Report for Week of 8 December 2019
 
Don’t forget the Digital Net on Saturdays at 2100z on XLX299R.
 
Sunday 8th December 2019
Next Sunday 0700z - 0730z
0630z-0700z D-Star Net
From Bill VK4ZD
Phil VK2MCB, David ZL2WT, Peter VK3FPSR and myself were present
 
0700z - 0730z Anzo Net on 7,105 +/- QRM
Next Sunday 0730z - 0800z
From Bill VK4ZD
Doug ZL1BFS was 59+5 and gave me 59
 
0730z-0830z Europe - Anzo Net on 14,295.2 Long Path
Next Sunday 0800z - 0900z
From Bill VK4ZD
Doug ZL1BFS was57-9 building to 59+5 and gave me 59
John ZL2JPM and I exchanged 59 reports
John and Doug worked each other at 59 signals also - wow
Alvaro EA2BY (visitor) was 56 and gave me 59 - running 100w from a solar powered battery system
Vernon G0EGW was initially 55-6 but built to 57-8 and gave me the same report
Nick G4HCK started out at 22-33 building to 44-55 and gave me 31-2 at first, then 44-55 and then amazingly 59
A truly incredible net as all stations heard each other well and both ZL's made excellent contacts into the UK
We went QRT at 0900z
 
From Douglas ZL1BFS
It was a very enjoyable sked. Last week (Sunday 1 Dec) I could work Vernon and Bill. Bill could work me and John ZL2JPM, Vernon could work Me and Nick, so we spent the whole time relaying! This week (8 Dec) I could work Bill, Vernon and John 59, and Nick peaking 55, Vernon and Nick could just work John, so it became a proper net. Jean-Pierre, I am sorry we couldn’t work you. I think I heard you as a very weak signal a couple of times, but by the time propagation improved a little later, you seemed to have gone. Sorry.
Malcolm - looking forward to the next few weeks!
Bill, because of the extremely adverse morning temperatures in Europe, I have no objection to starting half an hour later. Propagation would be a bit better at the later time, and we wouldn’t have to kill the first half hour talking just having a VK/ZL net.
Douglas ZL1BFS
 
0800z - 0900z UK 80-metre Net on 3,694
No Report Received
 
2100z NA Transcontinental net on 7.185

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0730z Tuesday December 10th EUR 20m net on 14,295.2
Next Tuesday 0800z - 0900z
From Bill VK4ZD
Nothing heard here today direct but I was also listening on a Danish SDR and heard Jean-Pierre F1CFA lightly at 0740z
My own signal was audible on the SDR at 0750z
I went QRT at 0810z
 
73
Phil VK2MCB
 
Philip Byrne
Rotary Club of Canberra
Australia
E: philipbyrne@bigpond.com