SSB Net

[Razz229]

Should be at least 33 in the log, unless I am going blind.
Clue, CT 940 - Richard heard Me    

Ha ha ha, my head is still spinning after Thursday night.

But thank you for pointing out my mistake, all has been put right

[CT4013]

Mike 178 CT 009 posted on some FB Groups 06/08/2026:

All set up for the net in Bulgaria 👍

[Razz229]

Mike 17 8CT 009 posted on some FB Groups 06/08/2026:

All set up for the net in Bulgaria 👍

Looks like Mike is getting serious. . . 👍

[Razz229]

Hello and welcome

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net held on the 06/08/2026

My location for the net was a cool, clear, warm Ashdown 🌲 Forest in the county of East Sussex. This near the towns of Crowborough and is best know as the home of Winnie the Pooh.
My set up was the battery 🔋 powered Anytone AT-6666, pushing a maximum of 40 whiskies out via a Solarcon A-99.

Start time for the net is scheduled for 🕣 20:30/19:30 🕢 UK/UTC time and finishes anytime from 🕚 23:00/22:00 🕙 UK/UTC.
The net is held on channel 39 LSB (27.395 MHz) on the mid-block.

In no particular order, he is my list of check in's and stations that worked and or heard who.
All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated.

CT 858 - Gary - Horsham - West Sussex - Welcome to the net 👍🥇
CT 4610 - Andy - Ashdown 🌲 Forest - East Sussex
Joker aka CT 4627 - Steve - Reigate Hill - Surrey
DDB 50 - Allan - Redhill - Surrey
CW 443 - Kris - Upper Beeding - West Sussex
163/26 RU 08 - Rod - Brecon Beacon - Wales
TK 8 - George - Tonbridge - Kent
JS 7 - James - Rochester - Kent
DT 372 - John - Pinner - Northwest London
GE 07 - Rob - Rye - East Sussex
LT 141 - Lee - Wandsworth - Southwest London
TE 310 - Kev - Leigh on Sea - Essex
TE 098 - Glynn - Rochford - Essex - Welcome to the net 👍
TE 027 - Jeff - Near Shoeburyness - Essex - Welcome to the net 👍
XR 41 - Jerry - A22 mobile - East Sussex 🚗
CT 069 - Keith - Rochester - Kent- Welcome to the net 👍
CT 5502 - Paul - Outwood - Surrey - Welcome to the net 👍
And me
CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌲 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called or checked in.  Thank you to the listening stations like "Mountain" Mike 178 CT 009 who was parked up on a hill with his T2LT.
Band conditions were completely different compared to last week and seemed flat.
Sorry if you tried and wasn't heard or was impatient and didn't wait when acknowledged

Now for the Numbers of the Night

5 New voices on the net
0 drinks consumed
2 countries worked (26 & 168 divisions)
19 In the log
2 London boroughs worked
5 Counties worked

That wraps up my report

Best 73

Ray with the pens & paper 📝

Oh don't forget only about 17 weeks to go. . . .

[Razz229]

Hello & welcome

Here is my report for the Southern Area and South Coast SSB Net, held on Thursday 13/08/2026

The start time for the net is about 19:30 UTC or 20:30 BST 🕣 and can finish from 22:00 UTC or 23:00 BST 🕚 onwards. It is held on 27.395 MHz LSB or channel 39 on the CEPT/FCC allocation.

I was set up in a hot, sticky Radio Corner, located in Ashdown 🌳 Forest, in the county of East Sussex. Thanks to a cool breeze, the night did become more comfortable.
Operating conditions were the old version 3 Anytone AT-6666, powered by a car battery 🔋 and the Solarcon A-99 sending out about 40 watts into the atmosphere.

In no particular order, here is my list of check in's and who heard and or worked who. All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated.

1. WM 64 - Mark - Pease Pottage A23 mobile 🚗 - West Sussex 🥇
2. RU 08 - Rod - Hereford - Herefordshire
3. 178 CT 009 - "Mountain" Mike - Bulgaria
4. CT 3678 - Dave - Bedlam - West Sussex
5. CT 1074 - Mike - Brighton - East Sussex
6. Speed Bird - Russell - Reigate Hill - Surrey
7. CT 4013 - Tony - Brighton - East Sussex
8. XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
9. CW 443 - Kris - Upper Beeding - West Sussex
10. Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
11. CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex
12. DT 372 - John - Pinner - Northwest London
13. CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Town - Surrey
and me
14. CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌳 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

Contact of the night was Rod 26 RU 08 getting across to Mike 178 CT 009 a distance of about 1425 miles or 2294 km

That you all who called in on a hot sticky night and to the listening station glued to the radio for titbits to gossip about.
Sorry if you tried and didn't get in the log. The first hour we were plagued by strong SSB stations from Italy who wanted to talk, but sadly didn't want to DX to the UK

Now for the Numbers of the Night

2 Countries worked (26 & 178 division)
14 in the log
1 Can of Coke drunk
4 counties worked
1 London borough worked
1 QSL Card received

After a brief exchange of texts, here is my AI generated picture of "Mountain" Mike out for the net.



That wraps up this report

Best 73

Ray 2290 with the pen and paper 📝

16 weeks. . . .

[Razz229]

Thank you for the QSL Card

[Michael]

178ct009 calling just a brief bio on myself I used to live in Crawley and do the nets regularly formerly TM3006 then moved to Brighton and didn't get out much on the radio. I finally pulled my finger out and set radio up in car and done a few nets but like ray working over 10 hours a day took it toll on me. I don't know how u do it every week Ray I salute you sir. Moved from Brighton to South West Bulgaria and before I left the UK treated myself to a Ft891 new power supply and brought everything over to Bulgaria after spending a lot of time renovating my place here and finally getting it sorted iv time for radio and really enjoy getting up the mountains in Bulgaria and making contact with 26 division so to id like to thank everyone for there patience and trying to contact me conditions are tuff at night here day time it's alive Id like to say hello to Graham OM And to richy and rue reigate Hill I'll keep trying form 178 and hope to make contact with you all.my favorite contacts is definitely 26 division. I'll be ordering a beam as soon as i can to help.i normally set up early because we're 2 hours ahead of you guys and as I'm up in the mountains and it's very late and nearest village is 2 miles away there risk of bears and wolfs in the forests where I go 😱 any good luck to everyone and and 73s from 178ct009 mountain Mike 👍🙏

[John]

Hello Mountain Mike 178CT009
It was great to hear you from your little hill LOL. Shame I could not get back to you. I was having lighting in the skies around me so I was only on a mag mount on the car. We will have better luck next time.
Would there be any chance of a rough Grid square of you transmitting location. It would be another great pin in the map .
Best 73's John 26CT4515

[Michael]

Of course I'm not sure how to post a picture on here but 41°39'59.2"N 23°23'58.5"E try putting this in Google maps this is an abandoned village this is on pirin national Park I have 2 other mountain I go to this one is 5035feet asl 73s 178ct009 mountain Mike

[Razz229]

Welcome and hello to all

Here is my report for the Southern Area & South Coast SSB Net. Held on Thursday 20th or August 2026.

My operating conditions were the battery 🔋 powered, version 3 Anytone AT-6666 pushing about 40 whiskies out of a Solarcon A-99. This was set up in Radio Corner, Ashdown 🌴 Forest in the county of East Sussex.

The net is scheduled to start at 20:30 🕣 UK time and is held on 27.395 MHz Lower Side Band or channel 39 LSB on the mid-block. The net finishes any time from 23:00 🕚 onwards.

Due to work commitments, I arrived and set up late only to find John CT 4515 and James JS 7 had got comfortable in the chair. Thank you gents for stepping and kicking things off.

Now for my list of check in's and who heard and or heard who. All stations are 26 division unless otherwise stated.

1. AMC 674 aka Drummer Boy - Kev - Dorking - Surrey 🥇
2. JS 7 - James - Rochester - Kent - In the Chair 💺
3. CT 5159 - Neil - Mereworth - Kent
4. Keith - Whitstable - Kent
5. AM 12 - John - Sittingbourne - Kent
6. TE 310 - Kev - Leigh on Sea - Essex
7. Delta 31 - Adam - Hastings - East Sussex
8. CT 4543 - Tom - Whitstable - Kent
9. GE 07 - Rob - Rye - East Sussex
10. 178 CT 009 - "Mountain" Mike - Bulgaria - Worked by James JS 7
11. Dragon Slayer 1 - Prue - Reigate Town - Surrey
12. CT 940 - Richard - Reigate Town - Surrey - Sharing the radio shack with Prue
13. C V M - Nigel - Crowborough - East Sussex
14. DT 372 - John - Pinner - Northwest London
15. XR 41 - Jerry - Hailsham - East Sussex
16. CT 4515 - John - Ditchling Beacon - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺
17. CT 3466 - "Radar" Ray - Crowhurst - Surrey
18. CT 1829 - Dean - Sorry mate, I did hear you and didn't write it on my note pad
19. CT 5502 - Paul - Outwood - Surrey
20. 13 IB - Gunther - Near Stuttgart - Germany
21. CT 4952 - Julian - Brighton - East Sussex - Working the Burgess Hill SDR and his radio
22. TC 614 - Tim - Hailsham - East Sussex
23. LT 01 - Jake - Highgate - North London
and me
24. CI 2290 - Ray - Ashdown 🌴 Forest - East Sussex - In the Chair 💺

Thank you all who called in under the difficult conditions of noise, static and in some places lightning.
Sorry if you tried calling in and wasn't heard, please try again another night.
Thank you to Toby Tango 187 for the coffee's and Teacakes

Now for the eagerly awaited Numbers of the Night

2 Coffee's drunk
4 Counties worked
23 In the log
3 Countries worked (26, 13 & 178 divisions)
3 Cappuccino Teacakes eaten
2 London boroughs worked

That about wraps up my report for the net

Until next time, best 73

Ray 2290 with the paper & pens 📝

[John]

Hello Everyone

Hope you don't mind Mountain Mike, I have found your little hill you are sometimes transmitting from only a mere
1534M -5035ft WOW.
Here's a Photo.


Grid Square KN11qp79 approx.
Thanks again Mike 178CT009
Hope to catch you on air sometime soon.

Best Regards John 26CT4515

[Michael]

Hello John yep that's the place it's a struggle for my car to get that high the roads more of a broken track that mountain is actually a lot lot higher (2,914 meters (9,560 feet) above sea level.) but from this abandoned village it's a dusty track and I don't want to risk getting stuck up there easier with a 4x4 glad you found me and dropped a pin 73s 178ct009