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Call Sign : 26-CT-3372 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-03-01 QTH or Location : South Manchester Equipment Used : retevis rt98 mobile 1/4 mag mount. CRT one CB thunderpole orbiter Age : 48
Subject: Pmr 1st propper contact Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:02 am
Over lock down been getting sporadic contacts mainly kids playing hide and seek but nothing proper from fellow radio users, till I tried the Sunday 8.00 net here in South Manchester. I was thrilled to get about five contacts Lewis, Chris and Simon the ones I can remember. And Lewis features it in a YouTube video trying out a small radio (Ringway Manchester). I know it's only a small thing but it made my day
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kermit New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3484 kermit Posts : 14 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2020-04-23 QTH or Location : Minsterworth GL2 Equipment Used : crt ss 6900n Age : 55
Subject: Re: Pmr 1st propper contact Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:22 am
Hi Howie that's great news well done, I to have a net in Bristol I'm quite away from them in pmr terms but can chat with them 6 out of 10 times
73's mate
stephen Gunrunner Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT526/MR021/M6XXX. Posts : 276 Times Thanked : 10 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : wooler north northumberland or some were near it Equipment Used : mobile 4000hp base A99 radio base magnum257hp mobile magnum 257 standed power Age : 67
Subject: Re: Pmr 1st propper contact Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:14 am
seen the videos from Ringway Manchester and there great videos 25 contacts in 30mins
howie6012 New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3372 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-03-01 QTH or Location : South Manchester Equipment Used : retevis rt98 mobile 1/4 mag mount. CRT one CB thunderpole orbiter Age : 48
Yeh the past 2weeks it's gone crazy. All good for the channel, shows it's Popular, just needed a catalyst like Ringway to get people round here to PTT. Hopefully it continues. And there's even a Facebook page been setup only a couple of days ago and already 200 following/ subbed
Northern Crusader Major contributor
Call Sign : M0GVZ / 26CT1760 Posts : 531 Times Thanked : 35 Join date : 2019-11-13 QTH or Location : IO94SA Equipment Used : Icom 7300, TS480, President McKinley, Albrecht AE6110, CRT Mike Age : 53
Was delivering at one of our stores a couple of weeks ago and the manager had bought a few PMR446 handhelds for the warehouse staff. They were talking about them and how they'd heard loads of stuff and it so happened that they'd just started using them when there was a big lift on a few weeks ago so were getting stuff from all over.
If you keep an eye on the weather forecast when there's a big high pressure area over the UK and Europe you can find you'll get some mad distances out of it.
jccoffey New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3462 Posts : 5 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-04-02 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : SCOOPER MKY-440B Floureon fc200 ,QYT KT-8R,Beofeng gt-3TP,Harrier CB HQ , Conrad c-mobil
Subject: pmr446 net Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:54 am
Ringway Manchester pmr net is great ,Took part in the north west net on channel 2 pmr last night this is another great and busy pmr net ,these guys run a 11mtr net also ,for us guys in the Manchester area pmr446 has really came alive lately 73s ...
stephen Gunrunner Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT526/MR021/M6XXX. Posts : 276 Times Thanked : 10 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : wooler north northumberland or some were near it Equipment Used : mobile 4000hp base A99 radio base magnum257hp mobile magnum 257 standed power Age : 67
Pmr is starting to get very popular and there is some great nets, and some great contacts if you live in a town or village, try a get a base antenna up on the house there not big but up a height or on the mobile in the hills and depends were you are, you will hear lots trying to get the wife to let me put a antenna up , but its hard going, have fun, as that's what radio is all about
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