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WEEKLY NEWS Provided by John Thompson G3OKT (In memory of Bill Learmonth .. G4YZE .. SK) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Roar Nets December 7th - December 9th 2014 |
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ROAR
Nets
Report
for 7th
and 9th
December
2014
0615z-0700z
ANZO Net
on 7118
From
Bill
VK4ZD
This net
retimed
to 0645z
- 0730z
from
Sunday
14th
Peter
VK3KCD
was
initially
34
building
to 57 in
strom
noise
and he
gave me
57-8
ultimately
Phil
VK2MCB
was
initially
45
building
to 59
and gave
me 57-8
Noel
VK2IWT
was
59+10-20
Bryce
VK2FADS
was
22-33
from his
mobile
but 57-8
from his
home QTH
Rod
VK4FRPD
(visitor)
was 57-8
from
Goodna
near
Brisbane
From
Phil
VK2MCB
The net
consisted
of Bill
VK4ZD,
Peter
VK3KCD,
Noel
VK2IWT,
Bryce
VK2FADS
and Phil
VK2MCB.
We were
also
joined
by a
guest,
VK4FRPD
Rod from
Brisbane.
Static
again
affected
the net,
predominantly
from NSW
and
south-east
Queensland.
Peter
VK3KCD
gave
Phil
VK2MCB
5/9 and
was
received
5/8
Noel
VK2IWT
gave
Phil 5/9
and was
received
5/8
Bill
VK4ZD
gave
Phil 4/5
and was
received
5/7.
Conditions
improved
and Bill
gave
Phil 5/7
by
0655Z.
Bryce
VK2FADS
gave
Phil 5/9
and was
initially
received
4/3
improving
to 5/5
by
0645Z.
Bryce
was a
2/2 to
Peter
VK3KCD
initially,
building
to 4/4
by the
end of
the net.
Bryce
was
copied
5/8 by
Bill
VK4ZD.
Rod
VK4FRPD
was
copied
5/7 by
Bill
VK4ZD but
only 3/2
by Phil
and not
copied
at all
by
Peter.
Intentions
this
week are
to begin
the
process
to seek
approval
for the
establishment
of a
Special
Event
Call,
through
the
Wireless
Institute
of
Australia
and the
Australian
Communications
and
Media
Authority,
to
celebrate
the 110
anniversary
of
Rotary
International.
NOTE
THAT THE
40M NET
NEXT
SUNDAY,
14 DEC,
WILL BE
30
MINUTES
LATER,
BEGINNING
AT 0645Z.
THIS IS
TO ALIGN
WITH A
30
MINUTE
LATER
20M NET
DUE TO
CHANGED
PROPAGATION
CONDITIONS
FROM
EUROPE
TO
AUSTRALASIA.
0700z -
0800z
Europe -
Anzo Net
on
14,295.2
Long
Path
This net
retimed
to 0730
– 0830z
from
next
week,
Sunday
December
14th
From QRZ
SFI 129
A 13
K
3
sunspots
73
(falling)
From
Bill
VK4ZD
John
ZL2JPM
was 54-5
and gave
me 57
Doug
ZL1BFS
was 57-9
and gave
me 59
Klaus
HB9CQS
was
initially
57 and
built to
59+15
with a
major
dip to
54 in
between
and gave
me 57-9
Phil
VK2MCB
was 32
here in
difficult
conditions,
but did
well
into
Europe
considering
the poor
conditions
Peter
VK3KCD
was 11
Jean-Pierre
F1CFA
was 43
and gave
me 53
Noel
VK2IWT
was 11
and gave
me 55 I
think
Pertti
EA7GSU
got
propagation
at 0730z
and was
initially
53
building
to 57
before
dropping
away
again -
he gave
me 55
building
to 58-9
John
G3OKT
was 22
building
to 43
with his
antenna
feedline
damaged
Rob
ZL1RD
was 59+
here and
gave me
59,
considering
the
challenging
conditions
he had a
good
signal
in
Europe
Elvis
PY2SBY
(visitor)
called
Rob for
a
contact
and was
33 here
Malcolm
PA3AHC
was 22
buiding
to 43
and gave
me 33
Nick
G4HCK
was 32
at first
building
to 53
and gave
me 56
I went
QRT at
0813z
From
John
G3OKT
Most
signals
down
(A=13),
low band
noise
but high
QRN and
QSB
here;
high
winds
overnight
had made
my usual
antenna
inoperable
for
transmit.
Rob
ZL1RD
could
just
hear me
on my
new
spider
quad
which is
not yet
off the
ground.
He was
5.8,
initially,
later
5.9
here.
At 0700
Klaus
HB9CQS
was only
1.1
here,
talking
to VK4ZD
(not
hearable).
By 0717,
they
were
still
faint
voices
in the
noise
when
Bill
gave
F1CFA
5.3.
At 0730,
Klaus
gave
VK4ZD
5.5, and
VK3KCD
5.6 in
exchange
for 5.9,
and
ZL1RD
5.9 to
5.9+,
but was
still
only 4.2
here.
ZL1RD
Rob
heard
PY2SBY
at 5.6.
Peter
VK3KCD
gave
Klaus
5.3
At 0730,
EA7GSU
was 5.3
with
VK4ZD.
Pertti
was 5.7
here;
gave
ZL1BFS
5.7 and
got 4.5.
By 0740,
Pertti
was 5.9
here and
giving
VK4ZD
5.3 –
5.8/9 in
QSB.
Pertti
was 5.7
with
Bill and
also
heard
VK2IWT
at 5.1.
Noel was
not
heard
here.
VK2MCB
was
5.6/7
with Rob
but Phil
was not
heard
here.
PA3AHC
heard
Bill at
3.2 but
Malcolm
was
difficult
to copy
here.
ZL2JPM
got 5.2
from
Pertti,
but John
was only
just
heard
here.
At 0746,
Bill was
peaking
5.7/8
here in
QSB, and
peaking
5.9 by
0802.
ZL1BFS
was 5.5
with QSB
here,
could
not hear
me, but
got
5.8/7
from
Pertti.
Doug
gave
Pertti
5.6
ZL1RD
gave
both
Klaus
and
Pertti
5.9.
By 0750,
Pertti
was
5.9+10dB
here,
but
Klaus
was
still
only
4.3.
Klaus
gave
Bill 5.5
– 5.9
QSB, and
gave
John
ZL2JPM
5.4/5,
and
heard
Pertti
at
5.9+20dB.
Pertti
was now
hearing
me at
5.9 and
by 0750
VK4ZD
was
peaking
5.8
here.
Phil
VK2MCB
was
little
more
than a
trace
here but
exchanged
5.7 b/w
with
Pertti.
G4HCK
was 3.2
– 5.3
with
VK4ZD,
Just
barely
heard by
ZL1RD,
exchanged
5.8 with
Pertti ,
and was
4.5
here.
Nick
gave
Bill 5.6
at 0806
PA3AHC
was
hearing
Pertti
at 5.8/9
towards
the end
of the
net;
Malcolm
was just
2.1 with
ZL1RD
and 4.3
with
Bill.
ZL1BFS
was
peaking
5.9 here
at 0802.
Klaus
was
suddenly
5.9+25dB;
Bill
could
just
hear me
at 5.3/4
The net
ended at
0810z
0900z -
1000z UK
80-metre
Net on
3,695
From
John
G7OAI
Net
opened
at 0900
between
G7OAI
(from
home
QTH) &
G3OKT.
Good
copy
both
ways,
5x9 +20.
G3JJR
was
next,
5x9 to
5x9+10.
Tommy,
G2FUU
tried
with the
wrong
antenna,
making
the rest
of us
concerned
that all
was not
well,
but this
was
quickly
rectified,
bringing
him up
to 5x9
in
Rochdale.
OKT
heard
Malcolm
PA3AHC
very
faintly,
but
nothing
heard
here.
Bruce,
G0PCF
was also
heard by
OKT, and
then by
OAI when
he
turned
his
power
up,
between
3x3 and
5x9.
Late
comer
Derek,
G0SQH
was only
2x3 with
me.
There
was much
QSB as
the hour
progressed,
and
things
deteriorated
toward
1000. I
closed
the net
at 0955
From
John
G3OKT
John
G3OAI
was net
control.
Fearing
bad
weather,
John was
not /P
but at
home QTH
and
still
5.9+20dB
here.
Strange
conditions
(due to
A=13?)
and
serious
QSB.
G3OKT
was
“barefoot”
owing to
HPA/antenna
problem,
but
still
5.9+20dB
with -
G3JJR
John who
was also
receiving
G7OAI at
5.9+20dB.
Tommy
also
“very
strong”
G2FUU
Tommy
was
5.9+30dB
here and
heard
John JJR
“not
strong
but Q4
over the
noise by
OAI”.
G0PCF
Bruce
also
5.9+20dB
here but
received
3.3 to
5.9 QSB
by John
OAI.
PA3AHC
came up
but was
barely
readable
under my
S9 noise
–
likewise
for John
OAI.
Malcolm
didn’t
come
back
when
called.
G0SQH
Derek
was also
5.9+20dB
here.
The net
closed
at 0954
with
some
confusion
in heavy
noise
and QRM.
1800z –
1830z
RIBI
evening
80-metre
Net on
3,694
Tommy
G2FUU
had said
he would
check
this
frequency
for any
callers.
2000z -
2030z
N.AM
Transcontinental
Net on
14,287
From
Pertti
EA7GSU
NA net
on
Sunday
late was
more or
less a
black -
out.
Two/three
stations
came
through
with
wobbling
voice
but non
of us.
0700z –
0730z
Tuesday
9th
December
2014
NZ 40-m
net on
7117
0730z –
0800z
Tuesday
9th
December
2014
EUR net
on
14,2952
From QRZ
-
SFI
133
A 17
K
3
sunspots
77
(rising
a from
low dip)
From
Bill
VK4ZD
Conditions
were
appalling.
Jean-Pierre
F1CFA
was
briefly
43 and
gave me
55
before
dropping
away
Pertti
EA7GSU
eventually
was 43
to 54
before
fading
away - I
got 57
at best
Phil
VK2MCB
was 43
on
scatter
and gave
me 55 I
believe
Brian
G3LUW
was
briefly
43
before
disappearing
Malcolm
PA3AHC
was not
really
heard
here
this
week
John
G3OKT
was also
not
really
heard
here
From
John
G3OKT
Conditions
not
good;
high
noise
(S8) and
QSB here
I called
CQ
(barefoot
100W) at
0732 and
0740 –
no
response.
EA7GSU
soon
appeared
and
exchanged
5.8 b/w
though
with QSB
to S3.
VK2MCB
was 5.3
with
Pertti
but no
sign of
VK here
at all
this
net.
PA3AHC
just
detectable
here but
exchanged
5.7 b/w
QSB with
Pertti.
F1CFA
was 5.7
with
Pertti
but no
trace of
Jean
Pierre
here
G3LUW
and
G3OKT
exchanged
5.7 b/w;
Brian
had no
copy of
VK
either.
At 0755
Pertti
suddenly
came up
to
5.9+15dB,
gave
Brian
5.9 and
VK4ZD
5.3
At 0803
Pertti
said the
pipeline
was
closing
again.
Gave
Malcolm
5.3/2
and
VK4ZD
very
weak,
then
lost
completely.
GM4JAE
worked
Pertti
at 0808,
5.5 for
Ian and
5.7 for
Pertti.
No copy
of Ian
here.
At 0815
Pertti
was
suddenly
5.9 with
no noise
on my
spider
quad. I
just
heard
Jean
Pierre
at 1.7
at 0816
as the
net
closed.
From
Pertti
EA7GSU
Peculiar
propagation
today.
Ian from
Scotland
disappeared
after
first
words
and J -
P just
got
stronger
and
stronger!
That’s
all for
now,
73’s
John
G3OKT
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