Hello 😜

If the propagation is always OK tonight, i will send SSTV pictures on PMR 14 and / or 7.

Best 73

Salut, hello and welcome

Here is another episode of "Ray Reviews" of the South Coast, Channel 14, Monday Night PMR Net

The net was held on Lundi 6th of Juillet 2026

My working conditions 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 19:30 🕢 UTC (20:30 🕣 BST) and finishes anytime from 22:00 🕙 UTC (23:00 🕚 BST) onwards.

My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex, Location JO-01-bb or Lat 51.0604 Lon 0.0940 or the home of Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Tigger too!

The net is held on analogue PMR channel 14, NFM and doesn't use any kind of CTCSS, sub, DCS tones. This makes it open to all, regardless of radio experience or radio used.
If you are a listening station thinking of taking the next step and calling in, don't worry about having a callsign, its not needed, just use your name and location.

With the when, where, what time established, on with my list of stations that checked in and were heard and or worked.

CT 2072 - Steve T - Hastings - East Sussex - Mobile 🚗🥇
CT 5480 - Jonny 5 - Plumpton - East Sussex
CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex
14 FRS 119 - Jacky - La Pernelle - Normandy - France
C V M - Nigel - Paddlesworth - Kent
CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
KP 441 - Steve - Newtimber Hill - West Sussex
Craig - Newtimber Hill - West Sussex - Shotgun with Steve KP 441
CT 4610 - Andy - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex
CB 172 - Dave - Studland Bay - Dorset
Charlie - Sheffield Park - East Sussex
CT 2207 - Neil - Crowborough - East Sussex
RHP 285 - Steve - Reigate Hill - Surrey
Pyro - Jay - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Bodyguard to Steve RHP 285
Tango 187 - Toby - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex - With MIKA 🐶, K9 security 🚨 for Radio Corner
CT 5464 - Matt in the Garage - Hailsham - East Sussex
MB 01 - Marshall on a Bike - Reigate Hill - Surrey
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
CT 5502 - Paul - Outwood - Surrey - On the patio working a handy 👍
TC 614 - Tim - Hailsham - East Sussex
and me
CT 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

Thank you Mother Nature for given us some stable tropo that allowed good strong contacts between France and England and East Sussex to Dorset.
Thank you to all the patient stations that waited to call in, while Jacky 14 FRS 119 was being worked.
Did you know that on this date in history, Richard the Lionheart was crowned King of England 🤴 and in 1924 the first experimental picture was sent by radio from the US to England
Thank you all who called in and sorry if you tried and wasn't heard.

Now for the Scores on the Doors

2 Countries worked (14 & 26 division)
21 in the log
0 London boroughs worked
3 Coffee's consumed
5 Counties worked
3 Stations giving hand held's a try
1 IQ-0 pressing the PTT switch repeatedly after the net had finished 🙄😕

That about brings this review to an end, remember to put the empty milk bottles, feed the cat and check there are no smouldering fags in the ashtray. If one of them falls on a 1970's sofa it will go inflames!

Best 73 and au revoir

Ray 2290 with the log book and pens 📝

Another great tropo tonight.

It was a great pleasure for me to speak with you on PMR 14 et with all the other stations in UK.

Same place ( LA PERNELLE ) and same radio : ANYTONE AT878UV + DIAMOND SRJ77CA and 5 W.

Best 73 from Normandy 🇲🇫

I missed out on net night but it was my pleasure to have a short QSO with Jackie in the last 15 mins.

Quote from: 14FRS119 Jacky on Jul 06, 2026, 10:54 PMGreat tropo tonight !
I was in the city of LA PERNELLE in Normandy France.

Thanks to all the English stations on channel PMR 14 who spoke with me.

Working conditions : ANYTONE AT878UV and antenna DIAMOND SRJ77CA.

Best 73.

Spotted on website CLUSTER446.FR

Hi Jacky

It was an amazing night and thank you for the 20 or so minutes of you time, chatting to the 6 English stations.

Mother nature was very kind in giving us such stable tropo.

Best 73 and looking forward to the next time

Ray 2290

Thank you for the qso jacky was great talking to you was in my campervan using a yaesu ftm200d and a diamond arial on a boot mount 73s and merci

Great tropo tonight !
I was in the city of LA PERNELLE in Normandy France.

Thanks to all the English stations on channel PMR 14 who spoke with me.

Working conditions : ANYTONE AT878UV and antenna DIAMOND SRJ77CA.

Best 73.

Spotted on website CLUSTER446.FR

Hello and welcome

On a hot Saturday evening I was set up in Radio Corner to celebrate the 12th anniversary of legal AM & SSB in the UK.
My working conditions were the Alinco DX-70 set at 50 watts and the Solarcon A-99 antenna.

I started off on AM at about 18:00 UK time, calling out on channel 14, competing with the rest of Europe.

Here is the list of stations who called/checked in.

1. CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Hill - Surrey
2. CT 5363 - Shaggy - Ashdown Forest - East Sussex
3. CT 700 - Dave - Crawley Down - West Sussex
4. UK 175 - Wayne - Wadhurst - East Sussex
5. KP 441 - Steve - Henfield - West Sussex

After 2 hours on AM, I moved over to channel 39 LSB to continue the celebration

1. 178 CT 009 - Mike - Bulgaria
2. GE 2020 - Matt - Fairlight - East Sussex
3. CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
4. 13 WL 25 - Michi - Near Nuremberg - Germany
5. CT 4627 - Steve - Reigate Hill - Surrey
6. CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Hill - Surrey
7. KP 441 - Steve - Henfield - West Sussex - Working QRP
8. CT 5363 - Shaggy - Lewes - East Sussex
9. JWY 01 - Jason - Tonbridge - Kent
10. Pete - Tonbridge - Kent
11. UK 175 - Wayne - Wadhurst - Kent
12. DT 372 - John - Pinner - Northwest London
13. XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
14. GCB 159 - Paul - Jarvis Brook - East Sussex - Mobile
15. JS 7 - James - Rochester - Kent
16. 31 JU 87 - Armando - Lisbon - Portugal
17. 31 MIKE 05 - Miguel - Tomar - Portugal

Not a bad turn out as I was up against heavy Euro skip and England playing in the World Cup.

Thank you all who called in to celebrate the anniversary and maybe we will meet again for the next 1

Best 73

Ray 2290

Hello & welcome

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net held on Thursday 2nd of July 2026

The net is held on 27.395 MHz or channel 39 FCC/CEPT LSB and is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 UK time, although on this night I was late and the net started after 21:00 🕘. It finishes anytime from 23:00 🕚 onwards depending on the band conditions and stations still on.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex and working conditions were the Anytone AT-6666, powered by a car battery 🔋, pushing a maximum of 40 watts out of a Solarcon/Antron A99 antenna.

In no order, here is my list of check in's and who worked and or heard who.

RE 04 - Rob - Sutton - South London
LT 141 - Lee - Wandsworth - South London
CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex - 1st location of the night
DDB 50 - Allan - Redhill - Surrey
68 OP 117 - James - Coleraine - Northern Ireland
CT 4610 - Andy - Reigate Hill - Surrey
CT 938 - Ian - Iver - Buckinghamshire
KP 441 - Steve - Henfield - West Sussex
CT 4051 - Steve - Eastbourne - East Sussex
CT 4627 - Steve - Reigate Hill - East Sussex
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
CW 443 - Kris - Upper Beeding - West Sussex
13 DR 836 - David - Near Lisbon - Portugal
Speed Bird - Russell - Reigate Hill - Surrey
GE 167 - Murphy - Eastbourne - East Sussex
CT 5757 - Chris - Reigate Town - Surrey
C V M - Nigel - Paddlesworth - Kent
CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Hill - Surrey
Dragon Slayer 1 - Prue - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Richard
MB 01 - Marshal - Reigate Hill - Surrey
CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Crowhurst - Surrey - 2nd location of the night
Ghost Rider - Jay - Reigate Hill - Surrey
and me
CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called in even when the conditions suck due to the noise, tones, whistles, beeps, and other modes. Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard due to the noise.

Now for the Numbers of the Night

22 in the log
3 Countries worked (26, 31 & 68 divisions)
3 Steve's on the net
2 Coffee's drunk
5 Counties worked
2 London boroughs worked

That round's up this report

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the paper and pens 📝

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