Southern Area and South Coast SSB Net

[Razz229]

Welcome all

Here is my report for the net held on Thursday 07-12-2023.

The Southern Aera & South Coast Net is held on channel 39 on the 'mids' or 27.395 MHz LSB, and is scheduled to start at 20:00 or 8 o'clock 🕗 UK time, sometimes it can be a bit earlier or a bit later, depending when the 'chairman' arrives.

My location for the night was Radio Corner Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex were it rained all the night.
This meant getting wet putting up and taking down the Solarcon A-99 so the Anytone AT-6666 could transmit it's 30 watts 'on the whistle' while being powered by a car battery 🔋

Here is my list of stations heard and or worked by the net, all stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated.

AL 1--Allan--Redhill--Surrey 🥇
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CW 443--Kris--Near Shoreham by Sea--West Sussex
FB 1226--Simon--Cowfold--West Sussex
MR 121--Matt--Copthorne--West Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick ✈️ --West Sussex
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
RC 402--Tom--Blackheath--Southeast London
GT 67--Danny--Crawley--West Sussex
FB 249--Jay--Cowfold--West Sussex
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Crowhurst--Surrey
and me CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair💺 

Thank you all who called in, with it being a quiet net, it made a pleasant change to be able to hold a longer Qso with everybody.

So till net time

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the paper and pencil 📝

[Razz229]

Hello and Welcome

Here is my report for the net held on Thursday 14-12-2023, which is on channel 39 mid-block or 27.395 MHz LSB. It starts at about 8 o'clock or 20:00 Hrs 🕗 local UK time and finishes when it finishes.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest 🌴 in the county of East Sussex and my working conditions were the Anytone AT-6666 (no amp, no power mic), powered by a couple of car batteries 🪫🔋 and a Solarcon A-99 antenna.

The weather on the night was cloudy, so no chance of see the Geminids Meteor shower, cold, damp and at one point in the evening, random snowflakes ❄️ fell.

As I turned up late the net didn't start until my first call at about 20:15ish.

Now on with the list of stations heard and or worked by the net. All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated.

AL 1-- Allan--Redhill--Surrey--🥇 
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
RM 427--Mark--Dorking--Surrey--Welcome to the net 👍
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
CT 5588--Chris--Welly Garden Centre--Hertfordshire--Via SDR and radio
163 CT 112--Alan--Pontypridd--South Wales--Nice to hear from again
RM 02--JC--Woking--Surrey--Co chair of the RM (Rogie Mate) net on a Saturday night.
CT 4313--Chris--Godalming--Surrey
CT 3969--Dave--Isle of Wight
CT 1074--Mike--Brighton--East Sussex
TC 37--Richard--Birmingham Airport ✈️ --The Midlands
MR 121--Matt--Copthorne--West Sussex
OP 222--John--Tower Bridge--Central London--Welcome to the net 👍
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings
AMC 674--Drummer Boy Kev--Dorking--Surrey
RM 27--Mark--Heathrow ✈️ --Middlesex--Happy Birthday 🥳
163 AMC 388--Neil--Ebbw Vale--South Wales--Chair of the AMC Friday night net
CW 443--Kris--Lower Beeding Nr Shoreham--West Sussex
AF 26--Andy--Barrington--Cambridgeshire--Welcome to the net 👍 and was mobile 🚗
LR 966--Mark--King's Lynn--Norfolk
CT 4169--Martin--Hastings--East Sussex
TE 310--Kevin--Leigh on Sea--Essex
LT 727--Dave--Elstree--Hertfordshire
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick ✈️ --West Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Crowhurst--Surrey
and me CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest 🌴 --East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Thank you all who called in, sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please try again another Thursday night.
I will also offer my apologues to the local stations that didn't get much, if any airtime.
When the skip or ground wave is running like it was, I will work the distance stations first, as I explained on the night.

Here is a link to a map representing the areas that called in.

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Here is snippet video of some of the contacts

Cheers all and best 73

Ray with the pencil and paper 📝

[Razz229]

Hello and welcome to the last net before Christmas 🎅

Net 3 - Named Storms 0

Here is my report for the SSB net held on Thursday 21-12-2023.
🎁
My location for the night was a chilly, windy Radio Corner on Ashdown Forest 🎄 in the county of East Sussex. The only good thing about the wind, was it pushed the clouds along and allowed the moon 🌔 light to occasionally shine on Radio Corner.

The set up for the night was the Anytone AT-6666 (no amp, no power mic) powered by a 12 volt car battery 🔋 and a Solarcon A-99 antenna swaying in the wind but guyed with a ratchet strap.

The Scheduled start time for the net is 8 o'clock 🕗 or 20:00 UK local time or there abouts.

In no order, here is my list of stations that was heard and or worked by the net. All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated.
🎄🎅🎁
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 940--Richard--Reigate--Surrey
CT 5588--Chris--Welly Garden Centre--Hertfordshire--Utilising both SDR and radio
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
CCA 20--Charlie--Hassocks--West Sussex
RC 402--Tom--Blackheath--Southeast London
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick ✈️ --West Sussex--1st location of the night
LW 38--We did hear your call and replied back multiple times. . . . . .nothing heard
CT 4352--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
DDB 058--Ian--Peacehaven--East Sussex--Welcome to the net 👍
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
GB 23--'ECHO' Paul--Gatwick--West Sussex
CT 4549--Jay--Thurrock--Essex
CT 4186--Dan--Thurrock--Essex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 4169--Martin--Hastings--East Sussex
FB 49--Jay--Cowfold--West Sussex
AMC 1966--Boris--Bexhill--East Sussex
AMC 674--Kev--Dorking--Surrey
TC 156--Steve--Pease Pottage--West Sussex--2nd location of the night
CT 3466--Ray--Crowhurst--Surrey
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest 🎄 --East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Thank you all who called, sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please do try another time.
🎁🎅🎄

Happy Christmas to all

All the best & 73
Till next time

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

[John]

Hi Ray

Thank you for running the net as always. Here is a pic of Mr Madison .



Merry Xmas

73's John  CT4515

[Razz229]

Hi Ray

Thank you for running the net as always. Here is a pic of Mr Madison .



Merry Xmas

73's John  CT4515

She is looking sexy in Electric Blue 👍😀 and I like how the Blue lights up the air vents

[Razz229]

Hello and welcome

Net 4 - Storms 0

Here is my report for the last net of 2023 held on Thursday 28th December 2023

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex.

Even being rocked & jolted by the high winds and drenched by the rain from storm Gerrit, that didn't deter me from setting up the Solarcon A-99 antenna and plugging in, the 12 volt battery 🪫🪫🔋 powered, Anytone AT-6666.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:00 or 8 o'clock 🕗 UK time.
Thank you to John CT 4515 who started thing off, as I turned up late due to Gerrit causing flooding, bring dead wood down from trees and spooking the deer which wanted to stay on the road.

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

CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex - Fire Net starter 👍
MR 121 - Matt - Copthorne - West Sussex
Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
CT 4362 - Chris - Reigate Town - Surrey
CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
OM 001 - Graham - Burgess Hill - West Sussex
AMC 1966 - Boris - Bexhill - East Sussex
GB 23 - Paul - Gatwick - West Sussex
CT 1303 - Rob - Snodland - Kent
CT 4169 - Martin - Hastings - East Sussex
TW 001 - Vince - Hastings - East Sussex - Welcome to the net 👍
TC 156 - Steve - Gatwick - West Sussex
and me
CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown Forest - East Sussex - In the chair 💺

Thank you all who called in, I was expecting low numbers due to the funny time between Christmas and new year.
Sorry if you tried calling and wasn't heard, this may have been due to a station whistle and yelling audio/1234 while doing a radio check/alignment with his rusty screwdriver.

Storm Gerrit wasn't all bad, it did blow the clouds along so we saw that it was a full moon🌕

That about wraps it up for this net and this year.

73 and Happy New Year

Ray 2290 with the notebook and pen 📝

[Razz229]

Hello all and welcome

Here is my report for the first Southern Area and South Coast SSB Net of 2024.

The net was on Thursday evening of 04/01/2024 and starts at 8 o'clock 🕗 or 20:00 Hrs UK time.

It can be found on channel 39 on the mid-block or 27.395 MHz using the LSB mode.

My location for the night was a rainy, wet and windy Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest 🌳 in the county of East Sussex and my set up was the Anytone AT-6666 pushing about 25 watts out through a Solarcon A-99.

Oh! For those keeping score

Nets 5 - Storms 0, even the tail end of storm Henk couldn't stop us!

Here is my list of stations that called in and were heard and or worked by the net.
All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated.

CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Net starter
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 4594--Steve R--Bluebell Hill--Kent--Testing a homemade antenna
Trooper--Kevin--Brighton--East Sussex--Welcome to the net 👍
RM 427--Mark--Dorking--Surrey
MR 121--Matt--Copthorne--West Sussex
AL 123 (was AL 1)--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
NB 101--Dave--Limpsfield Chart--Surrey--1st location of the night using all the Quansheng UV-K5 2 watts
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick ✈️ --West Sussex
CT 4169--Martin--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Crowhurst--Surrey
NB 101--Dave--Edenbridge--Kent--2nd location of the night
ST 009--Tom--Leyton--East London
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest 🌳 --East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Thank you all who called in and sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please try again another night.
If you have read this and spot a mistake, let me know and I will correct it.

Till next time, best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and note pad 📝

[Razz229]

Hi Ray

Thank you for running the net as always. Here is a pic of Mr Madison .



Merry Xmas

73's John  CT4515

She is looking sexy in Electric Blue 👍😀 and I like how the Blue lights up the air vents

Now all you have to do is add the electric Blue Nitro knobs!

[14FRS119]

I like it in blue !
Nice set up for mobile, week-ends, holidays...
A good ENERGY GOBOX with 13,8 V and it is perfect !

Best 73 from Normandy

[Razz229]

Hello & welcome

Here is my report for the SSB net held on Thursday 11-01-2024

The Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net is on channel 39 of the 'Mid-block', the FFC/US allocation, the CEPT band or 27.395 MHz and uses the LSB (lower sideband) mode.
It is scheduled to start at 8 o'clock, 🕗 20:00 Hrs local UK time, but sometimes does start late due to work circumstances of the chairmen.

For the net, my location was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex and my working conditions were the Anytone AT-6666 (no amp no power mic), powered by a couple of 12 volt car batteries 🪫🪫 in the passenger foot well and a Solarcon A-99 mounted on a pole and drive on plate.

The weather was cold and breezy with what seemed like sleet in the air. The temperature at the beginning of the net was just above 4 degrees C and it a was colder and wetter at the end.

The band conditions were very strange on the night.
At the beginning I was in the middle, with all the stations around me not hearing each other which made it difficult to pass stations around. Then it did start to come to life midway with a bit of ground wave.

Here is my list of stations hear and or worked by the net, all stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated.

AL 123--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
AMC 674--Kevin--Dorking Surrey
FB 249--Jason--Cowfold--West Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 1552--Darren--Polegate--East Sussex
CT 3678--Tiberius Dave--Petworth--West Sussex--Welcome to the net 👍
FB 1226--Simon--Cowfold--West Sussex
MRS 1552--Sam--Polegate--East Sussex--Losing her radio V statis 👍
TC 37--Richard--Birmingham Airport ✈️ --The Midlands
KF 820--Dave--Alton--Hampshire
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
LR 966--Mark--Kings Lynn--Norfolk
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 4515--John--Brighton--East Sussex
26 IC--Ian--Droitwich--Worcestershire--Got to work you this time 😀👍
CB 02--Roz--Brighton--East Sussex
OG 43--Dave--St Ives--Cambridgeshire--welcome to the net 👍
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Thank you all who called in and for your patience and sticking with it under poor band conditions.
Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard due to said band conditions. Give the net another go another time.

Best 73 till the next one

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

[Razz229]

Hello and welcome

Here is my report for the SSB net held on Thursday night 18/01/2024

My location was a clear, cold, frosty 🥶 but dry Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex.
With a clear sky, it allowed me to see the 1/2 moon 🌓 and the constellation of Orion.

My working conditions was the old battered Anytone AT-6666 (no amp, no power mic) and a Solarcon A-99 antenna, the Anytone was powered by a couple of 12 volt car batteries 🪫🔋.

The Southern Area & South Coast Net is held on channel 39 mid-block, 27.395 MHz, using the LSB mode and is scheduled to start at or about 20:00 Hrs or 8 o'clock 🕗 UK time

About 90 minutes before the net started, I could hear the USA on all the normal channels like 6, 16, 19, 20, 28, 37, 38 & 39 and thought that tonight was going to be a good one.
Alas by the time the net started, it had faded away, leaving a flat, quiet band.

Here is my list of stations that the net heard and or worked.
All stations are 26 division.

OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex 🥇
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
RB 456--Nick--East Grinstead--West Sussex
CT 5588--Chris--Welly Garden Centre--Hertfordshire
CT 4515--John--Brighton--East Sussex
FB 249--Jay--Cowfold--West Sussex
GT 67--Danny--Crawley--West Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 3678--Tiberius--Petworth--West Sussex
FB 1226--Simon--Cowfold--West Sussex
TE 310--Kevin--Leigh on Sea--Essex
GB 23--Paul--Gatwick--West Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick--West Sussex
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
UK 175--Wayne--Wadhurst--East Sussex
CT 4169--Martin--Hastings--East Sussex
OP 525--Denis--Mereworth--Kent
AMC 1966--Boris--Hastings--East Sussex
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex--In the freezing chair 💺

Thank you all who called, the net did start off slow, and I did think at one point that it would be over by 21:30 🕤, but people called in and kept it going until gone 23:00 🕚.
Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please do try again another Thursday night and maybe at another time during the night.

That wraps thing up till next time

73

Ray 229 with the pen and paper 📝

[Razz229]

Hello

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net, held on Thursday 25th on January 2024.

My set up was a Anytone AT-6666 (no amp, no power mic), powered by a couple of car batteries 🪫🪫 and a Solarcon A-99 swaying, bending, rattling in the wind.

My location was a wet, windy, foggy and windy Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest 🌳 in the county of East Sussex.

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

Workshop (CCA 20)--Charlie--Hassocks--West Sussex 🥇
AL 123--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Net starter
FB 249--Jay--Cowfold--West Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
GE 12--Tim--Hastings--East Sussex--Shotgun with Adam
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
AMC 674--Kevin--Dorking--Surrey
Torchlight--Ian--Peacehaven--East Sussex
GT 67--Danny--Crawley--West Sussex
RC 402--Tom--Greenwich--Southeast London
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex--Using a radio & SDR
CT 3678--Dave--Petworth--West Sussex--All excited using his new radio
FB 1226--Simon--Cowfold--West Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Crowhurst--Surrey
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest 🌳 --East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Thank you all who called in and joined us.
Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard,  or were too impatient to wait when asked to 'stand by' while a Qso was taking place.

73 till next time

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

[Tony]

Well done again Ray and thanks for the after net chat until silly o'clock!
Your second battery didn't last long before complaining, you obviously chatted too much. Lol.

ps. I know that that audio from 'Tool Slide--Ian--Peacehaven--East Sussex wasn't the best, but a slight correction - His handle is 'Torchlight'  

[Razz229]

Well done again Ray and thanks for the after net chat until silly o'clock!
Your second battery didn't last long before complaining, you obviously chatted too much. Lol.

ps. I know that that audio from 'Tool Slide--Ian--Peacehaven--East Sussex wasn't the best, but a slight correction - His handle is 'Torchlight'

Cheers 👍 I have updated/corrected the log

[Razz229]

Hello and welcome to the first Southern Area and South Coast SSB Net of February

This is my report for the net held on Thursday 01-02-2024

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex.
The weather at the beginning of the night was cool, clear and still, when the net finished the temperature had dropped and the wind had picked up bringing clouds with it.

My working conditions were a early version Anytone AT-6666 (no amp, no power mic), powered by a couple of car batteries 🪫🔋 and the antenna system was a Solarcon A-99 about 3 meters in the air.

The net is held on channel 39 mid-block, FCC, CEPT or 27.395 MHz using Lower Side Band (LSB) and starts at 20:00 Hrs or 8 o'clock 🕗 PM local UK time.

Before the net started, I was lucky enough to get a bit of DXing in and made the following contacts.

2 # 522--Connecticut--New England--USA
163/26 RU 08--Rod--Brecon Beacon--Wales
2 # 127--John--South Carolina--USA
2 # 411--South Carolina--USA
2 NW 27--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--USA

So after a bit of DXing across the pond, the net started.
Here is my list of stations that called in and were heard and or worked by the net.
All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated.

Trooper--Kevin--Brighton--East Sussex--Welcome to the net 👍🥇
TE 310--Kevin--Leigh on Sea--Essex
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
Workshop (CCA 20)--Charlie--Hassocks--West Sussex
CT 3678--Dave--Petworth--West Sussex
163 AMC 388--Neil--Ebbw Vale--Wales
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Hill--Surrey
AL 123--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
AMC 674--Kevin--Dorking--Surrey
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex--Contact made via Radio & SDR
OP 827--Bob--20 miles south of Coventry--West Midlands--Welcome to the net 👍
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
GT 67--Danny--Crawley--West Sussex
26 IC--Ian--Droitwich--Worcestershire
FB 249--Jason--Cowfold--West Sussex
KH 175--Kevin--Crawley--West Sussex
KH 820--Dave--Alton--Hampshire
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Crowhurst--Surrey
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

It was, from my point of view, a great night with the skip at the beginning and the ground during the net

Thank you all who called in, sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please do try again another Thursday night as we would like to work you and get you in the log.

That bring this report to an end

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

PS
The 'QSK, break, on the side' inpatient stations . . . . .