from Genalguacil 5/9+
0800z - ZL1BFS Doug from Gisborne 1/1 here. Pertti got him well.
0810z - EA/G4HMG John from Benissa 5/9
0816z - OH1TG Pasi from Kokemaki 2/1 here, got 5/7 from Pertti
0822z - GW4KVJ John from Caerphilly 1/1 here, got 5/4 from John/HMG.
0825z - G0SQH Derek 1/1 here, got 5/4 from Pertti
0845z - Net ended. Band noisy with aurora type hiss - cyclic up to S8 .
John /HMG got a good contact with his friend Pasi in Finland.
John GW4KVJ did well with his rig in the room cabled out to the whip on the car.
Things are improving on this net.

0900z - 1000z UK 80-metre Net on 3,694
G3LUW Brian from Devon in charge in good conditions.
Supported by :- G8LES Mike, G4WRU Mike, G3JJR John,
G0MMO Norman, M0BDI Ralph, G0SQH Derek,
G6LXK Howard, G0JWE Don, and G4YZE Bill.

1200z - 1300z International Net on 14,293.
1158z - W1QUO Jim from Leominster MA 5/9. Had lots of rain.
1202z - EA/G4HMG John from Benissa 5/9 got Jim 5/7
1204z - YO9BC Vincent (Coco) from Ploiest "60Km North of Bucharest" 5/9.
1215z - WN5V Dave from Welsh LA 5/9. Had flu. Get your shots in !
1215z - KB3JWN Vijay from Maryland 5/6 - for a report.
1224z - K1AKE Jim Jun. with Jim Sen. W1QUO.
1238z - HB9CQS Klaus from Sachseln 5/6, hearing everybody well.
1238z - PA2X Cees from Bussum 1/1 here, got 5/9+ from Jim.
1241z - W8SOO Ken from Sault St. Marie MI 5/7.
1251z - VE3BGG Bert from Cambridge, South Ontario. 5/9. Delightful "Indian Summer"
1302z - VO1NP Nate from St.John's NF 3/2, got 5/7 from Jim.
1307z - SM4CSF Nils from Falun 4/3 here, got 5/9 from Jim.
1323z - Net ended. A very lively net. Bert VE3BGG got a fine exchange with Klaus.
Jim Jun K1AKE - and Jim Sen. - are to test out an experimental centre-fed half-wave
vertical - alongside the beam - at 1500z on Saturday 21st November. I shall be listening.

1900z - 1930z UK evening 80-metre Net on 3,694.
G3LUW Brian from Devon 4/6 in heavy noise and qrm
G4WRU Mike from London 3/? in impossible conditions.
Net abandoned at 1915z.

Messages Received.
Re. Tommy G2FUU :-
Olive reports that Tommy is making progress, albeit slowly.
He still has the tracheostomy in place so he cannot speak
but he responds to speech with nods etc and they intend to move
him out of intensive care this week.
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery now Tommy !

Re. Don G0JWE :-
Don's XYL Daphne is back home after having major surgery last week.
She is recovering well and reports that Don is proving to be an excellent nurse.

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That's all for this week,

73 de Bill g4yze

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