Worked All Britain

I have done my fair share of net control in the past including a 12 hour day running 80 and 40m and helping out on 2m when Dave G4CQR & G3DCZ were in Northern Ireland . In those days there was not all the moaning and groaning about doing net control as there is today.

Although I agree with two calls and you are off the list, but there are circumstances where this should be waived. Sometimes it has no sooner got to the bottom of the list than it's running from the top again. What chance do you have if you have a long phone call, people at the door, the wife bargin...

John G4LTH hopes to activate TR08

73 Graham G4JZF

Reports are yet again have fallen into not being confirmed both both ways
Especially when new comers come into the net.
This is happening with not only new members but with more established members.

73 Graham G4JZF

It has been brought into question about relaying reports, that is somebody asks or says was that So & so and somebody else confirms the report rather than the station that is being worked (I have been just as guilty with this). This is in effect relaying the report and most of the committee Agre...

despite being mentioned several times, station reports are not being confirmed both ways
especially when a new station whoi does know the procedure joins the net.
So please make sure your reports are confirmed both ways

73 Graham G4JZF

Hi, It's a good forecast and handy tide time of 13:20 BST tomorrow Sunday 12-10-14. One of several dates ringed in my tide tables. (Others 28 Sep/ 26 Oct/ 9 Nov). Propose to have another look at a possible route down to a point 1.1 miles S of OV. Can't know what state it's in after a year but I plan...

The Caithness Amateur Radio Society shall be activating the following WAB Squares on Sunday 28th Sept from 0900 hrs; ND47, ND37, ND36, ND35, ND25, ND15, ND14, ND13, ND23, ND33 & ND34. The Club call sign, MA0FNR shall be used. It is intended to be transmitting on 40m from each square for 20mins o...

Dave and company will be on at 08:15 BST Monday at the ferry which is in ND37
There is also a NATS but there is no listing for it in my Digital List of Lights so there is no reference number.

73 Graham G4JZF

Hi Graham

On the week 11 to 17 august I am going from leverborough to berneray then from Eriskay to Barra and back
I shall be 40 metre mobile.

I cant tell you what my itinery will be only that I shall call in and do what squares I can.

I shall be travelling alone

Regards Mike GM4LTJ