Hi Shawn, Jerry is not a member of this forum!
His email address can be found on his QRZ page.

73
Tony

Hi Jerry you asked for a bit of let's say feedback ! Not got an email for you sir or a WhatsApp contact ?

Bloody Bril Mate and 34 miles is good going!! Keep up the builds

it was a good net tonight well done to every one who came out and lodged in from Richy 2E0RQO 73's

Quote from: Matt on Jan 21, 2026, 12:52 AMYeh its lovely lil radio, but no it doesn't do 446 out the box it was wide banded before i brought it apparently its an easy mod but still beyond me 
The VNA i am still learning it but the yellow line shows the swr curve and value top left

it was definitely a shock on the net when voices started popping up i had never heard before  

Thanks Matt for the radio & VNA info.
Let's hope you have some more good shocks, I look forward to hearing about any more.

As promised


Not sure if i should be proud or ashamed.

Best contact was Neil - CT 5159 in Maidstone about 35 miles from our position at Bo Peep car park near Lewes

Yeh its lovely lil radio, but no it doesn't do 446 out the box it was wide banded before i brought it apparently its an easy mod but still beyond me 
The VNA i am still learning it but the yellow line shows the swr curve and value top left

it was definitely a shock on the net when voices started popping up i had never heard before  

These are a couple of PMR 3-element Yagi Folded Dipole Beams that I made, basically the same except all of the design calculators are for the folded dipole to be oriented 90 degrees to the boom, I have always used this design for previous beams I have made. For my most recent design, I decided to go with images I've seen but couldn't really find any information on, with the folded dipole lying flat to the boom. I would say they work equally as well; however, the one with the 90-degree folded dipole is not always facing the intended direction that you would expect, always seems around 45 degrees off, but it did not affect receive performance.

I used the initial calculation from here https://3g-aerial.biz/en/online-calculations/antenna-calculations/dl6wu-yagi-uda-antenna-online-calculator

Hello

Here is my report for the Thursday Night Chit Chat held on the 15-01-2026, sponsored by the name Dave and belated Happy New Year's

After finishing work, I headed straight to Radio Corner and set up my Anytone AT-6666 (no amp no power mic), powered by a car battery and Sirio 4000 Performer stuck on the roof with a mag mount.

The weather could only be described as wet, windy and raining.

At eight twenty eight I turned on the radio and the chat started.

Here is my list of all those that popped in and said hello and hung around to see who else was about.

RC 402 - Tom - Blackheath - Southeast London
CT 3969 - Dave - Isle of Wight
CT 5363 - Shaggy - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
NB 101 - Dave - Edenbridge - Kent
CT 847 - Peter - Portsmouth - Hampshire
CT 1829 - Dean - Ide Hill - Kent
TE 310 aka 3 to the 1 to the 0 - Kevin - Leigh on Sea
MR 121 - Matt - Copthorne - West Sussex
KP 441 - Steve - Devils Dyke - West Sussex
RM 427 - Mark - Dorking - Surrey
JS 7 - James - Rochester - Kent
GE 167 - Murphy - Eastbourne - East Sussex
TK 8 - George - Tonbridge - Kent
CT 700 - Dave - Crawley Down - West Sussex
TC 156 - Steve - Gatwick - West Sussex
DT 372 - John - Pinner - Northwest London
LT 727 - Dave - Elstree - Hertfordshire
Speed Bird - Russel - Reigate Hill - Surrey
CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Crowhurst - Surrey
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
TE 23 - Jamie - Whitham - Essex
LT 318 - Dave aka Spider Mike - Crystal Palace - South London
LT 777 - Adam - Hendon - Northwest London
FB 178 - Andy - Harrow - Northwest London
LT 74 - Simon - Ruislip - West London
CW 443 - Kris - Upper Beeding - West Sussex
LT 01 - Jake - Highgate - North London
and me
CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown Forest - East Sussex

Thank you all who called in and for the conversations about Betamax & VHS players, Laser Disc's, DAT tape's, and Mini Disc's.
If you were listening via your Radio or the Burgess Hill SDR, thank you and I hope it was entertaining.
Sorry if you tried to call in and wasn't acknowledged, just by looking at the above list it was a busy night.

Best 73

Ray 2290 taking notes on the paper & pen