Clifton ARS - G3GHN

Absent friends

a35uz@... (Tony Cadney) — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:34:21 -0700

Whatho Gang!

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One of the many topics discussed on the 80m impromptu net held on 12^th March was that of 鈥渁bsent friends鈥�.

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.

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As a result I later received the following from Colin.

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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聽the Margate area.

An Important聽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.

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Good news to hear Steve is well, and still about on the radio, even if it's only DMR!

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Feel free to repost this regards Colin

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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鈥︹€︹€︹€�.

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Watch out for news of future 聽impromptu Clifton Country Club nets during the spring.

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Possibly 聽40m may be a better option with the longer daylight hours.

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Catch you on the wireless! 聽

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73 de Tony es Suzanne

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Last evening's 80m net

a35uz@... (Tony Cadney) — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:33:50 -0700

Hello Gang,

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Just a note concerning last evening鈥檚 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鈥檚 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.

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With any future net dates rest assured we will consult the contest calendar and give more than a few days鈥� notice.

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Catch you on the wireless!

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73 de Tony es Suzanne.

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Re: Impromptu natter on 80m?

lawrie4019@... (lawrence atkinson) — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:25:24 -0700

hi all - back home at 19 20 and hope to join the net at about 1955 - guess huz in the chair on ssb ? 聽73 Lawrie g4faa ( wed)

Re: Impromptu natter on 80m?

bishy@... (mark bishop) — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:31:18 -0700

Hi Tony,

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Just to let you know, that like Bob G4DBW, I too will be taking part in the 80CC CW Contest this evening, and therefore will not be able to make

the natter.

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Best Regards.

Mark G0GQT.

Re: Impromptu natter on 80m?

keithlewis25@... (Keith) — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:06:54 -0700

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.聽

73s Keith

Re: Impromptu natter on 80m?

bobatbay@... (Bob Hammond G4DBW) — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:11:55 -0700

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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Bob G4DBW

Impromptu natter on 80m?

a35uz@... (Tony Cadney) — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:59:29 -0700

Whatho Gang!

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Colin (G0UJK) and I have been mulling over the idea of an impromptu net on 80m聽 (3.695 +/-) at 20:00hrs聽 one evening. 聽The sooner the better, so we thought this coming Wednesday 12^th March would be a good as any date to hold it.聽

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Hope to catch you on the wireless!

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73 de Tony es Suzanne

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Maritime mobile in Bay of Biscay

lawrie4019@... (lawrence atkinson) — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:33:34 -0800

last epistle from the voyagers! 聽

Sadly never got to work them myself although 聽listening聽

at times on 12 and 18m mostly during pm uk.No matter try again in May!

best 73 all 聽 - de Lawrie g4faa ( feb聽

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Mid Atlantic

lawrie4019@... (lawrence atkinson) — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:43:30 -0800

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)

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From: <tony.cadney@...>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 at 14:51
Subject: Mid Atlantic
To: Suzanne Cadney G0LUZ <suzanne.cadney@...>

Hello friends & fellow radio ops.

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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.聽

聽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.聽 Especially stations using very basic set ups of end fed wire antennas & 100w or often much less.

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We are scheduled to arrive in the Azores on 20^th 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 24^th.

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We still hope to work you soon,

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73 de Tony es Suzanne

Back on the air!

lawrie4019@... (lawrence atkinson) — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:57:11 -0800

hi all - tony huz/mm back on the air!聽

hope to work him this time as they get neare to UK--

73 聽 Lawrie G4faa ( wed 12th)

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Re: Bet this has not been seen for a while!

bobatbay@... (Bob Hammond G4DBW) — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 03:46:38 -0800

Wo...... brings back memories ... the Cup聽 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 .聽

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Happy days

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Bob G4DBW

Re: Bet this has not been seen for a while!

keithlewis25@... (Keith) — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:35:20 -0800

Of course couldn't put a name to the call.聽

Cheers

Keith

Re: Bet this has not been seen for a while!

colin.eloie@... (Colin Eloie G0UJK) — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:27:07 -0800

G0wly was Sandy, Peter's other half (the Yank) lol. yep Im am still alive, but struggling! Catch聽you on air sometime Keith! Hopefully b4 the next Clifton xmas net !.

Re: Bet this has not been seen for a while!

keithlewis25@... (Keith) — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 03:11:28 -0800

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

Re: Bet this has not been seen for a while!

bishy@... (mark bishop) — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:01:06 -0800

Blimey!. That brings back memories Colin. The year I won that cup all the contacts were on 10 Meters.

Bet this has not been seen for a while!

colin.eloie@... (Colin Eloie G0UJK) — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:43:06 -0800

Found this old dx cup in the cupboard聽in a box. It was "black as black" and in a real mess.

聽I cleaned it up with brasso and here it is in its glory again.聽

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.聽

US homeland security!

lawrie4019@... (lawrence atkinson) — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 23:43:42 -0800

hi all 聽- herewith the layest ( 2nd feb) - seems Mr Trump hates UK amateurs! Cant think why!聽 More after geb 11 聽聽De G4faa

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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 11^th 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鈥檚 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鈥︹€︹€︹€ 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 聽聽Monday 3^rd Feb until 2300hrs on Tuesday 11^th Feb.

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So we hope catch you on the wireless on 3^rd Feb before our enforced shut down.

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73 fer nw de Tony es Suzanne.

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Just leaving Costa Rica

lawrie4019@... (lawrence atkinson) — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:37:37 -0800

message 9 from Tony the traveler--- hope to work thm on wed 29 (4 pm uk)

now that hf shack and g5rv 聽聽( 聽is fixed!

73 all ---

de lawrie g4faa( ( 8.30 wed)

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Rare squares!

lawrie4019@... (lawrence atkinson) — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 09:21:12 -0800

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From: <tony.cadney@...>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 at 15:36
Subject: Rare squares!
To: Suzanne Cadney G0LUZ <suzanne.cadney@...>

Hello dear friends and radio ops,

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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.聽

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.

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For the navigators among you we presently 12.2N & 73.1 W On a heading of 245Degs at 11knts.聽Locator Sq.FK32LG; a rare square!

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Hope catch you on the wireless!

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73 de Tony es Suzanne

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Rare squares!

lawrie4019@... (lawrence atkinson) — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:46:11 -0800

hi all - message 8 from Tony huz and co - now off S America 聽 73 聽lawrie faa ( friday pm)

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