South Coast PMR net report

Hello all

Welcome to the new year of 2024 and to the first, of many, Ray Reviews the South Coast/Monday Night PMR Net.

or

"Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and ne'er brought to mind
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, for the sake of auld lang syne"

The net was held on Monday the 1st of January 2024, and started at 20:00 hours or 8 o'clock UK local time, which at the moment is also 20:00 UTC

The South Coast/Monday Night Net can be found on analogue channel 14 and is free from any CTCSS tones and such like, so making it open to all from 1/2 watt walkie talkies to opened up Icom's and Kenwood's

My location for the night was a wet, windy, dark and rainy Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex and I was using the QYT TH-8900D powered by a 12 volt car batter and a fit for purpose antenna on a pole.

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

TK 8--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 1829--Dean--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
Peter--Tonbridge--Kent
DDB 342--Andy--Devils Dyke--West Sussex
Little Legs--Reece--Devils Dyke--Shotgun with Andy
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
C V M--Nigel--Crowborough--East Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 940--Richard & Pru--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick --West Sussex
KP 441--Steve 'The Squire'--Somewhere in the grounds of his stately home--West Sussex
Sarah--Tonbridge--Kent--Welcome to the net
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--In the chair

Thank you all who came out and called in. Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please try again another time, you will be welcomed.

Topics of conversation ranged from guessing the 'secret' location of Richard & Pru, the rain, updating the picture of Radio Corner on Google and did I mention the rain?

Here is a little snippet video of the night



That brings this episode to an end.

Till next time

73

Ray 2290 with a felt tip pen and an arm covered in notes

Well done with the first PMR Net of 2024 there Ray and hope that you and all that call in enjoy the rest of the year.  

(Always great to see/hear a video so that others can experience what it's all about and maybe tempt them to join in.)


73,
Victor

Victor wrote:

Well done with the first PMR Net of 2024 there Ray and hope that you and all that call in enjoy the rest of the year.  

(Always great to see/hear a video so that others can experience what it's all about and maybe tempt them to join in.)


73,
Victor

Thank you Victor

I'm hoping to do more video's this year to document the PMR/SSB nets

Hi guys, 
I'm new to the group and tried to join the net on Monday (8th Jan) at around 8:45-9pm.
Sadly, I couldn't hear anything/anyone and called a few times.
I might have been too late to the party or maybe my antenna wasn't up to the job (it's a stealth dipole stretched across a low roof ) 
So to improve things, I'm making a 1/4 wave and a 5/8 wave vertical to test/compare & use next Monday.
Hope to catch a contact or two.

73s
Dave

Tiberius wrote:

Hi guys, 
I'm new to the group and tried to join the net on Monday (8th Jan) at around 8:45-9pm.
Sadly, I couldn't hear anything/anyone and called a few times.
I might have been too late to the party or maybe my antenna wasn't up to the job (it's a stealth dipole stretched across a low roof ) 
So to improve things, I'm making a 1/4 wave and a 5/8 wave vertical to test/compare & use next Monday.
Hope to catch a contact or two.

73s
Dave

Hi Dave & welcome back to radio.
For 446 UHF a vertical should work a lot better, there is also the fact that UHF does not travel the same as HF ie. doesn't bend over high ground so well.
I note that Petworth to the Chairman (Ray 2290) in Ashdown Forest is about 30 miles so height & power helps a lot and you do have high ground between you which could be a problem

I note that you managed to get into the SSB Net last night so that was good, although I couldn't hear you the conditions were strange hopefully next week things will be better.

ps. Good luck with the Foundation license, that will bring you a whole new bunch of things to try.  

73
Tony

Hello and welcome

Sit yourself round a warm fire and get ready for another episode of 'Ray Reviews' the South Coast/Monday Night Net

or

"anybody fancy an ice cream?"

The net was held on clear, cold, freezing 🥶 Monday night on the 15th of January 2024.
This was the temperature at Radio Corner just as the net started.



My location was, a glittering white, crunchy underfoot, Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex.
My set up was the CRT Space U, powered by a couple of flat 🪫🪫 car batteries and the 'Dean' made mobile antenna converted into a portable antenna up on a pole.
The net can be found on analogue channel 14, using the NFM mode and doesn't use any kind of CTCSS/DCS tones. this makes it open to all.

Now on with the list of stations, in no particular order, heard and or worked by the net.

OM 001-Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick --West Sussex
CT 4281--Dick--Hadlow--Kent
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
TK 8--George--Tonbridge--Kent
TE 032--Adam--Southend on Sea--Essex
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Swapping from a Space U to a ORANGE 🟠 screen Quansheng UV-K58 handy
CT 1829--Dean--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Shotgun with Ray and using a BLUE screen Quansheng UV-K58 handy
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
CT 9484--Mark--Haslemere--Surrey
GT 67--Danny--Crawley--West Sussex
CT 4859--Richard--Amersham--Buckinghamshire
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
C V M--Nigel--Crowborough--East Sussex
CT 940--Richard--Reigate Town--Surrey
CT 3678--Tiberius--Bignor Hill--West Sussex--Welcome to the PMR net
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--In shorts 🩳 in the chair

Thank you all who called in, it's you that make net what it is.
Thank you to all the listening stations, you know who you are
Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, maybe try again another Monday night.

A special mention for KP 441 Steve.
He was with us in spirit as he was unable to keep his knees from knocking and his teeth from chattering while in the garden, trying to call in

The temperature at the end of the net



That about wrap things up. Thank you reading to the end and did you spot my mistake?

Best 73

Ray 2290 Keeper of the log 🪵

Some great contacts there, Ray.

It has been well cold this week.

73s John.

John123 wrote:

Some great contacts there, Ray.

It has been well cold this week.

73s John.

Cheers John , It's the people that call in that make the net what it is.

Yes it has been a cold week, and it was a cold night in Radio Corner.

If you look at the 2nd picture, the bottom left on the thermometer display shows LL, this means at some point during the evening, the temperature went outside its range, which is below -4.9 

Global warming mate.....global waaaarming I tell you.  

Well done Ray and all those that braved the cold weather.  

(I'm sure regular members like our Glenn - 'glenn dog' sat in Finland would think that was positively toasty!)

Thanks for all the time & effort you put into chairing the evening Ray

And a big thankyou to eveyone who contacted me and tried to contact me on my Baofeng UV-82x3.

It was bloody cold on top of Bignor Hill but the DX was excellent on a rubber duck
 
I'm currently making a (hopefully better) portable antenna for Monday- which will allow me to sit in the car!!

Cheers guys
73s
dave

Tiberius wrote:

Thanks for all the time & effort you put into chairing the evening Ray

And a big thankyou to eveyone who contacted me and tried to contact me on my Baofeng UV-82x3.

It was bloody cold on top of Bignor Hill but the DX was excellent on a rubber duck
 
I'm currently making a (hopefully better) portable antenna for Monday- which will allow me to sit in the car!!

Cheers guys
73s
dave

Hi Dave

The time and effort is worth it. 
Without you and the rest of the guys and girls being out there, I would be at home in the warm  

The cold, frosty, snowy, foggy, rainy, windy late nights will be a distant memory when you work France or Bristol or Norfolk on 4 watts thanks to a bit of 'Tropo'.
When using the handy with no external antenna, do you connect a 'rats tail' to the ground/chassis on the radio?

1 of the best things about PMR is that you can build and experiment with an antenna for next to no cost. A simple Di-pole can be made with 2 bits of wire and connector block, a little Ground Plane antenna made out of a couple of coat hangers and a SO-239 socket even a mag mount with a 1/4 wave whip and not forgetting a small handheld 5 element beam.

Best 73

Ray 2290

Welcome welcome

Here is another episode of 'Ray Reviews' the South Coast/Monday Night PMR Net, held on 22-01-2024

or

"On this date in history, the 1st commercial Boeing 747 flight took place"

The net is held on most, if not all, Monday's of the year and can be found on analogue channel 14. It does not use any kind of CTCSS or DCS tones and for less interference the radio should be set on NFM.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:00 Hrs or 8 o'clock UK local time, but if you are about before then, it is worth listening and calling out as some do like to have a pre-net chat and warm up.
It finishes around 23:00 Hrs depending on who's on.

My location for the night was a cold and dry Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex, were I set up the CRT Space U and up on a pole was the 'Dean' made Dipole.

Due to the strong wind blowing, the clouds were zipping across the sky leaving gaps, so the 3/4 moon could shine through and various star constellations could be glimpsed 

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

CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
Russell--Tonbridge--Kent
TK 8--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ashdown Forest --East Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
KP 441--Steve--Devils Dyke--West Sussex
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 4657--Paul M--Vigo Village--Kent
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick --West Sussex
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
CT 3678--Dave--Bignor Hill--West Sussex--soon to be antenna building and testing
CT 2207--Neil--Crowborough--East Sussex
CT 9484--Mark--Haslemere--Surrey
GM 593--Graham--Rochester Tunnel--Kent
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
C V M--Nigel--Crowborough--East Sussex
AL 123--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest --East Sussex--in the chair

Thank you all who turn up and called in, thank you to Sarah and the other listening stations (you know who you are). Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please try again another night as we would like to get you in the log.

That about brings this episode to an end, watch out for the next 1 coming to a screen near you soon.

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the notepad and pen

Starting transmission. . . . .

Bonjour, Welcome, Ola, Hello and Kon'nichiwa

Here is another episode of 'Ray Reviews' the South Coast/Monday Night PMR Net or

"on this date in history, Roy Plomley's 'Desert Island Discs' was first broadcast on BBC radio"

The net was held on Monday 29th of January 2024 and could have been found on analogue channel 14. To help stop bleed over to adjacent channels most use the NFM mode.

The net is open to all as we do not use any kind of CTCSS/DCS tones or voice scramblers, you don't even have to have a callsign or handle, your name is good enough.

My location for the night was a cool, cloudy Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex and my set up was the CRT Space U and the 'Dean' made dipole.

The net is scheduled to start at 8:00 pm local UK time and can finish any time from 10:30 pm onwards depending on who is on.

With the tropo conditions over the weekend being good, I was hoping that the net would catch the tail end of it, and with many voices on many channels being heard, my fingers were crossed
In no particular order, on with the list of stations heard and or worked by the net

CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
DDB 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick --West Sussex
CT 3678--Dave--Bignor Hill--West Sussex--1st location of the night with the antenna up higher.
CT 1829--Dean--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
KP 441--'Squire' Steve--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Roughing it with the peasants
CT 9484--Mark--Hazlemere--Surrey
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Crowhurst--Surrey--Switching between a handy and the homebase
CT 2207--Neil--Crowborough--East Sussex
TE 032--Adam--Southend on Sea--Essex
Ratty 248--Chris--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Witchy Women--Vicky--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Chris
TK 8--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 3678--Dave--Petworth--West Sussex--2nd (not so good) location of the night
C V M--Nigel--Crowborough--East Sussex
Kevin--Sittingbourne--Kent
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--In the chair

Thank you all who came out and called in, thank you to the listening station who know who they are and sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, do try again.

That about bring this episode to an end, catch you all next time and keep it locked on channel 14

Best 73 and click click

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper

End of transmission, powering down.

STAND BACK!

I'm about to charge up the FLUX CAPACITOR. . . . .

. . . .Sizzle Sizzle. . . .

Hello, Privet and Hujambo

Here is another episode of 'Ray Reviews' the Monday Night/South Coast PMR Net

or fun fact of the week

"On this date in history, Vatican radio begins transmitting using the callsign HVJ"

The net was held on Monday February 12th 2024 and my location for the night was a cold, clear Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest were the stars and crescent moon could be viewed with ease.

My portable set up was the 'French' mobile antenna on a 'Dean' made base up on a pole and the radio was the CRT  Space U powered by a car battery .

The net is scheduled to start at 20:00 Hrs or 8 o'clock UK time and can be heard on analogue channel 14 with no DCS/CTCSS tone, Roger Beeps are welcome.

Now on with the all important list of who called in and was heard and or worked by the net.

KP 441--Steve--Mobile A24 West Sussex
CT 1829--Dean--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
CT 9484--Mark--Hazlemere--West Sussex
Om 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
London Calling--Mark--Walthamstow--East London
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
DDB 342--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Pyro--Jay--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Andy
CT 2207--Neil--Crowborough--East Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
TK 8--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 3466--'Radar Ray'--Crowhurst--Surrey
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick --West Sussex
CT 4859--Richard--Amersham--Buckinghamshire
CT 4515--John 'in a tunnel'--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
DDB 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
David--Eastbourne--East Sussex--Welcome to the net
Simon--Eastbourne--East Sussex--Welcome to the net
Ricky on the ridge--Hastings--East Sussex
AMC 1966--Boris--Bexhill--East Sussex
and forgetting me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--In the chair

Welcome to David & Simon, thank you all who called in and to the listening stations who know who they are.
If you tried to call in and wasn't heard, please try again another night.

Here are some of the pre-net and net topics of conversation. Green energy, Solar & wind power, the Doo Wop Café, my broken patch lead and the new amateur licence holders, Ray CT 3466 and Steve TC 156, well done to you both .

"Great Scott" that brings this 'Ray Reviews' to an end

The Flux Capacitor is charged to 446.16875 Gigawatts and is ready to go

Best 73 from the past to the future

Ray 2290 with the pen and notebook  
(or a handheld digital device and plastic pointer)

"KEEP THIS FREQUENCY CLEAR"

Prepare for incoming transmission

Syncing all antennas to 51.060825,0.093880

We are receiving and decoding. . . . . . . .

Hello, Heus and Sa-lam

Here is another episode of "Ray Reviews" the South Coast/Monday Night PMR Net

or fun fact of the week

"On this date in 2024, Radio Corner saw the biggest gathering of radio operators to date!"

The net was held on the 19th of February 2024 and can be found on analogue channel 14 not using any kind of CTCSS, DCS, privacy tones making it open to all.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex and the set up was the CRT SPACE U and the 'Dean' made French mobile antenna converted for portable use.

The net is scheduled to start at 8 o'clock pm or 20:00 Hrs local UK time, but if you tune in early, you may find a few on having a pre-net chat.

The weather at Radio Corner was cold, crispy with some cloud that caused a halo round the 3/4 moon

Now on with the list of stations that called in and were heard and or worked by the net.

CT 3678--Dave--Bignor Hill--West Sussex--Antenna testing
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
Lee--Devils Dyke--West Sussex--Welcome to the net
Barclay--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--2nd in command
AL 123--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
MD 26--Dave--Bexhill--East Sussex
Pyro--Jay--Merstham--Surrey
TK 8--George--Tonbridge--Kent
Dave--Butts Brow--East Sussex
Simon--Butts Brow--East Sussex--Working a handy
KP 441--Steve--Mobile A24--West Sussex
CM 01--Jason--Shooters Hill--Southeast London
Ricky on the Ridge--Hasting--East Sussex
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick --West Sussex
London Calling--Mark--Walthamstow--East London
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--In the chair

With me in the car park and on the net at various time was

CT 1829--Dean
T 187--Toby
DDB 342--Andy--Thank you for the split charger kit
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray
C V M--Nigel
DDB 285--Steve
Ratty 248--Chris
Witchy Women--Vicky
CT 940--Richard
DS 01--Pru
and the 2 new gents who I never got say hello too, but welcome to the net

Thank you all who called in or came out and to the listening stations, sorry if you tried and didn't hear us replying, there was a few of you out there this week. Please try again another Monday maybe at a different time.

Snap, crackle, pop, crunch.

That brings this episode of 'Ray Reviews' the net to an end

We are losing signal strength

Best 73

Antennas are going out of alignment. . . .

R y 2 90 (silence)

End of transmission

Powering down

ERROR 446
ERROR 446
ERROR 446
ERROR 446

Connecting. . . . .
System rebooting. . . . .
Operating system reloading. . . . .

"Is anybody there?"

Hello, Helo, Sawubona

Here is another episode of Ray Reviews the South Coast/Monday Night PMR net

or fun fact of the week

"On this date in history, RADAR was first demonstrated by a clever fella called Robert Watson-Watt"

The last PMR net of February, was held on Monday the 26th 2024 and could have been found on analogue channel 14.
The net is scheduled to start at 20:00 Hrs or 8 o'clock pm local UK time, but quite often you will find people on before having a pre-net chat, and finishes from 22:30 Hrs or 10.30 pm onwards.

My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex and my working condition were the CRT SPACE U and the Dean made mobile 'French' antenna.

The weather was cold and windy.

Now on with the list of stations who called in and were heard and or worked by the net.

T 187--Toby--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
Peter--Tonbridge--Kent
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick --West Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
Ratty 248--Chris--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Witchy Women--Vicky--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Chris
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 2072--Steve T--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 4515--John--Brighton--East Sussex
DDB 342--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Paul--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
Jack--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Shotgun with Paul
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
DDB 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
C V M--Nigel--Crowborough--East Sussex
Simon--Eastbourne--East Sussex
AL 123--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 🪑 with the pen & paper

That wraps up the list of stations that called in.

Thank you all who did call in and to the listening stations   (you know who you are), sorry if you tried and wasn't heard. Don't give, just try another Monday

Till next time

73

Ray 2290, now with a working laptop

Hello and welcome to Mad March!

Here is another episode of Ray Reviews the South Coast/Monday Night PMR Net held on 4th of March 2024

or fun fact for the week

"Britain's first electric trams run in East London"

The net is held on almost every Monday night throughout the year and can be found on PMR analogue channel 14.

It is scheduled to start at 20:00 Hrs or 8 o'clock UK local time, but sometimes if you tune in early, you will find someone having a pre-net waffle.

My location for the night was a wet, windy, rainy Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex.
My set up was the CRT Space U and the 'Dean' made French mobile antenna converted to put up high on a pole.

In reverse alphabetical name order, this is my list of stations heard and or worked by the net

Vicky--Witchy Women--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Chris Ratty 248
Tyler--Hastings--East Sussex--Welcome to the net
Tony--CT 4013--Brighton--East Sussex
The Station Manager--Brighton--Welcome to the net
Steve--KP 441--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Working a Handy
Steve--Joker (DDB 285)--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Simon--Eastbourne--East Sussex
Russell--Speed Bird--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Ricky on the Ridge--Hastings--East Sussex
Ray--CT 2290--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 🪑
Radar Ray--CT 3466--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--1st location of the night
Radar Ray--CT 3466--Crowhurst--Surrey--2nd location of the night--working a handy
Paul--Hartfield--East Sussex--1st location of the night--Working a handy
Paul--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--2nd location of the night & shotgun with Jack--working a handy
Nigel--C V M--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
Mark--London Calling--Walthamstow--East London
Julian--CT 4952--Brighton--East Sussex
John--CT 4515--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
Jason--Pyro--Merstham--Surrey
Jack--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Working a handy
Graham--OM 001--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
George--TK 8--Tonbridge--Kent
Dave--MD 26--Bexhill--East Sussex
Chris--Ratty 248--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Chris--CT 1033--Tonbridge--Kent
Boris--AMC 1066--Bexhill--East Sussex
Andy--DDB 342--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Adam--Delta 31--Hastings--East Sussex

Thank you to the listening stations and all who called in.
Sorry to those who tried called in, we did call back to the QSK, on the side stations.

Here are some of the topics of conversation from the night. The band Hot Dog Rockers, the weather, programming the Quansheng UV 5K handy and making your own 446/PMR antenna's

That about wraps things up, hear you next time on the net

73

Ray 2290 with the pens and paper

Hello and a big HOWDY!

Here is another episode of Ray Reviews the South Coast/Monday Night PMR net

or fun fact

"on this date in history, the pound note ceased to be legal tender as it was replaced by the pound coin"

The net was held on Monday 11th of March 2024 and was to be found on analogue channel 14 with no CTCSS, DCS or 'privacy' tones used.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex and the set up was the CRT Space U and the Dean made 'French' antenna up on a fibre glass pole swaying gently in the breeze.

The net is scheduled to start at 8 o'clock (20.00 Hrs) UK local time, but if you listen in earlier, you can sometimes be rewarded with the pre-net chat.

The weather at Radio Corner was cool with a slight breeze and a slight mist rising from the water logged earth.

Grouped in counties, with the smallest first, here is my list of stations heard and or worked by the net.

Southeast London--Blackheath--Tom RC 401
West Sussex--Burgess Hill--Graham--OM 001
West Sussex--Crawley--Tony--Stargazer
Kent--Maidstone--Neil--762--Welcome to the net
Kent--Tonbridge--George--TK 8
Kent--Tunbridge Wells--Richard--TW 460
Kent--Tonbridge--Chris--CT 1033
Surrey--Reigate Hill--Steve--DDB 285
Surrey--Reigate Hill--Chris--Ratty 248
Surrey--Reigate Hill--Vicky--Witchy Women--shotgun with Chris
Surrey--Reigate Hill--Russell--Speed Bird
East Sussex--Ashdown Forest--Toby--T 187
East Sussex--Ditchling Beacon--Steve--KP 441
East Sussex--Hastings--Adam--Delta 31
East Sussex--Ashdown Forest--Nigel--C V M--1st location of the night
East Sussex--Brighton--Julian--CT 4952
East Sussex--Eastbourne--Simon
East Sussex--Ditchling Beacon--John--CT 4515
East Sussex--Hastings--Ricky on the Ridge
East Sussex--Brighton--Tony--CT 4013
East Sussex--Crowborough--Nigel--C V M--2nd location of the night
and me
East Sussex--Ashdown Forest--Ray--CT 2290--On the sofa

It was nice to meet you Bush Crafter 101 and hope to hear you soon on the radio.

The net finished about 23:00 Hrs (11 o'clock)

Thank you all who called in and to the listening stations.
Sorry if you tried calling in, we did hear some people but got no response when we called back.

If you spot a mistake or I have left something out, let me know and I will correct my error

That about wraps things up, till next time

Best 73 and toddle pip

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper

Wow! Was the pound note that long ago? 
I remember a wage packet full of 'greenies' and it used to make you feel quite rich!


Always good to see your reports Ray and well done to you and everyone involved in the net.  

73

Victor wrote:

Wow! Was the pound note that long ago? 
I remember a wage packet full of 'greenies' and it used to make you feel quite rich!


Always good to see your reports Ray and well done to you and everyone involved in the net.  

73

Yes, the pound note was changed for the coin back in 19 something or another and that coin has since been replaced by a new design as well!

Without the people coming out on the hills or calling in from home, there wouldn't be any nets for me to write about.

73

Welcome welcome

Here is the last episode of the 'Mad March' series of Monday Night/South Coast PMR Net reviews

or

"the British parliament abolishes the slave trade throughout the British empire and introduces fines of £120 per slave to ships captains"

My location for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex (JO-BB-01) and the set up was the CRT Space U, a car battery and the 'French' antenna up on a pole.

The weather was dry and cloudy, which made the full 'worm' moon a hazy blurred splodge in the sky.

The South Coast/Monday Night Net can be found on analogue channel 14 or 446.16875 MHz with no CTCSS or any kind of 'privacy' tone used.

The net is open to all, what ever your radio knowledge and you don't even need a callsign or handle just use your name.

Now if you have read this far, you maybe thinking 'I know the day and the channel, but what time does it start and finish?'. Well. The net is scheduled to start at 20:00 Hrs or 8 o'clock but sometime a call out before will get you on the pre-net warm up chat and the net finishes when it finishes, which is normally after 22:30 Hrs.

In reverse alphabetical order by location, here is my list of station that called in and were heard and or worked by the net

Tunbridge wells--Kent--Richard--TW 460
Tonbridge--Kent--George--TK 8
Tonbridge--Kent--Chris--CT 1033
Reigate Hill--Surrey--Steve--DDB 342
Reigate Hill--Surrey--Russell--Speed Bird
Reigate Hill--Surrey--Andy--DDB 285
Petworth--West Sussex--Dave--CT 3678
Merstham--Surrey--Jay--Pyro
Maidstone--Kent--Neil
Hastings--East Sussex--Adam--Delta 31
Firle Beacon--East Sussex--Toby--Tango 187
Eastbourne--East Sussex--Simon
Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--John--CT 4515
Burgess Hill--West Sussex--Graham--OM 001
Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Richard CT 940 & Pru DS 01
Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--'Radar' Ray--CT 3466
Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Neil--CT 2207
Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Chris Ratty 248 & Vicky aka Witchy Women
Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Jack & Paul
and not forgetting me
Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Ray--CT 2290--In the chair

Now for the 'Oscar' style list of thank yous.
Thank you to all who called
Thank you to the listening station who know who they are
Thank you to all who came up to Radio Corner.
Thank you to those that sat on there hill for the night.
Thank you to those who tried to get in and had no luck, please try another night.
Thank you to Toby for the biscuits
Thank you for sticking with it and reading this.

Here are a couple of topics discussed during the net, the Northern Lights, bread pudding, motorised tripods and testing the Quansheng UV K5 (6 & models.

That about brings this episode to an end, so if you have spotted a mistake or I have left you off the list, let me know so I can correct it.

Now for another public service announcement.
Don't forget to look both ways when crossing the road and never face the wind when caught short!

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper

On your marks

Get set

Wait for it

Go Go Go!

Welcome to another fast paced episode of 'Ray Reviews' the South Coast/Monday Night PMR net held on April 1st 2024.

Leaving the start line, we head down to analogue channel 14, using the NFM setting, so not to splatter over the adjacent channels and disable the CTCSS, DCS and any kind of privacy codes so the net can be enjoyed by all.

After going round the first right hander, the net starts somewhere between 8 and 8:30 local UK time but if you listen in before that you may find some on having a pre net chat.

From the right hander, we have a short straight and then a tight left into where in Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex you would have found the 2 Ray's.

After the tight left there is a long sweeping right, bring you to my working conditions.

PIT STOP PIT STOP

As we pull into the pits from the pit straight, we find that our pit crew have forgot to charge the battery and load the vehicle up with the Female SMA to SO 239 adaptor.

After a longer than necessary pit stop it's back out and on with the race.

From the pit exit we do left where the weather may be an issue later in the race, but for the start is was cool, dry and cloudy

Now it's down the straight, through the chicane and into the banked right hander to the start and finish straight and the list of stations that called in and were heard and or worked by the net

Simon--Butts Brow near Eastbourne--East Sussex--
Dave--Butts Brow near Eastbourne--East Sussex--Shotgun with Simon
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
C V M--Nigel--Isle of Sheppey--Kent
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
DDB 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
CT 4515--John--Brighton--East Sussex
Pyro--Jay--Merstham--Surrey--Working a handy
Neil--East Peckham--Kent
Tango 187--Toby--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
Ratty 248--Chris--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Witchy Women--Vicky--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Chris
Jack--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Working a handy
Thomas--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Jack
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick--West Sussex
London Calling--Mark--Walthamstow--East London
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
CM 01--Jason--Shooters Hill--Southeast London--Waving the 12 element about
CT 940--Richard--Reigate--Surrey
DS 01--Pru--Reigate Hill--Surrey--In the back ground
Papa Uniform Five Five Yankee--Me Me, Feline operator extraordinaire--Reigate--Surrey
Jason--Tonbridge--Kent
GM 593--Graham--Near Rochester Tunnel--Kent
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 🪑

As we approach the last few laps. Thank you all who came out on a Bank Holiday Monday night.
A extra thank you to the other Ray CT 3466 who gave up his chair and radio so I could run the net after my pit crew failures.
Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please try another Monday night.

As we start the last lap, let me know if you spot any mistakes or leave you off list, let me know and I will correct it

The finish line is in sight and the flag comes down

Race over

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper

Hello and welcome

Here is another episode of Ray Reviews the South Coast/Monday Night PMR Net

or

"Fun fact, on this date in 1997, Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4 Beta"

The PMR net is held on PMR analogue channel 14, using no CTCSS, DCS tones or voice scramblers. This makes the net open to all, no matter what PMR radio you have or your level of radio knowledge.

The net is scheduled to start at about 8 o'clock or 20:00 Hrs if you prefer, but sometimes a call out  before then can get you invited to join the pre-net waffle.

My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex or Maidenhead location square JO-01-BB. The set up was the CRT Space U and the Dean made 'French' antenna on a pole.

Here is a sample of the weather on the night.



Now on with the list of stations heard and or worked by the net

CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
Tango 187--Toby--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
Ricky on the Ridge--Hastings--Kent
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
KP 35--Kerion--Brighton--East Sussex
AL 123--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
CT 16 ? Heard you calling and we did reply
DDB 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
KP 441--Steve--Devils Dyke--West Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
Jack--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex
Paul--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Shotgun with Jack
Andrew--Ashford--Kent--Welcome to the net
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
Speed Bird--Russell--Merstham--Surrey
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--In the chair

Here are some of the topics of conversation you could have heard while listening to the net.
LI-ion batteries, the rain attenuating the signals, radio forums and biscuits.

Thank you all who came out on to a hill in the wet weather, thank you all who joined in and to the listing stations who know who they are. Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please do try again.

That about brings this, 50p productions episode, of Ray Reviews to an end

Best 73 and hope to called to you next time

Ray with the pen and paper