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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 2nd - November 4th 2014 |
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ROAR Nets Report for 2nd
November and 4th
November
2014
0600z-0630z ANZO Net on
7118
From John ZL2JPM
Anzo nets were somewhat
challenging as
propagation was highly
variable.
At 0600-0630 the 40m
ANZO net comprised Phil
(VK2MCB),
Noel (VK2IWT), one
new
VK foundation
member whose
call sign was not
received in NZ and John
(ZL2JPM)
Signal strengths: I gave
Phil (VK2MCB) 53 and
received 53 (although
the
strengths varied
considerably); Noel
(VK2IWT)
ditto
From Doug ZL1BFS
I listened to the VK 40m
net, but all stations
were far too weak at my
QTH to be able to be
conversational
(Readability 3 or
worse).
0630z - 0730z Europe -
ANZO Net on 14,295.2
Long Path
From John ZL2JPM
The Europe
Net, 14.295.2 was
swamped with adjacent
transmissions so we
moved down to 14.294 at
0630z.
On the net were the
“locals”
Phil (VK2MCB), Noel
(VK2IWT) and John
(ZL2JPM).
No other Rotarians
answered calls made over
the 0630-0645 period so
we all went QRT.
Signal Strengths:
I gave both Phil and
Noel 53/54 and received
the same – propagation
was highly variable
ranging up and down by 3
or 4 S points.
From Doug ZL1BFS
At 0630 I also listened
on the 20m net, and
confirm there was an
awful lot of very strong
QRM just 1kHz up
(14.296) making our
usual frequency
unusable. I did hear
the group on 14.294, but
they were very weak
(readability 3 or worse)
on this band too, so I
just kept listening
until Coco YO9BC came up
on 14.295.2 at about
0655. Pertti EA7GSU went
back to him and I
followed. Over the next
15 minutes, various
other stations arrived
on the frequency,
John-Pierre, Malcolm,
Alain, and finally Klaus
at 0730 who was a solid
59 in Auckland. It
ended up being a very
enjoyable net, in which
we had time to chew the
rag rather than merely
give signal reports
From Pertti EA7GSU
Sunday band was calm and
fairly good with little
qrm. I was some minutes
late when opening the
radio but there was
nobody.
In the absence of Bill
nobody dared to open the
channel until 0648
Coco, YO9BC called. We
exchanged fine reports
and I heard Doug, ZL1BFS
pushing through with
force: 5.8 bw. Malcolm
took the advantage of
fine
wx and got him. He was
5.8 but gave only 4.3
to me. Next was J - P,
F1CFA but I had no copy
until about 0715 he
burst through with 5.9+.
Klaus, HB9CQS as usual
was 5.9 and gave the
same. And we then had
the
pleasure of visitor
Alain, F4GHB with 5.9
bw.
As the start was
delayed, so was the
closing of the net, too.
At
0756utc the last one
closed down.
From Jean Pierre F1CFA
Sorry, but I am just
mentioned as "various
other stations" on
Sunday 2 November (by
Doug). It was chocking !
( LOL ).
ZL1BFS was just
mentioning our first
names. In fact, it was
F1CFA, PA3AHC, F4GHB,
HB9CQS.
Pertti did not mentioned
F1CFA, but, suddenly, as
he was just suspected
with a poor 3.1, he
surged to 5.9+ with me.
The main fact of this
QSO was the sudden surge
of some stations. Later,
I was informed of a huge
solar storm. It was
perhaps the
reason...What a strange
solar cycle !!! -
Jean-Pierre
From Nick G4HCK
“Sorry
wasn’t on this net –
problems with my linear
which I hope to have
resolved by next week.
From John G3OKT
– sorry I also missed
this net, being the
Oswestry Club away
weekend. I expect to be
on next Sunday.
0900z - 1000z UK
80-metre Net on 3,693
From Brian G3LUW
The conditions on 80m
were very good, but
there were only four of
us.
Tommy G2FUU was the
controller with John
G3JJR and Bob G3SZF.
Tommy closed the net at
0930.
Will be in Kenilworth
next weekend with G0JWE,
checking out the venue
for the ROAR in RIBI AGM
next May.
1800z – 1830z RIBI
evening 80-metre Net on
3,694
2000z - 2030z N.AM
Transcontinental Net on
14,287
From Pertti EA7GSU
The NA Continental net
was thin. Ed, N4EDT was
calling well before
keeping the channel
free. He worked some W's
before the net and gave
a shout at 2000utc. We
exchanged the report and
I stayed on qrg waiting
others to respond. He
was 5.7 and gave me
5.4/5.
There were no takers and
Ed continued to chat
about photography with a
station
out of my
hearing area and slowly
faded out as well at
2015utc.
0700z – 0730z Tuesday 4th
November 2014 NZ 40-m net on 7117
From John ZL2JPM
On the NZ net 200NZDT on
Tuesday (7117), Doug
(ZL1BFS) noted that at
about 0700z or later,
propagation improved and
he worked many European
stations.
The NZ Net now uses 7118
as 80m is quite poor at
present.
0700z – 0730z Tuesday 4th
November 2014
EUR net on 14,295
From QRZ :
SFI 125 A 6
K 1 and sunspot
number 93. There was a
red magnitude 6.5 solar
flare on the previous
night.
From Brian G3LUW
I listened and called on
14295.2 at 0800. We
have not had a contact
since our clocks went
back to UTC recently. I
am going to listen at
0900 this morning.
From John G3OKT
Pertti EA7GSU appeared
at 0705z at 5.9
increasing to 5.9+10dB.
At 0752 he was 5.9+20dB
with Jean Pierre F1CFA.
Pertti gave me 5.8-9.
All stations had deep
QSB; the band seemed
quiet with S2 random
noise but QRN increasing
to S9.
PA3AHC appeared using
low power and was barely
copiable here, but then
with his HPA, was 5.8
peaking S9 by 0750.
Malcolm gave Pertti 5.5
in exchange for 5.5-7.
F1CFA was a fine
5.9+15dB here and gave
me 5.8/9 QSB. Jean
Pierre heard Malcolm at
5.7.
Pertti gave Jean
Pierre 5.9.
IZ0VJK, a visitor near
Rome, was 5.9+10 here
and gave Pertti 5.8 and
got 5.8/9; got 5.5 from
Jean Pierre and 4.3 from
Malcolm.
We had a good discussion
and closed for breakfast
at 0750z.
That’s all for now,
73’s
John G3OKT
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