Quote from: Ct940 on Jun 02, 2026, 06:04 PM10m net was good day well done everyone

Hi Richard

The net again, was a success due to the quality of the people on not the quantity and, I did enjoy it after my early (self inflicted) problems were sorted.

Hello and good day to you

Welcome to another episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night, Channel 14, South Coast PMR Net, held on the 01/06/2026

My location for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex, were the weather was cool, breezy with drizzle in the air.

The net is held on PMR analogue channel 14 with the radio set on NFM. The net doesn't use any of the privacy, DCS, CTCSS tones that are available on the radio. This makes the net open to all, regardless of experience, knowledge or radio used.

My set up for the evening, was the CRT Space U powered by a car battery 🔋 and the "Dean" made Di-pole on a fibreglass pole.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 UK time (19:30 UTC) and finishes anytime from 23:00 🕙 UK time (22:00 UTC)

CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex 🥇
C V M - Nigel - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex
KP 441 - Steve - Devils Dyke - West Sussex
Craig - Devils Dyke - West Sussex - Shotgun with Steve
CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Hill - Surrey
Dragon Slayer #1 - Prue - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Richard
Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
TK 8 - George - Tonbridge - Kent
Lima 93 - Luke - Reigate Hill - Surrey
Caz 95 - Caz - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Luke and keeper of the doggy
CT 1829 - Dean - Cowden - Kent
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
RHP 285 aka Joker - Steve - Reigate Hill - Surrey
CT 5159 - Neil - Bluebell Hill - Kent
Marshal on a Bike - Reigate Hill - Surrey
GE 167 - Murphy - Eastbourne - East Sussex
Star Gazer - Tony - Reigate Hill - Surrey
M3 *** - Martin - Bognor Regis - West Sussex - Welcome to the net 👍
CT 5502 - Paul - Reigate Hill - Surrey
Cam - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Paul
Rob - Snodland - Kent - Worked by Neil CT 5159
and me
CT 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

During the night, different stations at different locations tried, and were, successful in making contacts with handhelds and hill top to hill top light contact.

Thank you all who called in and to the listening station (you know who you are). Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard. Please give it another go on another Monday night.

Now for the Scores mon the Doors

2 Lady operators on the net
2 Stations using torches
9 Stations on Reigate Hill
0 Coffee's drunk
5 Stations trying handhelds
22 In the log
4 Counties worked

That brings this "Rays Review" to an end

Best 73 and ciao ciao

Ray 2290 with the paper and pens 📝

10m net was good day well done everyone

UPDATE

Yes I did make it in the log



Whoop Whoop 🥳😃

Hello everybody

Here is my report for the 10m Test Net, held on Sunday 31/05/2026

Today the test net lived up to it's name, and TESTED me in a couple of different ways.
While putting up the Solarcon antenna, I snapped 1 of the threaded parts of the U bolt that held the antenna to the pole, lucky I was able to bodge a repair that allowed us to continue with the net.

With the antenna up, radio powered up and it being passed the 14:00 start time, Toby called out and checked the frequency was clear. With no answer heard, Toby called out and was answered by John M7 VTK/m. John report a low signal and low audio, this was backed up by Dave G0 OMK and Richard M9 RQO.

Toby then jumped into action and set up his Yaesu FT 891 with the ATAS antenna, called out and both our signal & audio had improved, to confirm this wasn't a fluke, a second antenna was set up and again there was increase in signal & audio.

Back to my Alinco DX-70/Solarcon problem, Toby went on to check the Solarcon with his NANO VNA and that was working within normal parameters.
At this point I suddenly realised that the antenna had been plugged into the 50 MHz socket not the HF socket. 🙄

Once that was corrected, we carried on with the net.

Here the list of who called in

M7 VTK/m - Jonny 5
G0 OMK - Dave
M9 RQO - Richard
M7 TYM/m - Tim
M7 HCV - Phil
M9 JVQ - Tony
M7 LQJ - Dave - Welcome to the net 👍
G7 PUW - Shaun
M7 XRI/m - Jerry
G0 TJH - Ian - Heard only
M7 RLP - John
M0 KXU - Toby - Keeper of the callsign
M0 KXU - Ray - Under supervision

After about 3 hours, we called the net to an end.

Thank you all who called in and a special mention to Mike M7 ROE who was listening in from Bulgaria and hoping, fingers crossed 🤞, to hear something.

Best 73

Ray 2290

Well hello

Here is another episode of "Ray Review's" the Stay Prepped Radio Net 446, the biggest PMR net in the UK. The net was held on Sunday 31/05/2026 and starts at 19:00 Hrs UK time

7 days have gone by, and everybody is asking, did I make more contacts than last week and did I get my name in the log of the "STAY PREPPED RADIO NET 446 the biggest PMR net in the UK"?

Well lets start of with my working conditions, this was my normal set up used for the Monday Night Net. It consisted of the Battery powered CRT SPACE U and the "Dean" made Di-pole up on the fibreglass pole.

My location was Polhill, near Fort Halstead which is in Maidenhead location Square JO-01-BH

I called out on channel 8 just after 7 o'clock pm and heard a load of white noise. I moved up to channel 14 and called out, hoping that someone would hear me and lucky for me, I was answered by Mark London Calling. After a brief chat, we moved down to channel 8 and called out.

This time we were answered by Keith in Canvey Island.

After 90 minutes, and only hearing voice patterns and about 3 words from Matt in Strood (Matt didn't hear me so that doesn't count as a contact), I said good night to all who could hear me and headed home.

Now to answer the 2 questions posed at the beginning of this episode of "Ray Review's".

Yes I did increase my contacts, in fact I doubled it from 1 to 2 contacts made.

Did I make it in the log? Maybe, I don't know.

Best 73

Ray 2290

Hello & g'day to you

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net held on the night of Thursday 28/05/2026

The net can be located on Channel 39 of the CEPT/FCC allocation and is Lower Side Band. It is scheduled to start at around 20:30 🕣 and finishes anytime from 23:00 🕙 onwards UK time

My working conditions is the battery 🔋 powered V3 Anytone AT-6666 (no amp no power mic) and a Solarcon A-99 antenna. My maximum output power is about 40 watts.

Location for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex, were the weather was cool and cloudy and looking as if rain or a storm was on the horizon.

With the when, where, what time and what with out the way, on with my list of check in's and who worked and or heard who.

KP 441 - Steve - South Down's Green Laning - East Sussex 🥇
Craig - South Down's Green Laning - East Sussex - Navigator for Steve 🥇
CT 5159 - Neil - Maidstone - Kent
CT 5363 aka Shaggy - Shaun - Jack n Jill - West Sussex
Dusty Bin - Dan - Jack n Jill - West Sussex - Shotgun with Shaun
CT 4952 - Julian - Brighton - East Sussex - Making good use of hid radio and the Burgess Hill SDR
CT 700 - Dave - Devils Dyke - West Sussex
CW 443 - Kris - Upper Beeding - West Sussex
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
J S 7 aka Japan Sugar #7 - James - Rochester - Kent
Speed Bird - Russell - Reigate Hill - Surrey
CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
LR 77 - Robert - Polhill - Kent
009 - Tom - East London
DT 372 - John - Pinner - Northwest London
Dave - Patcham - East Sussex - Testing a converted Quansheng handy and welcome to the net 👍
LT 01 - Jake - Highgate - North London
LT 727 - Dave - Elstree - Hertfordshire
LT 318 aka Spider Mike - Crystal Palace - South London
LT 777 - Adam - Hendon - Northwest London
CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Crowhurst - Surrey
TC 614 - Tim - Hailsham - East Sussex
and me
CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex

Thank you all who called or checked in and to the listening stations whether it be by radio or an SDR site.
Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, please give it a go another Thursday night.

Now for the Numbers of the Night

0 Coffee's drunk
1 New station on the net
1 Bottle of water drunk
4 London boroughs worked
5 Counties worked
23 in the log

That brings my report to an end

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

Dave TM848 posted:

QuoteThanks to the guys who heard me and gave me a report etc yesterday evening on the net. As I said I was using a newly modified Quansheng UV-K5 converted by Duane Mayberry in Poland
Dave in Patcham TM848

In the South Coast & Southern CB Net along with a video. https://www.facebook.com/groups/309058892882744

Hi Tony

You are most welcome Thank You . It was great little project to put together. I am glad you like it.
Cheers for now .
Best 73's

Thanks Jonny & merry Christmas to you too!