WICEN Vic: WICEN HF Net 18/7/2017

[John and Bronwyn Morrissey]

Net commenced at 2030 hrs on 3600 kHz.

 

Net control station John VK3ZRX

 

Conditions were very poor with high noise levels, with static crashes up to
S9+10 or more.

 

Callins: 

 

Ken VK3ALA, 36, badly affected by static crashes.  Much, much weaker than
normal (9+20)

Peter VK3YG, 35, also badly affected by static. Also very much weaker than
normal. 

 

Ken acted as relay to call in any Melbourne stations who may have been able
to copy him better.  Nothing heard. 

 

No attempt to pass traffic due to the poor conditions.

 

Net QSYed to 160m as a trial, conditions were just as bad there or even
worse.

 

Net closed at approx 2045. 

 

Net control next week (25/7):   Craig VK3KG. 

 

Net control the following week (1/8):  Ken VK3ALA

 

 

The reason for the poor conditions?  A combination of storm activity and an
unusually low MUF.  The IPS web page, accessed shortly after the net, showed
the following:

 



This shows a MUF of 2 MHz (red) for the Melbourne region.  This is a
near-real-time propagation assessment from ionosonde measurements. 

 

 

Cheers,   John VK3ZRX

   

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