SSB Net

[John]

Hello Everyone & Welcome

As you may know Mr Ray had work vehicle trouble . So I got really comfortable in the Big leather for the Net.

I was located on Firle Beacon JO00bu 170M ASL.

Running a President Mc kinley  With a RM KL60 for some extra boots. A 2TL2 on a 5M mast.
On to who called in in no particular order.

Mr Tim     TC614 Butts Brow Eastbourne
Mr Darren   CT2146 Winchester
Mr Mark     LR096 Kings Lynn
Mr Dean     CT1829 Eden Bridge
Mr James    JS07 Rochester
Mr Tony      CT4013 Brighton Via Burgess Hill SDR
Mr Adam     D31 Hastings
Mr Kris        CW443 Upper Beeding 
Mr Murphy  GE167 Eastbourne
Mr Nigel     CVM Crowborough
Mr Ray        CT3466 Radar
Mr Martin   FB228 Hellingly
Mr Russel    Speedbird  Reigate Hill
Mr Kevin     LT310 Leigh On Sea
Mr Jake       LT01 Highgate

Myself Mr John CT4515

Thank you to all who called in & the listening stations

2 Cheese & Beetroot sandwiches on uncut Tiger loaf  consumed
1 Nakd Cashew fruit bar
1 Bag of onion rings for dinner Yum Yum

2 Coffee's slurped
Once again Thank you.

Best 73's Hope to catch on a hill sometime soon .   

[Razz229]

Hello Everyone & Welcome

As you may know Mr Ray had work vehicle trouble . So I got really comfortable in the Big leather for the Net.

I was located on Firle Beacon JO00bu 170M ASL.

Running a President Mc kinley  With a RM KL60 for some extra boots. A 2TL2 on a 5M mast.
On to who called in in no particular order.

Mr Tim     TC614 Butts Brow Eastbourne
Mr Darren   CT2146 Winchester
Mr Mark     LR096 Kings Lynn
Mr Dean     CT1829 Eden Bridge
Mr James    JS07 Rochester
Mr Tony      CT4013 Brighton Via Burgess Hill SDR
Mr Adam     D31 Hastings
Mr Kris        CW443 Upper Beeding 
Mr Murphy  GE167 Eastbourne
Mr Nigel     CVM Crowborough
Mr Ray        CT3466 Radar
Mr Martin   FB228 Hellingly
Mr Russel    Speedbird  Reigate Hill
Mr Kevin     LT310 Leigh On Sea
Mr Jake       LT01 Highgate

Myself Mr John CT4515

Thank you to all who called in & the listening stations

2 Cheese & Beetroot sandwiches on uncut Tiger loaf  consumed
1 Nakd Cashew fruit bar
1 Bag of onion rings for dinner Yum Yum

2 Coffee's slurped
Once again Thank you.

Best 73's Hope to catch on a hill sometime soon .   

Well done Chairman John

As of today (Monday) the electric van is still kaput.

Good news is I have the red pocket rocket back and will be out for the next net

[Mountain Mike]

Conditions are great today I'm on low ground in a town and getting to St Ives and the USA let's hope it stays for tonight if anyone is about I'm on frequency now

[Razz229]

Hello

This is my report for the net held on Thursday 15th of October 2026

Here is a bit of info before the list of who checked/called in etc

The Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net is held on FCC channel 39 or 27.395 MHz using LSB and is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 and finish anytime from 23:00 🕚 UK time.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex, which has the town of Crowborough to the East and the village of Wych Cross to the West.
The weather at the beginning of the net was cool, cloudy with a light breeze and by the end of the net, it had turned mild with a clear sky show off many many bright stars.

My set up for the net was the old Anytone AT-6666 Driftamatic, powered by a car battery 🔋 and push a massive maximum 40 whiskies out via an Solarcon A-99 antenna.

Here is my list of who heard and or worked who.

1. CT 5505 - Arthur - Bradwell on Sea - Essex - Welcome to the net 👍🥇
2. CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Town - Surrey
3. CT 4610 - Andy - Ashdown 🌲 Forest - East Sussex - Not at Radio Corner
4. MR 121 - Matt - Copthorne - West Sussex
5. CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
6. Craig - Cowfold - West Sussex
7. TK 8 - George - Tonbridge - Kent
8. GE 08 - Rob - Snodland - Kent
9. GT 67 - Danny - Crawley - West Sussex - Working QRP
10. CT 9484 - Mark - Haslemere - West Sussex
11. NB 101 - Dave - Edenbridge - Kent
12. CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Crowhurst - Surrey
13. Speed Bird - Russell - Reigate Hill - Surrey
14. AM 2244 aka DDB 02 - Cally - Rainham - Kent - 1 half of the DDB net chair
15. LT 01 - Jake - Highgate - North London
16. LT 727 - Dave - Elstree - Hertfordshire
17. FB 228 - Martin H - Hellingly - East Sussex
18. CT 5502 - Paul - Outwood - Surrey - Working an old Major M-558 radio
and me
19. CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌲 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺



Thank you all who called in and sorry if you tried and wasn't heard, the band conditions were a bit strange with the US & Argentina being heard for a few minutes and then fading away.

Now for Numbers of the Night
19 In the Log
1 Coffee drunk
2 London boroughs worked
1 New voice on the net
6 Counties worked
5 lemon Jaffa Cakes Eaten

That about brings this report to an end and there is only 7 weeks to go

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the paper & pens 📝

[Mountain Mike]

That's it guys iv bit the bullet just ordered a 10m mast for the garden lighting arester and to put on the top a yargi beam conditions have been great lately I got into the south east net on Sunday so here's hoping this should help me 🤞 wish I could put photos up ill have to get my young nephew to show me lol I'll be pointing the beam your direction once I can figure out where on the garden to put my mast 73s from sunny Bulgaria 178ct009 (mountain Mike) over nd out.

[Razz229]

That's it guys iv bit the bullet just ordered a 10m mast for the garden lighting arester and to put on the top a yargi beam conditions have been great lately I got into the south east net on Sunday so here's hoping this should help me 🤞 wish I could put photos up ill have to get my young nephew to show me lol I'll be pointing the beam your direction once I can figure out where on the garden to put my mast 73s from sunny Bulgaria 178ct009 (mountain Mike) over nd out.

I don't know about biting the bullet, it's more like the radio bug has bitten you. 😆

Hope James passed round the group and you made plenty of contacts.

Looking forward to getting you in the log soon

Best 73

Ray 2290

[Mountain Mike]

The problem I have here it's getting the stuff there only one cb shop really in Bulgaria and it's 4.5hour drive from here and there web site doesn't show much so I get all my stuff from Germany from wimo antenna just the shipping cost just over £100 let alone the parts still I'm not complaining I spoke to a couple but unfortunately conditions dropped out can't remember but I'm on there log list. Any volunteers to help me put it all up show of hands please 😉

[Razz229]

The problem I have here it's getting the stuff there only one cb shop really in Bulgaria and it's 4.5hour drive from here and there web site doesn't show much so I get all my stuff from Germany from wimo antenna just the shipping cost just over £100 let alone the parts still I'm not complaining I spoke to a couple but unfortunately conditions dropped out can't remember but I'm on there log list. Any volunteers to help me put it all up show of hands please 😉

Sounds like the shop hasn't invested in the online part of it's business, which is pushing sales away. So I have to wonder how many other people have got equipment shipped in?

Glad to hear you are getting some good contacts when you are out. What other parts of Europe, or the world, have you worked from 178 division?

Here are my hands 🤲

[Mountain Mike]

Yes it does make you wonder I have a truck shop just down the road that does your normal truck eu rigs with just a handful of mobile aerials right Mr Ray as you asked here are the SCORES ON THE DOORS from 178 division
Irland-1
Northern Ireland - 3
Finland - 1
Wales-3
Qatar-1
France - 4
Italy - 5
Germany - 1
Scotland - 6
Uk-14
Portugal - 1
Usa-1
Crete island - 1
Netherlands - 1
Austria - 1
Poland - 1
Brazil - 2
And that lady's and gentlemen rounds the scores on the doors baring in mind this is all from my static mobile thank you all for reading and hope too hear you all soon quick update on my yargi is due on the 2nd finger crossed 73s for Sunny Bulgaria
(mountain Mike) 178ct009

[Razz229]

Hello & welcome to the Good, the Bad and the Lucky net

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net, held on the night of Thursday 22nd of October 2026.

My location for the net was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex, which the village of Hartfield to the North and Uckfield to the South.
The weather on the night was constant wind & rain thanks the upcoming storm Austin.

My set for the net was the trusty old Anytone AT-6666 Driftamatic, powered by a car battery 🔋, pushing a maximum of 40 watts out of a Solarcon A-99 antenna up on a pole.

The net is on channel 39 on the "mids" using LSB and is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 and finish anytime from 23:00 🕚 onwards, UK time.

Here is my list of stations heard and or worked.

1. PM 357 - Pete - Horam - East Sussex - Welcome to the Net 👍🥇
2. Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
3. CT 1829 - Dean - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex
4. GE 167 - Murphy - Eastbourne - East Sussex
5. CW 443 - Kris - Upper Beeding - West Sussex
6. Craig - Horsham - West Sussex
7. NB 101 - Dave - Edenbridge - Kent
8. DDB 50 - Allan - Redhill - Surrey
9. XR 41 - Jerry - Folkstone - Kent
10. Speed Bird - Russell - Reigate Hill - Surrey
11. MR 121 - Matt - Copthorne - West Sussex
12. CT 4515 - John - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex
13. CT 5502 - Paul - Outwood - Surrey
14. TE 310 - Kevin - Leigh on Sea - Essex
15. DDB 66 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
and me
16. CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

Now if you have got this far and, are wondering about the Good, Bad & Lucky? Here is what happened.
I got to Radio Corner, set up and found that I had left the coax at home & had no way of connecting antenna to radio (this was the bad). John CT 4515 came to the recue and handed out a roll of coax from his camper (the good) and I was able to get up and running (the lucky).

Now for the all important Numbers of the Night

5 Counties worked
1 Coffee drunk
16 In the Log
1 Wet Chairman at the end of the night
3 or 4 Biscuits eaten

This is the area covered on the night.



Thank you all who called/checked in and to the listening stations, you know who you are 😉😉
Sorry if you tried calling in and wasn't, please give it another try another night.

That I think rounds things up

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝