Hello Everyone

I did an Activation with great success . A couple pics to show setup ETC.

Camp for the Afternoon 


Radio used FT817 5 Watts QRP


My View Awesome 


Just as I was leaving the Trig point and Moon   


Enjoy Best 73's
Hope to catch you on air sometime soon.

Regards John CT4515 M7RLP

Thanks Ray, you have certainly done your homework.
I will go through them after the 10M Test Net.

ps. I tuned to 27.395MHz last night & there was no sign of the dreaded bars.

Take a look a these. . . . . all have interference, but none of them move up or down the band

Hello and good day to you

Here is a bit about the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net held on the 26/02/2026

The net is held on channel 39 (27.395 MHz) of the FCC/CEPT part of 11m and uses LSB. It net is scheduled to start at 20:30 Hrs 🕣, depending on when the Chair finishes work, and finish from 23:00 Hrs 🕙 local UK time.

My location was a cold Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex, were the wind was blustery making it interesting putting the antenna up on a 3m mast.

My set up was an old version of the Anytone AT-6666 using no amp or power mic, powered by a car battery 🔋 and putting a maximum of 40 watts out via a Solarcon A-99 antenna.

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

TC 614 - Tim - Bo Peep - East Sussex 🥇
CT 3669 - Dave - Isle of Wight - Hampshire
GB 23 - Paul - Gatwick - West Sussex
CT 4610 - Andy - Reigate Hill - Surrey
Joker - Steve - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Andy
CT 4696 - Mike - Shenley - Hertfordshire - Welcome to the net 👍
OS 403 - Sylwe - Wimbledon - SW19 London - Mobile 🚗 and welcome to the net 👍
171 - Steve - Ascot - Berkshire - Welcome to the net 👍
RC 002 - Tom - Blackheath - SE3 London - Congratulations on being the Romeo Charlie England Coordinator 🥳
DT 372 - John - Pinner - HA5 London
GE 167 - Murphy - Eastbourne - East Sussex
FB 228 - Martin H - Hellingly - East Sussex
RM 427 - Mark - Dorking - Surrey
LT 727 - Dave - Elstree - Hertfordshire
CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
163/26 RU 08 - Rod - Brecon Beacon - Wales
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
CT 4428 - Dan - Hatfield - Hertfordshire - Welcome to the net 👍 and using 10 watts
WM 98 - Matt - Heathrow Airport - TW6 London
UK 175 - Wayne - Wadhurst - East Sussex
TK 8 - George - Tonbridge - Kent
Speed Bird - Russell - Reigate Town - Surrey
CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
LT 01 - Jake - Highgate - N6 London
Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
633 Spitfire - Ronnie - Biggin Hill - TN16 London
and me
CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌲 Forest - East Sussex - In the chair 💺

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.

Speaking of listening stations. . . . .


Now for the numbers on the night

4 new stations logged
1 Coffee drunk
28 Total in the log
2 countries worked (26 & 163 divisions)
4 London borough/postcodes worked
7 Counties worked

That I think, brings this report to an end

Thank you for reading and if you spot a mistake or worse I left you off the log, let me know and I will correct it.

Best 73 till next time

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

Whilst trying to listen on last nights net (26th Feb) I had noise bars on the scope at 700Hz spacing.
Just after 10pm the bars slowly moved & I could actually hear a couple of people, it was still noisy though.
About 11pm the noise bars drifted back up & I gave up.
I hope it's not the solar panels that were installed last week, so I will listen on the frequency over the coming nights!

The next meet at Jerry's Cafe is Wednesday 4th March @7pm local time.

Bet you can "sweep" up all the QSO's with that 😂

Yet again someone proves the if it's metal it can be an antenna.

Hello and good day to you all.

Here is another episode of "Ray Reviews" the Monday Night Channel 14 South Coast PMR net held on Monday 23/02/2026

and did know that on this date in history. . . .

way back in 1909, the first radio rescue at sea, using the CQD distress code was used.

Now a bit about the net.
My set up was the CRT SPACE U powered by a car battery and a "DEAN" made di-pole on a fibreglass pole.

The net hopefully starts at 20:30 Hrs 🕣 and runs until 23:00 Hrs 🕙 or beyond, UK local time.

My location was a foggy Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex.

The net is held on PMR analogue channel 14, doesn't use any kind of access or privacy tones and is open to all.
"Open to all" meaning you don't need a callsign or handle and you don't have to be an expert, remember we all had to learn.

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

CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex 🥇
Luke - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Working a handy
Caz - Reigate Hill - Surrey - Shotgun with Luke and speaking more 👍
CT 5159 - Neil - Wye - Kent
CT 1829 - Dean - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex
CT 5480 - Jonny 5 - Plumpton - East Sussex - With his novelty antenna
Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
CT 4610 - Andy - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex
DDB 50 - Allan - Redhill - Surrey - We heard you call and did reply multipole time at different times during the night
RHP 285 - Steve - Reigate Hill - Surrey
C V M - Nigel - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex
R J - Reigate Town - Surrey - Working a handy
CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
CT 5502 - Paul - Outwood - Surrey - Working a handy on the patio
Tango 187 - Toby - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex
XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
and me
CT 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

Thank you to all who called in, to the listening stations and sorry if you tried to join in and wasn't heard.

Here is the 3rd picture of "if it's metal, it's an antenna".
This is the novelty "Broom Beam" made by Jonny 5, and yes it did work.



Now for the Scores on the Doors

4 handie's used
17 in the log
2 coffee's drunk
3 counties worked
Best funny comment of the night "FT8 is just posh Morse code" 🤣🤣

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

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the paper & pen 📝

My latest novelty antenna for the Monday night PMR Net. A straight dipole 4-element Yagi Beam, it can also still be used as a broom!

Two Vileda Brooms £4, I used an N-Type panel mount, the white mount for the dipoles is part of a plastic chopping board with some small clips from Amazon, and the Yagi beam calculator here for dimensions. https://3g-aerial.biz/en/online-calculations/antenna-calculations/dl6wu-yagi-uda-antenna-online-calculator

Looking at the VNA reading, could be better, but not bad out of the box with no tuning or tweaking.



 

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