Monday the 5th of November 2012 sees another get-together on GB3DA, the local 2 metre repeater for Essex.
As with previous Monday Night Nets, it’s aimed at the new M6 licence-holders, but of course welcome to all.
The attendance list for tonight was as follows:
- M0PSX – Pete in Leigh-on-Sea, in the chair
- 2E1GUA – James in Chelmsford
- M6BZS – Ken in Eastwood
- M6GZO – Angus in Rochford (with his Google Nexus 7 Android tablet)
- 2E0NNQ – John in Canvey
- 2E0TNC – Tom in Tiptree
- M0FZW – Norman in Canvey (lurking)
- M0MMB – Mike in Canvey
- M6BPK – James in Hullbridge
- M6GEJ – Glynnis, Hullbridge
- G1KPS – Brian, Canvey
- G1FOA – Pete, Chelmsford
- 2E0TOL – Spencer in Stanford-Le-Hope
- M6NRP – Nick, Chelmsford
- G0BDY – Gary in Brentwood
- M6KDP – Rob (leaning Morse)
- 2E0CMN – Neil mobile on the M20
- M3JHQ – John (Lurking)
The topics discussed tonight included:
- Websites helpful to hams
- Working the ISS – Chance to hear the ISS on the 8th of November between 1203 and 1213GMT on 145.800MHz
- What do you have in your shack?
- Note that there’s a CARS net on GB3DA at 2030 on Tuesday the 6th of November
Suggested websites
- BRATS – Online training
- Antenna Projects
- DX Summit – Great for seeing who’s on
- International Space Station tracker
- UK Repeaters
- Echolink
- Maidenhead Square locator square
- Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society
- Essex Repeater Group
- Heavens Above satellite tracker
- Learn CW online
- APRS – Find local hams
- Handy Timer – Set it for 01:28 so’s not to hit the GB3DA timeout
- Find out when the ISS is talking to a school in Europe
Thanks to all – we wrapped up at 2245
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Pete, for the benefit of others on the net, should have mentioned that a Google nexus is, of course, an Android tablet computer! Thanks
Angus. M6GZO
Nice tablet! Had a play on one of those recently.
forgot to say thanks for taking the chair this evening and good luck…