South Coast PMR net report

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Hello all and welcome to another exciting episode of Ray reviews the Monday night PMR net

or

"perseverance does pay off!"

The net was held on Monday 28/03/2022 and can be found on channel 14 or 446.16875MHz

The net starts at 8 o'clock   , 20:00 BST or 19:00 UTC (take your pick)

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest, East Sussex or JO-bb-01 and the set up was the TYT TH-8900 and the now famous £1 mag mount.

The weather was cloudy , hazy on the horizon and mild. The temperature was 13 degrees C at the beginning of the net and when it finished it had fallen to 9 degrees C

I arrived early to find Radio Corner occupied by a camper van (not Nigel) and a non radio person in my favourite spot! So I parked across the car park and tried a new position. 
While setting up, Nigel (C V M) arrived with gifts of extension speakers, 1 speaker would not look out of place with an old PYE Police mobile radio, oh and thank you for the chips  
Ray C5 (CT 3466) followed in shortly after.

The band was noisy and there was some tropo through out the night which caused some signal interference and 14 division to break in.

Now for the list of stations that called in and was heard or worked by the net.

CT 940--Richard--Reigate--Surrey
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--1st location of the night
CT 3466--Ray C5--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
KP 441--Steve--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--with a big grin on his face
  ??  --Richard--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
CT 2072--Steve T--Wrotham Hill--Kent--the listening station
CT 2236--Dan--Wrotham Hill--Kent--shotgun with Steve T
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
CT 1023--Andy Roughneck--Eastbourne--East Sussex
DK 276--Ricky from the Ridge--Hastings--East Sussex
The French   
MD 26--Dave--Bexhill--East Sussex
AMC 1966--Boris--Bexhill--East Sussex
Joker--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Reigate Hill Posse
Bart Man--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Reigate Hill Posse
DDB 248 aka Ratty 248--Chris--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Reigate Hill Posse
  ??  --Paul M--Near Brands Hatch--Kent
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey--On another part of the hill
CT 4362--Chris--Redhill area--Surrey--calling when on his break from work
TE 032--Adam--The city of Southend on Sea--Essex
TE  ? --Denis--South Woodham Ferrers--Essex
C V M--Nigel--Crowborough--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
  ??  --Jay--The city of Southend of Sea--Essex
  ??  --Michael--London Bridge--London
J C--Jill--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Good night!
and me CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--keeper of the log 🪵


That wraps up the list of stations on the net
Thank you all who called in and the great patience shown while trying to work the tropo

Contacts of the night. . . . . . 

Steve (KP 441) making contact and having a Qso with Adam (TE 032), this has been in the making for a number of months and thanks to mother nature has finally happened (I wished I had recorded it).
Adam (TE 032) making contact and having a Qso with Nigel (C V M) while Nigel was on a handy in his 2nd location.
Steve (KP 441) making contact with France on channel 8

Topics of conversation.
The Chinook buzzing around, Ray C5 trying 3 different parts of the car park so to be able to receive George and others, a mic mod for my radio which includes a diode!, the French on channel 8 & 14 being heard on Ashdown Forest & Wrotham Hill and how antenna height can play havoc with  TX & RX on PMR.

That brings to the end this episode
Thank you for reading this and feel free to like , dislike or leave comment.

Cheer N Beers

Ray

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Hello all and welcome to another episode of Ray reviews the Monday night PMR net

or

"Summer is here, Ray has his shorts 🩳 on "

The is held on channel 14 or 446.16875 MHz and is scheduled to start at about 8 o'clockish   

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest and the set up was the TYT TH9800 and £1 pound mag-mount

The weather can be covered by 3 words. Cold 🥶, cloudy and damp .

With the sound of CONVOY                  bouncing round my noggin, it was time to call into the net.

So in no order, here is the list of stations heard and worked by the net

CT 3466--Ray C5--Radio Corner--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
  ??  --Richard--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
CM 01--Jason--Shooters Hill--South East London
  ??  --Dave--Sevenoaks--Kent
TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
KP 441--Steve--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
  ??  --Barry--Tonbridge--Kent
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 1829--Dean--Ide Hill--Kent
AMC 1966--Boris--Bexhill--East Sussex
  ??  --Paul M--Vigo Village--Kent
Joker--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Bart Man--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey
TE 032--Adam--City of Southend--Essex
CT 1023--Andy Roughneck--Eastbourne--East Sussex
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
DK 276--Ricky on da Ridge--Hastings--East Sussex
Ratty 248--Chris--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey
and me CT 2290--Ray--Radio Corner--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

That's it for the list of participant's 

Thank you to all who called in

Highlights and topics of the night
The can of Irn-Bru given to me by Ray C5
Where was Nigel (C V M)? 
Ray C5 walking round the car park, on his handy, making contact with Jason CM 01, Ratty 248 and Steve KP 441, 
Using Chirp programming software, 
Jason CM 01's beam swinging or was it swaying in the breeze and inconsiderate builders, building a chimney in the way of George TK 08's beam.
Lowlight of the night
Poor radio etiquette shown by a operator

That's the end of this weeks episode, leave a dislike or like and don't forget to put the cat out and turn off the radio

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Ray

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Hello and welcome to another Ray reviews the Monday night PMR net

or

"On this date in history (11th of April), Titanic left Queenstown on her final journey"

Now for the new people who may have come across this thread. 
The net is held every Monday night on channel 14 or 446.16875 Mhz. 
It starts about 8 o'clock   , 20.00 Hrs BST or 19.00 GMT and covers bits of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, London and Essex.

My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest, East Sussex and equipment used was the TYT 9800 and the £1 mag mount.
For those interested in the weather, it was a mild night, with high wispy cloud which didn't stop the 3/4   moon from casting shadows, there was a haze over the South Downs and for company, the birds were chirping away.

Now for the all important roll call of stations that called in

  ??  --Paul M--Wrotham Hill--Kent--Using a handy or two!
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
Hunter the Husky racer--Welcome to the net
Joker--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Bart Man--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Testing a Retevis 95
KP 441--Steve--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey--A different part of the hill
TM 3886--Big Mike--Devils Dyke--West Sussex--Using a handy with a big rubber duck antenna
CT 1074--Little Mike--Devils Dyke--West Sussex--Using a hand with a small rubber duck antenna
CT 3466--Ray C5--Crowhurst--Surrey
CT 940--Richard--Reigate Hill--Surrey
DS 01--Pru--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Richard and making sure he doesn't get into trouble
Md 26--Dave--Bexhill--East Sussex--From the PMR channel 12 group
AMC 1966--Boris--Bexhill--East Sussex--From the channel 12 group
GE 12--Tim--Hastings--East Sussex--From the channel 12 group
Hadlow Hustler--Dick--Hadlow--Kent
and me, 
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

That's it for the list participants, thank you all who called in

Topics of conversation ranged from where is Nigel the Camper Van Man? Paul M's home brew, home built ATU, the 2 Mikes on the Dyke, Bart Mans Retevis problems, jokes and Hunter's successful Husky racing.

That my friends, brings this episode to an end
Thank you for reading and please feel free to dislike , like or leave a comment

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Ray--Keeper of the log
CT 2290

Hello PMR Net

Good to talk to CT2290 (Ray) last night and thank you for being patient with me on my first net call! 

My little Baofeng UV82 was struggling not helped by the poor location (on the driveway - but at least I had access to tea!) and then discovering that the car roof is non-metallic (Nagoya mag mount did stick to tailgate though!)

Look forward to some more contacts next time - note to self 'get in car and drive to a hill !!'

Hooded Claw wrote:

Hello PMR Net

Good to talk to CT2290 (Ray) last night and thank you for being patient with me on my first net call! 

My little Baofeng UV82 was struggling not helped by the poor location (on the driveway - but at least I had access to tea!) and then discovering that the car roof is non-metallic (Nagoya mag mount did stick to tailgate though!)

Look forward to some more contacts next time - note to self 'get in car and drive to a hill !!'

Hi Dan

Welcome to the Monday night PMR net.

I think I should be thanking you for you perseverance, it would have been so easy to call once and then give up, but you carried on calling

The UV82 and mag mount combination was working well from the drive and I think you will be pleasantly surprised when you find a unoccupied high spot or open space to work from. 

And one last thing, you was being heard at the top of Crowborough too!

Ray
CT 2290

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Hello and welcome to another episode of Ray reviews the Monday night PMR net

or

" I heard a Cuckoo or am I going mad 🤪 "

I missed the previous net due to too much Bank Holiday drinks hic
So I aimed to be up at Radio Corner early and be ready for 8 o'clock. I did arrive early, but failed to be ready for 8 as I got talking to Ray C5 (CT 3466) and Dean (CT 1829).

But hold up, I've jumped ahead a bit. . . 

The net was held on 25-04-2022 and is scheduled to start at 8 o'clock, 20.00 hrs BST or 19.00 UTC and can be found on channel 14 with no CTCSS tones.
My location was a chilly and clear Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest, East Sussex and the kit used was the TYT TH8900 and the £1 pound mag mount.

As I said at the beginning, the net did start a little late, so thank you all who called in and here is my list 

Bart Man--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Who found that inching forward in his car helped him receive more stations and find his PMR sweet spot.
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
CT 3466--Ray C5--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Can I suggest you look into getting a plug in speaker mic for your handy.
CT 1829--Dean--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Walking around the car park with a handy
AMC 1074--Mike--Devils Dyke--West Sussex
TM 3006--Michael--Devils Dyke--West Sussex--Working a handy when he wasn't mic shy
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
Joker--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
CT 4485--Dan--Uckfield--East Sussex--Welcome to the net
DK 276--Ricky on da Ridge--Near Hastings--East Sussex
CT 2207--Neil--Crowborough--East Sussex--Thank you for the radio
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
  ??  --Richard TW--Tunbridge Wells--Kent
  ??  --Kevin--Crawley--West Sussex--Welcome to the net
And me CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--The man with no plan

That wraps up the list of all who called in.

Highlights and topics of the night
Ray C5 using my van for his 11m station
Ever time I said call for the Mike's on the Dyke
CT 4485 calling in for the first time
Bart Man pushing forward 6 inches (ooh-err missus)
The confusion when 1 Chris went QRT 
Uniden 125 scanner and the Diamond X30 and X510 antenna's


Lowlight of the night
Some children or child keying up on channel 14 with there UV5R

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That brings this episode to an end, thank you for reading and until next time

73

Ray

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Well hello, and welcome to another riveting episode of Ray reviews the Monday night PMR net aka The South Coast PMR Net

or

"heard the Cuckoo again, so I am MAD? 🤪 " or "where's Nigel Camper Van Man?"

The net was held on Monday 2nd of May 2022 and started early at 19:45, this did cause some confusion with some.
My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest (home of Winnie the Pooh 🧸) in the county of East Sussex.
Equipment used was the TYT -TH9800 and an old favourite, the 'Sputnik' antenna on a pole some 15 feet in the air.
The weather was mild with no wind, hence the 15 foot pole.

So here is the list of stations heard and or worked by the net.

In at number one was. . . 

CT 3466--Ray C5--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Switching between the mobile and handy and showing interest in the construction of my 'Sputnik'
TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey--On a handy and using a beam inside his radio shack
Bart Man--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey--With antenna problems
Joker--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
The Hadlow Hustler--Dick--Hadlow--Kent
GE 12--Tim--Near Eastbourne--East Sussex-- Welcome to the net
D 31--Adam--Near Eastbourne--East Sussex-- Welcome to the net
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
AMC 1966--Boris--Bexhill--East Sussex--Popped up from the channel 12 group
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex--Threating me with rain ️
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey--On a handy
CT 2072--Steve T--Wrotham Hill--Kent
CT 2236--Dan--Wrotham Hill--Kent
WT 18--Vic--Devils Dyke--West Sussex-- Welcome to the net
PIP 57--Paul--Near Bracknell--Berkshire--You was heard calling out for the net and we did answer call
Ratty 248--Chris--Reigate Hill--Surrey
And me CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--The 1 with parchment and crayons ️

That, my friends, wraps up the list of stations that called in, thank you all for calling in

Chat on the night ranged from. . . . . 
Helping Bart Man diagnose his antenna problems.
The difference between my £1 pound mag mount and the 'Sputnik' antenna.  Games consoles from the late 70's to the 90's. Things like the CDI console, the  Grandstand console with it's gun, paddle's and knob thing, the Astro Wars game console
This lead into early computers and their games. The Vic 20 and Commodore 64, the ZX range, the BBC micro computer and not forgetting the Amstrad CPC 464.

So with the end of the episode in sight, please feel free to dislike like or why not leave a comment

73
Ray
Keeper of the log 🪵

Hello and welcome to another episode of Ray reviews the South Coast PMR net 

or

"where was you last week Ray?"

The net was on the 16th of May 2022 and can be found on channel 14 or 446.16875 MHz, it is scheduled to start at 8 o'clock   , but sometime if you call out earlier you may find people ready for a pre net chat.

My location was Radio Corner Ashdown Forest and equipment used was the TYT TH-9800 with a Nokia extension speaker from a mobile phone in car kit and the 'Sputnik' antenna up in the air.

The weather was warm with a gentle breeze and a hazy sunset .
If you have read this far, a question. 
Would you all like a to see a Radio Corner sun set?

So after my failure to attend the net last week, who would be on this week?

Lets have a look at the list

TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
Nigel Camper Van (C V M)--Nigel--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex 
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 3466--Ray C5--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey

The Reigate Hill Posse--Surrey
CT 940--Richard
DS 01--Pru
Joker--Steve
Bart Man--Andy
Ratty 248--Chris

GE 12--Tim--St Leonards--East Sussex
CT 3328--Rob--Hadlow--Kent--Welcome back 
CT 1829--Dean--Shooters Hill--Southeast London--Lucky Tom CT 4029 didn't know about the PMR invasion into his spot 
  ??  --Steve--Near Rochester--Kent
  ??  --Barclay--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 4485--Dan--Uckfield--East Sussex--On the drive way
GT 67--Danny--Crawley--West Sussex
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Welcome to the net
  ??  --Peter--Tonbridge--Kent
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey--On a different part of the hill from the Posse
KP 441--Steve--Horsham--West Sussex--Mobile
And me CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--The one with a crayon ️ and a scrap of paper

That wraps up the list of stations heard and or worked by the net.

Thank you all who called in and the patience shown will waiting for there turn.

That brings the end to this episode, so leave a dislike like or a comment

73
Ray (keeper of the log🪵)
26 CT 2290

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Hello and welcome to another episode of Ray reviews the PMR net held on the 23rd of May 2022

or

" Is T 187 putting a permanent mast up?"
 


The net is on channel 14 PMR and starts at about 20:00 or 8 o'clockish   

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest (home of Winne the Pooh) in the county of East Sussex and the radio and antenna set up was the TYT TH-9800 and the 6 1/2 year old 'Sputnik' antenna.

The weather was cooler than last week with more wind and the ground was damp due to the recent rain.

Now you have a picture of what it was like. On with the list of call in's

TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 3466--Ray C5--Crowhurst--Surrey
Nigel Camper Van (C V M)--Nigel--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
FB 228--Martin H--Butts Brow--Eastbourne--East Sussex
  ??  --Peter--Tonbridge--Kent
GE 12--Tim--St Leonards--East Sussex--on a handy and a dipole
  ??  --Kevin--Crawley--West Sussex-- mobile
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--on a handy
CT 3328--Rob--Hadlow--Kent
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey
KP 441--Steve--Henfield--West Sussex-- ‍pedestrian mobile with Bambi
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
And me CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--he with the crayons ️ and scraps of paper taking notes

Thank you all who called in and maybe the odd person that was just listening. . 

Topics of conversation ranged from, build your own PMR antenna's to buying one, the experiences we have had with good and bad traffic wardens, using Chirp software for programming our radios and why was Nigel's dash cam causing interference on one of his PMR radio's but not the other?

That brings the end to this episode so please leave a dislike , like or a comment

73, bye for now
Ray keeper of the log 🪵

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Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of Ray reviews the Monday night PMR net 

or

"THIS IS THE LAST NET  . . . . . 
                                                                 . . . . . for the month of May 2022"

Now your over that unnecessary shock, lets get on with the review.

The South Coast PMR net or Monday night net was held on 30/05/2022 and it can be found on channel 14.
The net is scheduled to start at 20.00. A tip, it can sometimes be worth calling out before 20.00 as you might get a reply

For those new to this review my QTH was Ashdown Forest, East Sussex or the home of Winne the Pooh and Tigger too!
The weather was dry, cloudy with a breeze. The temperature at the start of the net was about 11.5 degrees C and when I packed up it as showing 9 degrees C.
My set up was all no approved gear, consisting of a TYT TH-9800 and a home made 'Sputnik' antenna up on a pole.

Now on with the list of callings

CT 3466--Ray C5--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--using both a mobile set up and for testing purposes a handy
KP 441--Steve--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--using different radios on different antennas
TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 3328--Rob--Hadlow HQ--Kent
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--using a handy
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Bart Man--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey
CT 2072--Steve T--Wrotham Hill--Kent--the listening station
CT 2207--Neil--Crowborough--East Sussex
CT 9484--Mark--Haslemere--Surrey--using a handy
CT 1829--Dean--Pembury Hospital--Kent
Joker--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Ratty 248--Chris--Reigate Hill--Surrey
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 4263--Chris--Redhill Hospital--Surrey--using a handy while on his break in the car park
and me CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--upgraded to a quill 🪶, ink pot and parchment

Thank you all who called in, because without you, there would be no net.

Topics of conversation ranged from the stone throwing, name calling, antenna shoot out between Steve & John on Ditchling Beacon*
The sparking box on Reigate Hill and did it explode?
Speed limits for camper vans, panel vans  and converted panel vans to camper vans on motorway ️ and duel carriage ways.
The 3 way handy contact between Ray C5, John CT 4515 and Russell Speed Bird.
And lastly, will the net be moving to another channel in the near future?

That rounds up this review. Thank you for reading.

73
Bye for now
Ciao Ciao

Ray

* This was a cheap tabloid head line to get you reading. John & Steve worked the Beacon together and enjoyed the surprise eyeball

Ha! Ha! I'd spotted the "......for the month of May 2022" there Ray.

Glad you lot are still having a whale of a time with your nets and only wish I was closer to join in all the fun. (Even a beam hasn't helped despite my best efforts!)

Always, no honestly, always enjoy reading your net reports Ray and look forward to many more.

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Hello and welcome to another episode of Ray reviews the Monday night PMR net

or

"is this real or is it fake? You decide."

Video footage of local protesters cheering and clapping while trying to burn down permanent mast for radio users of Radio Corner, all under the guise of celebrating the Queens jubilee. 



The South Coast PMR net was held on Monday 6th of June 2022 and can, for now, be found on channel 14. It is scheduled to start at 20:00 hrs    but you can sometimes find people on chatting pre-net.

My QTH was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest East Sussex, JO-bb-01 or home of the Honey loving bear Winne the Pooh.
The set up was the TYT TH-9800 and a old home made 'Sputnik' antenna on a 6 metre pole.
The weather was wet under foot, misty in the valleys with a temperature at the beginning of the net of 17.5 degrees C and at the end when I packed up 12.5 degrees C. It did seem strange to look up and see the half moon    and stars while in the valley it was misty.

Now on with the role call

CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
GE 12--Tim--Near Hastings--East Sussex
D 31--Adam--Near Hastings--East Sussex--Shotgun with GE 12
CT 3466--Ray C5--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
CT 2072--Steve T--Wrotham Hill--Kent--The listening station
CT 3328--Rob--Sevenoaks--Kent
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey--Booming in from his handy
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
  ??  --Sandy--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Shotgun with C V M
KP 441--Steve--Clayton Hill--West Sussex--Working a handy
CT 4485--Dan--Glyndebourne--East Sussex--Waving a folded dipole about attached to a broom stick
Tango 187--Toby--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Push bike mobile working a handy
CT 3342--Del--Pembury--Kent
CT 1074--Mike--Devils Dyke--West Sussex
TM 3006--Mike--Devils Dyke--West Sussex
CT 2236--Dan--Near Ashford--Kent
FB 298--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 482--Bill--Tonbridge--Kent--Finger Lickin' Good?!
CT 4515--john--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
PIP 57--Heard you calling in and did try getting back to you without success
  ??  --Jake--Lewes--East Sussex--Working a handy
KH 175--Kevin--Crawley--West Sussex
  ??  --Phil--Wanstead--East London--Welcome to the net
And myself CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--The 1 with Crayons ️ and paper

Thank you all who called in, because without you there would be no net

Yet again John meets another Ditchling Beacon user and causes a fuss

Topics of conversation, South Africa, Ireland, Lidl, The PMR dance? and a Charlie Tango member going silent key on Saturday.

That rounds up this episode. Thank you all for reading this.

73's
Cheers N Beers
TTFN

Ray--Keeper of the log 🪵

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Hello all and welcome to another episode of Ray reviews the Monday Night PMR net

or

"Stay on the road, don't stray into the (Ashdown) forest"

The net was held on the 13th of June 2022 and started just after 20:00Hrs although there was lots of chatter before then.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex and the set up was the TYT TH-9800 and the 'Sputnik' antenna up on a pole.

The weather was warm and those of us in Radio Corner saw a beautiful sunset and a full moon rise.




The temperature at the beginning of the net was 15.5 degrees C and at the end it was a comfortable 11.9 degrees C.

Now for the important list of stations heard and or worked by the net

TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
KP 441--Steve--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
CT 3466--Ray C5--Radio Corner--East Sussex
  ??  --Phil--Wanstead--East London
Tango 187--Toby--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Pushbike mobile and on a handy
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Sometimes on a handy walking ‍ around the car park!
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
--??--Paul M--Vigo Village--Kent
--??--Steve R--Near Rochester--Kent--Using a handy and a homemade J pole antenna.
CT 3328--Rob--Hadlow HQ--Kent
And me, CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Keeper of the log 🪵

That's it for all the list of stations that called.
Thank you all who made the effort to join us on the night

Before the final credits roll, here is a list of things we chatted about.
How to improve the cooling of a TYT TH-9800, what Yaesu mic works with a TYT TH-9800 and how to mod it, did Chris CT 4362 hear the French via some Tropo or was it just some passing tourists on channel 14? How much of a difference a CRT Space U can make over a Baofeng UV5R in both TX & RX and the sunset/moon rise.

That rounds up this episode, thank you for reading.

73

Ray the one with a quill 🪶 and a scroll

Razz229 wrote:

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Hello all and welcome to another episode of Ray reviews the Monday Night PMR net

or

"Stay on the road, don't stray into the (Ashdown) forest"

The net was held on the 13th of June 2022 and started just after 20:00Hrs although there was lots of chatter before then.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex and the set up was the TYT TH-9800 and the 'Sputnik' antenna up on a pole.

The weather was warm and those of us in Radio Corner saw a beautiful sunset and a full moon rise.




The temperature at the beginning of the net was 15.5 degrees C and at the end it was a comfortable 11.9 degrees C.

Now for the important list of stations heard and or worked by the net

TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
KP 441--Steve--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
CT 3466--Ray C5--Radio Corner--East Sussex
  ??  --Phil--Wanstead--East London
Tango 187--Toby--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Pushbike mobile and on a handy
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Sometimes on a handy walking ‍ around the car park!
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
--??--Paul M--Vigo Village--Kent
--??--Steve R--Near Rochester--Kent--Using a handy and a homemade J pole antenna.
CT 3328--Rob--Hadlow HQ--Kent
And me, CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Keeper of the log 🪵

That's it for all the list of stations that called.
Thank you all who made the effort to join us on the night

Before the final credits roll, here is a list of things we chatted about.
How to improve the cooling of a TYT TH-9800, what Yaesu mic works with a TYT TH-9800 and how to mod it, did Chris CT 4362 hear the French via some Tropo or was it just some passing tourists on channel 14? How much of a difference a CRT Space U can make over a Baofeng UV5R in both TX & RX and the sunset/moon rise.

That rounds up this episode, thank you for reading.

73

Ray the one with a quill 🪶 and a scroll

So how much difference does a CRT space U make over a Baofeng UV5R ?

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Hello all and welcome to another episode of Ray reviews the Monday Night PMR net

or

"Stay on the road, don't stray into the (Ashdown) forest"

The net was held on the 13th of June 2022 and started just after 20:00Hrs although there was lots of chatter before then.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex and the set up was the TYT TH-9800 and the 'Sputnik' antenna up on a pole.

The weather was warm and those of us in Radio Corner saw a beautiful sunset and a full moon rise.




The temperature at the beginning of the net was 15.5 degrees C and at the end it was a comfortable 11.9 degrees C.

Now for the important list of stations heard and or worked by the net

TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
KP 441--Steve--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
CT 3466--Ray C5--Radio Corner--East Sussex
  ??  --Phil--Wanstead--East London
Tango 187--Toby--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Pushbike mobile and on a handy
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Sometimes on a handy walking ‍ around the car park!
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
--??--Paul M--Vigo Village--Kent
--??--Steve R--Near Rochester--Kent--Using a handy and a homemade J pole antenna.
CT 3328--Rob--Hadlow HQ--Kent
And me, CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Keeper of the log 🪵

That's it for all the list of stations that called.
Thank you all who made the effort to join us on the night

Before the final credits roll, here is a list of things we chatted about.
How to improve the cooling of a TYT TH-9800, what Yaesu mic works with a TYT TH-9800 and how to mod it, did Chris CT 4362 hear the French via some Tropo or was it just some passing tourists on channel 14? How much of a difference a CRT Space U can make over a Baofeng UV5R in both TX & RX and the sunset/moon rise.

That rounds up this episode, thank you for reading.

73

Ray the one with a quill 🪶 and a scroll

So how much difference does a CRT space U make over a Baofeng UV5R ?

The UV5R is good at testing the PMR waters, but it does have limitations being a hand held.

I have said elsewhere on the forum, you can make the UV5R better with just upgrading the antenna , which is what he has done and now has the best antenna for his situation, so the next step was upgrading the radio.

Enter the CRT Space U, which in my opinion, based on what I have seen and heard, is a good "unapproved" PMR radio.

There is a difference between the two radios as you would expect.
He is able to get out further, with better audio on the receive and transmit.

A tip for all, if you have a Space U and you like a long ragchew, consider fitting a fan to it.

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Hello all and welcome to another action packed episode of Ray reviews the Monday night PMR net, held on the 20/06/2022

or

"Why do May flies 🪰 come out in June?"

So while your thinking over that question, here is a little bit about the net.
It is scheduled to start at 20.00 hrs or 8 o'clock but you can find people on before that time chatting about anything.
The net is on channel 14 or 446.16875MHz narrow FM with no CTCSS tones
The net finishes when it finishes.
All radio users are welcome (we don't judge )

My location was Radio Corner, Forest, East Sussex and equipment used was the TYT TH-9800 and a 'Sputnik' antenna on a 15 foot pole all connected with cheap coax. So cheap I think it 2 levels up from wet string

The weather on the night was bright sun, high wispy clouds, and a hazy on the horizon. As the sun set, the sky turned a delicate shade of pink.
The temperature at the beginning of the net was almost 20 degrees C and when I did leave the forest it was down to a comfortable 10 degrees C

Now in almost order of calling in, here are the stations that were on the net.

CT 2207--Neil--Crowborough--East Sussex--His noise level was low on the night
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent--Flirting between PMR and UKFM
CT 3466--Ray C5--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Trying something different with his set up
MD 26--Dave--Bexhill--East Sussex--A member of the Monday night PMR channel 12 group
AMC 1066--Boris--Bexhill--East Sussex--Also a member of the Monday night PMR channel 12 group
CT 4263--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
CT 2072--Steve--Wrotham Hill--Kent--The chatty station  tonight
  --  Paul M--Wrotham Hill--Kent
KP 441--Steve--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Eyeball Eyeball
CT 4515--John--Brighton--East Sussex
TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
Tango 187--Toby--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex-- Pushbike mobile on a handy
  --  Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
  --  Phil--Wanstead--East London
CT 3328--Rob--Sevenoaks--Kent--Beer , Barbecue , Cheese board and radio
CM 01--Jason--Shooters Hill--South East London--Don't say anything to Tom CT 4029
GE 12--Tim--Hastings--Kent
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Town--Surrey
And me CT 2290--Ray--Radio Corner--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex

That is it for the list of stations that called in and thank you to all

So before the credits roll and you have to put Baby Puss out. 

Here is some of the topics of conversation, Foxes and May flies🪰 , Radio controlled models and model making, can George fix Paul M's home made ATU? did the net send Jill to sleep ?, the music played after the shipping forecast on Radio 4 and the most important thing since sliced bread , will Nigel be getting a CHARLIE TANGO callsign?

That's it for now, please smash the like button if you want more or smash the dislike button if you want more!

So it's good night from me and it's good night from him

73

Ray Keeper of the log 🪵 as I have a ink pen and scrolls

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