Saturday the 18th of July 2020 was another Essex 2m Activity Afternoon. The event is organised by the Thurrock Acorns and Essex Ham is a big supporter of this initiative, as we need more activity on the 2m band.
The Essex Ham club callsign had a good airing. Here’s a copy of the log for 1pm to 5pm local time:
Essex Ham MX0SXA Log for 18-July-2020
| Callsign | Mode | Freq | Time (GMT) | Name | QTH |
| G4HCK | FM Simplex | 145.450 | 1209 | Nicholas | Grays |
| G3CTI | FM Simplex | 145.450 | 1220 | Alan | Gillingham |
| G8MLQ | FM Simplex | 145.450 | 1255 | Andy | Gravesend |
| M7IDH | FM Simplex | 145.450 | 1300 | Ian (Studied with Essex Ham) | Gillingham |
| M0LMR | FM Simplex | 145.450 | 1340 | Dorothy | Basildon |
| M5YRG | FM Simplex | 145.450 | 1355 | Gary (Just!) | Medway |
| M0WJL | SSTV | 144.500 | 1410 | Gordon | Grays |
| M0SCJ | FT8 | 144.174 | 1436 | r: -14 s:-12 | IO91 |
| G4LPP | FT8 | 144.174 | 1436 | r: -15 s:-03 | JO02 |
| M6OAB | FT8 | 144.174 | 1449 | r: +5 s:-01 | JO01 |
| G0JEI | FT8 | 144.174 | 1452 | r: -16 s:-17 | IO93 |
| M0DHO | FT8 | 144.174 | 1454 | r: -06 s:+01 | IO91 |
| G4VQZ | FT8 | 144.174 | 1457 | s:-18 (incomplete QSO) | IO90 |
| G0ROG | FT8 | 144.174 | 1459 | r:-07 s:-17 | IO90 |
| GX0HKO | FM via GB3DA | 145.125 | 1520 | Rachel | Grays |
| M0LMR | FM via GB3DA | 145.125 | 1524 | Dorothy (2nd contact) | Basildon |
| 2E0JBU | FM via GB3DA | 145.125 | 1528 | James | Brentwood |
| G7BND | FM via GB3DA | 145.125 | 1538 | Barry | Witham |
| G0BKL | FM via GB3DA | 145.450 | 1552 | Eddie | Grays |
Topics discussed on 2m simplex:
- Clubs during the lockdown, and clubs post-COVID
- Minibus hygiene and sterilising mic windshield muffs during COVID
- The old RAE exam
- 146-148MHz experimentation
- Amateur radio in Malta
- Lighthouses on the air
- Online exams
- Being stopped by the police whilst operating amateur radio
All in all, a good fun afternoon – not as many people on-air as we might have expected (given the lockdown), but it was a nice day outside. Lots of support from Kent. Sadly, little support from some of the other clubs in Essex, who could perhaps have got on air or online to promote the initiative, but well done to those to took the time to get active on 2m.
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