Here's a couple from in the garden with mini dipole





73's John

That's not fair John, us cheapskates get our pictures will a standard vertical 2m/70cm white stick!  
But very well done for the resuls with your homebrew jobbie, it certainly works well as seen by your latest pics.

Antenna Farm & Shack in a Box Car also excellent!

Oi! Oi! Geezer

Welcome to another episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night Channel 14 South Coast PMR Net held on the 14-07-2025.

or

"How long to the PMR Net anniversary?"

The net was held on PMR analogue 14 and does not use any kind of access or privacy tones.
This makes it easier for anybody to call in (even the clowns 🤡, keyer's and the IQ 0'S, who try to spoil it), no matter what radio you own, your knowledge or experience, and you don't have to have a callsign or handle, just use your name and town your in.

My set up was the CRT SPACE U powered by a car battery 🔋, cooled by an old computer fan and transmitting about 13 watts up some coax and into a home made 1/4 wave antenna on a fibreglass pole.

The weather in Radio Corner was clear, cool and breezy making it a pleasant night for radio. the 3/4 Waning Moon 🌖 was visible.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 and finish at 23:00 🕚 local UK time. If you tune in early and call out, you could be heard and join in the pre-net chat

As stated earlier in the review. My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex, which is about 30 miles South of the capital London.

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

RHP 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey 🥇
CT 3466--"Radar Ray"--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex
TK 8--George--Tonbridge--Kent
CT 4610--Andy--East Grinstead--East Sussex--Mobile 🚗
Matt--Strood--Kent
CT 1829--Dean--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 4543--Tom--Whitstable--Kent
FB 228--Martin H--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex
Matt not in the Garage--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--Shotgun with Martin and walking round the forest 🌳 with a handy
CE 01--Rob--Canvey Island--Essex
Chris--Near Sittingbourne--Kent--Welcome to the net 👍
Ratty 248--Chris--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Witchy Women--Vicky--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Chris
CT 5159--Neil--Detling Hill--Kent--In a tent
CT 9484--Mark--Haslemere--Surrey
CT 4515--John--Brighton--East Sussex
TE 032--Adam--Southend on Sea--Essex
Moon Walker--Tom--Wickford--Essex--Welcome to the net 👍
C V M--Nigel--Crowborough--East Sussex
CM 01--Jason--Shooters Hill--South East London
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
Kieran--Brighton--East Sussex--Heard and worked by Tony
R J--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Using a handy
and me
CT 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Special mention to the listening station, who flashed us the hazard lights when leaving Radio Corner.
Maybe sometime soon you will be taking the next step and call in.

In between pass arounds, there was talk of antenna's, beams and the cooler weather.

Thank you all who called in, and sorry if you tried and wasn't heard.

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

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

Now that's a coil on steroids Tony, We could use T187 Toby mast as the telescopic whip MMM could We      

Hi Everyone as promised my effort for SSTV last night . I was up on Ditchling Beacon with a home brew 2M dipole .






Here's one of setup in car .


Hope you enjoy. Best 73's John

As John CT4515 is into manufacturing super antennas for HF I have found another coil he could integrate into a future model!

A couple tonight, lets see John's super effort.

Small changes to list: RED=Cancelled & Yellow is a change.

Another semi-failure today:

We will succeed . Try and Try again . Here is my Effort .



73s