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WEEKLY NEWS Brought to you by Bill Learmonth .. G4YZE 
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Roar Nets August 15 2010 |
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Propagation still
very fragile. K=2,
A=3, Flux=85
0530z - 0700z Europe - Anzo Net on 14,293 Long Path
Many thanks to Peter
VK3KCD for this report :
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Good Morning Bill, An interesting day on the nets. 40mx was very busy with the RD contest in VK but we got a clear channel. Propagation was on our side and I copied all participants. First heard at 0500 was Peter VK3FPSR, being my first contact with him due to his proximity, then Doug ZL1BFS, Bill VK4ZD and Reg VK7KK. The ANZO Europe net at 0530 commenced with VK4ZD and ZL1BFS at good strength and then Klaus HB9CQS called in with a good signal Q5 S4 rising to S7
Bill G4YZE was copied
here after 0600 with 4x3
both ways.
Bill VK4ZD and I will be in Canberra for a Rotary Conference next weekend so I will not be on air but Bill will be mobile.
I
may not be in Flinders
the following weekend so
most probably won't
speak for a couple of
weeks
73 Peter VK3KCD
And many thanks to
Klaus HB9CQS for this
report : -
Greetings Bill,
This Sunday's ANZO net
offered a surprising opening
to VK3 and that was about
all.
05:32z Heard Bill, VK4ZD,
and Peter, VK3KCD, but not
strong enough to contact.
05:38z VK3KCD,
Peter, suddenly jumping to
56-58 and staying there. It
was not the spider beam.
Peter used the old antenna.
Got 56-59 from Peter. 05:39z VK4ZD, Bill. Peaking at 45 here. Got a Q5. Bill and Diane demonstrated amateur radio to German exchange student Catrin.
05:39z ZL1BFS,
Doug. At best 32 here. Doug
had the same problem.
06:51z G4YZE, Bill.
Never above 54 here. Peaking
55 on Bill's RX. Signals
coming and going.
06:56z EA/G4HMG, John.
Mostly 59 both ways
with deep QSB.
06:57z EA8CPN, Gerald.
Now back on 07:05z Net closed.
73
Klaus, HB9CQS 0800z - 0900z UK 80-metre Net on 3,695 G3JJR John in charge from Wolverhampton in noisy conditions with qsb. Supported by : - G4WRU Mike, G7OAI John, G3LUW Brian, G0SQH Derek, G2FUU Tommy, G0PCF Bruce, G0JWE Don, M0BDI Ralph, and G4YZE Bill. 1100z - 1200z International Net on 14,293 1054z - W1QUO Jim from Leominster MA generally 5/5, got me up to 4/4. 1109z - EA/G4HMG John from Benissa up to 5/6 1115z - EA7GSU Pertti from Genalguacil 5/8 "on the beam" 1120z - HB9CQS Klaus from Sachseln 5/9 1129z - PA3AHC Malcolm from Nardeen 1/1 up to 4/4 at the end. 1130z - G3LUW Brian from Devon 2/1, got 5/9 from Klaus 1132z - WN5V Dave from Welsh La. up to 5/8 1145z - N4PF Mike from Cynthania KY 4/5 1205z - Net ended. Still hard going but, as Jim said "The best net in many weeks"
Pertti EA7GSU has got
Laszlo's beam courtesy
of Helga, and hopes to
get it up soon.
Dave WN5V glad to report
the oil-spill mess is
clearing up now. Weather
hot, over 35c.
Great to hear Mike N4PF
first time, Another
survivor of the
broadcast engineering
world !
Klaus HB9CQS did well as
always, but had rainy
weather and 17c.
1700z - 1730z UK evening 80-metre Net on 3,694 G3LUW Brian in charge from Devon in good conditions. Supported by :- G4WRU Mike, M0BDI Ralph, G8LES Mike G4DCI Philip, and G4YZE Bill.
A lively net. Mike G8LES
very busy with video
production for his
Rotary District.
Organising midnight
charity walks etc. etc
Brian G3LUW has a new
dog. Black Labrador
6-weeks old, called
Abbie - to replace
Rosie which died last
year - and keep him
walking 3 miles round
the Lifton lake every
day.
1800z - 1830z N.Am.Transcontinental Net on 14,288. Hi Bill, I was net control today with only three other checkins; Jim W1QUO, 3/3, Joe W0TBC, 5/7, Ed N4EDT, 5/7 Bnd noisy. 73, Bob, WB7RQG
(Thanks Bob. Keep
smiling. It must get
better !)
Messages Received.
E-mail corrections :-
Peter VK3FPSR is on petenkazz@tpg.com.au
Philip G4DCI is
on p.hopewell1@ntlworld.com
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That's all for this
week,
73 de Bill g4yze
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