Whatho Gang! ? One of the many topics discussed on the 80m impromptu net held on 12th March was that of “absent friends”. Among the gathered company of Colin (G0UJK), Lawrie (G4FAA), Keith (G4TJE), Peter (G7ULL) and myself. Questions were raised of as to the wellbeing and location of old friends and acquaintances. ? As a result I later received the following from Colin. ? Hi Tony, I have just come off the phone from a sprightly 83 year old RFC. He does get your e-mails still but his antenna broke and only has 40mtr vertical. He explained that he has daily phone contacts with G8CCL in Essex and that he is very active on DMR working the United States stations. He did ask after many op's from the twins, Clive and too many to mention. And did confirm about one or two having moved locations. He is aware that Mark G0GQT is into many contest's and that Keith G4TJE is back local to me. He also said that musician Pete G0NGP has moved to Littlehampton, and I told him that last I heard Ian G0PDZ was in?the Margate area. An Important?notice to all, is that he is using the G3GHN club call sign during his on air activities. all in all we had a 20min QSO and I asked him to keep in touch, as many had asked after him. ? Good news to hear Steve is well, and still about on the radio, even if it's only DMR! ? Feel free to repost this regards Colin ? ? So there you have it, just one topic from the recent net led to some tenacious enquiries by Colin that resulted in some reassuring information regarding old Clifton acquaintances…………. ? Watch out for news of future ?impromptu Clifton Country Club nets during the spring. ? Possibly ?40m may be a better option with the longer daylight hours. ? Catch you on the wireless! ? ? 73 de Tony es Suzanne ? ?
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Hello Gang, ? Just a note concerning last evening’s 80m impromptu net. Firstly to thank, Colin G0UJK, Lawrie G4FAA, Keith G4TJE and Peter G7ULL for turning up on a very crowded and noisy band for fairly relaxed and extensive natter. Unfortunately both Colin and I had overlooked that we were clashing with the RSGB Club’s CW Contest. My thanks to Bob G4DBW, Peter G3RQZ and Mark G0GQT who were taking part in this very popular contest for letting me know the reason for their non-appearance. ? With any future net dates rest assured we will consult the contest calendar and give more than a few days’ notice. ? Catch you on the wireless! ? 73 de Tony es Suzanne. ? ? ? ?
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Re: Impromptu natter on 80m?
hi all - back home at 19 20 and hope to join the net at about 1955 - guess huz in the chair on ssb ? ?73 Lawrie g4faa ( wed)
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On 12 Mar 2025, at 12:31, mark bishop via groups.io <bishy@...> wrote:
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Hi Tony,
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the natter.
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Best Regards.
Mark G0GQT.
Whatho Gang!
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Colin (G0UJK) and I have been mulling over the idea of an impromptu net on 80m? (3.695 +/-) at 20:00hrs? one evening. ?The sooner the better, so we thought this
coming Wednesday 12th March would be a good as any date to hold it.?
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Hi Tony,
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the natter.
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Mark G0GQT.
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Whatho Gang!
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Colin (G0UJK) and I have been mulling over the idea of an impromptu net on 80m? (3.695 +/-) at 20:00hrs? one evening. ?The sooner the better, so we thought this
coming Wednesday 12th March would be a good as any date to hold it.?
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Hope to catch you on the wireless!
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Re: Impromptu natter on 80m?
Hi Tony My end fed long wire is now in the air about 15 feet. Haven't really tried 80 meters with it but will listen out tomorrow and give a call in.? 73s Keith
Whatho Gang! ? Colin (G0UJK) and I have been mulling over the idea of an impromptu net on 80m? (3.695 +/-) at 20:00hrs? one evening.? The sooner the better, so we thought this coming Wednesday 12th March would be a good as any date to hold it.? ? Hope to catch you on the wireless! ? 73 de Tony es Suzanne ? ?
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Hi Tony,
Hope you both enjoyed your cruisng around the Caribbean and the USA.
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Apologies from me as I will be taking part in the RSGB CW contest tomorrow evening.
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Whatho Gang! ? Colin (G0UJK) and I have been mulling over the idea of an impromptu net on 80m? (3.695 +/-) at 20:00hrs? one evening. ?The sooner the better, so we thought this coming Wednesday 12th March would be a good as any date to hold it.? ? Hope to catch you on the wireless! ? 73 de Tony es Suzanne ? ?
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Maritime mobile in Bay of Biscay
last epistle from the voyagers! ?
Sadly never got to work them myself although ?listening? at times on 12 and 18m mostly during pm uk.No matter try again in May!
best 73 all ? - de Lawrie g4faa ( feb?
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From: Tony Cadney G0HUZ <tonycadney@...>
Date: 22 February 2025 at 13:21:10 GMT
To: Suzanne Cadney G0LUZ <suzanne.cadney@...>
Subject: Maritime mobile in Bay of Biscay
? Hello Friends and Radio Ops.
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We are now 150miles off the coast of Portugal on heading 36
Degs and due into Portsmouth on Monday 24th Feb.
We have been at sea for seven days since leaving Bermuda as
we tracked a violent storm some 150miles north of us. We ran along the 32nd
parallel before changing to a north easterly course approximately 250miles off
the coast of Africa.
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Suzanne and I removed the antenna feeder and counterpoises
late on the afternoon of 20th Feb. Again this was not for the faint
hearted with 45knt winds across the deck as we crawled on hands and knees
removing the 70+ cable ties and releasing the stainless steel clamps that support
our antenna. During these operations the ship was pitching and rolling in such
a manner such we dare not put anything down and expect it to stay.
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During the two months on board we made many very interesting
contacts the most memorable have been those with ‘simple stations’ 100w to a
wire dipole or end-fed.
Conditions at sea and in the lower latitude are never as predicted
and “Mid-day drop out” caused by solar noise is noticeable in the extreme.
We would like to thank all those tenacious individuals who
searched the bands for our very weak signal and secured a QSO, albeit plagued
with QSB. Namely: Colin G0UJK, Peter G7ULL Robert G4TUK, Steve M0BPQ, Terry
M0TNE and Scott M0BLH.
Strangely there often times when our 5w of CW or 7,5w of SSB
produced arm-chair copies in both directions One station In Seattle California commented
“Holy Moses you have got to be kidding me, 7.5watts off the coast of Africa”
The recipient had IC 7300 with 100w to an end fed in his back yard. A similar
situation occurred on the last day of operating (20th Feb) on 12mtrs
500miles SW of the Azores. I was working into the Mid USA (Ohio) one minute
only to called by a MW0 station in Port Talbot the next. Both were SSB contacts
that lasted over 15 minutes and were solid both ways. With both stations
running no more than 100w to inverted ‘L’ wires or similar.
Unfortunately, conditions rapidly deteriorated before we had
a chance to alert the /MM group by e-mail.
The fascinating aspect of operating on a ship that is
underway is that the conditions one day are not often repeated the next day
especially on the higher frequencies.
Also the many stations that recall working us before as ‘maritime
mobile’ over the past 10 years.
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We are next /MM in May when we will be heading towards the
Mediterranean and Croatia.
Hope to work you then if not before!
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73 de Tony es Suzanne.
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hi gang- latest from Tony HUZ noe enroute to the Azores .still not hheard them ( poor prop) but hope to do so before they land in UK on feb 24th..
73 all
Lawrie G4 faa ( monday)
Hello friends & fellow radio ops. ? We are now almost in the mid North Atlantic for navigators among you 31.1N & 48.5W on a heading of 88.5 degs. (locator sq. GM51MA) On way to the Azores with 18knts of speed. WX here is typical for this region, cloudy moderate wind from the west (20knts) and 16/18C. Radio wise 12m & 15m have been fairly productive with 17 being used as the other bands close. A lack of European and UK stations has been noticeable, however this should improve as we move east and the time difference is less we are now only 3 hours behind GMT with another time change tonight. I will be on 12, 15 and 17m today depending on what activity we find.? ?Appears to be the best time for N. Europeans & UK 1600 to 1800 GMT Other wise we have had some super contacts into the far reaches of US & Canada as well as the Pacific including Japan & ZL.? Especially stations using very basic set ups of end fed wire antennas & 100w or often much less. ? We are scheduled to arrive in the Azores on 20th after that we will be dismantling the antenna and cabling in order to start the packing of the radio kit, bicycles, and associated tools & spares. Before we tackle the clothes etc. for our scheduled return to the UK on 24th. ? We still hope to work you soon, ? 73 de Tony es Suzanne
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hi all - tony huz/mm back on the air!?
hope to work him this time as they get neare to UK--
73 ? Lawrie G4faa ( wed 12th)
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Date: 12 February 2025 at 15:02:12 GMT
To: Suzanne Cadney G0LUZ <suzanne.cadney@...>
Subject: Back on the air!
? Hello Gang! ? Now we have left Miami , the last US port and we are now on way (2 sea days) to Bermuda (VP9) ?We have redeployed the antenna and on the air again. Most likely bands will be either 10m, 12m or ?17m keep an eye on the RBN for CW activity to indicate what band we are using. Hope to work you soon! ? 73 de Tony es Suzanne.
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Wo...... brings back memories ... the Cup? seems to have been awarded post my time at the Clifton, but yes who could forget Norman and his teapot at 225 New Cross Road, and of course Jakey .?
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Of course couldn't put a name to the call.? Cheers Keith
On Wed, 5 Feb 2025, 13:27 Colin Eloie G0UJK via , <colin.eloie= [email protected]> wrote: G0wly was Sandy, Peter's other half (the Yank) lol. yep Im am still alive, but struggling! Catch?you on air sometime Keith! Hopefully b4 the next Clifton xmas net !.
Great picture of you with the Norman Moore cup. Looks like you are
keeping well. They were good times with the Clifton mob in those days. I
was trying to work out who G0WLY was? Anyway keep taking the pills and
hope to catch you on the wireless sometime.
73s Keith G4TJE
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G0wly was Sandy, Peter's other half (the Yank) lol. yep Im am still alive, but struggling! Catch?you on air sometime Keith! Hopefully b4 the next Clifton xmas net !.
Great picture of you with the Norman Moore cup. Looks like you are
keeping well. They were good times with the Clifton mob in those days. I
was trying to work out who G0WLY was? Anyway keep taking the pills and
hope to catch you on the wireless sometime.
73s Keith G4TJE
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Great picture of you with the Norman Moore cup. Looks like you are keeping well. They were good times with the Clifton mob in those days. I was trying to work out who G0WLY was? Anyway keep taking the pills and hope to catch you on the wireless sometime.
73s Keith G4TJE
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Blimey!. That brings back memories Colin. The year I won that cup all the contacts were on 10 Meters.
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Found this old dx cup in the cupboard?in a box. It was "black as black" and in a real mess.
?I cleaned it up with brasso and here it is in its glory again.?
The Norman Moore cup for dx! The op's on it are G0GQT 92/93, G0UJK 94/95/96, G3JKY 97,G0WLY98/99/2000,G0UJK 2001/02.?
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Found this old dx cup in the cupboard?in a box. It was "black as black" and in a real mess. ?I cleaned it up with brasso and here it is in its glory again.?  The Norman Moore cup for dx! The op's on it are G0GQT 92/93, G0UJK 94/95/96, G3JKY 97,G0WLY98/99/2000,G0UJK 2001/02.?
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hi all ?- herewith the layest ( 2nd feb) - seems Mr Trump hates UK amateurs! Cant think why!? More after geb 11 ? ?De G4faa ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Tony Cadney G0HUZ <tonycadney@...>Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2025 at 04:14 Subject: US homeland security! To: Suzanne Cadney G0LUZ < suzanne.cadney@...> Hello fellow radio ops,
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Having left Belize (V3) yesterday (31/1) we had a sea day
today as we headed north to Progresso, Mexico where we arrive tomorrow (2/2).
Today we worked into the UK, Poland, France and Italy on 12mtrs
CW and Norway and Holland 12m SSB. As well as numerous in the USA in both modes
on 10m,12m and 17m.
We seem to have a path on 12m into UK & Europe around
1600 to 1700 GMT.
Colin (G0UJK) heard me during this time, as I tried to
break-in to a QSO between Mark M0JCF and a US stn.
Tomorrow (2/2) we hope to go cycling in the morning and get
on the air in the afternoon around 1900hrs.
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The following day we have another sea-day as we head towards
Galveston Texas.
Please note this sea-day will be the last operating day as
we have been told to remove our antenna whilst in US jurisdiction and will only
be allowed to re-establish the antenna after leaving Miami our last US port on
11th Feb.
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This is due to the presence of US Homeland Security personnel
on board who are set to examine this British registered ship with a fine
toothed comb. This also includes stopping any of the ship’s crew going ashore (even
to assist the less than able passengers down the gang-way) in the three US
ports to prevent them absconding. To stopping the use of freshly made yogurt,
as all milk products have to be in single use cartons as well as banning buffet
service as all food must be delivered to the point of consumption by serving personnel…………I
will not make any further comment!
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The end result is that the memsahib and I will be off the
air from about 2200 hrs on ??Monday 3rd Feb until 2300hrs on
Tuesday 11th Feb.
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So we hope catch you on the wireless on 3rd Feb
before our enforced shut down.
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73 fer nw de Tony es Suzanne.
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message 9 from Tony the traveler--- hope to work thm on wed 29 (4 pm uk) now that hf shack and g5rv ? ?( ?is fixed! 73 all ---
de lawrie g4faa( ( 8.30 wed)
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From: Tony Cadney G0HUZ <tonycadney@...>
Date: 29 January 2025 at 04:03:01 GMT
To: Suzanne Cadney G0LUZ <suzanne.cadney@...>
Subject: Just leaving Costa Rica
? Whatho Gang! ? We have another sea-day today (29/1) as we sail from Puerto
Limon in Costa Rica to Roatan Honduras. We are now six hours behind GMT. We will be on the radio for most of the day starting on
17mtrs at around 1600hrs GMT. We are sorry to say that 15mtrs is proving to be
very noisy making it very nearly useless for any signal below an S7. Therefore, we will move from 17m straight to 12m and then to
10m. Ending the day on 30m.? Check the
RBN to see what band we are operating. ? Catch you on the wireless, ? 73 de Tony & Suzanne ?
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Hello dear friends and radio ops, ? Today we are at sea about 60NM off the coast of Colombia heading for Cartagena where we arrive tomorrow. Being a sea day we will endeavour to be on the radio most of the day. Saying that we are now 5 hours behind GMT the same as New York.? Again I will be starting on 15m around 1600 GMT as yesterday we had contacts with Northern Europe on 15m at that time. We will then move up in frequency as the midday solar drop-out occurs. When we had some good contacts on 10m &12m into US, Canada and S. America as well Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Do check the RBN for CW contacts but also we intend to send some CQs in CW on the SSB frequencies we find free to assist. ? For the navigators among you we presently 12.2N & 73.1 W On a heading of 245Degs at 11knts.?Locator Sq.FK32LG; a rare square! ? Hope catch you on the wireless! ? 73 de Tony es Suzanne ?
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hi all - message 8 from Tony huz and co - now off S America ? 73 ?lawrie faa ( friday pm)
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From: tony.cadney@...
Date: 24 January 2025 at 15:36:49 GMT
To: Suzanne Cadney G0LUZ <suzanne.cadney@...>
Subject: Rare squares!
? Hello dear friends and radio ops, ? Today we are at sea about 60NM off the coast of Colombia heading for Cartagena where we arrive tomorrow. Being a sea day we will endeavour to be on the radio most of the day. Saying that we are now 5 hours behind GMT the same as New York.? Again I will be starting on 15m around 1600 GMT as yesterday we had contacts with Northern Europe on 15m at that time. We will then move up in frequency as the midday solar drop-out occurs. When we had some good contacts on 10m &12m into US, Canada and S. America as well Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Do check the RBN for CW contacts but also we intend to send some CQs in CW on the SSB frequencies we find free to assist. ? For the navigators among you we presently 12.2N & 73.1 W On a heading of 245Degs at 11knts.?Locator Sq.FK32LG; a rare square! ? Hope catch you on the wireless! ? 73 de Tony es Suzanne ?
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Bob Hammond G4DBW