Eastbourne weekly FM net

Hi all

Welcome to my report for the Eastbourne Weekly FM Net held on the evening of the 13/06/2019.
My set up for the night was a CRE 8900, a K-PO NM-532 power mic and a Moonraker GAP half wave on a 2.5 meter pole.

My 20 was Ashdown Forest (JO-01-bb).
It was a windy night with the temperature hovering around 10 degress C.

Here is a list of breakers that called into the net.

1  Drummer Boy--Kev--Dorking--Surrey
2  Trans Kitty--Sam--Goodwood Hill--West Sussex
3  DDB 021--Rob--Goodwood Hill--West Sussex (shotgun with Sam)
4  Copper Kettle--Roz--Devils Dyke--West Sussex
5  Origanal Old Man--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
6  CT 941--Simon--Firle Beacon--East Sussex (running QRP)
7  TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent (welcome to the net)
8  CT1910--Rick--Bletchingley--Surrey
9  CT 940--Richard--Reigate Hill--Surrey
10  Dragon Slayer--Pru--Reigate Hill--Surrey (shotgun with Richard)
11  Mr T--Ben--Devils Dyke--West Sussex ((welcome to the net) eyeball with Roz)
12  Swampy--Michael--Crawley--West Sussex
13  And myself The Razz--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex (keeper of the bit of paper)

After the chat on FM finished, some joined the SSB net on 27.395 USB.

Cheers to those who called in  and apologies to those who we missed  
The net is open to all so why not call in and introduce yourself.
Feel free to comment, correct my mistakes or why not added your own report.

10-10 Good Buddies
Ray CT 2290 & CI 2290

Hi all

Here is my report for the net  held on the 01/08/2019.

My location was Ashdown Forest (JO-01-bb) West Sussex.
My set up for the net was a CRE 8900, KL203P amp, K-PO NM-532 mic and a GPA half wave antenna.
It was a still, cool night on the forest with some dark rain clouds to the north of my QTH.
The temprature was reading 22 degrees C falling to 18 degrees C.

I put a few calls out and made contact with George TK 08 in Tonbridge Kent.
We had a good chat about radio, life and the Monday night PMR net. At nine o'clock we went our seperate ways with me joining the SSB net.

That's it till next time.

10-10 good buddies
Ray
26CT2290 & 26CI2290

I thought this net had disbanded in favour of the SSB net, i`ll have a listen out this Thursday evening

morris wrote:

I thought this net had disbanded in favour of the SSB net, i`ll have a listen out this Thursday evening

Hi Morris

Lets just say that this foolish diehard hasn't given up on the FM net just yet

I should, if nothing goes wrong, be out for 8 on Thursday and look forward to having a QSO with you

10-10
Ray
26 CI 2290 & 26 CT 2290

Razz229 wrote:

morris wrote:

I thought this net had disbanded in favour of the SSB net, i`ll have a listen out this Thursday evening

Hi Morris

Lets just say that this foolish diehard hasn't given up on the FM net just yet  

I should, if nothing goes wrong, be out for 8 on Thursday and look forward to having a QSO with you

10-10
Ray
26 CI 2290 & 26 CT 2290

Hi all

Sadly due to circumstances beyond my control, i was unable to get on FM net
I hope if anybody did call out on channel 3 UKFM you made contact and had a Qso or two

Ray
26 CI 2290 & 26 CT 2290

Razz229 wrote:

Razz229 wrote:

morris wrote:

I thought this net had disbanded in favour of the SSB net, i`ll have a listen out this Thursday evening

Hi Morris

Lets just say that this foolish diehard hasn't given up on the FM net just yet  

I should, if nothing goes wrong, be out for 8 on Thursday and look forward to having a QSO with you

10-10
Ray
26 CI 2290 & 26 CT 2290

Hi all

Sadly due to circumstances beyond my control, i was unable to get on FM net
I hope if anybody did call out on channel 3 UKFM you made contact and had a Qso or two

Ray
26 CI 2290 & 26 CT 2290

Had a listen for around 45 minutes, no stations heard in this neck of the woods.

Hi all

Here is my report for the net held on the 15/08/2019.

My location was Ashdown Forest (JO-01-bb) West Sussex.
My set up for the net was a CRE 8900, KL203P amp, K-PO NM-532 mic and a GPA half wave antenna.
It was a warm summers night with cooling breeze.
The temprature was reading 19 degrees C falling to 14 degrees C.

Here is the list of stations that called in.

CT 940--Richard--Devils Dyke--West Sussex
DS 01--Pru--Riegate Hill--Devils Dyke--West Sussex (shotgun with Richard)
CT 2018--Fred--Burgess Hill--West Sussex (great to have you back on air after your long absence).
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 11111--John--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
DDB 285--Steve--Riegate Hill--Surrey
Bart Man--Andy--Riegate Hill--Surrey (shotgun with Steve)
And myself CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

Around nine o'clock we went our seperate ways with me joining the SSB net.

Thanks to all who called in
Till next time.

10-10 good buddies
Ray
26CT2290 & 26CI2290

Hi all

Here is my report for the get together held on the 22/08/2019.
As we have done in the past, we meet on channel 3 UKFM.

My location was Ashdown Forest (JO-01-bb) West Sussex, which i shared with Richard (CT 940) and Pru (DS 01) who popped up for a visit and to do some photograph.
My set up for the net was a CRE 8900, KL203P amp, K-PO NM-532 mic and a GPA half wave antenna.

It was a warm summers    night, blue sky, a stunning sunset and birds singing (tweet tweet) in my empty car park.
The temprature was reading 16 degrees C falling to 14 degrees C.

Here is the (small) list of stations that called in.

OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 11111--John--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
CT 1837--Stuart--Winchester--Hampshire
And myself CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

Thanks to the few who called in  
Having a small group meant we could talk to each other on topics ranging from the original Mini to the history of Ashdown Forest.

Around nine o'clock we went our seperate ways with me joining the SSB net.

Till next time.

10-10 good buddies
Ray
26CT2290 & 26CI2290

Hi all
Here is my report for the get together held on the 29/08/2019.

My location was Ashdown Forest (JO-01-bb) East Sussex.
My set up for the net was a CRE 8900, KL203P amp, K-PO NM-532 mic and a GPA half wave antenna.
As we have done in the past, when the conditions pick up around the "freeband" & the lower end of the UKFM, we moved up to the top 10 channels of UKFM and held the net there.

It was a warm night with a blue sky filled with high wispy cloud which was which was coloured by various shades of red and pink thanks to the sunset .
The temperature was reading 14 degrees C falling to 13 degrees C.

Here is the (small) list of stations that called in.

CT11111--John--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
CT941--Simon--Firle Beacon--East Sussex
DDB342--Andy--Riegate Hill--Surrey
CT940--Richard--Riegate Hill--Surrey
TM3006--Michael--Riegate Hill--Surrey
And myself CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex (keeper of the log )

Thanks to the few who called in
See you next time on channel 3 UKFM or check out channels 30 to 40 if the skip is up!

10-10 Good Buddies
Ray
26CI2290/26CT2290

PS
I went down to 26.285 USB, scanned all 40+ channels and put some calls out. the result was nothing but white noise .

Hi all

Here is my report for the FM net held on the 12/09/2019.

My location was Ashdown Forest (JO-01-bb) West Sussex.
My set up for the net was a CRE 8900, KL203P amp, K-PO NM-532 mic and a GPA half wave antenna.
It was a cloudy warm windy night on the forest.
The temprature was reading 17 degrees C falling to 15 degrees C.

Here is the list of stations that called in or were heard by the net.

CT 941--Simon--Firle Beacon--East Sussex
CT 11111--John--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
CT 940--Richard--Riegate Hill--Surrey
CT 2018--Fred--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
Joker--Steve--Riegate Hill--Surrey
DDB 342--Andy--Riegate Hill--Surrey (shotgun with Steve)
??????--Steve--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
PR 1966--Boris--Bexhill--East Sussex
And myself CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

After the net had finished, I had a flick round UKFM and was surprised to make contact with Colin 163 OP 101, who was north of Cardiff, South Wales.

Thanks to all who called in  
Till next time.

10-10 good buddies
Ray
26CT2290 & 26CI2290

SOS, 999, PON PON, 911, HELP AND PAGING Dr BEAT?

Hi all and welcome to what could be the last report for the original Thursday night FM net held on the 19/09/2019.

My location was Ashdown Forest (JO-01-bb) West Sussex.
My set up for the net was a CRE 8900, KL203P amp, K-PO NM-532 mic and a GPA half wave antenna.
It was a clear night on Ashdown Forest giving me a blue sky and a spectacular sun set  and even after the sun had disappeared beyond the horizon the colour to the west was a flame red.
The temprature was 14 degrees C falling to 11 degrees C.

Here is a list of all the stations that called in or were heard by the net.

CT 11111--John--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
And myself CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

Just after 9 o'clock John went QRT and i went to 26.285 USB, put a few calls out and heard nothing but white noise or was it the sound of frying bacon? With nothing heard on 26.285 i went and join the SSB net on 27.395 USB

Thanks to John for keeping me company and for the many interesting topics of conversation  

Till next time.

10-10
Ray
26CT2290 & 26CI2290

Razz229 wrote:

SOS, 999, PON PON, 911, HELP AND PAGING Dr BEAT?

Hi all and welcome to what could be the last report for the original Thursday night FM net held on the 19/09/2019.

My location was Ashdown Forest (JO-01-bb) West Sussex.
My set up for the net was a CRE 8900, KL203P amp, K-PO NM-532 mic and a GPA half wave antenna.
It was a clear night on Ashdown Forest giving me a blue sky and a spectacular sun set  and even after the sun had disappeared beyond the horizon the colour to the west was a flame red.
The temprature was 14 degrees C falling to 11 degrees C.

Here is a list of all the stations that called in or were heard by the net.

CT 11111--John--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
And myself CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

Just after 9 o'clock John went QRT and i went to 26.285 USB, put a few calls out and heard nothing but white noise or was it the sound of frying bacon? With nothing heard on 26.285 i went and join the SSB net on 27.395 USB

Thanks to John for keeping me company and for the many interesting topics of conversation  

Till next time.

10-10
Ray
26CT2290 & 26CI2290

I do hope it`s not your last report Ray , always a pleasure to have a chat with you

Hi. Ray.

Sorry to hear about ur decision to pull the plug on FM Southern
net. I enjoyed ur net 12mths ago on the Hi. As I'm on the edge of
TX range it's difficult in the low & EU E. It's a pity the net was only
started 3/4yrs ago on slide down the trough. Mothball it for 12/18
mths. If there's an interest Go again. My local net Homesteaders
is also struggling we used to have 15/20 op's regularly. Last wk
only 8 the wk before 3/4. I'm hoping to be around for the next Hi.
As it'll be my last. I've seen 5 Hi's & Lo's in my lifetime. Try & get
everyone on FM to join the SSB net & keep that alive for 12/18 mth
Good luck with ur endeavours. 73's 51's Mike 2201/FB855/UK164

Hi all and welcome to my report for the net held on 26-09-19.

My base of operation was a wet & windy Hundred Acre Wood (JO-01-bb).
My set up, as always, was the CRE 8900, KL203P amp, K-PO NM-532 mic and a GPA half wave antenna.

Here is a list of stations heard and or worked by those on the net.

CT940--Richard--Riegate Hill--Surrey
DS01--Pru--Riegate Hill--Surrey (shotgun with Richard)
CT2018--Fred--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT11111--John--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
TM3006--Michael--Crawley--West Sussex
CT2379--Simon--Ranmore Common--Surrey
??????--Dave--Ranmore Common--Surrey (shotgun with Simon)
And myself CT2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

Thanks to all who called in
See you next time on channel 3 UKFM

10-10
Ray
26CI2290/26CT2290

Hi all

Welcome to my report for the net held on 3/10/19.

As always i set up on Hundred Acre Wood AKA Ashdown Forest (JO-01-bb).
It was dark and cloudy with moisture in the wind which left everything wet at the end of the night. Temperature wise it stayed around 11 degrees C.

Now for the list of stations that called in.

OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
And myself CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

Thanks to Graham for making the effort to keep me company, we had a good conversation about this & that

At 9.00 we both headed off to 27.395 USB and joined the Southern & South Coast Net.

See you next time on channel 3 UKFM

Ray
26CI2290/26CT2290

Hi all

Welcome to my report for the FM net held on 10/10/19.

As always i set up on Ashdown Forest (JO-01-bb).
My set up was the CRE 8900, KL203P amp, a standard coffin mic and a GPA half wave antenna.
Weather wise, it was dark, windy wet night and temperature stayed around 14 degrees C.

Now for the list of stations that called in.

OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 11111--John--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
CT 941--Simon--Firle Beacon--East Sussex
And myself CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

Thank you to the few who called in  
See you next time on channel 3 UKFM

Ray
26CI2290/26CT2290

PS
Thank you for the reputation score of -1 on my profile

Hi. Ray.

Sorry to see the -1 on ur rep. After all you've done the last 3yrs for
the Southern & Eastbourne nets. Sorry I probably won't be able to
join u on either till WX improves + I now have a disabled Xyl on top.
We had a nice Autumn meet on Homesteaders today with 14 op's
@ WSM. Alan 113 Sid/Marg. Ian 252 Mick/Elaine PD77 Tony TM03
4 Alan/Dawn 1654 etc. We meet twice yearly in June/Oct. Could u
arrange similar for Southern? Good luck/Dx. 73's Mike 164.

Hi. Ray.

Happy Birthday m8. Hope u get lots of congrats on PMR tonite.
73's Mike 164 SW.

Vendee85 wrote:

Hi. Ray.

Sorry to see the -1 on ur rep. After all you've done the last 3yrs for
the Southern & Eastbourne nets. Sorry I probably won't be able to
join u on either till WX improves + I now have a disabled Xyl on top.
We had a nice Autumn meet on Homesteaders today with 14 op's
@ WSM. Alan 113 Sid/Marg. Ian 252 Mick/Elaine PD77 Tony TM03
4 Alan/Dawn 1654 etc. We meet twice yearly in June/Oct. Could u
arrange similar for Southern? Good luck/Dx. 73's Mike 164.

Hi Mike

It did seem a bit strange me getting a -1 on my rep, i guess it goes to show that you can't please some people
I read your reports of the various nets/contacts you make and i know we will have a Qso again in the near future
Tim and i did put the idea out there about a "southern" meet up, which did get some interest, but we couldn't take it any further. The 1st DDB net meet, held on Devils Dyke, was a big success and i hope will become a regular thing.

Vendee85 wrote:

Hi. Ray.

Happy Birthday m8. Hope u get lots of congrats on PMR tonite.
 73's Mike 164 SW.

Thanks for the birthday wishes , i got a surprise visit from Michael (TM3006), Steve (TM145) and Dean (Fat Boy) and i was able to surprise them with the fact that i was out on my birthday

73's
Ray
26CI2290 & 26CT2290

I took to local high ground last night and made several calls until around 8.30 but nothing heard, flicking around the uk band i was pleasantly surprised at how busy some channels were, returning to channel three,two stations were heard but they did not reply to my qsk`s, probably not the best of nights with the heavy down pours to go static.

morris wrote:

I took to local high ground last night and made several calls until around 8.30 but nothing heard, flicking around the uk band i was pleasantly surprised at how busy some channels were, returning to channel three,two stations were heard but they did not reply to my qsk`s, probably not the best of nights with the heavy down pours to go static.

Hi John

Well done for getting out and about. Did you head to the forest or another high spot?
I wasn't able to get out on Thursday night due to my van (mobile shack) breaking down  and I'm not sure if I will make it out next week (24-10-19)

Hope to catch up with you another night.

73
Ray
26ct2290 or 26ci2290

Razz229 wrote:

morris wrote:

I took to local high ground last night and made several calls until around 8.30 but nothing heard, flicking around the uk band i was pleasantly surprised at how busy some channels were, returning to channel three,two stations were heard but they did not reply to my qsk`s, probably not the best of nights with the heavy down pours to go static.

Hi John

Well done for getting out and about. Did you head to the forest or another high spot?
I wasn't able to get out on Thursday night due to my van (mobile shack) breaking down  and I'm not sure if I will make it out next week (24-10-19)

Hope to catch up with you another night.

73
Ray
26ct2290 or 26ci2290

Hello Ray, i headed up to Frant, great reception up there just using a five foot firestick type antenna, i`ll be listening from home next week but will be trying static again soon.
Hope the mobile shack is rolling again soon

73`s

John

Took to higher ground again last night and put several calls out on channel 3 but no replies sadly

Hi all and welcome to my report of the Eastbourne FM net held on Thursday the 14-11-2019.

Having been away due to van issues, it was good to set up in the back garden of Winne The Pooh or Ashdown Forest and get back on the air

My set up was the CRE 8900, standard coffin mic, KL 203P and a 1/2 wave antenna.

The weather was wet, some wind and foggy, at one point i couldn't see to the otherside of the car park.

So at just after 8 , i was about to put a call out when i heard a voice calling for a contact which got the evening rolling. So without further delay, here is the list of stations who called in.

1.  CT 11111--John--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
2.  CT 2018--Fred--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
3. Myself--CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

I think a good night was had by all, we went down memory lane to remember classic and not so classic Si-Fi film and TV shows.

At 21:30ish the net closed down and i moved on 27.395 USB for the Southern and South Coast net

Until next time 73
Ray
26ci2290 & 26ct2290