Monday the 12th 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 the evening was as follows:
- M0PSX – Pete in Leigh-on-Sea, in the chair
- 2E0EFX – Brian in Harlow
- M6ECG – Lucy in Brightlingsea (sorry for missing you out… it was getting late!)
- 2E1GUA – James in Chelmsford
- M6KDP – Rob in Maldon
- M0MMB – Mike on Canvey Island (with a cheesy cactus)
- M6GZO – Angus in Rochford
- 2E0TNC – Tom in Tiptree
- G1FOA – Peter, Chelmsford
- M6BZS – Ken in Eastwood
- G0BDY – Gary in Brentwood
- G3NZR – Bill in Rochester
- G1EFL – Martyn in Chelmsford
- M6AAE – Andy, mobile in Kent
- GoTIW – Tel, Chiltern Hills
The topics discussed tonight included:
- “Meter or Metre” – Consensus is that “metre” is a measurement and “meter” is a thing that you use to measure
- NVIS – Near Vertical Incidence Skywave
- Next chance to hear the ISS on 145.800MHz on Wednesday the 14th between approx 1018 and 1030
- Interested in working satellites? Take a look at www.uk.amsat.org
- Languages on air. Seems it’s OK to use a foreign language, as long as you ID in English.
- Islands – Mersea, Foulness, Osea, Wallasey or Canvey? Anyone up for some activation? LATEST: 25th November activation?
Got a comment about tonight’s discussion? Please add it below:
