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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Net Control for next week <b>Tuesday 3<sup>rd</sup> August is Peter VK3YG.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good news with restrictions easing in VK3. For anyone home schooling like me did you do a happy dance like I did at the announcement yesterday?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Last night the band conditions where not good, which is an understatement. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It was an extremely windy night with half of our street losing power around 6pm and are still without power due to power lines down. Attached is a copy of my band scope from 2030hrs last night and as you’ll see there was continuous and harsh hash.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>I did rec. a SMS from John, 3ZRX who could just hear me and Michael, 3CMC in Rowville saying the same. Phil 3PGS and Allen 3ARH sent there apologies.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Could anyone else hear anyone?<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Stations checking in ;</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nil !!! Net closed at 20:34hrs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Upcoming events<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Sunday August 15th 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Commanders & Co-Ordinators Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>ZOOM (TBC )<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Contact: Ross Sargent VK3SF phone: 03 9736 4020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Email:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:vk3sf@outereast.com.au"><span style='color:#000064'>vk3sf@outereast.com.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Saturday October 16th 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Gippsland Rally<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Heyfield area<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Contact: John Morrissey VK3ZRX phone: 03 5195 5247<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Email:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:jbmorrissey@netspace.net.au"><span style='color:#000064'>jbmorrissey@netspace.net.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Sunday October 24th 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Stockmans Rally<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Big River State Forest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Contact: Ross Sargent VK3SF phone: 03 9736 4020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Email:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:vk3sf@outereast.com.au"><span style='color:#000064'>vk3sf@outereast.com.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>73’s</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> 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