The Essex Ham Monday Night Net for the 31st of October 2016 started at 8pm local time on GB3DA, the 2m repeater located at Danbury, near Chelmsford.
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Net Attendees
Here’s the attendance list for this week’s net:
- Pete M0PSX, Southend-on-Sea (in the chair for this week’s net)
- Rachel G6AMY, South Ockendon
- Brian 2E0WHB, Chelmsford
- Steve G4GHO, Chelmsford (for a change – passwords, not projects tonight)
- Mitchell 2E0EMO, Loughton
- Kevin G0PEK, Rochester (Thanks for the Wainwrights update)
- Dorothy M0LMR, in Chelmsford
- Gary M0ICG, Wickford (Well done on getting the M0)
- Paul G7BHE, South Woodham
- Nick M0NFE, Westcliff-on-Sea
- James M6UKJ, Langdon Hills
- Howard G8DXV, Brentwood
- David M1ECC, Basildon
- James 2E1GUA, Chelmsford
- Kristian M0SSK, Basildon
- Laura M6LHT, Westcliff
- Paul M0XMT, Westcliff
- Keith M0KNG, Billericay
- George M6LKL, Witham
- Rob M0KCP, Witham (dabbling with RTTY)
- Richard M6ICE, Colchester
- Chris 2E0KDG, Witham
- Alan G4HTG (weak on his Slim Jim, but readable)
- David M0WDG, in Kent (starting to dabble with Fusion)
- Richard G7oED, in Chelmsford
- John M6WJM, Dartford
Topics for the evening, as follows:
In tonight’s net, here’s what was discussed:
- Setting passwords for online services
- Experiments with Amazon’s Alexa – Very impressive tech
- A busy month of activity for Thurrock Acorns
- The Channel 5 Nightmare Neighbours show
- Upcoming nets – SSTV tomorrow night on 144.500 (Thurrock Acorns), 4m net with Selim on Wednesday, Have Your Say on GB3DA on Thursday – For the full list of local nets, see Nets in Essex
- Paul M0XMT recommends www.hak5.org (Shannon) for a good tech watch
- AMPR – Nick, the local guru will be telling us more at some point
We wrapped up after a very busy net 22:30ish
Thanks to everyone who took part in the busy net… Happy Hamming!
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Thanks & Disclaimer
Essex Ham would like to thank the Essex Repeater Group for allowing us to use the GB3DA for our weekly net. This repeater, together with GB3ER, GB3DB and GB7ZP are managed by volunteers. ERG would appreciate your support which can be by membership or donation, online at www.essexrepeatergroup.org.uk.
Please note that the Monday Night Net is recorded for the protection of our participants. Audio from repeaters around the UK, including GB3DA, may be streamed online and via web SDRs.
The views and opinions expressed by participants of the Monday Night Net do not necessarily reflect the views of Essex Ham.
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Hi Pete, looking at the list of attendees I seem to have multiple identities (nos. 19 and 21) – does that mean I could have a QSO with myself, I wonder? :-)
73
Georg
M6LKL
lol George , ….that’s why they use the REPEATER. Hahaha
…so you can hear yourself again lol xx best wishes , Dorothy M0LMR zxx
Was a great net as always , sorry you couldn’t hear me too well, was using a UV5R with a basic antenna on , being /A in my sons house in chelmer village , babysitting our grandchildren , didn’t stay on long for that reason, but we listened on , thanks you Essex ham for chairing the great Monday night net xx 73 n 88 Dorothy xx
LMR was that on an RH770?