"All a board, the last PMR net of October"

It's time for another episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night Channel 14 PMR Net, held on the 27th of October 2025.

Did you know, that if you were born on this date. You share your birthday with a Monty Python star and the man who made thrashing a red 1967 Morris Countryman a thing.

My working conditions for the night was the much talked about CRT Space U (which must be due for a version 2?), powered by a car battery 🔋 and the 1/4 wave GPA up on a fibreglass pole

The weather started with a cool breeze and cloudy, and as the night went on the temperature did drop and the wind picked up, making it colder by the end of the net.

The net is scheduled to start at Eight Thirty 🕣 in the evening and goes on until Eleven 🕚 or longer 🕐.

My location was a different corner of Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex.

The net is held on analogue channel 14 and does use any kind of tones for access. This makes the net open to all.

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

Shaggy aka CT 5363--Shaun--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex 🥇
Wilma--Shelley--Shotgun with shaggy 🥇
R J--Reigate Town--Surrey--Using a Handy
CT 5464--Matt the Baby Sitter--Hailsham--East Sussex
Dusty Bin--Dan--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex
Jonny 5 aka CT 5840--John--Plumpton--East Sussex--Using a Handy wired into an external antenna
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
C V M--Nigel--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Supplier of chips & prawn crackers 👍
RHP 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
CT 1647--Phil--Hadlow--Kent--Out in a field camping and using a Handy
CT 5147--Paul--Hartfield--East Sussex
CT 3466--"Radar" Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
Tango 187--Toby--Brighton--East Sussex--Using a Handy and worked by Tony
CT 4362--Chris--Reigate Town--Surrey
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called in, thank you to the listening stations and thank you to the very helpful advice regarding my faulty boiler.

The scores on the doors

1 camper staying overnight and not on the net
16 in the log
3 counties worked
4 stations using handie's

That brings this "Rays Review" to an end, best 73

Ray 2290 with more working pens than duds, and a note book 📝

Here is my report for the Southern Area and South Coast SSB Net held on Thursday 23rd of October 2025.

My working conditions were the Anytone AT-6666 (no amp no power mic) powered by a car battery 🔋 and the return of the Solarcon A99 antenna up on a 3m pole.

The band conditions again were full of 2 & 9 division which faded away as the night went

My location was in the camper van, parked up in Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex
The weather was cold and windy with moisture in he air.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 and finish anytime from 23:00 🕚
But tonight, it started a bit later due to the chair arriving late.

The net is held on channel 39, on band D on some radio's or 27.395 MHz. The mode is Lower Side Band.

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

TW 460--Richard--Tunbridge Wells--Kent 🥇
RHP 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Pyro--Jay--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Steve
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick--West Sussex
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
XR 41--Jerry--Hailsham--East Sussex
RHP 342--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey
009--Tom--East London
GT 67--Danny--Crawley--East Sussex
OP 525--Dennis--Mereworth--Kent
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called, thank you to the listening stations and sorry if you tried to call in and wasn't heard or tuned away and didn't the invite to join in.

Stats for the night

13 in the log
4 counties worked
1 London Borough worked
2 Steve's called in
2 coffee drank
2 tea cakes & crumpets eaten.

With the net being quiet, it allowed for a bit more chat, which caused somebody suggested a fun, spur of the moment idea.

Lets have a 10m test net.
With everybody calling in, in agreement with the idea, a frequency of 28.560 USB was chosen and off we went.

Best 73

Ray with the paper and pen 📝

Following the Southern area & South Coast 11M SSB Net the net controller tried his radio on 10M. Toby M0KXU supervised Ray CI2290 to run a small test net on 28.350MHz.

Here is the lovely QSL card I was sent by John M7RLP/CT4515, thanks John!

Ahoy matey! Welcome aboard.

Here is another episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night PMR Net held on the 20th of October 2025

Did you know that on the 20th of October of different years.
The hull of RMS Olympic , sister ship to the RMS Titanic, was launched from Belfast and, Harry Belafonte records "Day-O (The Banana Boat) song.

With the "On this date in history" out the way, on with the net review.

The Monday Night PMR Net can be located on PMR analogue channel 14 or 446.16875 MHz. No codes, tones or secret hand shakes are need to join in. You don't even need a callsign or CB style handle.

My set up for the night was the trusted CRT Space U set to NFM, powered by a car battery 🔋, and a home made 1/4 wave antenna up on a fibreglass pole.

For all the weather watches, the night was wet and windy with small puddles dotted around Radio Corner to step in.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown Forest 🌲 in the county of East Sussex. Ashdown Forests 🌲 most famous fictional resident is Winnie the Pooh.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 and finish anytime from 23:00 🕙 onwards (all times are local UK time). But if you turn in early, you could find people on chatting about almost anything.

With the when, why's and wherefores out the way, on with the list of check in's and who heard and or worked who.

CT 5159 -- Neil -- Maidstone -- Kent 🥇
C V M -- Nigel -- Ashdown Forest 🌲 -- East Sussex
London Calling -- Mark -- East London
CT 4515 -- "QRP" John -- Ditchling Beacon -- East Sussex -- Working a Walkie Talkie hooked up to a bit of copper pipe bent to look like the letter  J
CT 4362 -- Chris -- Reigate Town -- Surrey
TC 156 -- Steve -- Gatwick -- West Sussex
CT 3466 -- "Radar" Ray -- Ashdown Forest 🌲 -- East Sussex
CT 4013 -- Brighton -- East Sussex
RHP 258 -- Steve -- Reigate Hill -- Surrey
Matt -- Strood -- Kent
CT 4958 -- Sam -- Pease Pottage -- West Sussex -- 1st location of the night
Tango 187 -- Toby -- Ashdown Forest 🌲 -- East Sussex -- Working a walkie Talkie
CT 4848 -- Charlie -- Brighton Sea Front (BSF) -- East Sussex
Jonny 5 -- John -- Plumpton -- East Sussex -- Working a Walkie Talkie hooked up a home base antenna
XR 41 Jerry -- Hailsham -- East Sussex
Delta 31 -- Adam -- Hastings -- East Sussex
CT 5147 -- Paul -- Ashdown Forest 🌲 -- East Sussex
CT 5140 -- Jack -- Ashdown Forest 🌲 -- East Sussex -- Shotgun with Paul
Speed Bird -- Russell -- Reigate Hill -- Surrey
FB 228 -- Martin H -- Hellingly -- East Sussex
CT 4958 -- Sam -- Crawley -- West Sussex -- 2nd location of the night
and
CT 2290 -- Ray -- Ashdown Forest 🌲 -- East Sussex -- In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called in on such a wet and windy night. Thank you to the listening station who know who you are, and sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, give it another go another Monday night.

The scores on the doors for the night were

1 London Borough worked
1 coffee drunk
3 stations using Walkie Talkies
4 counties worked
22 in the log

That brings this "Ray Reviews" to an end. Thank you for reading this far down and if you have spotted a spelling mistake or worse, been left off the list, let me know so I can try to correct it

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the paper and many "not" working pens 📝

Just received my certificate from LADAR for a contact with Worden Park Railway.

Made 800 today during POTA weekend.

Hello and welcome wherever you are in the world

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net held on Thursday 16th of October 2025

The net is held on channel 39 of the mid-block, which is in the FCC/CEPT allocation or 27.395 MHz. The mode used is Lower Sideband or LSB
The starting time for the net is 20:30 Hrs 🕣 and finishes anytime form 23:00 Hrs 🕚 onwards.

My working conditions on the night, were the Anytone AT-6666 (no amp, no power mic) powered by a couple of car batteries 🔋🔋, pushing a maximum of about 40 watts out via a Sirio Performer 5000 antenna stock on the roof of the vehicle with a mag mount

The band condition were busy with 2 & 9 division, coming in strong and blocking out a number of UK stations. This only lasted until about 22:00 Hrs 🕙 then all went quiet.

My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex.
The weather was cloudy and mild at the beginning of the net and by the end, the clouds had cleared and the temperature had dropped needing the heater in the car to be fired up and clear the windscreen.

Now for my list of check in's and who heard and or worked who.

CT 700 -- Dave -- Crawley Down -- West Sussex 🥇
XR 41 -- Jerry -- A22 mobile -- East Sussex
CT 4952 -- Julian -- Brighton -- East Sussex -- Testing his new President Washington 👍
CT 3466 -- "Radar" Ray -- Crowhurst -- Surrey
CT 938 -- Ian -- Iver -- Buckinghamshire
9 # 309 -- Niagara Falls -- Ontario -- Canada 🍁 -- Worked by Dave CT 700 and heard by most
CT 4610 -- Andy -- Ashdown 🌲 Forest -- East Sussex
CT 4515 -- John -- Firle Beacon -- East Sussex
AMC 1966 -- Boris -- Bexhill -- East Sussex
LR 096 -- Mark -- Kings Lynn -- Norfolk
CT 1829 -- Dean -- Ashdown 🌲 Forest -- East Sussex
Delta 31 -- Adam -- Hastings -- East Sussex
KP 441 -- Steve -- Henfield -- West Sussex
CT 4848 -- Charlie -- Brighton Sea Front -- East Sussex
NB 101 -- Dave -- Edenbridge -- Kent
LT 01 -- Jake -- Highgate -- North London
LT 777 -- Adam -- Hendon -- Northwest London
009 -- Tom -- East London
GT 67 -- Danny -- Crawley -- West Sussex
Speed Bird -- Russell -- Reigate Hill -- Surrey
XR 41 -- Jerry -- Hailsham -- East Sussex
CT 5464 -- Matt in the Garage -- East Sussex -- Giving his Charlie Tango callsign ago on 11m's for the 1st time 👍
and
CI 2290 -- Ray -- Ashdown 🌲 Forest -- East Sussex -- In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called in, sorry if you were acknowledged mid Qso but didn't wait to be brought in or wasn't heard due to the strong 2 & 9 division stations.

Stats for the night

2 continents worked
2 countries worked
6 counties worked
22 stations worked
3 London boroughs worked
2 coffee's drunk by the Chair

That brings my report to an end

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pens and note pad 📝

Welcome ladies, gentlemen and all family pets

Here is another episode of "Ray reviews" the Monday Night Channel 14 PMR net, held on October 13th 2025

Did you know that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, singer/song writer Paul Simon, and many others were born on October 13 throughout the years.

The net is on from 20:30 Hrs 🕣 and finishes from 23:00 Hrs 🕚 onwards local UK time.

The net can be found on PMR analogue channel 14 (446.16875 MHz) and uses no codes or tones to be able to join in.

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

The weather was cold, cloudy with drizzle.

My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex.

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

Tango 187 -- Toby -- Ashdown 🌴 Forest -- East Sussex 🥇
CT 9484 -- Mark -- Haslemere -- Surrey
Matt -- Strood -- Kent
CT 3466 -- "Radar" Ray -- Ashdown 🌴 Forest -- East Sussex
KP 441 -- Steve -- South Downs -- East Sussex
Camper Van Man (C V M ) -- Nigel -- Ashdown 🌴 Forest -- East Sussex
CT 4013 -- Tony -- Brighton -- East Sussex
CE 01 -- Rob -- Canvey Island -- Essex
Chris -- Gillingham -- Kent -- Worked by Rob CE 01
CT 5159 -- Neil -- Ashford -- Kent
CT 5480 aka Jonny 5 -- John -- Plumpton -- East Sussex -- Using his shinny new Charlie Tango callsign
RHP 285 -- Steve -- Reigate Town -- Surrey -- Helping a loan lady with a broken car
Jay -- Basildon -- Essex -- Worked by Chris in Gillingham & welcome to the net 👍
Rebecca -- Basildon -- Essex -- Jay's wife 👍
CT 4362 -- Chris -- Reigate Town -- Surrey
Harry -- Haywards Heath -- West Sussex -- Using a hand held walkie talkie
XR 41 -- Jerry -- Hailsham -- East Sussex
Dave -- Cambridgeshire -- Worked by Chris in Gillingham
TC 156 -- Steve -- Gatwick -- West Sussex
London Calling -- Mark -- East London
CT 5464 -- Matt with a bad back -- Hailsham -- East Sussex
CT 5147 -- Paul -- Ashdown 🌴 Forest -- East Sussex
FB 228 -- Martin H -- Hellingly -- East Sussex
R J -- Russ -- Reigate Town -- Surrey
CT 1647 -- Phil -- Hadlow -- Kent
CT 5140 -- Jack -- Ashdown 🌴 Forest -- East Sussex -- Using a hand held walkie talkie
GM 593 -- Graham -- Rochester -- Kent
and me
CT 2290 -- Ray -- Ashdown 🌴 Forest -- East Sussex -- In the Chair 💺

Thank you to all the regulars and the new stations that called in, sorry if you tried and wasn't heard.
It was a busy first 90 minutes with people calling in, and some stations forgetting to QSY when having there own chat amongst themselves 🙄

Here are a couple of maps of the stations that checked in and were worked by the net

   

Stats for the night
28 in the log
6 counties worked
1 London borough worked
2 new operators called in

Neil CT 5159 to Me about 40 miles
Neil CT 5159 to Steve KP 441 about 55 mile
Neil CT 5159 to Mark London Calling about 52 miles

That about brings this episode of "Ray Reviews" to an end

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the paper & pen 📝