MWRS members met up at 9am on Christmas morning for the traditional HF and VHF net. Conditions on 40m (7085kHz) were pretty reasonable though with a bit of fading. Dom VK2JNA took on net control. You can see a short video clip of Dom in action here.
The rollout this year was pretty large compared to previous years, so thanks to the 40m for cooperating, with no significant solar flare events or D-Layer absorption. G2-level geomagnetic storms predicted for later today though (page 16 of the BoM’s booklet Australian Space Weather Alert System explains the likely effects).
In order of appearance in Dom’s log, those calling in were:
- – VK2JNA Dom (net controller)
- – VK2WPJ Peter
- – VK1PHR Peter
- – VK2CAR/VK2NO Carmel
- – VK2MDP Mike
- – VK2MZ Rob
- – VK2ARH Richard
- – VK2WA Geoff
- – VK2PN Pat
- – VK2SKY Richard
- – VK2ZZM Rod
- – VK2BDF Phil
- – VK2THT Sean, operating from the clubhouse
- – VK2TGO Geoff
- – VK2EAH Andy
- – VK2MZZ Jeff
- – VK2YY Chris
- – VK2TMF Mal
- – VK2BKG?
- – VK2HL, not heard direct from VK4, but one of the others on the net heard and relayed that he called in.
- Yves VK2AUJ and Connie VK2CON monitored the net on the club’s KiwiSDR.
- There were no reported relays of anyone calling in on the club 2m repeater.
- Apologies from VK2XE Greg.
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