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What's going on here then?

Welcome to another law abiding episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night, Channel 14 PMR Net.

The net was held on Monday 13th of July 2026 and started almost on time at 20:30 🕣 UK time and finished sometime after mid-night.

My location for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown  Forest in the county of East Sussex, grid reference TQ 46826 31099.

The net can be found of PMR analogue channel 14 and doesn't use any kind of privacy or access codes. This makes the net open to all with any kind of 500mw handheld or mobile radio 😉😉

My set up was the battery 🔋 powered CRT SPACE U with the non-removable "Dean" made antenna up on fibreglass pole.

Now on with the list of usual suspects.

1. Guest of Honour, CT 5159 Neil who made the long arduous journey up to Radio Corner and put a number of voices to faces 🥇
2. CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Hill - Surrey
3. Dragon Slayer 1 - Prue - Reigate Hill - Riding her trusty steed 🏍
4. CT 5480 - Jonny 5 - Plumpton - East Sussex - Mixing it up with a handy and mobile radios
5. CT 5464 - Matt in the Garage - Hailsham - East Sussex
6. CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex - Mixing it up with a handy and mobile radios
7. Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
8. Lima 93 - Luke - Reigate Hill - Surrey
9. Caz 95 - Caz - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Luke and keeper of Doggy
10. KP 441 - Steve - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex - 1st location of the night
11. Craig - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex - 1st location of the night & shotgun with Steve
12. C V M - Nigel - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex - 1st location of the night
13. DDB 50 - Allan - Redhill - Surrey
14. TC 614 - Tim - Hailsham - East Sussex
15. CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
16. MB 01 - Marshal - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Mixing it up with a handy and mobile radios
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17. RJ - Russell - Reigate Town - Surrey
18. GE 008 - Rob - Snodland - Kent
19. CT 4610 - Andy - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex - Mixing it up with a handy and mobile radios
20. CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
21. RHP 285 - Steve - Reigate Hill - Surrey
22. Ratty 248 - Chris - Crawley - West Sussex - Worked by Steve RHP 285
23. London Calling - Mark - East London
24. Jake - Ferring - West Sussex
25. CT 5502 - Paul - Outwood - Surrey - Working a handy
26. Charlie - Lewes - East Sussex
27. KP 441 - Steve - Steyning Bostal - West Sussex - 2nd location of the night
28. Craig - Steyning Bostal - West Sussex - 2nd location of the night & shotgun with Steve
29. Tango 187 - Toby - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex - With MIKA 🐶, K9 security 🚨 for Radio Corner
30. CT 4362 - Chris - Reigate Town - Surrey
31. C V M - Nigel - Crowborough - East Sussex
and me
32. CT 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called/checked in, sorry if you tried and wasn't heard.
Maybe give it another go on another Monday night?

Now for the Score on the Doors

1 London borough worked.
2 Coffee's drunk
5 Counties worked
>3 Stations having a go with handhelds
29 In the log
3 Mr Kipling French Fancies eaten

That about brings this episode to an end

Cheers & best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen note book 📝

Thank You Mr Jacky & Mr Tony

Yes a proper field test indeed. I am getting my laptop ready Jacky to do the SSTV with you. Look forward to it .

Best 73's

It does look good John, can't wait for a proper field test.
I guess our chat last night with you in your garden doesn't count, although we are half a mile apart. Lol.

Hello John 😁

Good work !
Congratulations.

Now it's time for the field tests 💪💪💪

Best 73 from Granville, Normandy

Hello Everyone.
Hope you are all good and playing radio. You might know I have been trying to make a more professional looking Yagi compared with my first one , which was a little heath Robinson one hot glue chock blocks and of course blue tack LOL.
With a little 3D printing and Stainless steel nuts and bolts. With 6mm Aluminium tubing. I finally done it.
It fits on my little Rotator and I made a Handle for Pedestrian Mobile.   
Enjoy and any questions please don't Hesitate .




Best 73's John 26CT4515 On his little Hill.

   

Hi Jacky
It was great to hear from you across the little pond LOL. Let us Know when you are trying again with the SSTV I would love to see if it works. Hope to speak to you soon .
Best 73's  John 26CT4514 

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Best 73 🇲🇫

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Best 73 from Granville Normandy 🇲🇫

Hello & welcome

Here is my report for the net held on Thursday 9th of July 2026

My location for the net was a hot, sticky Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex and my working conditions were the old Anytone AT-6666 powered by a car battery 🔋 and a Solarcon A99 antenna.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 and finish anytime from 23:00 🕚 onwards UK time and is held on 27.395 MHz LSB or channel 39 LSB on the CEPT/FCC allocation

In no particular order, here is my list of check ins and who heard and or heard who.
All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated

NB 101 - Dave - Edenbridge - Kent 🥇
Dusty Bin - Dan - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex
KP 441 - Steve - IO-90-TV
Craig - IO-90-TV - Shotgun with Steve
CT 1074 - Mike - Brighton - East Sussex
CT 4515 - John - Somewhere on Ashdown 🌴 Forest but not Radio Corner - East Sussex
Tango 187 - With John and Mika 🐶, K9 security 🚨 for Radio Corner
FB 228 - Martin H - Hellingly - East Sussex
CW 443 - Kris - Upper Beeding - West Sussex
CT 4952 - Julian - Brighton - East Sussex - Making good use of the Burgess Hill SDR
CT 5363 - Shaggy - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex
GE 167 - Murphy - Eastbourne - East Sussex
C V M - Nigel - Crowborough - East Sussex
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Hill - Surrey
Dragon Slayer 1 - Prue - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Richard
CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Crowhurst - Surrey
CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
LT 141 - Lee - Wandsworth - Southwest London
and me
CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

The band conditions were strange, with stations reporting a reduction in signal strength but no change in audio quality. Was/has there been a solar flare?

Thank you all who took time to called in or read this. Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, feel free to give it a go on another occasion.

Now for the Numbers of the Night

0 Coffee's drunk
1 London borough worked
20 in the log
4 Counties worked
0 Biscuits eaten

That brings my report to an end

Best 73

Ray 2290 with paper and pen 📝