Should be at least 33 in the log, unless I am going blind.
Clue, CT 940 - Richard heard Me    

Hello all and welcome

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast UK SSB Net.

The net was held on Thursday 30th of July 2026 and can be found on channel 39 on the mid-block or 27.395 LSB.
It is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 and finish anytime from 23:00 🕚 UK time onwards.

My location for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex. This is about 52 km or 32 miles south of the capital of London.
The weather was cool and cloudy when I set up the battery 🔋 powered, old version, Anytone AT-6666, pushing about 40 watts up and out via a Solarcon A-99.

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

CT 4362 - Chris - Reigate Town - Surrey 🥇
NB 101 - Dave - Edenbridge - Kent
CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
KP 441 - Steve - Steyning Bostal - West Sussex
Craig - Steyning Bostal - West Sussex - Shotgun with Steve
CT 4610 - Andy - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex
GB 23 - Paul - Gatwick - West Sussex
CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Town - Surrey
CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
CT 5465 - Matt in the Garage - Hailsham - East Sussex
13 DCO - Rolf - Frankfurt - Germany
CT 5363 - Shaggy - Lewes - East Sussex
DT 372 - John - Pinner - Northwest London
CW 443 - Kris - Upper Beeding - West Sussex
Tango 187 - Toby - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex
CT 1074 - Mike - Brighton - East Sussex
21 SC 181 - Par Layda - South Sweden
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
CT 3239 - Steve - Chilton Hills - Buckinghamshire - Welcome to the net 👍
13 Division mobile 🚗 station near Hamburg - Germany
31 Division - George - Porta - Portugal
CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Crowhurst - Surrey
DDB 66 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
Drummer Boy aka AMC 674 - Kev - Dorking - Surrey
Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
108 DD 353 - Stu - Edinburgh - Scotland
108 DD 555 - Jay - Edinburgh - Scotland - Heard only
29 JB 007 - Tony - Eire/Southern Ireland
1 WM 627 - Gianni - Ravenna - Italy
1 WM 437 - Giorgio - Catania - Italy - Heard only
35 RC 182 - Jambsen - Graz - Austria
2 # 359 - Northwest Pennsylvania - USA
327 OB 50 - Denis - Slovenia
31 Division - Antonio - Lisbon - Portugal
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. It was a very busy night with beeps, old fax machine noise, crackles, pops, hisses, 3 German stations super strong on FM, and not forgetting the skip coming in from Scotland, Ireland and most of Europe, north America. Even Jamaica was heard DXing to north America.

Now for the Numbers of the Night

1 Surprised operator of the night, was John DT 372 who did make a contact with 2 # 359
33 In the log
1 Coke drunk
5 Counties worked
1 New station welcomed to the net
10 Countries worked (1, 2, 13, 21, 26, 29, 31, 35, 108 and 327 Divisions)
1 Packet of crisps eaten
3 Stations in different car parks on Ashdown Forest

The net finished sometime after midnight, when the American stations started to fad away.

That brings this net to an end

Best 73

Ray 2290, with the paper & pen 📝

About 18 weeks to go. . .

Quote from: Ct940 on Jul 31, 2026, 01:15 PMHello

Here is me report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net, held on Thursday 30-07-2026

My location for the net was a Warm, Home Shack, Reigate in the county of Surrey and the set up was the old, Icom Ic7300, pushing about 35 whiskies out of a old (needs replacing Serio Gainmaster .

The net is held on channel 39 on the mid-block or 27.395 MHz using the LSB mode and is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 UK time (19:30 UTC) and finishes anytime from 23:00 🕚 (22:00 UTC)

Here is my list of check in's and who heard and or worked who.
All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated

Ray 2290 Ashdown Forest S6 R3
John 4515 S7 R4
Andy Ct4610 Ashdown Forest S5 R4
21St101 Sweden S3 R2
Georg M 31 Devision Portigal S8 R4
Keven Drummer Boy Amc674 S10 R5
Chris CT4362 Reigate S=30 R5 Down the Road lol
Chris 1Wm627 S7 R3

I also coud just hear with no contact

Tony 4013 S5 R1
Shaggy  S4 R1
Toby ct187 S4 R1
Kris Cw443 S0 R0


That brings my report to an end

Best 73

Richy CT940 with the pen & paper 📝
5 Glasses Of Diet Coke Zero Consumed And Lots Of 3d Printing Done

Thank you Richard CT 940 for your report 👍

I found it interesting to see the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net from the view of someone else. 👍🙂

Quote from: CT4013 on Jul 26, 2026, 11:29 PM

Quote19 weeks to go. . . . .

Countdown started early this year!

Yeah, I didn't want to leave it until the last minute, like I have in the past.

Which has reminded me about the PMR net anniversary coming up in September, only 5 weeks (GULP) to go!! 😵

Hello

Here is me report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net, held on Thursday 30-07-2026

My location for the net was a Warm, Home Shack, Reigate in the county of Surrey and the set up was the old, Icom Ic7300, pushing about 35 whiskies out of a old (needs replacing Serio Gainmaster .

The net is held on channel 39 on the mid-block or 27.395 MHz using the LSB mode and is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 UK time (19:30 UTC) and finishes anytime from 23:00 🕚 (22:00 UTC)

Here is my list of check in's and who heard and or worked who.
All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated

Ray 2290 Ashdown Forest S6 R3
John 4515 S7 R4
Andy Ct4610 Ashdown Forest S5 R4
21St101 Sweden S3 R2
Georg M 31 Devision Portigal S8 R4
Keven Drummer Boy Amc674 S10 R5
Chris CT4362 Reigate S=30 R5 Down the Road lol
Chris 1Wm627 S7 R3

I also coud just hear with no contact

Tony 4013 S5 R1
Shaggy  S4 R1
Toby ct187 S4 R1
Kris Cw443 S0 R0


That brings my report to an end

Best 73

Richy CT940 with the pen & paper 📝
5 Glasses Of Diet Coke Zero Consumed And Lots Of 3d Printing Done

Ladies, Gentlemen, Boys, Girls and family pets

Welcome to another episode of "Ray Reviews" the South Coast, Monday Night, Channel 14 PMR Net.
Held on Monday the 27th of July 2026.

The net is held on PMR analogue channel 14 or 446.16875 MHz NFM. It doesn't use any CTCSS, DCS tones to gain access. This makes the net open to all, young or old, new or experienced, licenced or not. All but 1 are welcome.

My set up for the night was the CRT Space U powered by "Radar" Ray's battery 🔋 and the "Dean" made di-pole on a 'shortened' fibreglass pole.

The starting time for the net is scheduled at 19:30 🕢 UTC (20:30 🕣 UK time) and finish at 22:00 🕙 (23:00 🕚). But sometimes it will go on until midnight or beyond into the early hours of Tuesday morning.

My QTH for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex, were the weather was cool, with a cool breeze and clear skies, showing an almost full moon.

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

1. Colin - Steyning - West Sussex - Welcome to the net 👍🥇
2. CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex
3. CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Hill - Surrey
4. Dragon Slayer 1 - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Richard
5. XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
6. Charlie - Lewes - East Sussex
7. London Calling - Mark - East Sussex
8. CT 5593 - Dan - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex - Using his CT callsign for the 1st time
9. Lima 93 - Luke - Reigate Hill - Surrey
10. Caz 95 - Caz - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Luke
11. CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
12. TK 8 - George - Tonbridge - Kent
13. CT 4610 - Andy - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex
14. Ratty 248 - Chris - Reigate Hill - Surrey

15. GX3WIM - Dale - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Welcome to the net and good luck with your club event. They will be on HF voice & FT8 until the 2nd of August. Give a call a say the Monday Night PMR sent you


16. CT 5363 - Shaggy - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex
17. Jake - Ferring - West Sussex
18. MB 01 - Marshall - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Motorbike mobile 🏍
19. CT 1829 - Dean - Pembury - Kent
20. DDB 66 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
21. RHP 285 - Steve - Reigate Hill - Surrey
22. CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
23. Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
24. Craig - Horsham - West Sussex
25. CT 4362 - Chris - Reigate Town - Surrey
26. CT 5502 - Paul - Reigate Hill - Surrey
27. Cam - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Paul
and me
28. CT 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

Here it is, the list of what happened on this date in history.

1920 saw the 1st use of a Radio compass in aircraft aviation
1586 saw Walter Raleigh introduce tobacco to England
1940 saw the debut of Bugs Bunny
1988 Radio Shack announces the Tandy 1000 SL computer
2026 saw the passing of Goodies member, Bill Oddie

Thank you "Radar" Ray for the use of his secondary battery from his camper 👍
Thank you all who called and to the listening stations (the good & the bad) who know who they are. Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard or was that weak station we called back too. Please give it go another Monday night, you never know you might make it through.

Now for the Scores on the Doors

28 In the Log
1 London borough worked
2 New stations on the net
1 Coke drunk
4 Counties worked
1 station using his shiny new Charlie Tango callsign

That brings this episode to an end

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen & paper 📝

Let's hope so Jacky, and will probably silence the birds for a while.

ps. Good lift this evening but no 14 division stations heard.

I was chatting to Rob in Ryde this evening on 14 PMR & he was giving me full signal.
We then had a QSK who happened to be Nigel CVM from Bushy Willow (?) Ashdown Forest who also chatted to Rob.

After my TV time I switched on again as Rob was telling another chap (who I couldn't hear) that he had spoken to two Tony's in Brighton tonight so assume that was myself & DDB66 and also Nigel.

It will be a great moment !
I hope that the sky will be sunny 🌞

A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the UK on 12 August, marking the most complete eclipse seen since 1999.
The moon will block most of the sun's light, with about 90 per cent coverage in London and 95 per cent in the South West – the best place in the UK to view the eclipse.
The eclipse begins with 'first contact' (when the moon begins to cover the sun) just after 6pm, with the peak occuring just after 7pm; the eclipse will end just after 8pm.