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From: "Alan Melia" <Alan.Melia@btinternet.com>
To: "rsgb_lf_group" <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Subject: LF: weekend report &cluster spots 19/20 June
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 23:21:44 +0100
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Well the Cluster looks like a personal listening-log again this weekend! So
you might as well have the notes that I didn't generate spots for as well.
My notes for Saturday the 19th record DF2PY on 136.9 at 0805 and G4GVC at
0810Z. It was nice to hear John's distinctive BIG signal again. I trust
this means the noise has been defeated? G3YXM's CQ at 0930Z on 137.1 khz
was replied to, though was not heard. The reply was too weak to hear here
but
showed up on the waterfall DSP plot. I also heard PA0LQ work MM0ALN at 579
at about 1620 (not sure whether that was Zulu or BST) MM0ALN was about 529
here when the loop was turned to favour him.

On Sunday the 20th I think the QRN must have been bad into Europe. I heard
DF2PY sending cq from abt 0745Z and I noted that a couple of times a signal
appeared as he went to rx, weak and unreadable with me and not heard by
Wolf. G3BDQ called DF2PY at 0850Z and was not heard, but had a 579 qso with
MM0ALN. Finally I heard G3YXM one of the BIG UK signals call DF2PY at 0911Z
and again at 0937 with no reply. I guess Dave must have been coping Wolf at
abt 599. Dave was so strong here I could see 100Hz sidebands on his signal
on the waterfall plot and hear a distict low tone almost like MCW (though
the sidebands must be at least 45dB down).
I also copied G6NB working G3YMC, but I'm afraid I couldn't see you even on
the waterfall plot, Dave. I will definitely have to increase the sensitivity
threshold at this end!
I found the static 'patchy' this weeekend, with crunches rather than
crashes.
These seemed to come in bursts, may be 10 to 20 in one minute and then a
couple of relatively quiet minutes. I guess it must have been worse further
East.
Cluster (last 20 requested) entries as follows:-
   136.4  PA0CC       15-Jun-1999 1640Z  cq 549 in JO30
<DJ5BV>
   137.0  ANYBODY     15-Jun-1999 0939Z  qrv for a qso nw?
<DJ5BV>
G3NYK de GB7DXM   20-Jun 2133Z >
  1800.0  G3YXM       20-Jun-1999 1540Z  cq 137.08khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G3YXM       20-Jun-1999 0945Z  calling df2py...no reply
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G3YXM       20-Jun-1999 0921Z  cq 137.08khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  ON4ZK       20-Jun-1999 0839Z  QRS CQ 137.74khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G3XDV       20-Jun-1999 0827Z  QRS cq 137.7khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  DF2PY       20-Jun-1999 0815Z  cq 136.8khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G3XDV       20-Jun-1999 0806Z  QRS 137.7khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G4GVC       20-Jun-1999 0804Z  cq 136.4khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  ON4ZK       20-Jun-1999 0741Z  QRS cq 137.73khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G3XDV       19-Jun-1999 1935Z  QRS 137.74khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G3KEV       19-Jun-1999 1004Z  cq 136.2khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G3YXM       19-Jun-1999 0955Z  cq 137.1khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  DF2PY       19-Jun-1999 0942Z  cq 136.90khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G3XTZ       19-Jun-1999 0831Z  136.9khz QRZ
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G3XTZ       19-Jun-1999 0830Z  136.9khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  ON4ZK       19-Jun-1999 0829Z  QRS cq 137.74 khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G3XDV       19-Jun-1999 0823Z  QRS cq 137.7khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  G4GVC       19-Jun-1999 0822Z  cq 137.20khz
<G3NYK>
  1800.0  DF2PY       19-Jun-1999 0700Z   ==CQing on 136.8 kHz==
<DF2PY>
  1800.0  DF2PY       18-Jun-1999 1319Z  == CQing on 136.9 kHz ==
<DF2PY>
G3NYK de GB7DXM   20-Jun 2133Z >
I don't reckon that lot is 'news' to anyone in the UK but hopefully it may
of
interest further afield.
  73 de Alan G3NYK
Alan.Melia@btinternet.com