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WEEKLY NEWS Provided by John Thompson G3OKT (In memory of Bill Learmonth .. G4YZE .. SK) 
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Roar Nets November 16th - November 18th 2014 |
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ROAR Nets Report
for 16th
November and
18th November
2014
0615z-0700z ANZO
Net on 7118
From Bill VK4ZD
Peter VK3KCD was
initially 43
peaking 57 by
the end of the
net and Peter
gave me 55
Phil VK2MCB was
58-9
Noel VK2IWT was
59+10 and gave
me 59+40
From Phil VK2MCB
The net
consisted of
myself, Bill
VK4ZD, Peter
VK3KCD, and Noel
VK2IWT.
VK3KCD was 5/9
and gave me
5/8-9
VK4ZD was 5/9
and gave me 5/8
VK2IWT was 5/7
and gave me 5/9
Conditions were
good with no
interference.
My next report
will attempt to
record all
reports to from
all ROAR
members, not
just my own. 73s
0700z - 0800z
Europe - Anzo
Net on 14,295.2
Long Path
From Bill VK4ZD
Peter VK3KCD was
only 31-2 and
gave me 54
Phil VK2MCB was
53 on his new
quad and gave me
53
Noel VK2IWT was
not copiable -
maybe he missed
the net
Pertti EA7GSU
was 42 initially
building
eventually to 57
and gave me 53
initially and
eventually 59
Malcolm PA3AHC
was 55-6 and
gave me 55
Klaus DF1QH
(visitor) was
56-7 and he gave
me 59
Coco YO9BC and I
exchanged 58-9
reports
Slav LZ1ZJ
(visitor) was 58
and gave me
59+10
Roley LY4J
(visitor) was 59
and gave me
59+20
Brian G3LUW was
55 peaking to 57
and gave me 57
Doug ZL1BFS was
58-9 and gave me
59
Les PA0SDZ was
58 and gave me
59
Ben ON3BEN
(visitor) was 54
and gave me 55
Fergal ON6MCB
was 55 and gave
me 57
Henk VK2GWK
called in
barefoot towards
the end of the
net and was 43
to me and gave
me 55. He worked
many on the net
Jean-Pierre
F1CFA was 56 and
gave me 58
Apologies
received from
John ZL2JPM. His
computer at the
home QTH had
reset preventing
him from
remoting into
his home station
whilst portable
in VK5.
I went QRT at
0812z
From Brian G3LUW
I listened at
0700 to 14295,
but nothing
heard. VK4ZD
started to
appear at 0715
and gradually
increased to
5&9. Phil VK2MCB
was 5&9 both
ways. VK2GWK
Henk was running
barefoot: we
exchanged 5&8,
but I had no
copy on Noel
VK2IWT. Peter
VK3KCD was not
very strong, but
perfectly
readable at
5&5. Doug
ZL1BFS came in
very late, but
we made contact,
both 5&8. All
the Europeans
were readable
and included
Coco YO9BC,
Pertti EA7GSU,
Malcolm PA3AHC,
Les PA0SDZ,
Jean-Pierre
F1CFA. We were
inundated with
non-Rotarian
callers this
morning. Bill
gave most of
them reports
including LY4A,
LZ1LJ and
several
Italians. The
net went on
until well after
the hour.
Klaus HB9CQS
said on Tuesday
“Dear friends -
Sorry, I was in
Copenhagen over
the weekend.
Ought to have
let you know. I
apologize. Cu
next Sunday.”
0900z - 1000z UK
80-metre Net on
3,6945
From Brian G3LUW
John, G7OAI was
in charge of the
80m net, mobile
from a high
point near his
home. Signals
were very good.
Participants
were G3LUW,
G3JJR, G2FUU,
G0PCF and G0SQH.
Peter G3RZP , a
well known RSGB
Committee
member, called
in from Swindon.
John closed the
net at 0959
after some very
interesting
discussions.
From John G7OAI
The wx was kind
enough today to
allow me to
operate/P, so I
ran the net
today. Opened at
0900, with
Brian, G3LUW.
Soon joined by
John, G3JJR and
Peter, G3RZP,
(who signed out
at 0948) and a
little later
Tommy, G2FUU,
Bruce, G0PCF and
finally Derek,
G0SQH.
All signals were
good to me, 5x9
or better,
except Derek who
was 5x5 with
some QSB. We all
agreed that
conditions were
particularly
good today,
resulting in an
interesting
exchange of
views, with
'armchair copy'
taking us all
the way to 1000.
Brian reported
back about his &
Don's trip to
the AGM hotel,
which was all
good. Presently
7 rooms have
been reserved,
with a request
to have them all
on the ground
floor if
possible. So far
no deposit
required. The wx
precluded any
direct
investigation of
local
attractions, but
plenty of
information was
obtained, with
many options
available. This
information will
be circulated in
the new year,
when members
will be asked to
indicate their
preferences.
Thanks to both
families for
taking the
trouble to deal
with this
important issue.
I closed the net
at 0959.
1800z – 1830z
RIBI evening
80-metre Net on
3,694
From Brian G3LUW
Tommy G2FUU and
I made contact
again on 80m. We
were the only
ones present,
and we chatted
until 1820.
2000z - 2030z
N.AM
Transcontinental
Net on 14,287
Pertti EA7GSU
said on Tuesday
that he had been
unable to make
this net.
0700z – 0730z
Tuesday 18th
November 2014
NZ 40-m net on
7117
0700z – 0730z
Tuesday 18th
November 2014
EUR net on
14,295
From QRZ
SFI 168 A 12 K 3
sunspots 95
From Bill VK4ZD
Jean-Pierre
F1CFA was there
calling when I
came to the
frequency. He
was 58 and gave
me 59
John G3OKT was
56-7 dropping to
53 by the end of
the net. He gave
me 58
Malcolm PA3AHC
was 55 dropping
to 32 by the end
of the net. He
gave me 57-8
Phil VK2MCB
called in with
an excellent
signal into
Europe. He was
54 to me and
gave me 55
Pertti EA7GSU
was 57 and gave
me 58-9
From John G3OKT
Bill VK4ZD was
heard here at
0702 at 5.8; by
0715 he was 5.9;
he gave me 5.6.
F1CFA gave Bill
5.9 and got pkg
5.8.
Jean
Pierre was
barely hearable
here at 3.2/3
and with QSB
PA3AHC gave Bill
5.7/8 and got
5.5. Malcolm
started here as
just hearable
4.1, but came up
to 5.8 by 0738.
VK2MCB gave
F1CFA 5.7, G3OKT
5.6 and VK4ZD
5.5. Phil was
5.5/8 here with
QSB, but with a
solid voice not
heard here
before!
A fine
signal on his
new quad.
At 0735, VK2MCB
gave Malcolm
5.7, gave G3OKT
5.7 and gave
Pertti 5.9. Bill
heard Phil at
5.4. However, by
now the VK
signals were
falling – Bill
said I was down
to 5.3.
Malcolm gave
Bill 5.4, gave
Phil 5.5 and
gave Jean Pierre
5.4 (just above
his noise).
As the net ended
at 0745, Pertti
gave Malcolm
5.8/9, and F1CFA
and G3OKT
exchanged 5.9
b/w
That’s all for
now, 73’s
John G3OKT
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