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Posts : 105 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-06-27
Subject: PMR446 Weekly Net Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:53 am
For those of you who may have missed this, a weekly PMR446 net taking place every Sunday at 8pm (UK Time), calling on channel 8 and then QSY once contact is established....
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6292 Times Thanked : 389 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:37 am
Nice one Del
Shall give this a go as PMR has much quietened in my area since lock-down. (Retail parks and lorry bays near me used to obliterate 446!)
Matt86 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26ct2767 Posts : 251 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Swindon Equipment Used : Yaesu ft818 , yaesu 8900r , yaesu ft950, stalker 9 Age : 38
I'd like to give this a go. Will program the PMR frequencies into my handy!
Roboed New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3490 ( Mr Jameson ) Posts : 12 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2020-04-26 QTH or Location : South West United Kingdom , City of Bristol , Withywood Equipment Used : RANGER RCI 2970 Dx , Baofeng uv5r iii, Home Brew PMR 446 Antennas & Radio Shack - TRC 1080 AKA - Maycom EM 27, Sirio New Tornado Antenna Age : 43
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Fri May 01, 2020 3:42 pm
I'm scanning pmr 446 all the time but will definitely jump on at 8.00 on sundays sounds great idea will be good to know people are still using when lock down over we can get back out dx'ing see how far we can get good luck and 73's
The Doctor Contributor
Posts : 61 Times Thanked : 4 Join date : 2020-05-03 QTH or Location : Hertfordshire Equipment Used : Uniden
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Sun May 03, 2020 10:33 pm
I couldn't reach or hear anyone tonight on 446. But I'm in the sticks. Anyone near Epping Forest, Essex?
Matt86 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26ct2767 Posts : 251 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Swindon Equipment Used : Yaesu ft818 , yaesu 8900r , yaesu ft950, stalker 9 Age : 38
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Mon May 04, 2020 7:25 am
Where are most of the stations based please ?
26CT1074 Contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-1074 / M7MMC Posts : 82 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2019-06-28 QTH or Location : Brighton, East Sussex Equipment Used : Icom IC-7300, Lincoln II (V4), Xiegu X6100 Age : 46
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Tue May 05, 2020 2:49 am
Pretty much useless unless you get onto high ground. But even then the usual pattern happens, homebase stations can't hear one another only the hilltoppers.
Nice idea though.
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Matt86 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26ct2767 Posts : 251 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Swindon Equipment Used : Yaesu ft818 , yaesu 8900r , yaesu ft950, stalker 9 Age : 38
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Tue May 05, 2020 6:32 am
Unless there a lift on, then may be interesting or stations on pmr running on a external antenna or using opened up 70cm radios .
26CT1074 Contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-1074 / M7MMC Posts : 82 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2019-06-28 QTH or Location : Brighton, East Sussex Equipment Used : Icom IC-7300, Lincoln II (V4), Xiegu X6100 Age : 46
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Tue May 05, 2020 8:26 am
Even with people running homebrew antennas and up to 50w still had the same issues from home based stations. Just doesn't work that great up that high on UHF. Over the past couple of years I've experienced it on the southern PMR nets. Good fun but only hilltoppers had any decent success.
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Matt86 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26ct2767 Posts : 251 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Swindon Equipment Used : Yaesu ft818 , yaesu 8900r , yaesu ft950, stalker 9 Age : 38
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Tue May 05, 2020 10:21 am
I'm a sota activator and often activate on vhf so know exactly where you coming from .
Pen y fan in south wales to Manchester on 2.5w ain't bad , but I was nearly 3000ft asl.
26CT1074 Contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-1074 / M7MMC Posts : 82 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2019-06-28 QTH or Location : Brighton, East Sussex Equipment Used : Icom IC-7300, Lincoln II (V4), Xiegu X6100 Age : 46
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Tue May 05, 2020 10:33 am
I've seen your videos on YouTube
Roboed New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3490 ( Mr Jameson ) Posts : 12 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2020-04-26 QTH or Location : South West United Kingdom , City of Bristol , Withywood Equipment Used : RANGER RCI 2970 Dx , Baofeng uv5r iii, Home Brew PMR 446 Antennas & Radio Shack - TRC 1080 AKA - Maycom EM 27, Sirio New Tornado Antenna Age : 43
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Tue May 05, 2020 10:45 am
Our local net in bristol is active with a fair few radio users but the 446 channels are used for local construction workers during day even though the covid 19 lock down so they have been messing it up so only a late afternoon & evening is open and clear. Get up high because hight is always might with a well tuned antenna for the 446 channel 8 frequency. In my opinion we need to spread the word as far as possible get more radio users active on the radios again as limited users are currently active so spread the word share on social media tell you mates, family, co-workers, keep on scanning the waves good luck and 73's
Service One New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-263 / Service One Posts : 12 Times Thanked : 3 Join date : 2020-04-09 QTH or Location : Huddersfield/Torremolinos Equipment Used : Albrecht AE6110 Multi Channel Alan 546R,Motorola Talkabout T82/T82 Extreme,Retvis RT7 CRT Space U x 2 One in the car One in the Bedroom monitoring channel 8 Age : 77
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Sun May 17, 2020 11:45 pm
I tend to keep a scanning watch on 1-8 channels on one handheld and 1-16 on another and I’ve just got a CRT Space U Mobil for the car when I get time to fit it and see I can hear anyone apart from the local council tip on channel 7.
Norman 25CT263. 73s
Matt86 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26ct2767 Posts : 251 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Swindon Equipment Used : Yaesu ft818 , yaesu 8900r , yaesu ft950, stalker 9 Age : 38
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Sun May 17, 2020 11:48 pm
Mike1074 DX wrote:
I've seen your videos on YouTube
Have you ! Will be more coming soon of hill top radio very soon !
airfixpilot New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3533 Airfixpilot Posts : 14 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-05-12 QTH or Location : Killingholme Equipment Used : Albrecht AE-6110, Icom R5 & R6, Uniden UBC125 XLT. CRT FP00, Baofang UV5r & UV3+. A pair of Retcvis R24. Age : 66
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:07 am
Hi Guys, Any nets near Grimsby or Immingham area, /for 446
Amigo710 New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3679 Posts : 3 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-06-18 QTH or Location : Thame, Oxfordshire Equipment Used : Retevis PMR. and CB Age : 60
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:42 pm
Two Sundays running tried different antennas some 25feet up and still nothing on 446. All i get is kids during the day. Anyone got any idea of what to try next. I’m in Thame Oxfordshire and its just dead. Think i am in some sort of dead zone as even CB fm, am usb, lsb are dead.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:11 pm
I did have a system running where PMR was linked to my computer then to a PMR group over at Nottingham on Zello. I made a box with a radio. Anyone local to my radio could speak to someone in Nottingham who was on local PMR there via the box to Zello and back out on PMR. Worked well. Might try set it up again. Maybe use a mobile radio with a fan on the back so dont burn the finals out.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:18 pm
I still have copies of the circuit on EasyEDA using the Arduino. Took me ages to work it all out. Need to look at it again to remember how its all connected.
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6292 Times Thanked : 389 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:22 pm
Hi Andy,
It's all a bit luck of the draw I'm afraid, I too called out for several weeks and got nothing in my area. However I've had a listen on the webSDR receivers and heard some good nets in the Manchester area so people are managing.
Might be worth trying a shout now and then just in case, (I still do and did tonight). You'd be surprised how many people just listen, get nothing so give up..... could've been a dozen or more people on frequency all 'just listening' and no one would know they were there!
All the best, Victor
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6292 Times Thanked : 389 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:25 pm
Tut, tut Pat....repeater networks on PMR
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: PMR446 Weekly Net Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:29 pm
Found it! in the junk box, think something missing. Still looks a nightmare, think should rebuild it from scratch. Got Bluetooth and battery system so isolated from PC to stop.interfence. Maybe a 100W mobile set up on PMR do the trick.. Should work with CB also.
Spider281 Senior contributor
Posts : 105 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2024-09-01 QTH or Location : England Equipment Used : All sorts
Hi there 'Spider281'. (My apologies but you have no name in your profile or mentioned on the forum.)
Jon - The Doctor hasn't logged onto the forum since 5th December 2021 so will more than likely not see this old posting. I couldn't tell you if he is still actively on-air or not.
We don't automatically clean up old postings as many contain useful information which can still be of use even years later. Unfortunately this also means that outdated postings are still visible where they may be less than useful. Always worth checking the posting date first for some idea.