Hello all

Here is another episode of "Ray Reviews" The South Coast Monday Night Channel 14 PMR net held on 24-02-2025

Sponsored by IQ0 Incorporated.

or

"On this day Russia popped over the boarder and set up home in Ukraine"

The net started at about 20:30 🕣, which in the coming months will be the regular start time, and finished sometime after 23:30 🕦. If you do tune in before 8.30pm you could catch and take part in the pre-net warm up chat.

My equipment for the net is a pen and paper, a car battery 🔋 for the CRT Space U, some old coax and a home brew "Sputnik" 1/4 wave antenna up on a fibre glass pole.

The net can be found on PMR analogue channel 14 or 446.16875 MHz and is completely free of any kind of access tones, privacy tones and CTCSS/DCS tones.
This make it open to all no matter what kind of radio you have. It can be a handy or a mobile, a Baofeng, a Kenwood or even a converted Minicab radio.

My location for the night was a wet, misty, muddy cold Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex.

Now on with the list of check in's and who heard and worked who.

"Radar" Ray--CT 3466--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--Handed the chair when he least expected it 🥇
Neil--CT 5159--Detling Hill--Kent--1st location of the night
Graham--OM 001--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
Chris--CT 1033--Tonbridge--Kent
Toby--Tango 187--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--1st location of the night
Steve--KP 441--Devils Dyke--West Sussex--Working a handy
Martin--FB 228--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--Popped in on the home to say hello
Matt--Strood--Kent

It was about this time we had "someone" try to interfere and dead key the net. This went on for about 45 minutes and only stopped when a comment was made about recording them for a YouTube video and that on long key ups you could hear tell tale noise in the back which would give them away if they did key in and talk.

Tony--CT 4013--Brighton--East Sussex
Steve--DDB 285--Reigate Hill--Surrey--1st location of the night
Dean--CT 1829--Edenbridge--Kent
Des--Pembury--Kent--Pedestrian mobile working a handy
Nigel--C V M--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
Russell--Speed Bird--Reigate Town--Surrey
Adam--Delta 31--Hastings--East Sussex
Neil--CT 5159--Maidstone--Kent--2nd location of the night
Toby--Tango 187--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
Chris--CT 4362--Reigate Town--Surrey
Andy--CT 1023--Eastbourne--East Sussex--Working a handy
Steve--TC 156--Gatwick--West Sussex
Richard--TE 460--Royal Tunbridge Wells--Kent
Steve--DDB 285--Horley--Surrey--2nd location of the night and now working a handy
Deano--Maidstone--Kent--Welcome to the net 👍
and me
Ray--CT 2290--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Thank you to Martin for taking a detour and coming over for an eyeball.
Thank you all who called and to the 'famous' listening station. Sorry if you tried to call in and wasn't heard, please try again another night.

No Meshtastic tonight, but I'm sure it will be back soon.

That wraps up this episode of "Ray Reviews"

Best 73 --... ...--

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

"IQ0" has to be the best iv ever heard a LID being described as   

Hello all and welcome

Here is the 1st episode of the Mad March "Ray Reviews" the South Coast Channel 14 Monday Night Net, held on Monday 03-03-2025

or

"EXTRA EXTRA, read all about. Sad Ham G5*** scratches mic, plays tones and tries to block net, a close friend of the Sad Ham says 'he doesn't like licence operators on PMR' "

Thank you all who called in and sorry if the IQ0 blocked your signal and you wasn't heard. Please try again as we would like to get you in the log.

As you know (if you have been reading to the bottom of the previous review), we have been experimenting with Meshtastic on a Monday Night and running a node just before and while the net is running.
This has (so far) been a success with people connecting via their nodes, asking questions and chatting.

With 2 nodes set up in different area's on with the Meshtastic "scores on the doors".

Location 1 was connected to 91 nodes and made contacts from Southampton & Portsmouth to North Kent and London.

Location 2 was connected to 102 nodes with about 49% being 1 to 1 and the rest via multiple pings.
The furthest was again from Ashdown Forest to near Henbury, Dorset. Some 94 miles for a 1 to 1 contact.

Special mentions to Shawn who heard the Ashdown 🌲 Forest node , to Nick who did make contact with the net and the 46 mile contact between Dave CT 3678 and Mark "London Calling"

Here is the list, in reverse alphabetical location order, of check in's and who heard and worked who.

Tonbridge--George--TK 8--Kent
Strood--Matt--Kent
Southend on Sea--Adam--TE 032--Essex
Ore Village--Matt--DDB 49--East Sussex
Reigate Hill South--Russell--Speed Bird--Surrey--Working a handy
Reigate Hill North--Steve--DDB 285--Surrey
Leytonstone--Mark--London Calling--East London
Hastings--Adam--Delta 31--East Sussex
Firle Beacon--John--CT 4515--East Sussex
Edenbridge--Dean--CT 1829--Kent--2nd location of the night
Eastbourne--Andy--CT 1023--East Sussex
Devils Dyke--Mike--CT 1074--West Sussex--Working a handy
Devils Dyke--Steve--KP 441--West Sussex
Crowborough--Nigel--Camper Van Man--East Sussex--1st location of the night
Crowhurst--"Radar Ray"--CT 3466--Surrey--2nd location of the night and working a handy
Burgess Hill--Graham--OM 001--West Sussex
Brighton--Tony--CT 4013--East Sussex
Bognor Regis--Nick--West Sussex--Welcome to the net 👍
Bedham--Dave--CT 3678--West Sussex
Ashdown 🌲 Forest--Dean--CT 1829--East Sussex--1st location of the night 🥇
Ashdown 🌲 Forest--Toby--Tango 187--East Sussex
Ashdown 🌲 Forest--Nigel--Camper Van Man--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
Ashdown 🌲 Forest--Paul--CT 5147--East Sussex
Ashdown 🌲 Forest--Jack--CT 5140--East Sussex--Shotgun with Paul
Ashdown 🌲 Forest--"Radar Ray"--CT 3466--East Sussex--1st location of the night
and me
Ashdown 🌲 Forest--Ray--CT 2290--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

With the logs out the way, on with the when, where and what time.

The net is held almost every Monday from 20:30 Hrs 🕣 and finishes anytime after 23:00 Hrs 🕚. It can be found on analogue channel 14 and we don't use any kind of CTCSS, DCS or privacy tones.
This makes it open all, no matter what type of radio you own.

My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex and my set up was the trusty CRT Space U and the homebrew 1/4 wave GPA up on a fibreglass pole.

The weather on the night was cold leaving a frost on the ground, and the sky was pretty much clear showing the passing of satellite's and the crescent moon 🌒.

That about wraps things up, thank you for reading this far down and if you have spotted a mistake, let me know so I can correct it.

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen & paper 📝

Hello

Welcome to another Mad March episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night South Coast Channel 14 PMR Net, which was held on Monday (no surprise there) 10th of March 2025

"EXTRA EXTRA, read all about it.

Sad Ham invited to Radio Corner for an eyeball, the world waits for his reply.

And in other news, Grumpy net regular tells all the he is quote "P----D off with the way the net is run" but doesn't direct his whining to the chair!"

Here is the list of check in's and who worked and or heard who.

Starting with handles/names first and then call signs in numerical order.

Camper Van Man--Nigel--Crowborough--East Sussex--1st location of the night
Camper Van Man--Nigel--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
Des--Pembury--Kent--Working a handy from home
Shaggy--Lewes--East Sussex--Welcome to the net 👍
Speed Bird--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick--West Sussex
Tango 187--Toby--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex 🥇
DDB 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
CT 940--Richard--Reigate Hill--Surrey--With Sidekick Pru DS 01
CT 1023--Andy--Eastbourne--East Sussex
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺
CT 3466--"Radar Ray"--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 4610--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey
and
CT 5147--Paul--Hartfield--East Sussex

That completes the log for the PMR net, now the Meshtastic scores on the doors.

The PMR node made contact with 71 nodes.
The furthest direct contact was about 56 miles, and the furthest pinging from node to node was 63 miles.
The shortest 1 to 1 contact was 3 car lengths.

Strangest contact was a node in the English Channel, some 72 miles away, travelling at 217 mph at a height of 31,000 ft.

Thank you if you have read down this far, he is some information about the net.

It can be found on PMR analogue channel 14 (446.16875 MHz).
We don't use any kind of tones so the net can be accessed by anyone with any kind of radio that covers PMR. All are welcome regardless of radio knowledge and if you are nervous about calling in or net etiquette, why not listen for a couple of weeks and then call in.
The net is scheduled to start at 8.30 pm 🕣 and finishes anytime after 11.00 pm 🕚. If you tune in before 8.30 pm 🕣 you can sometimes find a pre-net chat.

My location for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex and the set was a CRT Space U powered by a car battery 🔋 and the antenna was a home brew 1/4 wave which looks like a shrunk down Thunderpole 2 base antenna from back in 1987ish.

Before this episode comes to an end, the weather was cloudy, breezy with a chill in the air and 1 of the topics of conversation was about growing miniature oaks trees and if there should be called a Bonsai or not.

Best 73

Ray with the hammer 🔨, chisel and stone tablet.

Mad March is in full swing. Great repot Ray and I got a medal   

Quote from: Toby on Mar 12, 2025, 09:46 PMMad March is in full swing. Great repot Ray and I got a medal   

What next for Mad March, a whole "Ray Reviews" in Morse Code!! 🤣

The medal 🥇 is awarded to the first heard, when the chair 💺 flips up, the on switch.

Fáilte ☘ and top of the day to you.

Welcome to another Mad March episode of "Ray Reviews" the South Coast Monday Night Channel 14 PMR Net

or

"Extra Extra, read all about it!

Sad Ham goes quiet. Grumpy regular tells all his truth, most don't listen"

Here is the Meshtastic 'score on the doors'

The longest 1 to 1 contact was to High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, some 55 miles.
The most hops was 6 from Radio Corner to Penge in South London, some 26 miles
and thanks to the Meshtastic Monday Night, we had our first eyeball with MOOK.

Now for the log, in reverse county order, of check in's and who heard and worked who

West Sussex
East Grinstead--Ratty 248--Chris--Mobile 🚙 --1st location of the night
East Grinstead--Witchy Women--Vicky--Shotgun with Chris

Surrey
Merstham--Pyro--Jay
Reigate Hill--Joker--Steve
Reigate Hill--DDB 342--Andy
Reigate Hill--CT 941--Richard
Reigate Hill--DS 01--Pru--Shotgun with Richard
Reigate Town--CT 4362--Chris

Kent
Tonbridge--TK 8--George 🥇
Tonbridge--CT 1033--Chris
Pembury--Des--Pedestrian mobile working a handy

East Sussex
Ashdown 🌴 Forest--CT 3466--"Radar" Ray
Ditchling Beacon--CT 4515--John
Hastings--Delta 31--Adam
Eastbourne--CT 1023--Andy
Ashdown 🌴 Forest--CT 5140--Jack
Ashdown 🌴 Forest--CT 5147--Paul
Hastings--On the Ridge--Ricky
Ashdown 🌴 Forest--Tango 187--Toby
Hasting--GEB 2020--Tim
Crowborough--C V M--Nigel--1st location of the night
Ashdown 🌴 Forest--Ratty 248--Chris--2nd location of the night
Ashdown 🌴 Forest--Witchy Women--Vicky--Shotgun with Chris
Brighton--CT 4013--Tony
Bexhill--AMC 1966--Boris--Out walking with his dog 🐶
Hailsham--XR 41--Jerry
Ashdown Forest--C V M--Nigel--2nd location of the night
and me
Ashdown 🌴 Forest--CT 2290--Ray--In the chair 💺

With the list of check in's completed, on with the when, where and how.

The net is held on PMR analogue channel 14 and is scheduled to start at 20:30 Hrs 🕣 or 8.30 in the evening and goes on until 11 o'clock or 23:00 Hrs 🕚 local UK time.

My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex and my working conditions were the CRT Space U powered by a car battery 🔋 and a home made 1/4 wave antenna up on a fibre glass pole.

That brings this episode to an end

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the chalk and blackboard!

QuoteGrumpy regular tells all his truth, most don't listen

Mr Grumpy is still at it on the Sat Network!  

Quote from: Tony on Mar 22, 2025, 09:02 PM

QuoteGrumpy regular tells all his truth, most don't listen

Mr Grumpy is still at it on the Sat Network!  

Poor them

Oi! Oi!

Welcome to the penultimate daM hcraM edition of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night South Coast Channel 14 PMR Net, which was held on Monday 24th of March 2025

or

"Extra Extra read all about it.

Sad Ham goes into hiding. Grumpy regular heard on another net complain about this net"

Like previous weeks lets go straight to the Meshtastic scores on the doors

A total of 49 nodes were pinged.
14 were 1 to 1 contacts and the rest were various hops.
The longest 1 to 1 contact was 45 miles heading to Emsworth in Hampshire and the furthest was 95 miles done in 3 hops.

We also received a "Hello" from Shaggy CT 5363 via Meshtastic.

Now for the important list of check in's and who heard and worked who.
In alphabetical order.

Aldi--Dorking--Surrey--Welcome to the net 👍
CT 1023--Andy--Eastbourne--East Sussex
CT 1829--Dean--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex--1st location of the night
CT 1829--Dean--Reigate Hill--Surrey--2nd location of the night
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺
CT 3466--"Radar Ray"--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex
CT 3678--Dave--Bignor Hill--West Sussex--Using a home made J-Pole
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
CT 4515--John--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex--Working PMR and the 'Darkside' 🥇
CT 5159--Neil--Maidstone--Kent
CT 5172--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
CT 9484--Mark--Haslemere--Surrey
DDB 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
DDB 342--Andy--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex--1st location of the night
DDB 342--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey--2nd location of the night
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
Des--Pembury--Kent--Working a handy form the hallway
FB 228--Martin H--Beachy Head--East Sussex
KP 441--Steve--The DD Golf Club--West Sussex--Working a handy
Matt--Strood--Kent
Pyro--Jay--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Steve DDB 285
ST 02--Rob--Basildon--Essex--Welcome to the net 👍
Tango 187--Toby--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex
TE 032--Adam--Southend on Sea--Essex
T K 8--George--Tonbridge--Kent
XR 41--Jerry--Hailsham--East Sussex--Working a handy form the office

Thanks to some tropo the longest contact of the night was about 72 miles or 115 Kilometres from Adam TE 032 in Essex to Dave CT 3678 in West Sussex

If you have read this far down please keep going as its far from the end.

Now on with the when, where, what time and weather.

The weather was cool and the sky was clear with some patches of fog on the way home.

The net can be found on analogue channel 14 or 446.16875 MHz, we don't use any kind of CTCSS, DCS or the laughable privacy tones. This makes it open to all with what every radio you have and radio experience.

The net is now scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣, but you can hear and join in with the pre-net chatter, and finishes anytime after 23:00 🕚 UK local time.

It is held almost every Monday night throughout the year regardless of the weather. We are not a fair weather net

My set up and location was a CRT Space U powered by a car battery 🔋 and a homemade 1/4 wave "Sputnik" antenna up on a pole, hidden away in Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex.

That brings this episode to an end

Best 72

Ray 2290 with the John Bull Printing set

Konnichiwa

Here is the last "DAM HCRAM" episode of "Ray Reviews" the Channel 14 Monday Night South Coast PMR Net

or

"Extra Extra read all about it

Nothing heard from the Sad Ham. Grumpy regular shows no shame and joins in with the net"

Now for the last time, straight in with the Meshtastic Scores on the Doors.

48 contacts made, the longest 1 to 1 was about 58 miles to near Fareham in Hampshire and the furthest was 57 miles, by 4 hops to Gosport, also in Hampshire.

Now for the PMR log
In reverse alphabetical Location/town order, he is the list of check in's and who worked or heard who.

Walthamstow--East London--London Calling--Mark
Reigate Town--Surrey--CT 4362--Chris
      "       Hill    --     "     --CT 940--Richard
      "          "     --     "     --CT 1829--Dean
      "          "     --     "     --R J--Working a handy will out walking
      "          "     --     "     --CT 4610--Andy
      "          "     --     "     --CT 4627--Steve
      "          "     --     "     --CA 248 aka Ratty 248--Chris
      "          "     --     "     --Witchy Women--Vicky--Shotgun with Chris
      "          "     --     "     --Speed Bird--Russell
Pembury--Kent--Des--Working a handy and doing the "famous (in Radio Corner)" Baofeng Dance
Hastings--East Sussex--Delta 31--Adam
Hailsham--  "       "   --XR 41--Jerry
     "          --  "       "   --Matt--Working a handy and welcome to the net
Eastbourne--East Sussex--CT 1023--Steve
Edenbridge--Kent--NB 101--Dave
D D Golf Coarse--West Sussex--KP 441--Steve--1st location of the night
Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--KP 441--Steve--2nd location of the night
Crowborough--         "        "      --C V M--Nigel--1st location of the night
Butts Brow--              "        "      --FB 228--Martin
Bedlam--West Sussex--CT 3678--Dave
Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Tango 187--Toby
    "            🌳       "    --    "       "       --CT 3466--"Radar" Ray 🥇
    "            🌳       "    --    "       "       --C V M--Nigel--2nd location of the night
    "            🌳       "    --    "       "       --CT 2290--Ray--In the chair 💺

And not forgetting

14 ED 427--Mark--Cherbourg--In the department of Manche--France worked by Ray CT 2290
and the French station worked by a number of stations before the net started.

With the Scores on the Doors & log out the way, on with the when, where and what time.

My location for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex and my working condition were a CRT Space U powered by a car battery 🔋, putting about 15 watts up some dubious, high loss coax plugged into a home made 1/4 wave antenna.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:30 and goes to 23:00 and beyond local UK time.

Analogue channel 14 or 446.16875 MHz is the place to be for the net and we don't use any kind of CTCSS or DCS tones so it's open to all.

Thank you all who came out on a cool clear night and sat on a hill, thank you to the listening stations (you know who you are) and sorry if you tried to call in and wasn't heard.

That brings the last "Mad March" episode to an end

Best 73

Sayonara

Ray 2290 with charcoal and Silver Birch bark.

I was chatting to John on Ch14 @about 17:00hrs today and a French station blasted John out of the water.
He was having a conversation with someone I couldn't hear so we moved channel.
It was non other than Philippe near Cherbourg Harbour, the very same that Ray mentioned was in pre-net chat a couple of weeks ago. (The log above this post). 

Hello all and welcome

Here is another episode of "Ray Reviews" the South Coast Channel 14 Monday Night PMR Net. Held on Monday 07/04/2025

or

"On this date in 1973, Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call, from a handset, to his rival form another company"

My location for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex, were the weather was cool with clear skies allowing 3/4 Moon 🌔 to shine down.

The net is on analogue channel 14 and doesn't use any kind of tones for privacy. This makes it open to all with what ever radio you own, a Baofeng, Icon, Retevis, Quansheng, Kenwood, well you get the idea.

My set up was the CRT Space U, powered by a car battery 🔋, and a "Stavo" made 1/4 wave "Sputnik" antenna up on a pole.

The net starts at 20:30 🕣 and goes on to 23:00 🕚 and sometime beyond.

With the when, where and what time out the way, on with the list of check in's and who heard and worked who.

Not on the Ridge--Ricky--Butts Brow--East Sussex--Working a handy 🥇
GEB 1224--Tim--Butts Brow--East Sussex--Shotgun with Ricky
FB 228--Martin H--Hellingly--East Sussex
CT 3466--"Radar Ray"--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
CT 1023--Andy aka Stavo--Eastbourne--East Sussex--On the sofa drinking tea ☕
CT 1829--Dean--Reigate Hill--Surrey
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
CT 4515--John--Butts Brow--East Sussex--1st location of the night
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
Ratty 248--Chris--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
Witchy Women--Vicky--Ashdown Forest--East Sussex--Shotgun with Chris
CT 940--Richard--Reigate Hill--Surrey
DS 01--Pru--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Richard
KP 441--Steve--A23 mobile 🚙 near Hickstead--West Sussex
Matt--Hailsham--East Sussex--In a field working a handy
DDB 342--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey--1st location of the night
Shaggy aka CT 5363--Shawn--Lewes--East Sussex
Joker--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Pyro--Jay--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Steve
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
R J--Reigate--Surrey--Working a handy
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick--West Sussex
Aldi--Dorking--Surrey--Working a handy
CT 2207--Neil--Crowborough--West Sussex
Star Gazer--Tony--Crawley--West Sussex
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 5147--Paul--Hartfield High Street--East Sussex
CT 5140--Jack--Hartfield High Street--East Sussex--Shotgun with Paul
Tango 187--Toby--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey
DDB 342--Andy--Horley--Surrey--2nd location of the night
The Keyer and the digital noise
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Highlight's of the net.
The first 30 minutes of the net was a mad rush, 21 stations called in keeping the chair on his toe's and the ink following on the paper.
Andy CT 1023 made 5 contacts from his sofa, which is a personnel best

Now for the Meshtastic Scores on the Doors.

Due to a firmware update, the data showed many contacts and a busy night with many pings, but sadly it only recorded 1 node!!
So the previous firmware will be reinstalled and hopefully things will be back to normal.

Thank you all who called in and not forgetting the listening stations, sorry if you tried and wasn't heard.

That about brings this "Ray Reviews"
If you have spotted any mistakes or worse think I have left you off the list, let me know.

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the paper & pen 📝

Saw a post on Brighton PMR 446 group (Facebook) see attached:


FB members can see the video at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/424039751124967
Ray's audio is clear to me so I've no idea what sort of AI adds the captions.

Quote from: Tony on Apr 17, 2025, 06:55 PMSaw a post on Brighton PMR 446 group (Facebook) see attached:


FB members can see the video at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/424039751124967
Ray's audio is clear to me so I've no idea what sort of AI adds the captions.

WOW! I'm surprised on how good and clear my audio is.

Thank you to the unknown listening station.