South Coast PMR Net

[Razz229]

That is smart bit of kit, I wonder if it still available and how it could be paired with a RAM mounting system?

You can get them on eBay, but they are a bit pricey for what it is! link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156305309080?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=w0yzoKCnQs-&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=m3loYhCQShy&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

£15.00 for that does seem a bit steep! 😮

But I can see a couple of improvements to the original idea that could work for more people and for those that don't like things hanging off the air vent grills.

Thank you for posting it up 👍

[Razz229]

Well hello there.

Welcome to another of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night South Coast Channel 14 PMR net

or

"Blue Moon, you left standing alone"

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex where the weather was grey, overcast, breezy with occasional rain, which stopped us seeing a blue moon raising. But we did get to see a bright white full moon 🌕 when the clouds parted which cast moon shadows across the car park.

The net can be found on PMR analogue channel 14, using the NFM setting on the radio and not using any of the available CTCSS, DCS or privacy tones making it open to all, what ever level of radio knowledge.

If you have listened to the net and heard callsigns used and think "do I need one?" the answer is no, you can call in with your name and town like this "Dickie from Billericay"

My set up for the night was the CRT Space U powered by a car battery 🔋 and  the 'Sputnik' 1/4 wave GPA mounted up on a pole.

Now the introductions are over, on with the list of check ins and who heard and worked who.

Dave the village idiot 🥇🤡
CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 1829--Dean--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
KP 441--Steve--Area 54--East Sussex--Working portable, antenna up in a tree and being watched by deer
🦌 with strange circular antlertenners. Could this be Ofcom in disguise monitoring the net?
Joker aka DDB 285--Reigate Hill North--Surrey
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 940--Richard--Reigate Hill North--Surrey
DS 01--Pru--Reigate Hill North--Surrey--Shotgun with Richard
CT 3687--Dave--Ashdown 🌴 Forest scout camp--East Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill South--Surrey
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
Matt--Stroud--Kent--Heard you checking in and we did answer back
CT 3466--'Radar Ray'--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
Bartman aka DDB 342--Andy--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--1st location of the night
TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
AMC 1966--Boris--Bexhill--East Sussex
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 5140--Jack--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
CT 5147--Paul--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--On a handy and shotgun with Jack
T 187--Toby--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--Joining in after a night on 15 & 40
Bartman aka DDB 342--Reigate Hill North--Surrey--2nd location of the night
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Thank you all who called in, special nod to the listening station who know who they are and to the hill toppers. If you tried to call in and wasn't, please try again another night, we would like to get you in the log.

That about brings this episode to an end, thank you for reading this far down and if you have spotted a mistake, let me know so it can be corrected.

All the best
--.. ..--
 
Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

PS On the date of this posting, it's 16 days and counting. . . .

PPS Just as I was packing down, channel 14 came to life with "someone" playing Convoy by C W McCall

[Razz229]

Hello and welcome

Here is another fine episode of "Ray Reviews" the Bank Holiday Monday/Channel 14/South Coast PMR Net

or

"less than 13 days to go"

I set up in Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest (JO-BB-01 or the home of Winnie the Pooh) in the county of East Sussex where the weather was surprising mild, cloudy and a gentle breeze.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:00 Hrs 🕗 or 8 o'clock in the evening UK time and goes on to 23:00 Hrs 🕚 or beyond. If you can't make 8 o'clock it can worth listening or calling out as some do have a pre-net chat.

My working conditions were the 1/4 wave 'Sputnik' GPA up on a pole and the CRT Space U powered by a car battery 🔋.

The net of many names can be found on analogue channel 14 using the NFM setting on the radio and is free of any kind on CTCSS, DCS or privacy tones.

With when's, where's and what time out of the way.
On with the list of check ins, who called and worked who and who was heard.

CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent 🥇
CT 3466--"Radar" Ray--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
CT 940--Richard--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex--1st location of the night
DS 01--Pru--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex--Shotgun and keeping an eye on Richard
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 5159--Neil--Harrietsham--Kent--Working handy & 10 element beam from an Apple 🍏🍎 orchard.
KP 441--Steve--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
Matt--Strood--Kent
AMC 1966--Boris--Bexhill--East Sussex
CT 5140--Jack--Hartfield--East Sussex--Antenna on a pole poking out of the attic window ❗
TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
Dave the village idiot 🤡
CT 2072--Steve T--Tonbridge--Kent
Joker aka DDB 285--Steve--Horley--Surrey
CT 4515--John--Brighton--East Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
Tango 187--Toby--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex--Putting the RADIO in Radio Corner working 15, 20 & 40 metres I think 🤔
CT 940--Richard--Reigate Town--Surrey--2nd location of the night
and not forgetting me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Thank you all who came out on a Bank Holiday and joined the net, sorry if you tried and wasn't heard. The conditions were a bit strange with stations hearing each other that normally don't and the rollercoaster signals going up and down.

Here are some of the topics of conversation heard at the beginning and during the night.
The future of electric and Hydrogen cars, FT4 & FT8, Digital, Fusion, Hotspot and DMR, and lastly the testing of Neil's 10, yes 10, element beam and what it can do when you put 5, 2 and 1/2 a watt into it.
The result were impressive, even on 1/2 a watt a decent 2 way was had between Neil and me. Which was a distance of approximately 29 miles or 47 km.

So the time has come to bring this episode to an end, cheers for reading this far down, and if you have give us a like/thumbs up 👍

Until next time, it's good bye him and good bye from me.

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

PS is anybody getting excited?

[Tony]

PS is anybody getting excited?

Of course, I am hoping for a good'n.

[Razz229]

Hello all and welcome

Here is another episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night/South Coast/Channel 14 PMR net

or

"The shy beauty and the beast"

The net was held on Monday the 2nd of September which is the last net before the 9th anniversary net.
You are all invited to get your name in the birthday log.

For the new people to the net and the forum.
The net can be found on analogue channel 14, where no CTCSS, DCS or tones are used, this allows all kinds of radio's to be used and anybody can join in. You don't even have a callsign or handle, just QSK in and say your name & location and then let the chairman do the rest.

The net starts about 20:00 Hrs or 8 o'clock 🕗 local UK time and finishes from 23:00 or 11 o'clock 🕚onwards.
If you are about before 8 o'clock you can have a listen and maybe join in with the pre-net chat. This could be about radio's, antenna's, car's, biscuits, holidays, well anything really, you get the idea?

My location for this net was the misty, damp, grey, miserable Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex.
As I drove into Radio Corner, I was confronted by a BEAST that peered out of the mist, and like the bigfoot pictures of old, here are my attempts of capturing it.



My equipment for the night was the CRT SPACE U powered by a car battery 🔋, cooled by a a 120mm computer fan powered by 5 AA batteries rescued from the used battery box and the 'Sputnik' antenna up on a pole.

Now we have the where, when, what time and why.
On with the list of check in's, call in's heard and or worked.

CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--1st location of the night 🥇
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
DDB 50--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
Joker aka DDB 285--Steve--Reigate Hill North--Surrey
Pyro--Jay--Reigate Hill North--Surrey--Shotgun with Steve
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 2207--Neil--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--1st location of the night
Dave the village 🤡
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Part of the pre-net chat group and working a handy
London Calling--Mark--East London
Matt--Strood--Kent
Speed Bird--Russell--Brighton--East Sussex--A23 mobile 🚗 and 1st location of the night
KP 441--Steve--Henfield--West Sussex--Working a handy
GE 2020--Matt--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Working both PMR and some amateur bands
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
T 187--Toby--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Working a handy for PMR and a HF radio for the amateur bands
Ryan--Uckfield--East Sussex--Mobile 🚗 and welcome to the net 👍
Zack--Uckfield--East Sussex--Mobile 🚗 and welcome to the net 👍
CT 2207--Neil--Crowborough--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
CT 5159--Neil--Maidstone--Kent
Speed Bird--Reigate Hill South--Surrey--2nd location of the night
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
Star Gazer--Crawley--West Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick--West Sussex
CT 5142--Jack--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Test a camera tripod, painters pole combination for the 'Sputnik' antenna set up
CT 5147--Paul--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Pedestrian mobile working a handy in the mist
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

The condition of the band on the night was a bit weird. A majority of the stations reported the both the signal strength and audio was down on previous weeks, I suggested that it was the mist, cloud and fine rain attenuating the radio waves.

Thank you all who called in, special thank you to those who braved the mist & fog to fine a high spot and as always not forgetting the listing stations.

BUT WAIT, WHAT ABOUT THE SHY BEAUTY?

Radio corner had a special guess in the one and only C 187 who also goes under the name of Charlotte, and with her dads help, was working the amateur bands and also came over to the PMR net and received a warm welcome. 🙏👍😃

That about bring the net to an end, if you spot a mistake or I have left anything or worse somebody out, let me know and I will correct it.

Until next time best 73's

..-- --..

Ray with the pen and paper 📝

[EggyEggy]

This week's sweet treat for radio corner

[Tony]

Well done jack, if only I was at radio corner I could have helped demolish it.

[Razz229]

This week's sweet treat for radio corner

That looks to good to eat 😋🍰🥄
and what a surprise when you arrived at Radio Corner with it celebrate out 9th anniversary.

YES, it did taste as good as it looked 😄😉

Well done jack, if only I was at radio corner I could have helped demolish it.

I thinking of making the 10th anniversary an invitational only party. That way you won't miss out on cake 🍰😃

[Tony]

This week's sweet treat for radio corner

That looks to good to eat 😋🍰🥄
and what a surprise when you arrived at Radio Corner with it celebrate out 9th anniversary.

YES, it did taste as good as it looked 😄😉

Well done jack, if only I was at radio corner I could have helped demolish it.

I thinking of making the 10th anniversary an invitational only party. That way you won't miss out on cake 🍰😃

Reminder to self" I must try & keep Ray sweet for at least 12 months".
Thank you kind sir, can I be car park security to stop gatecrashers?

[Razz229]

Hello and welcome

Here is the anniversary episode of "Ray Reviews" the South Coast/Channel 14/Monday Night PMR net

or

"It only takes 1 to spoil things"

The 9th anniversary net was held on Monday 9th of September 2024 and my location was a happy Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex.

The 9 year old net can be found on PMR analogue channel 14 and is scheduled to start at 8 o'clock 🕗 local UK time and finishes from 11 o'clock 🕚 onwards. No CTCSS, DCS or any other tones are used so anybody with a radio that can be tunes/programmed for PMR can be used.

My set up for the night was the CRT Space U powered by a car battery 🔋 and a 1/4 wave GP antenna up on a pole.

The weather at the beginning of the birthday net was cool, still with some cloud in the air and later on it got chilly, with a slight breeze clearing the clouds so we could see the crescent moon 🌒 .

So with a coffee and a block of chocolate cake the net started.



In no order, is the list of who checked in, was heard and worked by the group.

CT 1033--Chris--Tonbridge--Kent 🥇
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
Camper Van Man--Nigel--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
T 187--Toby--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--Testing the Mk 1 v3 PMR Moxon
Star Gazer--Tony--Crawley--West Sussex--1st location of the night
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
Matt--Strood--Kent
CT 5159--Neil--Wrotham Hill--Kent--1st hill of the night
Zack--Somewhere on Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
Ryan--Somewhere on Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
CT 940--Richard--Reigate--Surrey
CT 4515--John--Firle Beacon--East Sussex
Star Gazer--Tony--Reigate Hill--Surrey--2nd location of the night
CT 5140--Jack--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex
CT 5159--Neil--Bluebell Hill--Kent--2nd hill of the night
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Dave the 🤡
London Calling--Mark--Leyton--East London
CT 5159--Neil--Detling Hill--Kent--3rd hill of the night
Ryan--Radio Corner--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--Came up for an eyeball 👀
Zack--Radio Corner--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--Came up for an eyeball 👀
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Not only was it the 9th anniversary of the net, not only did Neil CT 5159 complete a 3 hill challenge, not only was it Toby's birthday, but we also had a moaning Minnie who complained about being left out and that I'm not good a chairman, just before it was his turn to be passed around LOL

Thank you all who called in and wished the net a happy 9th birthday, sorry if you tried and wasn't heard.

Topics of conversation while the net was on, the Moxon antenna being used by Toby T 187, the 3 hill challenge being undertaken by Neil CT 5159, how within the space of a tennis court you can hear and lose a station by moving, Jack CT 5140 and his cake 🍰 making skills


 
and is this the longest running PMR net in the country?

That bring this special birthday episode to an end, thank you for reading.

See you next time, best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝 .

[Razz229]

HERE IS THE SNIPPETS VIDEO OF THE ANNIVERSARY NET

[Toby]

Well done jack, if only I was at radio corner I could have helped demolish it.

Hello all and welcome

Here is another episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night/South Coast/Channel 14 PMR net

or

"The shy beauty and the beast"

The net was held on Monday the 2nd of September which is the last net before the 9th anniversary net.
You are all invited to get your name in the birthday log.

For the new people to the net and the forum.
The net can be found on analogue channel 14, where no CTCSS, DCS or tones are used, this allows all kinds of radio's to be used and anybody can join in. You don't even have a callsign or handle, just QSK in and say your name & location and then let the chairman do the rest.

The net starts about 20:00 Hrs or 8 o'clock 🕗 local UK time and finishes from 23:00 or 11 o'clock 🕚onwards.
If you are about before 8 o'clock you can have a listen and maybe join in with the pre-net chat. This could be about radio's, antenna's, car's, biscuits, holidays, well anything really, you get the idea?

My location for this net was the misty, damp, grey, miserable Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex.
As I drove into Radio Corner, I was confronted by a BEAST that peered out of the mist, and like the bigfoot pictures of old, here are my attempts of capturing it.



My equipment for the night was the CRT SPACE U powered by a car battery 🔋, cooled by a a 120mm computer fan powered by 5 AA batteries rescued from the used battery box and the 'Sputnik' antenna up on a pole.

Now we have the where, when, what time and why.
On with the list of check in's, call in's heard and or worked.

CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--1st location of the night 🥇
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
DDB 50--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
Joker aka DDB 285--Steve--Reigate Hill North--Surrey
Pyro--Jay--Reigate Hill North--Surrey--Shotgun with Steve
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 2207--Neil--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--1st location of the night
Dave the village 🤡
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Part of the pre-net chat group and working a handy
London Calling--Mark--East London
Matt--Strood--Kent
Speed Bird--Russell--Brighton--East Sussex--A23 mobile 🚗 and 1st location of the night
KP 441--Steve--Henfield--West Sussex--Working a handy
GE 2020--Matt--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Working both PMR and some amateur bands
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
T 187--Toby--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Working a handy for PMR and a HF radio for the amateur bands
Ryan--Uckfield--East Sussex--Mobile 🚗 and welcome to the net 👍
Zack--Uckfield--East Sussex--Mobile 🚗 and welcome to the net 👍
CT 2207--Neil--Crowborough--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
CT 5159--Neil--Maidstone--Kent
Speed Bird--Reigate Hill South--Surrey--2nd location of the night
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
Star Gazer--Crawley--West Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick--West Sussex
CT 5142--Jack--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Test a camera tripod, painters pole combination for the 'Sputnik' antenna set up
CT 5147--Paul--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Pedestrian mobile working a handy in the mist
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

The condition of the band on the night was a bit weird. A majority of the stations reported the both the signal strength and audio was down on previous weeks, I suggested that it was the mist, cloud and fine rain attenuating the radio waves.

Thank you all who called in, special thank you to those who braved the mist & fog to fine a high spot and as always not forgetting the listing stations.

BUT WAIT, WHAT ABOUT THE SHY BEAUTY?

Radio corner had a special guess in the one and only C 187 who also goes under the name of Charlotte, and with her dads help, was working the amateur bands and also came over to the PMR net and received a warm welcome. 🙏👍😃

That about bring the net to an end, if you spot a mistake or I have left anything or worse somebody out, let me know and I will correct it.

Until next time best 73's

..-- --..

Ray with the pen and paper 📝

You were a gent Mr Chairman, Charlotte absolutely loved her radio evening both on the dark side and PMR. Thank you Ray, Tony, John and the Reigate gang for making her feel at ease on the Net.

[Razz229]

Well done jack, if only I was at radio corner I could have helped demolish it.

Hello all and welcome

Here is another episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night/South Coast/Channel 14 PMR net

or

"The shy beauty and the beast"

The net was held on Monday the 2nd of September which is the last net before the 9th anniversary net.
You are all invited to get your name in the birthday log.

For the new people to the net and the forum.
The net can be found on analogue channel 14, where no CTCSS, DCS or tones are used, this allows all kinds of radio's to be used and anybody can join in. You don't even have a callsign or handle, just QSK in and say your name & location and then let the chairman do the rest.

The net starts about 20:00 Hrs or 8 o'clock 🕗 local UK time and finishes from 23:00 or 11 o'clock 🕚onwards.
If you are about before 8 o'clock you can have a listen and maybe join in with the pre-net chat. This could be about radio's, antenna's, car's, biscuits, holidays, well anything really, you get the idea?

My location for this net was the misty, damp, grey, miserable Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex.
As I drove into Radio Corner, I was confronted by a BEAST that peered out of the mist, and like the bigfoot pictures of old, here are my attempts of capturing it.



My equipment for the night was the CRT SPACE U powered by a car battery 🔋, cooled by a a 120mm computer fan powered by 5 AA batteries rescued from the used battery box and the 'Sputnik' antenna up on a pole.

Now we have the where, when, what time and why.
On with the list of check in's, call in's heard and or worked.

CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--1st location of the night 🥇
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
DDB 50--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
Joker aka DDB 285--Steve--Reigate Hill North--Surrey
Pyro--Jay--Reigate Hill North--Surrey--Shotgun with Steve
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 2207--Neil--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--1st location of the night
Dave the village 🤡
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Part of the pre-net chat group and working a handy
London Calling--Mark--East London
Matt--Strood--Kent
Speed Bird--Russell--Brighton--East Sussex--A23 mobile 🚗 and 1st location of the night
KP 441--Steve--Henfield--West Sussex--Working a handy
GE 2020--Matt--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--Working both PMR and some amateur bands
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
T 187--Toby--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Working a handy for PMR and a HF radio for the amateur bands
Ryan--Uckfield--East Sussex--Mobile 🚗 and welcome to the net 👍
Zack--Uckfield--East Sussex--Mobile 🚗 and welcome to the net 👍
CT 2207--Neil--Crowborough--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
CT 5159--Neil--Maidstone--Kent
Speed Bird--Reigate Hill South--Surrey--2nd location of the night
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
Star Gazer--Crawley--West Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick--West Sussex
CT 5142--Jack--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Test a camera tripod, painters pole combination for the 'Sputnik' antenna set up
CT 5147--Paul--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Pedestrian mobile working a handy in the mist
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

The condition of the band on the night was a bit weird. A majority of the stations reported the both the signal strength and audio was down on previous weeks, I suggested that it was the mist, cloud and fine rain attenuating the radio waves.

Thank you all who called in, special thank you to those who braved the mist & fog to fine a high spot and as always not forgetting the listing stations.

BUT WAIT, WHAT ABOUT THE SHY BEAUTY?

Radio corner had a special guess in the one and only C 187 who also goes under the name of Charlotte, and with her dads help, was working the amateur bands and also came over to the PMR net and received a warm welcome. 🙏👍😃

That about bring the net to an end, if you spot a mistake or I have left anything or worse somebody out, let me know and I will correct it.

Until next time best 73's

..-- --..

Ray with the pen and paper 📝

You were a gent Mr Chairman, Charlotte absolutely loved her radio evening both on the dark side and PMR. Thank you Ray, Tony, John and the Reigate gang for making her feel at ease on the Net.

I'm glad Charlotte enjoyed her evening on the dark side & PMR.

Radio Corner, and those who spoke to her, are looking forward to her next visit.

[Razz229]

Hello all and welcome

Here is another episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night/South Coast/Channel 14 PMR Net

or

"a 2nd week of partying! 🥳"

So the net was held on Monday 16th of September 2024 and is scheduled to start at about 20:00 Hrs 🕗 local UK time and aims to finish any time after 23:00 Hrs 🕚.

My location for the night was "Party Radio Corner", Ashdown Forest 🌲 in the county of East Sussex (JO-bb-01) and the set up was the CRT Space U and a 1/4 wave GPA up on a Heath Robinson metal and fibreglass pole.

The net came be found on analogue channel 14 and can be easily accessed as no CTCSS, DCS tones or whistles are used, making it user friendly regardless of your radio knowledge or experience and you don't even need a callsign.

The weather on the night was cool and clear with some cloud.
Being the night before the "Harvest" moon when it was clear of the cloud it was bright enough to light up Radio Corner and cast moon shadows.

Now on with the list of who talked to who in Radio Corner, who checked and and was heard and or worked by the net. So in no order what so ever, here we go.

Star Gazer--Tony--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex--Popped up for an eyeball 👀🥇
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
Camper Van Man--Nigel--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex
CT 4281 aka The Hadlow Hustler--Dick--Hadlow--Kent
CT 1829--Dean--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex
OM 001--Graham--Burgess Hill--West Sussex
Bartman--Andy--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex
CT 4515--John--Firle Beacon--East Sussex
CT 3466--'Radar' Ray--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex
CT 940--Richard--Mobile 🚗 --Somewhere
DS 01--Pru--Mobile 🚗 --Somewhere--Shotgun with Richard
GE 2020--Matt--Hastings--East Sussex--Worked by Adam Delta 31
CT 5159--Neil--Bluebell Hill--Kent
Dave 🤡
Joker--Steve--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex
Pyro--Jay--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex--Shotgun with Steve and nice to meet you 👍
CT 1467--Phil--Hadlow--Kent--Pedestrian 🚶�♂️ mobile and welcome to the net
Ratty 248--Chris--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex
Witchy Women--Vicky--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex--Shotgun with Chris
TK 08--George--Tonbridge--Kent
Matt--Strood--Kent
CT 4657--Paul M--East Grinstead--West Sussex--Working a handy and testing it in the shower 🚿 !!
FB 228--Martin H--Hellingly--East Sussex--It's been awhile 😃
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
CT 5142--Jack--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex
London Calling--Mark--Walthamstow--East London
Tango 187--Toby--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex--Hot off his success on the ham bands
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
CT 940--Richard--Reigate Hill--Surrey
DS 01--Pru--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Richard
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown Forest 🌲 --East Sussex--In the chair 💺.

The net finished somewhere around midnight, I think?

Thank you all who came up to Radio corner for a spontaneous eyeball, it was a pleasure to meet some new faces and put them to the radio voice.
Thank you all who called in, as with out you there would be no net and no "Ray Reviews". Sorry to those who may have tried and weren't heard, please do try again another night.

That brings this "Ray Reviews" episode to an end, thank you for reading and if you spot a mistake, let me know and I will happily correct.

73 and good night him

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

[John]

Hello Everyone

Just adding a pic of my setup for PMR network , with a inverted vee for 20M Pota Hunting   



Best 73's
Hope to catch you on air sometime soon .

Regards John CT4515