SSB Net

[Razz229]

Welcome one & all

Here is my report for the Southern Area and South Coast SSB Net, held on the evening of Thursday 25-09-2025.

My set up for the night was a Sirio Performer 5000 antenna and a older version of the Anytone AT-6666 powered by a car battery 🔋.
I don't use any amp's or power mic's, this reduces the chance of something going wrong or failing.

The weather for the night was cool, clear and breezy.
The band conditions was like last week wall to wall stateside coming in.

My location was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex. This is about 13 miles Southeast of Gatwick Airport and about 32 miles South of the capital London.

The net is held on FCC channel 39 LSB or 27.395 MHz and is scheduled to start at 20:30 Hrs 🕣. But on this night it started a 21:00 Hrs 🕚 due to my work commitments.

Now on with bit everybody reads.
Here is the list of check in's and who heard and or worked who.
All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated.

CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex 🥇
DDB 50--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
2 # 17-- Mark--New Jersey State--USA
CT 4515--John--Peacehaven--East Sussex--1st location of the night
2 # 456--New Jersey State--USA
JS 07--James--Rochester--Kent
XR 41--Jerry--Hailsham--East Sussex
2 # 429--Gettysburg--Pennsylvania--USA
GB 23--Paul--Gatwick--West Sussex
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
009--Tom--East London
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 5159--Neil--Maidstone--Kent
UK 175--Wayne--Wadhurst--Kent
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex--Making good use of the Burgess Hill SDR and his radio
GE 167--Murphy--Eastbourne--East Sussex
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
Speed Bird--Henry aka Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌲 Forest--East Sussex--In the chair 💺

Thank you all who called in and stuck with it.
Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard. In Radio Corner some American stations were a strong audio 5+ and up to 7 on my signal meter

Stats for the night
18 in the log
2 countries work
1 London borough worked
4 UK counties worked
2 American States worked

Due to the noise and skip, a question was asked. Would the net move to another channel while the skip is up?
What do you think? Should the net have a back up channel/frequency and where should it be.

Best 73 to all

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

[Razz229]

Hi y'all and welcome

This is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net held on Thursday 2nd of October 2025

The band conditions so different to last week. There was no skip, no noise, nada, nothing, just the sound of white noise hissing away
The weather was surprisingly warm, cloudy with a breeze.

My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex

The net can be found on FCC (mid-block) channel 39 Lower Sideband and is scheduled to start at 20:30 pm 🕣 and finish at 23:00 pm 🕚, but sometime it can go on for longer depending on band conditions and operators present.

My set up for the night was the Anytone AT-6666 set for an estimate 40 watts, powered by a car battery 🔋 and a Sirio Performer 5000 antenna stuck to the roof with a mag mount.

Here is the list of check in's and who heard and or worked who
All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated

CT 700--Dave--Crawley Down--West Sussex 🥇
GB 23--Paul--Gatwick--West Sussex
XR 41--Jerry--Beachy Head--East Sussex--1st location of the night and eating fish n chips
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
RM 055--Roger--Bexleyheath--Southeast London
TM 3006--Michael--Ditchling Road--Brighton--East Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick--West Sussex
DDB 50--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
JS 07--James--Rochester--Kent
Delta 31--Adam--Hastings--East Sussex
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex--Using the Burgess Hill SDR and his radio
XR 41--Jerry--Hailsham--East Sussex--2nd location of the night
CT 4848--Charlie--Brighton sea front--East Sussex
Tango 187--Toby--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
CT 4013--Tony--Brighton--East Sussex
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called in and made the most of a quite night. Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard due to no skip or ground wave, maybe next week things will be different.

Let me know if you spot a mistake or poor spelling and I will correct it.

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen & paper 📝

[Razz229]

Hello and welcome

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net (or The 4 Chair Net), held on Thursday 9th of October 2025.

My location for night was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex.
The location is about 32 miles South of the capitol London.

The net is held on channel 39 (27.395 MHz) of the CEPT/FCC band and uses LSB.
It is scheduled to start at 20:30 Hrs 🕣 and finishes anytime form 23:00 Hrs 🕚 UK local UK time.

My set up for the night was a Sirio Performer 5000 antenna stuck on the roof with a mag mount and a battery 🔋 powered Anytone AT-6666 set at about 40 watts max.

The band conditions were better than the previous week with Canada, America, Jamaica and Wales being heard.
Weather was cloudy, cool with a gentle breeze.

Here is my list of check in's and who heard and or worked who.

CT 4610--Andy--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex 🥇
KP 441--Steve--South Downs--East Sussex
DDB 50--Allan--Redhill--Surrey
JS 7--James--Bluebell Hill--Kent--East side Chair 💺
Grumpy Farmer--Neil--Alton--Hampshire--West side Chair 💺
ZY9J--Simon--Crawley--West Sussex--Welcome to the net 👍
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex--South side Chair 💺
CT 4952--Julian--Brighton--East Sussex
TE 3 to the 1 to the 0 (TE 310)--Kevin--Leigh on Sea--Essex
XR 41--Jerry--Hailsham--East Sussex
Speed Bird--Russell--Reigate Hill--Surrey
UK 175--Wayne--Wadhurst--East Sussex
CT 5380--Ronnie--New Addington--South London
CS 009--Tom--East London
LT 555--Jimmy--East London--Welcome to the net 👍
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌴 Forest--East Sussex--North side Chair 💺

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

Best 73 till next time

Ray 2290 with the paper & pen 📝

[Razz229]

Hello and welcome wherever you are in the world

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net held on Thursday 16th of October 2025

The net is held on channel 39 of the mid-block, which is in the FCC/CEPT allocation or 27.395 MHz. The mode used is Lower Sideband or LSB
The starting time for the net is 20:30 Hrs 🕣 and finishes anytime form 23:00 Hrs 🕚 onwards.

My working conditions on the night, were the Anytone AT-6666 (no amp, no power mic) powered by a couple of car batteries 🔋🔋, pushing a maximum of about 40 watts out via a Sirio Performer 5000 antenna stock on the roof of the vehicle with a mag mount

The band condition were busy with 2 & 9 division, coming in strong and blocking out a number of UK stations. This only lasted until about 22:00 Hrs 🕙 then all went quiet.

My location for the night was Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex.
The weather was cloudy and mild at the beginning of the net and by the end, the clouds had cleared and the temperature had dropped needing the heater in the car to be fired up and clear the windscreen.

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

CT 700 -- Dave -- Crawley Down -- West Sussex 🥇
XR 41 -- Jerry -- A22 mobile -- East Sussex
CT 4952 -- Julian -- Brighton -- East Sussex -- Testing his new President Washington 👍
CT 3466 -- "Radar" Ray -- Crowhurst -- Surrey
CT 938 -- Ian -- Iver -- Buckinghamshire
9 # 309 -- Niagara Falls -- Ontario -- Canada 🍁 -- Worked by Dave CT 700 and heard by most
CT 4610 -- Andy -- Ashdown 🌲 Forest -- East Sussex
CT 4515 -- John -- Firle Beacon -- East Sussex
AMC 1966 -- Boris -- Bexhill -- East Sussex
LR 096 -- Mark -- Kings Lynn -- Norfolk
CT 1829 -- Dean -- Ashdown 🌲 Forest -- East Sussex
Delta 31 -- Adam -- Hastings -- East Sussex
KP 441 -- Steve -- Henfield -- West Sussex
CT 4848 -- Charlie -- Brighton Sea Front -- East Sussex
NB 101 -- Dave -- Edenbridge -- Kent
LT 01 -- Jake -- Highgate -- North London
LT 777 -- Adam -- Hendon -- Northwest London
009 -- Tom -- East London
GT 67 -- Danny -- Crawley -- West Sussex
Speed Bird -- Russell -- Reigate Hill -- Surrey
XR 41 -- Jerry -- Hailsham -- East Sussex
CT 5464 -- Matt in the Garage -- East Sussex -- Giving his Charlie Tango callsign ago on 11m's for the 1st time 👍
and
CI 2290 -- Ray -- Ashdown 🌲 Forest -- East Sussex -- In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called in, sorry if you were acknowledged mid Qso but didn't wait to be brought in or wasn't heard due to the strong 2 & 9 division stations.

Stats for the night

2 continents worked
2 countries worked
6 counties worked
22 stations worked
3 London boroughs worked
2 coffee's drunk by the Chair

That brings my report to an end

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pens and note pad 📝

[Razz229]

Here is my report for the Southern Area and South Coast SSB Net held on Thursday 23rd of October 2025.

My working conditions were the Anytone AT-6666 (no amp no power mic) powered by a car battery 🔋 and the return of the Solarcon A99 antenna up on a 3m pole.

The band conditions again were full of 2 & 9 division which faded away as the night went

My location was in the camper van, parked up in Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌳 Forest in the county of East Sussex
The weather was cold and windy with moisture in he air.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 and finish anytime from 23:00 🕚
But tonight, it started a bit later due to the chair arriving late.

The net is held on channel 39, on band D on some radio's or 27.395 MHz. The mode is Lower Side Band.

Here is my list of check in's and who worked and or heard who.

TW 460--Richard--Tunbridge Wells--Kent 🥇
RHP 285--Steve--Reigate Hill--Surrey
Pyro--Jay--Reigate Hill--Surrey--Shotgun with Steve
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
CT 4515--John--Ditchling Beacon--East Sussex
TC 156--Steve--Gatwick--West Sussex
CT 1829--Dean--Edenbridge--Kent
XR 41--Jerry--Hailsham--East Sussex
RHP 342--Andy--Reigate Hill--Surrey
009--Tom--East London
GT 67--Danny--Crawley--East Sussex
OP 525--Dennis--Mereworth--Kent
and me
CI 2290--Ray--Ashdown 🌳 Forest--East Sussex--In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called, thank you to the listening stations and sorry if you tried to call in and wasn't heard or tuned away and didn't the invite to join in.

Stats for the night

13 in the log
4 counties worked
1 London Borough worked
2 Steve's called in
2 coffee drank
2 tea cakes & crumpets eaten.

With the net being quiet, it allowed for a bit more chat, which caused somebody suggested a fun, spur of the moment idea.

Lets have a 10m test net.
With everybody calling in, in agreement with the idea, a frequency of 28.560 USB was chosen and off we went.

Best 73

Ray with the paper and pen 📝